Hankster: I use my microwave timer. I also like the internet stop-watch, a web-based timer-- definitely no reason to buy something else!

I guess it's time for me to do more dishes... it never ends! No idea what the day holds in store. I sat down to make a list an hour and a half ago... still no list, just an hour and a half lost to the internet.

MusicJunkie, congrats on the huge progress you made in your yard! I wish I could take the pine needles off your hands-- they make great free mulch for acid loving plants