Things I Have Learned This Week

*  The key to successful gardening is to plant the peas at least slightly faster than your cat can dig them up.

*  Even if it's a couple years later, one might still be woken up in the middle of the night by a kitty having nightmares about water torture therapy.

*  Warm-yet-spring-looking would really be a great category of clothing to own.

*  There's a lot to be said for exploring famous children's books that you managed to miss during your own childhood.  The fact that they're typically pretty short and can give a real boost to one's "books read this year" tally is just a perk.

*  When an online service like Facebook or Yahoo email announces a wonderful new "upgrade," you're about to have lots of problems

*  When you coat the entire downstairs with a thin layer of grease, you've probably making something from Julia Childs.