I purchased and am trying some of Unilever's "Take Control Light" (butter/margarine alternative) with plant sterol esters. Not only is it devoid of trans fat and very low in cholesterol, but the plant sterol esters from natural soybean extract have been proven to actually significantly reduce low-density lipid (LDL) cholesterol if at least 0.65 grams are consumed at least twice a day. (That's like a teaspoon full.) Anyway, it doesn't taste that bad (I thought it would be horrible), so I think it's a keeper!

Watched "Kate and Leopold" (Hugh Jackman, Meg Ryan) again, on DVD. I really like this movie - it's funny. We may have to make the purchase on this one.

We attended the new Wal*Mart grand opening tonight - it was a circus, of course, but all the people that were complaining about the increase in traffic were proven wrong. Traffic was no more worse than usual, despite completely full parking lots (yes, even the side lots), and we even caught a green light on the way there, and somehow snagged a front parking spot! The checkout lines slowed us down, of course, but the wait wasn't any longer than those at any of the other Wallymarts in town. Haven't tried the new "self checkout" lines yet, but we hopefully will on our next visit. The floors are funny - I don't think they're quite finished yet - kinda slippery.

I noticed with a slight sense of vindication that the "Chocolat" geocache was archived today because the owners hadn't given permission for a cache to be placed on their private property. I saw this coming months ago. It'll keep happening, I'm afraid, if people don't ask permission when placing caches. A careful read of the cache placement guidelines state that permission must be obtained for caches on both private and public land. In other words, regardless of whether it's on private property or not, one must get permission on *every* single cache, no exceptions.