Ranch Dressing - I just cannot take even a whiff Shrimp, due to texture. Makes me gag and retch. sweet pickles or relish most salad dressings, I only like bleu cheese or homemade vinaigrettes coffee coconut water cottage cheese beer or wine (I do like certain high quality liquors) miracle whip, cool whip, margarine, etc. (fake foods) There are lots of foods for which the circumstances make all the difference: I LOVE bananas with quite a big of green on the peels. If they are yellow or, God forbid, speckled, I despise them. I love fresh sweet-tart, crisp apples like Fuji or Pink Lady, but cannot abide cooked apples. I hate apple pie. In fact, I love fresh fruit but hate most cooked fruit. However, I love cooked broccoli and cauliflower, but hate them raw. Carrots are just the opposite.

My favorite place to eat in Disneyland is the place with chicken and beef skewers right across from Indiana Jones. Also, don't miss the pineapple dole whips in Adventureland. My best tip is to purchase Ridemax, a program for your computer/phone that will help you schedule your time to avoid waiting in line. We went in the middle of summer and rode every single thing and never waited longer than 15 minutes. It is SO worth your $20 or so.

Think carefully and realistically about oven space and how many things can be heated at once. I've had friends buy a bunch of those heat and serve appetizers, only to run out of oven space and have lots of things cold by the time guests come. I've found this website to be helpful: http://www.ellenskitchen.com/bigpots/plan/appetizer.html

Yes! I might be biased because I've had the privilege of watching Marcus Mariota play for the last three years, but this decision speaks bounds. There's an interesting book I recently read pertaining to this. It was written by a woman who was married to an NFL coach and who is also a theologian, so it is from a Christian perspective. http://wipfandstock.com/touchdowns-for-jesus-and-other-signs-of-apocalypse.html

My 40 oz hydroflask has seriously improved my life. I love this thing. I use it every day all day. It can leave it in the car on a 90 degree day and come back to ice cold water or tea. I recommend getting the lid with a straw, but some friends prefer the sport cap. We have so many in my office that we have to label them to not mix them up.

I despise this and would never, ever be part of a church that would show this drivel. It is far removed from what the church is and should be about.

I read labels all the time even though I don't have any allergies (except when I specifically DON'T read a label because I want to eat something whether it has crappy stuff or not). I just feel for people who are uninformed and oblivious as to what to look out for. It took years of telling my grandparents that Sunny Delight is NOT orange juice before they stopped buying it. To them, it was just the cheapest orange juice on the shelf. These companies are assuming that most of the consumers out there are too uninformed or oblivious to pay attention, and unfortunately they are correct. There is a blog I've read that lays out the most egregious examples of terrible packaging, like Strawberries and Cream flavored instant oatmeal packets that contain zero strawberries or cream. http://www.100daysofrealfood.com/2012/05/03/real-food-tips-3-deceiving-food-products/

I had a teacher in high school who used the phrase "eternal now." I like it and think of it often.

My daughter's hair is similar. Mine is super straight and fine. For her first five or six years I was at a loss as to how to take care of her hair and it was a frizzy mess. Now we have a system that works very well. She still has bad hair days here and there but 90% of the time her hair looks great and she gets lots of compliments on it. She washes her hair daily or every other day using a small amount of shampoo (I don't know whether she needs this or not). She puts lots of conditioner on it and rinses it well. We pat it with the towel and then comb it with a wide-tooth comb when she gets out of the shower, then let it air dry for five minutes or so. Finally, we use a tiny dab (pea-size or smaller) of TIGI Catwalk Curls Rock Curl Amplifier. I rub it through my hands then apply it to her hair, scrunching it up and ensuring the product VERY lightly coats all of her hair below the crown. I usually put a tiny bit of water on my hands and rub them together to use the last of the product left on my hands. That's it. The bottle we have was spendy but it has lasted eight months or so now and still has a ton left. On days when she doesn't wash her hair, we have to wet it down quite a bit with a squirt bottle in order to make it presentable. I find having her throw her head forward and shaking her hair out after wetting it helps it look nice again.

I like just cheddar on good whole grain bread, but when I'm feeling decadent I grill sourdough with thinly sliced peppered turkey breast, sliced avocado or thinly sliced tomato (salted and peppered), and havarti or muenster.

I don't get this at all. There is a difference between making a mistake and violating the law at someone else's expense. Are you saying you think police officers, teachers, and doctors should have the right to cover up their mistakes, no matter what the consequences? A mistake made honestly is just that. Nobody should be afraid of the truth.

Sewing scissors, marcona almonds, Uniball Vision Rollerball Pens, an IPod, and several cookbooks (Good to the Grain, Chez Panisse Vegetables, My Paris Kitchen, The New Book of Middle Eastern Food, Plenty). My parents are very generous . . . they will most likely buy me one of the cookbooks and everything else.

Just a small thing but my parents have the kind with french doors and the bottom freezer. The shelf/drawer on the bottom of the fridge pulls out. My mom hates that both doors have to be completely open to pull the bottom drawer thing out. She feels like she wastes electricity when using it, but it is impossible to get to the back of the shelf without pulling it out. She says she would never buy this particular model again because of that.

I am a meat eater, but if I were a vegetarian or vegan I would make this recipe at every holiday. It is delicious. http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2009/01/mushroom-bourguignon/

She sounds just like my nine year old!