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If you're lactose intolerant and tired of the inconvenience and discomfort, try Dairy Care!  I've been using it for years, and it has changed my life.  Two pills in the morning, an hour before I eat, and I can eat what I want, when I want it, without wondering what the ingredients are and whether I have enough lactase pills handy. 

CROSS-STITCH

• rec.crafts.textiles.needlework is where the "evenweave fabric stabbers" hang out.  Sometimes we even get together IRL, at places like CATS.
• Stitchers who don't have a local needlework shop can always turn to Nordic Needle, Stitches 'n Things, Shakespeare's Peddler, Wyndham Needleworks.
• A few of my favorite designers: The Drawn Thread, Tom Pudding Designs, Brightneedle, Twisted Threads.
• Caron for hand-dyed variegated (silk, cotton, silk-and-wool), DMC for cotton embroidery floss, Eterna Silk and Au Ver a Soie for soft, lush silk.
• Mill Hill is the place for beads.
• Just CrossStitch magazine needs no explanation; like Godiva chocolate, it's just necessary.
• If you're looking for a chart, a floss, a pattern -- post your need at the Message Board.

• Our Maine Coon cat thinks he's a dog.
• And if you'd like to be owned by a cat (or a dog) and you live in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Operation Kindness can help.
• The loss of a pet can be agonizing. Comfort can be found across the Rainbow Bridge.

• In Texas, summer weekends mean The Mesquite Rodeo. Participants are members of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.
• The horses, the scenery, the stuff; I just love the American Cowboy magazine and Cyberrodeo's collection of Western links.
• The Leanin' Tree shelters a treasure trove of Western greeting cards, gifts, etc.

• If you miss the scent of magnolia and the sound of that languid Southern drawl, the BUBBA-L mailing list will make you feel right at home.
• It's spelled y'all, and the plural is "all y'all"!
• Grits, the staple food of the south.  The word is both singular and plural in construction... like fish.
• The Moon Pie has its own homepage. RC Cola wasn't far behind...

• Shop Amazon.com for all your literary, musical and video needs.
• Out-of-print books are behind the Bent Cover.
• Books have a habit of wandering away; find replacements (and a copy of your grandmother's favorite from childhood) at BookFinder.com.
• As a reader and acknowledged super-shopper, Half Price Books is one of my second homes.
• Homepages of some of my favorite authors: Diane Duane, Spider Robinson and Anne McCaffrey.
• If you've ever visited Callahan's Crosstime Saloon, you may enjoy The Semi-Official All-Callahanian Web Page.
• Adweek is a necessity for anyone in "the bidness"; here's the online version.
• Texas Monthly got on the online wagon, too; visit the WWW Ranch.

• Whistle in the dark with The X-Files.
• Star Trek fans, "Engage!"
• If you forgot to pick one up, here's your TV Guide.

Miscellaneous

• Don't aggravate their allergies -- send these beautiful flowers.
• Some of Blue Mountain Arts' Electronic Greeting Cards move and/or make music!

• More shopping on-line: Neiman Marcus, Eddie Bauer, L'Occitane, J. Peterman, and Lands' End are some of my favorites.
• Herbs, spices, seasonings and potpourri supplies abound at the San Francisco Herb Co.

• New Orleans is one of my favorite cities. Beignet, anyone?
• San Antonio-bound? Dine at Boudro's, on the Riverwalk, then get even farther away to the Texas Hill Country.

• With Feng Shui you can redesign your reality.
• Need a hard-to-find tool, an unusual gift, or just a pad of grid paper?  Click to Lee Valley Tools!