Meyer Lemons

With the deep watering and fertilizer, I've got lots of nice lemons. I've just now started eating this year's crop. They are not traditional sour lemons, but supposedly a cross between mandarin orange and true lemons.

Shoddy Clothing

I hate the defective clothing that's flooding into the US. I've had seams that split right away, zippers that break and buttons that pop off immediately. The latest are the the walking shoes I bought this summer. One sole had split, and both soles are separating from the uppers after about 3 months.

I bought replacement shoes today, with vibram soles and gore-tex uppers, and something called XCR Product Technology. I think that means that I will run faster and jump higher. Let's just hope they don't fall apart so quickly.