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Bags on Board Regular Bag Refill Pack, 120 Biodegradable Bags
$9.99
I really like these bags although it takes a little more time to unroll them. It's perfect for the little chihuahuas that we have. The price was right and amazon.com is great with getting the products to you fast and usually "free". I would recommend this product if you have smaller animals.

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Natural Whey, Chocolate, 5.13-Pound Tub
$54.99
ON's all-natural 100% whey protein contains no artificial flavors or sweeteners, no preservatives; only the best ingredients and that's it. The mix is perfect in shakes or by itself and is the best way to finish a workout.
My only woe is that it needs a really good mixing or you might get a few clumps (nothing a shaker can't fix). I also prefer the chocolate flavor over the strawberry, which gets a little bland after a while.

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
$29.98
With all the crap and garbage on TV these days, thank God for Turner Classic Movies. They have done it again, with a splendid documentary on the underrated (my opinion) and great song writer, Johnny Mercer. He wrote an astonishing number of great songs, a few where he wrote the music and lyrics by himself, but mostly writing the lyrics and working with many melody writers, including Harold Arlen, Harry Warren, Richard Whiting, and later, Henry Mancini.
There are some wonderful clips of Johnny with Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Fred Astaire, and many others, and lots of clips of singers perfroming his songs. Two minor complaints: There was only a brief clip of Sinatra, singing "One For My Baby"--should have had more of him. And they chose to show a simply dreadful rendition of "Day in-Day Out", "sung" by Lena Horne--couldn't they have shown one of Sinatra's versions?
That aside, this is an entertaining and informative documentary that lovers of great music will enjoy very much. I highly recommend it.

Shifting Skin
$9.99
Much better than Year of the Rabbit. Not the annoying sameness, though it certainly has the signature Ken Andrews sound. Also one of the nicest HDCD's I've heard. Tom Baker's really lived up to his reputation here, but I'm sure the recording he had to work with was immaculate. Very little of the glare we often hear from the format, nor has the transient edge been exaggerated for added artificial clarity. Balanced and natural. It obviously was not mastered to compensate for boom boxes and car stereos. Almost sounds like the full optimized mode in some places. Funny, because I was just wondering why Ken hadn't gone HDCD with any of his other stuff and this was just sitting on the side unlistened to for the last few days. Well he has. Good move, Ken. I think I was worried it would be disappointing artistically. That was unwarranted, and it sounds great, too.