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I enjoyed reading Michael Pollan's book "In Defense of Food". His motto is "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants".

If you have a problem with leaving the mandatory tip, you should speak to the manager and tell him what was unacceptable and why. If done in a polite and reasonable manner this can result in comped items and/or some non-monetary compensation (gift certificate, free dessert, free drinks). This...

Bummer - I thought this was going to be about Foie Gras. On a more serious note, if you are seeing elevated levels of triglycerides in your blood it should not be taken lightly. The ratio of triglycerides/HDL is a strong predictor for heart disease. To get this ratio in check you may want to...

Speaking of cash, I find that too many places won't accept anything bigger than a $20.

FYI, an interesting <a href="http://blogs.ft.com/maverecon/2009/11/gold-a-six-thousand-year-old-bubble/">article about gold as a fiat commodity</a> that was linked on <a href="http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/">The Big Picture</a>.

Thanks for your time and patience in replying to my dumb questions!

Gold has a tremendous industrial use; especially when it comes to electronics. I don't quite buy the industrial demand as a major difference with platinum (and noble metals in general). I just can't look at the gold chart without thinking "speculation".

Can someone explain why Pt and Au follow such different trends? <img src="http://www.kitco.com/LFgif/pt1825nyb.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.kitco.com/LFgif/au1825nyb.gif" alt="" />