Hi professor, If you write about your wife,like you did of Madame Hardy, you will be able to get out of ANY hot water. I enjoyed your "Organic Agnosticism"; I'm related to a Wee. Your photos are very good. You're sure to win your contest. Thanks, Kitty

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My ex works in RFID. The question is at what point is it cost-effective to tag every product (including every green pepper - not to mention what about items sold by weight not per item)? Prices are always changing, volume discounts, etc. so I can see it being cost effective for someone like SC Johnson or Kelloggs to tag each product (maybe they're getting tags for 5-10 cents each now) but produce (other than asparagus LOL) and sticks of gum, smaller manufacturers, etc. may not be worth it so won't be tracked. The scanner scans the barcode, which is printed on the package, not the same thing as a unique passive RFID tag with antenna. So Best Buy is probably tagging absolutely everything but Stop and Shop probably not. Oh, and I hate the "please bag your item" voice too - as I'm trying to fit one or two of my bags in the tiny bagging area in self-checkout at Price Chopper, and it doesn't like my insulated bag (too heavy) or yells at me when I remove a bag once it's full. Wish they all had the "Skip bagging" option that HD and Walmart have. But then again I do most of my shopping (other than bulk paper goods) at small local store where they bag for me (using my bags if I want), no self-checkout. BTW, did anyone read in the WSJ where in DC they're taxing paper and plastic bags in food stores? Is that a pain? Here most stores offer 5 cents off if you bring your own bag (but half the time I forget them, and 1/4 of the time I want paper bags so I can recycle my newspapers in them).

Yes Elaine, it does! My dad gave it to us for Christmas one year, a complete surprise since I didn't ask for one. I had only mentioned that I'd like to get one to work on projects. I don't want to tell him about the glass because it will make him feel bad about it. :-( I'm scanning photos of my nephew to insert into a slide show I'm making. If it was a professional project or a wedding gift, I wouldn't continue or I'd get another scanner. But, fortunately, my family won't care about the haze on these pictures and might not even notice it. There are many others in the slide show that aren't scanned and look much better. Good luck getting yours clean. Jen