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Derrick

Apparently sleeping isn't much of a problem.

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I think you just gave me sleep envy. :) - ha3rvey (Hugs 50% off!)

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Wow. - Betsy

I've never used the sleep tracker. I'm afraid of what it might show. - Katy S

so effen jealous. mine stays in the 74%. once it went up to 87% but i had taken an ambien that night. - Lnorigb

How are you tracking this? I'm interested. - Brian Johns

Brian, FitBit. - Derrick

Before you go to sleep, you long press the button on the fitbit to start the timer. When you wake up, you long press again to stop. It'll keep track of movement during that time to guess your sleep efficiency. - Rodfather

Amazing piece of technology. - AJ Batac :)

how does it know when you actually fall asleep??? (do you know how much money I had to spend to have a sleep clinic tell me these things?? and how many electrodes??) - RudĩϐЯaЯïan

It knows when you stopped moving - even small restless motions - and calls that "asleep". It then puts red spikes in every time you move in the night, on the assumption that sleeping people don't actually move. - Jenica

key word in Rodfathers comment, "guess." - Lnorigb

You can move during non-REM sleep, but you shouldn't be able to move during REM sleep (although people with certain parasomnias obviously do), and the assumption is that the longer you're in REM, the better quality your sleep is. - Victor Ganata

It seems that even if the world is caving in around me (and the past couple weeks have been particularly stressful), I can still get a relatively good night's sleep. - Derrick

Heap of shit IMHO. Mine died after a month - Mo Kargas

There's an iPhone app for that. - Nakachi

What if your sleep movement is to take off the FitBit? :-) - Betsy

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Sammy was diagnosed with a moderate gluten allergy (likely exacerbating his skin problems). So now I'm trying to wrap my head around a gluten-free diet for him. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...

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From the wiki article: "A gluten-free diet allows for fresh fruits, vegetables, meats and many dairy products. The diet allows rice, corn, soy, potato, tapioca, beans, sorghum, quinoa, millet, buckwheat, arrowroot, amaranth, teff, Montina and nut flours and prohibits the ingestion of wheat, barley, rye and related components, including triticale, durum, graham, kamut, semolina, spelt, malt, malt flavouring or malt vinegar." - Stephen Mack from Bookmarklet

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There are many more gluten free options than before. I'm sorry to hear that. - Shevonne from iPhone

Yeah, there's definitely more available than there used to be and the Bay Area is an epicenter of that availability. There are a number of folks here on FF who have gluten allergies and could offer advice. I wonder if there's an FF room for it? Shoot a note to RAPatton, too. He's an expert at making goodies that are gluten-free. - Spidra Webster

We're here for your Stephen. Both Janine and I have celiac so the house is gluten free. Just let me know what you need to know. It's not that bad once you figure out the logistics. You can eat all fruits, vegetables, potato, meat, rice, non flavored chips and once you know where to shop you can make almost anything. Hardest part is being smart eating out but even that's easier than ever. On FF you can ask me, Lix, or RAPatton for advice. - SteVe C

Thanks so much! - Stephen Mack from iPhone

I have a couple emails to send you with local options but I have found that quinoa pasta tastes best (at least to me) and I have a favorite glutin free pasta sauce I'll double check the name for you. Also Mexican food has lots of glutin free options. - Rachel Lea Fox from iPhone

Thanks Rachel! I made him some rice pasta mac 'n' cheese the other night. It was awful. He hated it. (Although Sophie liked it okay.) - Stephen Mack

Yeah I never liked the rice pasta either. You can get quinoa at most super markets. I don't need glutin free in everything but I still make it sometimes. - Rachel Lea Fox from iPhone

My mother-in-law has celiac as well, so we're pretty well-versed on travelling with it as a consideration, where to shop, restaurants that are accommodating (and I imagine that like Seattle, your area has a lot of them). I also agree that the quinoa pasta tastes best and has the best texture. I also have a lot of recipes for cakes, etc. - joey

Stephen, my favorite pasta sauce is Mezzetta Napa Valley Bistro. I love the Creamy Vodka Style Marinara but all of their sauces have been good. I also sent you an article about the all gluten free store in SF but here it is again: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin... - Rachel Lea Fox

Got the e-mail, thanks! So far with Sammy, I've learned he really likes simple. I tried two different gluten-free bars, and the one I thought he'd like with caramel was too much, but the straightforward rice puff and peach one he liked a lot. (He's still not big into sauces.) - Stephen Mack

Oh and there was a discussion on here about a particularly good gluten free brownie mix. But now I can't remember if it was from Whole Foods or Trader Joe's. I'd know if I saw it. Can anyone chime in with the answer? - Rachel Lea Fox

I think the most challenging thing about this is that he's a picky eater to begin with. Plus he's allergic to nuts & peanuts, And plus he's saying he wants to be a vegetarian... - Stephen Mack

Rachel is it this discussion? From that it looks like Trader Joe's is recommended. http://ff.im/R6oEy - Jimminy, CoG of FF

Oh goodness that is difficult. I just know when I was experimenting with gluten free I was surprised to find that pasta sauce had gluten in it. I never would have guessed that. Turns out it was good that I did since it seems I have no gluten allergy but in tomato products they must remove something else, likely a preservative, that I have huge issues with. So all my pasta sauce has to be gluten free. - Rachel Lea Fox

Jimminy, that wasn't the original discussion I saw but I think you are right. I just remember discussing the brownies on here in the past and getting a box and trying it and really liking it. I think the original discussion is so old that it is no longer in the buffer on here. :( - Rachel Lea Fox

Kristine is gluten free and no doubt can help, Stephen. - Louis Gray

Williams-Sonoma carries gluten-free flour and other mixes from Bouchon Bakery: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/search... - Anne Bouey

Betty Crocker now has gf cake and brownie mixes in regular stores both excellent too. How old is Sammy? Just wondering age range to send ya food hints like tequila vs gluten free rice krispies? - SteVe C

Steve, he's 6. Tequila is a ways off. :) - Stephen Mack

How did you get the diagnosis? Our doctor wants us to test Wade to rule out celiac disease. We have to get a blood test, not looking forward to that. - Laura Norvig from iPhone

Laura, blood test from a pediatrician recommended by his teacher. - Stephen Mack from iPhone

Any tips for making the blood draw go smoothly? Wade is not particularly stoic. - Laura Norvig from iPhone

ask the tech to use small "butterfly" instead of needle. Much easier stick - WarLord

Laura: Lorazepam - Brian Johns

Oh man! Sammy is a bread and butter kind of kid so this sounds like tons of fun. Let me know how I can help! My good friend Angela has a son sammy's age who has a wheat allergy so maybe I can get some tips from her. *hugs* - Yvonne from FFHound!

Head out here to Sac one of these weekends and check out Gluten Free Specialty store in midtown - all sorts of food items that are gluten free. I have become friendly with the owner and if she is there she will gladly give you advice and suggestions. I'd be happy to meet you there if you like. You can also like the store's Page on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/glutenf... - Corinne L

Elana has young boys, at least one of whom has celiac (as well as Elana herself), so I expect her recipes are kid-friendly. - Ruchira S. Datta

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Photos: four new species of world's tiniest chameleons discovered in Madagascar - http://news.mongabay.com/2012...

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"Scientists have discovered four new species of super-tiny chameleons in Madagascar, according to a new paper in PLoS ONE. The smallest of the new species, Brookesia micra, is found only on the small island of Nosy Hara and has been dubbed the smallest chameleon in the world, measuring from nose to tail 29 millimeters (1.14 inches) at its largest. Scientists believe it represents a notable example of island dwarfism. "The extremely small size of Brookesia micra could represent a 'double' island dwarf effect. In this scenario, Madagascar as a large island led to the evolution of the Brookesia minima group whereas the [...] islet Nosy Hara, might have favored the extreme miniaturization found in Brookesia micra," the researchers write. However they note it is also possible, given the shallowness of the sea between Nosy Hara and Madagascar, that populations of Brookesia micra survive on the mother island. With these four new species, scientists have catalogued 26 Brookesia chameleons in... more... - John (bird whisperer) from Bookmarklet

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They're so cute! - Anika

very sweet :) - Bilgisayar Virüsü

the details on them are amazing! they're just miniaturized! - RudĩϐЯaЯïan

The little guy does not look amused. - Brian Johns

David loves chameleons. He said 'aaaaaaaaaaaw' - Pete

Awesome. :) - Kelli H. from Android

Finally! An insect/animal shot I don't have to hide. So keyute. - Lnorigb from FFHound!

I post other pictures that you don't need to hide. :-P - John (bird whisperer)

@John (bird whisperer): you def do. Just I'm remarking cos OMG YOU GUISE IT'S SO KEYUTE! Vs my normal OMG YOU GUISE THE INTERNET IS SO GROSS! *HIDE* - Lnorigb from FFHound!

I'm so about these. - TINY REPTILIAN PYROMANIAC

I almost can't believe they're real because OMG SQUEEEEEEEEEE - Starmama from FFHound(roid)!

total squeeeeeeeee! - holly #ravingfangirl

I LOVE those expressions. They're so weirdly grumpy and thoughtful looking. - Que Sarah Sarah

Mini Rango - Rodfather

I think it has a tiny grumpy. :-) - John (bird whisperer)

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That's a tiny shot! - Zulema ⋅ spicy cocoa tart from Android

TWSS ^ - SteVe C

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Frost-covered trees can be seen at the Essigberg near the central German city of Kassel, as temperatures dropped to minus 10 degrees Celsius Picture: UWE ZUCCHI/AFP/Getty Images (via Pictures of the day: 31 January 2012 - Telegraph) - http://dendroica.tumblr.com/post...

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laura x

The one problem with baby clothes is the preponderance of Comic Sans.

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Heheheh. I think Futura might be a better choice in most cases. What do you think? - Your Neighbor Steve

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I think babies should wear Trajan. But that may be why I don't have kids... - RepoRat

Get used to it. Every damn communication from the daycare will be in Comic Sans. - Catherine Pellegrino

Yes, I think "I love Mommy" in Futura on the ducky sleeper would be just the thing. I'm now picturing Aaron Schmidt designing a line of baby clothes. - laura x from iPhone

Oh! I had to look up Trajan. Beautiful! I need a whole line of typeface onesies. After all, Peter's grandfather was a printer. - laura x from iPhone

The font on baby clothes should be wingdings, since nobody can understand the infant anyway. So says the wife. - Just Joe from iPod

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*one-handed cartwheel*

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Showoff. - Uli- #10 from Android

what, me? oh, no way. sisqo does a couple one-handed cartwheels in the vid for thong song. blame derrick. - Marie

try no hands https://www.youtube.com/watch... - !lker yoldas. )°(

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My mom is trying to entice me into going to Kona with them in April. If she keeps at it, it might work. Currently, she's making me think about how awesome my dad's uncle is; he hung out with Hemingway and Bugsy Seigel at Sun Valley, for crying out loud. I love talking to him, he's such a hoot, great wit and hearty stories.

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