Problems with mute buttons ... the neighborhood deadbeat dads ... artsy potatoes ... bacon covered turkey ... more bacon! ... pomegranate seed elevators ... astringent persimmons ... dream dinners ... the naked chef ... a time when people can't cook rice and beans ... consumerism run rampant ... not so funny money ... shopping without the kids ... foody fight ... buy nothing day ... waterboarding without the questions ... beering sensing part of the tongue ... dirty pretty things ... weekly pick: a water heater ... years spent in that pool ... a meaty thud ... death cold ... an uninterrupted supply of air ... third goal: stop making up goals ... weekly pick: Jackson's Wine and Spirits ... liquor store as candy store ... bottles have individual names ... weekly pick: Bob's 88 ... Brady Bunch moment ... weekly pick: ``Variable Star,'' Spider Robinson