Alex Cooke is a Cleveland-based portrait, events, and landscape photographer. He holds an M.S. in Applied Mathematics and a doctorate in Music Composition. He is also an avid equestrian.

“Tenney designed the cryopump control system to allow the customer the flexibility to automatically run one or both of cryopumps independent of each other using proprietary control logic for the gate valves. This provides the customer more gas load testing capabilities.” – Rick Powell, Vacuum Products Manager

P.S. For anyone with romance on the mind, January kicks off wedding shopping season; your best values may be right now!

Gail Rosenblum is editor of the Inspired section. She's also an author, journalism instructor and public speaker who has worked for newspapers and magazines for nearly 40 years. 

• Fuzzies Taco Shop (Bar), 16101 Slide Road: observed ice being dumped in hand sink. Observed margarita mix container stored on floor. Corrected on site.

• UCANR Publication 8048, “Fruit Trees: Planting and Care of Young Trees” (http://homeorchard.ucdavis.edu/8048.pdf)

If you do have a cabinet over your sink, this company sells kits to build and install your own Finnish-style drying rack.

Whether used for foods to be prepped and served at home or for meals you bring along to the office, park, or to a friend's house, these containers seal reliably, preventing spills at home and on the go. The lids feature a vent that makes them easier to open when hot foods have created a vacuum during cooling, a good example of a clever solution to a problem that might not be all that serious but that's often mildly frustrating, so hey, why not address it?

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Dead mice, dirty food slicers, a dog in the dining area, and a fruit fly on a donut, also caught their attention. There were some notable names in this round of Clean Plates including a center city Dairy Queen, Dunkin Donuts, Shiroi Hana, Brigantessa and The Independent Hotel.

Given that there are *many* more makeup options marketed specifically for women, it’s tough to say whether this collection can and should be used only by men. The hyaluronic acid is a welcome addition to the foundation, and a larger pencil and spoolie might be preferable if you have bushy brows. If the products agree with your skin, more power to you to use them. More than anything, I hope that a line of products advertised specifically for men will encourage any guy who has considered using makeup, but feared being judged for it, to test the beauty waters a little more confidently. As for me, I’m keeping a bottle in the back of my makeup cabinet, along with all my other emergency foundations and concealers, for rogue bad skin days or, you know, if I suddenly grow a beard.

Because of their compact size, many campers and trailers can be challenging to keep organized. If you’re living in a Class A, perhaps you have enough space to spread out and let the little things pile up. But for anyone in a smaller travel trailer or camper van, maintaining a tidy space (thanks, Marie Kondo) is key to enjoying your camper experience to the fullest. Nothing is more frustrating than not being able to find what you need, and a mess in a camper will always be front and center.