I learned from my mom, who learned from her mother, who probably learned from her momma, the principle of waste-not, want-not. Leftovers always go in the fridge, not the garbage can. Not only that, the next day's meal utilizes those leftovers. (I must admit I grow more science experiments than my mom ever did, though.) One meal, early in our marriage, was planned around a bit of sour cream. I don't remember what I ended up fixing, but I do know that the concept of planning an entire meal around sour cream made an impression on John. Since then, we often use the phrase, "planning around the sour cream." This afternoon I started "planning around the sour cream," not for dinner, but for furnishing a room. It all started when I realized that I need a place for a tie-down for a guide dog puppy. If I understand correctly, the idea is that while the puppy is young and house-training, it is either on a leash, in a crate, or on a tie-down in a busy area o