The always-generous folks at YellowIbis.com have once again offered up one of their extremely cute pink theobromine t-shirts!
The T-shirt features the structure of theobromine, the main methylxanthine alkaloid present in cacao beans. Perfect for your favorite chocolate lover! Durable brown flex-print design on a heather jersey T. I have two of these that I wear regularly and I can attest that they are quality tops!
YellowIbis is also currently participating in the DonorsChoose campaign, a special drive to raise funds for science classroom education and experiments in underfunded schools. If you’ve got a minute, please stop by and see how …read more

I’ve wanted to do a contest here for a little while but had a hard time coming up with prize ideas since actually sending chocolate right now isn’t much of an option (still way too hot). So when I did my post the other day about the theobromine molecule t-shirts a lightbulb went off and I had my prize!

You now have the chance to be the owner of a Theobromine Molecule T-shirt! There are two ways to enter, please read carefully:

Get two submissions to win: Leave a comment here with a link to the most obscure and/or bizarre chocolate item …read more

Years ago I bought a caffeine molecule t-shirt from ThinkGeek.com and just thought it was the cleverest thing ever (I didn’t get out much then). This past weekend I came across my next molecule t-shirt, theobromine. It looks like they only have them in a women’s style (I can’t imagine why that would be).
ThinkGeek’s description says:
“Caffeine is our favorite stimulant. It is easy to get and comes in many forms. But did you know that Caffeine has a sexy younger cousin. Her name is Theobromine, and she’s the tasty little number who puts your mind in a happy place while …read more

This is the first year in over a decade our family has not had a dog at Christmas time. And I thought of that as my kids were leaving out some chocolates and other goodies for Santa at bedtime. Other years we’ve had to put the plate of treats up high out of reach of our pets.
While no human goodies are good for pets, chocolate is especially harmful, and can be fatal. Chocolate contains a substance called theobromine which is toxic to both dogs and cats. You don’t hear much about cats eating chocolate because, well, they’re finicky. Dogs will …read more