We have noted several problems associated with samples stored in alcohol. Some samples, when dried, are coated with a fine, wax-like substance. This occurs both when samples are taken through a critical point drier or amyl acetate. Samples which are air-dried directly from 95% ethanol seem to be more heavily coated. A number of people have offered suggestions as to what causes this, but does anyone really know? Similarly, what makes alcohol go cloudy and form a precipitate when alcohols from two different sources are added together? [Editor: And does a dog have the Buddha- nature?] We seem to be able to produce this result under a variety of circumstances using only ethanol but never consistently enough to identify the source of the problem.