HOW TO FORECAST THE WEATHER:

Go to your back door and look for the dog. If the dog is at the door and he is wet, it's probably raining. But if the dog is standing there really soaking wet, it is probably raining really hard.

If the dog's fur looks like it's been rubbed the wrong way, it's probably windy. If the dog has snow on his back, it's probably snowing.

Of course, to be able to tell the weather like this, you have to leave the dog outside all the time, especially if you expect bad weather.

Sincerely, The Cat

HANDY LITTLE HELPFUL HINTS

Before attempting to remove stubborn stains from a garment always circle the stain in permanent pen so that when you remove the garment from the washing machine you can easily locate the area of the stain and check that it has gone.

High blood pressure sufferers: Simply cut yourself and bleed for a while, thus reducing the pressure in your veins.

Olympic athletes. Conceal the fact that you have taken performance enhancing drugs by simply running a little slower and letting someone else win.

Heavy smokers: Don't throw away those filters from the end of your cigarettes. Save them up and within a few years you'll have enough to insulate your loft.

Create instant designer stubble by sucking a magnet and dipping your chin in a bowl of iron fillings.

A sheet of sandpaper makes a cheap and effective substitute for costly maps when visiting the Sahara desert.

Nissan Micra drivers: Attach a lighted sparkler to the roof of your car before starting a long journey. You drive the things like dodgem cars anyway, so it may as well look like one.

Tape a chocolate bar to the outside of your microwave. If the chocolate melts you will know that the microwaves are escaping and it is time to have the oven serviced.

A mouse trap, placed on top on of your alarm clock will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep.

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1. Elmer Johnson went to the hardware store to make a purchase for his house. He asked the store clerk, "How much will one cost?" The clerk thought for a moment and said, "Three dollars." Elmer Johnson, who looked a little puzzled said, "Well then, how much will twelve cost?" "Six dollars," replied the clerk. Elmer Johnson scratched his head and said, "If I were to purchase two hundred, how much would that cost?" "That," said the clerk, "will cost you nine dollars." What was Elmer Johnson buying?

2. What question can you never answer "yes" to?

3. I am the center of gravity, hold a capital situation in Vienna, and as I am foremost in every victory, am allowed by all to be invaluable. Though I am invisible, I am clearly seen in the midst of a river. I could name three who are in love with me and have three associates in vice. It is vain that you seek me for I have long been in heaven yet even now lie embalmed in the grave. What am I?

4. If a wheel has 64 spokes, how many spaces are there between the spokes?

Answers at the bottom of the newsletter.

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THIS WEEKS PICKS FROM MOUSE-CLICKS

FIRST GOVERNMENT

Searching the US Government Online.
http://www.firstgov.gov/

GRANDMA'S HOUSE

Let's go to Grandma's House. She's got gadgets, goodies, gizmos, stories, answers and advice.
http://www.grandmas-house.net/index.html

THE JOYNET

The Joynet...has recipes, veteran's pages, and jokes. Very full page, wait for it all to load.
http://www.byjoy.com/thejoynet.html

PARENT SOUP

A rather large site for parents, filled with resources, articles, pets, quizzes, health, online tools and all sorts of interesting reading.
http://www.parentsoup.com/

HOMESPUN IDEAS

A place for frugal living tips, simple living and many links at the bottom to visit too. Plus they give a free recipe e-book.
http://www.homespun-ideas.com/

VIRTUAL YES MAN

Have you ever wanted your very own Yes Man? Well, then your in luck cause I found one for ya. takes a sec. to load
http://toybox.asap.net/shockmon/yespage.html

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DEFINITIONS

SEVERAL SHORT JOKES

A boss returned from lunch in a good mood and called the whole staff in to listen to a couple of jokes he had picked up during the lunch hour.

Everybody laughed uproariously, except for one young woman.

"What's the matter?" grumbled the boss. "Haven't you got a sense of humor?" he asked.

"I don't have to laugh," she said. "Friday is my last day working here."

Which of the following lines will do a better job of frightening a man away?

1) Get away or I'll call the police!!!
2) I love you and want to marry you and have your children.

A husband asks his wife, "You want to try a different position tonight?"

The wife replies, "That's a good idea. Why don't you stand at the sink and do the dishes, and I'll sit on the sofa and fart."

"My wooden leg was hurting me something fierce last night," complained Thorn, a Viet Nam Vet.

That's impossible," said his neighbor, "How can a wooden leg hurt you?"

Thorn replied, "My wife hit me over the head with it when I came in drunk."

A bus driver is conducting a tour of famous Civil War battle sites. "Here," he points out at one spot, "is where the Southern troops routed a whole regiment of Yankees. Over there, the Rebs wiped out a whole platoon of Yanks. Down about a mile, there's another valley where we captured a thousand Union soldiers."

A tourist says, "Didn't the North ever win a battle?"

"Yes ma'am. But not while I'm driving this bus."

SOME LINKS TO KEEP YOU BUSY

Kids Bored? Are your kids looking for stuff to do? Are you sick of hearing "I'm bored"? Well, I stumbled upon a cool little site that is just the ticket. Lots of indoor style activities that will help keep your kids busy and keep you out of therapy. Lots of arts & crafts type projects.

http://www.theideabox.com/

SINCE 1792, The Old Farmer's Almanac has published useful information for people in all walks of life: tide tables for those who live near the ocean; sunrise tables and planting charts for those who live on the farm; recipes for those who live in the kitchen; and forecasts for those who don't like the question of weather left up in the air.

http://www.almanac.com/

If you aren't the sort to print out the crossword puzzle so you can sit at the coffeeshop and ponder it out over a mug of hot java -- if you like to relax by playing games on your computer -- then you'll love this new version of our Daily Crossword. Now you can solve the crossword by working it on your computer! Simply click the link at the bottom of the puzzle that will take you to the interactive version. You can choose to play with the Regular or Master level selected, and you can turn on the Clue Bubbles to provide hints until you build your confidence. It's a great way to relax with some online fun!

http://www.emazing.com/crossword/

Homefires Hearth began as an e-zine and has grown into so much more! You will still find the indexes to our previous articles packed with creative, fun, and useful homemaking helps, such as tips, advice, ideas, cleaning hints, recipes, humor, inspirations, web links, and more. The weekly zine and community for Christian homemakers! Each Tuesday you'll recieve your issue packed with creative, fun, and useful homemaking helps, such as tips, advice, ideas, humor, recipes, cleaning hints, web links, inspirations, and more.

http://www.homefireshearth.com

Castle of Spirits - True ghost stories and the paranormal.

http://www.castleofspirits.com/

AnswerMed - Most people are very impressed when you explain the meaning of "Atypical Somatoform Disorder". And imagine if you've just been diagnosed with something or you've been scheduled for some scary sounding procedure. The more you know about it, the more likely you are to feel that you can manage the situation. If you go to AnswerMed and type in a keyword related to any disease, disorder or procedure, you'll get a wealth of easy-to-understand information -- diagnoses, treatments, predicted outcomes, alternatives, specialists to see, and so on. It's very nicely done.

http://www.colonize.com/c.php3?i=cs,02261,o3&e=11609362

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1. House Numbers

2. Are you asleep?

3. The letter "V"

4. 64 - The space that comes after the 64th spoke, would be just before the first spoke.

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