I didn't know that

Eliminate ear mites. All it takes is a few drops of Wesson Corn Oil in your cat's ear... massage it in, then clean with a cotton ball. Repeat daily for 3 days. The oil soothes the cat's skin, smothers the mites, and accelerates healing.

  Kills fleas instantly... Dawn Dishwashing Liquid does the trick. Add a few drops to your dog's bath and shampoo the animal thoroughly. Rinse well to avoid skin irritations. Good-bye fleas.

  Rainy day cure for dog odor: Next time your dog comes in from the rain, simply wipe down the animal with Bounce or any dryer sheet, instantly making your dog smell springtime fresh.

Did you know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately-without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional pain relievers?

Did you know that Colgate Toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns?

  Before you head to the drugstore for a high-priced inhaler filled with mysterious chemicals, try chewing on a couple of curiously strong Altoids peppermints. They'll clear up your stuffed nose.

  Achy muscles from a bout of the flu? Mix 1 tablespoon horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil for instant relief for aching muscles.

  Sore throat? Just mix 1/4 cup of vinegar with 1/4 cup of honey and take 1 tablespoon six times a day. The vinegar kills the bacteria.

  Cure urinary tract infections with Alka-Seltzer. Just dissolve two tablets in a glass of water and drink it at the onset of the symptoms. Alka-Seltzer begins eliminating urinary tract infections almost instantly-even though the product was never been advertised for this use.

  Honey remedy for skin blemishes... cover the blemish with a dab of honey and place a Band-Aid over it. Honey kills the bacteria, keeps the skin sterile, and speeds healing. Works overnight.

  Listerine therapy for toenail fungus: Get rid of unsightly toenail fungus by soaking your toes in Listerine M outhwash. The powerful antiseptic leaves your toenails looking healthy again.

Easy eyeglass protection... to prevent the screws in eyeglasses from loosening, apply a small drop of Maybelline Crystal Clear Nail Polish to the threads of the screws before tightening them.

  Cleaning liquid that doubles as bug killer... if menacing bees, wasps, hornets, or yellow jackets get in your home and you can't find the insecticide, try a spray of Formula 409. Insects drop to the ground instantly.

  Smart splinter remover: Just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue-All over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue.

  Hunt's Tomato Paste boil cure... cover the boil with Hunt's Tomato Paste as a compress. The acids from the tomatoes soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head.

  Balm for broken blisters... to disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine , a powerful antiseptic.

  Vinegar to heal bruises... soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process.

  Quaker Oats for fast pain relief... it's not for breakfast any more! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.

If you send this to 10 people and only one of them doesn't know about this, then it was worth it.

Ten Thoughts to Ponder for 2008

>Number 10 - Life is sexually transmitted.
>
>Number 9 - Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at
> which one can die.
>
>Number 8 - Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny. If you see
> him without an erection, make him a sandwich .
>
>Number 7 - Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day,
> teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.
>
>Number 6 - Some people are like a Slinky. Not really good for
> anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down
> the stairs.
>
>Number 5 - Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying
> in hospitals dying of nothing.
>
>Number 4 - All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It
> pays no attention to Criticism.
>
>Number 3 - Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200.00 and a
> substantial tax cut saves you $30.00?
>
>Number 2 - In the 60's, people took acid to make the world
> weird. Now the world is Weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.
>
>And The Number 1 - Thought For 2008: We know exactly where one
> cow with Mad-cow-disease is located among millions and millions of cows
> in America but we haven't got a clue as to where millions of illegal
> immigrants and terrorists are located. Maybe we should put the
> Department of Agriculture in charge of Immigration.

Must Read!

This is the best description I have read of the relationship between
religion and politics and where it's headed.

http://www.commonwealmagazine.org/article.php3?id_article=2134

Jesus Was an Alien, Speaker Says

http://www.ethicsdaily.com/article_detail.cfm?AID=10102

Calvin & Hobbes - Week of Feb 18th

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/18/

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/19/

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/20/

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/21/

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/22/

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/23/

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/24/

Fwd: An Old Farmer's Advice

 Subject:    An Old Farmer's Advice



*Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.

         

* Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance

* Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.

* A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

* Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.

* Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.

* Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.

* Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.

* It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge

* You cannot unsay a cruel word.

* Every path has a few puddles.

* When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.

         

* The best sermons are lived, not preached.

* Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.

* Don't judge folks by their relatives.

* Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

* Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.

* Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none.

* Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

* If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.



* Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.

* Always drink upstream from the herd.

* Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.

* Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.

       

* If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.

* Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.

Leave the rest to God.

Calvin & Hobbes - Week of Feb 11th

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/11/

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/12/

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/13/

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/14/

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/15/

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/16/

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/17/

Just say thanks - I just did

Thanks to Kathy for this post.
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Something cool that Xerox is doing.
If you go to this web site:

http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home1280.html

you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq. You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the armed services.

How AMAZING it would be if we could get everyone we know to send one!!!

This is a great site. Please send a card.

It is FREE and it only takes a second.

Calvin & Hobbes - Week of Feb 4th

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/04/

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/05/

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/06/

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/07/

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/08/

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/09/

http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2008/02/10/

30 Baptist Groups Build a Bridge Toward Unity - New York Times

30 Baptist Groups Build a Bridge Toward Unity - New York Times