MAKE A NOTE!! -- September 1st, 1997

CIRCULATION 53

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TRAVEL TIME

Did you know that the airlines have special meals that you can order that are usually a lot better than their regular fare? When you make your reservation you can request a special meal at no extra cost. They have kosher, no/low fat, no sugar, no salt, low cholesterol, vegetarian, and even special kids' meals (just think of all the fun you will miss scraping the sauces off food for your kids:-). One airline has even started providing McDonald's Happy Meals for kids. After hearing the kosher meals were the best, I ordered one and it was excellent. My mom said that the no salt one she tried was not so great. POST IT...in the yellow pages under airline reservations, or with your frequent flyer records.

TRAVEL TIME PART 2

Most experts agree now that jet lag is more related to dehydration than time zone changes. They recommend trying to drink 1C of liquid, preferably water or clear beverage every hour. They also say to avoid caffeine, sodium, & alcohol, which makes things worse. So when they come by and give you the little cup of whatever you order, ask them to leave the rest of the can/bottle also. Another good thing to do is to take the little drink packs in your bag to give you a little extra fluid between the drink runs. And be sure to sit on the aisle seat for obvious reasons. POST IT...in your suitcases.

TRAVEL TIME PART 3

Safety considerations....best place to sit on a plane is near an exit. If you can't get the seat nearest the exit, then count the number of seats to the exits. Also wear comfortable tennis shoes, cotton or natural fiber clothes, no polyester or pantyhose. Try to wear long sleeves and long pants. Most fatalities in plane crashes occur from the fire/smoke that occur after the crash. The polyester/pantyhose will actually melt. POST IT...in your suitcases.

RARE, BUT SENTIMENTAL VALUE SAVER

My sister wrote me a note about how she broke a thermometer and the mercury fumes actually turned her gold rings and jewelry to a silver gray, as she was cleaning it up. She took them to 3 jewelers who all told her that nothing could be done, fortunately my sister is persistent, and took it to a 4th jeweler who dipped the rings in something they call pickling acid that gets the mercury off the jewelry. When I mentioned this to someone else they said they had actually thrown some rings away when the same thing happened to them. POST IT...in your jewelry box.

30 SECONDS A DAY TO SPARE??

Nabisco Foods is having a contest and it is free to enter. Call 1-888-226-6528 (9am-11pm, every day, EST) daily. They ask for your phone number and the UPC number from a Nabisco product. If you keep your Oreos in a jar rather than the wrapper the UPC is 7200. Then they will tell you if you are a winner or not. We have won a coupon for a free Nabisco product. When you win they ask for your address too. You are only allowed to win once a month, so once you win, don't start calling again until the next calendar month (e.g. if you win 9/15, don't call again until 10/1). The grand prize is a school bus filled with Nabisco products. Contest runs until 11/30. You could do this one while you are emptying the dishwasher or cooking dinner. POST IT...by your telephone.

CHRISTMAS LIST REMINDER

You should now have had the family photo done and made your Christmas shopping list. NOW, next on the list for SEPTEMBER...ORDER/Buy those gifts! Remember you are ordering for all gifts you will need (birthdays too) from now until January. Don't forget Christmas cards, return labels, or inserts if desired. If you don't keep up with it now, you will be doing it at the last minute again. Let me hear from you, are any of you keeping on top of this? Hope so. POST IT...on your fridge.

MOVING AGAIN OR JUST CURIOUS?

This is a great web site that compares the cost of living of different cities and also has a link to Money Magazine's 300 Best Places web site. It is a long address, but well worth it. http://cgi.pathfinder.com/@@IKJ*vgeAZAJIaVDP/cgi-bin/Money/col.cgi. POST IT....by your computer.

HOW TO DRESS FOR COURT (or job interviews?)

These suggestions are taken from an article by Robert Beshar, Esq. Hopefully none of you would have to use these suggestions, but you never know when you might spill some McDonald's coffee on you or bite into an overheated apple pie some day. :-) You want to look clean, keep quiet, & act respectful. After all you want the jury/judge to believe you and our mothers always told us that appearance does matter. For those who want to do their own thing and make a statement with the way they dress, just remember there may be a price to pay. Penthouse probably lost the "Miss Wyoming" case because Guccione insisted on wearing a brown velvet suit, open silk shirt and elaborate gold chains and rings. Now for what you SHOULD wear. Young men (under 30) or any man in rural area can wear a white shirt, khaki pants, striped tie (no Limbaugh's here, unless you know the judge/jurors' politics :-), sports jacket, high rise socks and polished loafers. Men over 30 or any man in urban/suburban area should wear white shirt, dark tie, dark suit, dark high rise socks, and well polished dark shoes. There are opposing opinions about wearing uniforms, some think it helps, some think it hurts, again it probably depends on the individual case and judge/jurors. Women should wear simple clothes that cover as much of their body as they fashionably can. No straight skirts or skirts above the knee. Long full skirts are more comfortable and a woman can shift her position without being distracting (maybe I should send this to Sharon Stone :-). Although women are not limited to dark clothes, they should avoid anything too bright. Wear low heeled shoes and never dangle a shoe from a foot. Less make up the better, no eye shadow, mascara, or colored nail polish. Best: blush, modest lipstick, and clear nail polish. Conventional hair style, not too much jewelry, men should only wear a wedding band or single signet ring. Women should wear wedding band, perhaps a string of pearls or simple gold chain, no earrings, pins, other rings, bracelets, etc. Watches are fine, but don't look at them. Try to maintain an appearance of calm attentiveness & modesty. Any attempt to look too good or rich, or elitist, tends to turn people against you. Don't write notes to your attorney, it makes people think you don't trust him. And don't fidget, it makes the jury think you are nervous or bored and distracts them. Would be very interested in what the attorneys on this mailing list think about these suggestions. Perhaps these suggestions would also be good things to consider for job interviews also, after all you are sort of on trial during job interviews aren't you? :-) POST IT...in or on top of your bureau or chest of drawers.

FEEDBACK--FEEDBACK--FEEDBACK

The Kohlers wrote in response to bug control that they have heard that diatomaceous earth, available at some garden supply stores is supposed to kill roaches, but not be harmful to anything else. They felt it was a big overrated, but it seemed to work. However it is $5/2lbs, ouch! But for those of us who feel strongly about the little critters, it might be a small price to pay for the area near the base of the house. POST IT... on your shopping list, or tuck it in a garden book if you have one under reference.

REQUESTS

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JOKE

A computer salesman is showing a prospective adult male customer a new computer. He points at the computer and says, "This is a pretty sophisticated model, sir. Do you have a child at home who can help you?"

-Martin J. Bucella, in Computing Today magazine, Sept/Oct 97 issue.

QUOTE

"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."

-Ken Olson, president, chairman & founder of Digital Equipment Corp., in a 1977 quote. (oops!:-)

God Bless, Sharon

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