What's New This Week? Marilyn is sicker than a dog with a terrible cold and a touch of the flu to boot. She came down with it last Tuesday night and hit like a ton of bricks overnight. Three days of vitamins, echinacea, zinc lozenges and bed rest haven't even started to make it go away. Despite this she is still helping with this week's newsletter, what a gal!

Not only is she sick but our old dog Ginger has something stuck in her foot and we can't get it out. We have an appointment at the vet this afternoon and hopefully she will find something to fix it. It's so tough when you have a dog that's almost 19 years old that has a problem. She hates going to the vet and at her age doesn't need the added stress. I'm sure everything will come out OK but it's still something to be concerned about.

The second one is Sobig and is another worm that propagates through your email address book. The way you can identify it is the it comes from big@boss_com and the subject will be in the form of a reply (Re:) as in Re: Movies, Re: Sample, Re: Document or Re: Here is that sample. It will also have a .pif file attachment such as sample.pif. Again the best way to deal with this is to delete it from your in box and your trash can. Should you get infected from either of these go to McAfee and follow the instructions to clean you computer. While you're there sign up for Online Virus Scan, it's a great way to protect yourself against these types of viruses.

     Last week we showed you 32,000 photographs at www.lomography.com/. Well we are not done with pictures quite yet. One of The Tempos trumpet players, Roger Haapanen, sent me this site and I found it to be quite fascinating.

When is the last time you took a ride from outer space, and we mean DEEP outer space, into something very small? Maybe it was the big zoom from Earth to Ellie's eye in the movie Contact, or maybe where K zooms in to check on his wife in Florida in Men In Black. This weeks site has one heck of a zoom from about as far out as you can go to about as far in as you can go.

Molecular Expressions takes you on a power of ten ride. If you have a slow connection it make take a little bit to load but it sure is worth it. While you are there they have lots of other neat microphotographs to look at. They cover all types of subjects and it's always fun to see that the picture actually is. We hope you enjoy Molecular Expressions at www.micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/
scienceopticsu/powersof10/

Cloth Ball

     This is one of those projects that looks really neat to just have sitting around the house. The balls here are displayed in a wooden bowl that was turned by Ken's sister Diane's husband Dell. We think they look pretty nice together.

Remember we have all of our past projects archived on our web site at www.runnerduck.com. Just click on the Projects or Kids Only Eggs.

      As a kid I always loved to build thing. There are so many neat building things for kids today I wish I were young again. Click on Geoffrey below to check our some great buys on Lego's and other great building toys.

     The Tempos are looking for some work. We love to perform and so far this year the jobs are far and few between. Things pick up in the spring but for now, if you are in the market for a really fun big swing band then check out The Tempos.
     Don't forget that The Tempos big swing band is available for hire. If you have a special event that could use the wonderful music of a classic big band be sure to contact .

      Are you into Jazz? We love it and are always looking for great new CD's to add to our collections. We don't like paying high prices at CD stores so we always follow this link to the best selection and best buys on the Internet.

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      We mentioned last week that we are looking for any way to conserve anything, money, resources, the environment, etc. Here's one simple little thing that works great and saves a couple of cents, hey every little bit helps during these tough times. When your bar of soap is down to a thin wafer don't throw it away. Break out a new bar of soap, get it wet and stick the wafer thin piece of soap onto it. After it dries it will act just like part of the new bar. There are other ways to save that last sliver of soap but we've found this to be the best.

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The Dog From Texas In Texas, a guy sees a sign in front of a house: "Talking Dog for Sale." He rings the bell and the owner tells him the dog is in the backyard. The guy goes into the backyard and sees a black mutt just sitting there.

"You talk?" he asks. "Yep," the mutt replies. "So, what's your story?" The mutt looks up and says, "Well, I discovered this gift pretty young and I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA about my gift, and in no time they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies eight years running. The jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger and I wanted to settle down. So I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security work, mostly wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings there and was awarded a batch of medals. Had a wife, a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired."

The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog. The owner says, "Ten dollars."

The guy says, "This dog is amazing. Why on earth are you selling him, so cheap? The owner replied, "He's such a liar. He didn't do any of that stuff"

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   THIS WEEK'S FREE RECIPE

• 1 Cup Diced Ham
• 1 Cup Diced Swiss Cheese
• 1/4 Cup Mayonnaise
• 1/4 Cup Sweet Relish
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1 Cup Shredded Lettuce
• 2 Pita's

Combine the first five ingredients.
Heat.
Cut the two Pita's in half and stuff with the mix.
Top with Lettuce.

These are quick and easy to fix and taste really great.

Remember, if you have a recipe you'd like to share please send it to .

     Every month we post a new recipe on our web page. Be sure and check out the January recipe at the RunnerDuck Kitchen Store.
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Door Harp

     I've always wanted to make a door harp but just have never gotten around to it. I thought this would be a simple one weekend project but it's turned into much more. We'll make this door harp over the next two weeks. This week we'll start with the neck and body parts.

Click on the picture for a bigger view,

Here's what you'll need:

• Full 3/4" Alder or Poplar 3" X 14".
• 1" Maple, 3" X 5"
• 1/8" veneer plywood, 8" X 8".
• Necktie Pegs
• Embossed molding
• Door Harp kit from Meisel or other woodworkers supply store.
• Glue

Well start with the most difficult part, the neck. Plane your 1" maple piece down to 7/8" thick.
Draw the pattern for the top onto the wood and cut out with a band saw.

Draw the pattern for the side onto the neck and cut it out with a band saw.
Dado or route an 1/8" notch at the 7/8" end of the neck using the pattern.
Mark and drill four 1/4" holes for the artificial tuning pegs.
We put a crown shape on top of our neck using a drum sanding bit on our drill press.

Cut the Necktie Pegs as shown.

We glued the Necktie Pegs and some embossed molding on for decoration.
Trace and cut the body parts onto the 3/4" Alder or Poplar.

Glue and clamp the neck and body parts together. I didn't have a big enough clamp so I used my table saw feather clamps and they worked just fine.

That ought to keep you busy until next week when we'll finish up the door harp.

If you have a project that you would like to share please drop us a line and we'll help get it published in the RunnerDuck review. We are looking for woodworking, gardening, crafts and kids projects so send us your thoughts at projects@runnerduck.com .

     Lets hope that Marilyn gets well soon and it's the last cold of the year. If the vitamins do their thing she should be in good form just in time for a new week.

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