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What's New This Week? We're coming up on Memorial Day already, can you believe it? 2004 is darn near half over already! Things have settled down a little bit with Ken's day job so we might just get out of town for a little respite. Then again we might just hang around the house, save some gas and get a few things done that had been put on the back burner. Sounds like a tough decision doesn't it?If you happen to be in the Mendocino area this weekend you could always stop by the Pepper Martin baseball game that will be played Sunday in nearby Elk, California. Ken's brother Ron will not be playing ball but instead will be featured as the pre-game warm up by flying his electric RC airplane. Then he'll be warming the crowd the rest of the game by making Margaritas with a gas powered blender.
 It's one of those small town events that happen all over the country. If you can't make it to Elk then swing by your local event and have a grand time! DigiTalkKen's brother Ron has a camera that he bought about six months ago. He was looking for a good camera that would take good digital pictures and it does that well. He never really read the manual because it was so intuitive and easy to use. Just this past week he discovered that it will take up to about five minutes of pretty good video with sound. Very cool! Bottom line, read your manual and start enjoying all the whiz bangs your new camera have to offer. SITE OF THE WEEK
This week we'd like to provide a little education for you and your family. We know, school's about out and who the heck wants any more education before summer? Lets not consider it education but more of a broadening of our knowledge base!
As the world gets smaller and television coverage gets into more places, do you ever wonder what some of the writing you see is? How about when you are watching National Geographic and you see some arcane scribbling on some tablet or wall? We found a site that has it all and an incredible amount of information about writings of almost every kind.
Simon Ager speaks English, French and Mandarin Chinese fluently, can get by in German, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Esperanto and Welsh, and has a basic knowledge of Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Taiwanese and Cantonese. Wow! No wonder he's able to put such an informative site together. Check out www.omniglot.com and learn things about the written language you never knew.
If you have a favorite site please send it to us so we may share it with the rest of our readers. Send it to duckmaster@runnerduck.com.
MARILYN'S CORNERGarden Tool Protection
By now you should be spending more time in the garden. It's always better to use tools that are clean and work good. This handy tip will help you keep those steel tools in perfect condition all season long.
 Here's what you'll need:
A container large enough for all the tools you will be using. I used a plastic beach pale.
Start with clean dry sand and fill your container a little at a time mixing in the oil as you go. We hope you enjoy Marilyn's Corner and look forward to all the fun things she brings you each week. If you have a fun project that would be suitable for our newsletter we'd love to share it with our readers. Just contact marilyn@runnerduck.com and we'll do the rest. 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.
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The Gear Up For Summer Sale continues! Find savings of up to $1,000 on sports and outdoor toys, video games, action figures, and tons of other hot toys right here in our Today's Deals Store. Check out the Gear Up For Summer Sale. The Tempos
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Slow Down! With the price of gas shooting through the roof you will probably see people driving a lot more sensibly. This will probably include fewer jack rabbit starts, less slamming on the brakes and slower speeds in general. It's a proven fact that these simple steps will improve your mileage dramatically.
I was listening to Car Talk and a lady called saying that she and her husband were arguing about gas mileage because when she drove the car it got around 20 MPG and when he drove it went down to 14 MPG. The only difference that Click and Clack could figure out was that the husband accelerates rapidly from intersections and drives five to ten miles per hour above the speed limit.
So… Slow down, sit back and relax. After all, we spend a significant portion of our lives in the car. You might as well enjoy it!
If you have a conservation tip please send it to conservation@runnerduck.com and we'll post it in our newsletter.
Ken's cousin Cindy sent this and we think it's kind of cute.
A woman's husband dies. He had $20,000 to his name. After everything is done at the funeral home and cemetery, she tells her closest friend that there is no money left.
The friend says, "How can that be? You told me he had $20,000 a few days before he died. How could you be broke?"
The widow says, "Well, the funeral cost me $6,000. And of course, I had to make the obligatory donation for the church and the organist and all. That was $400 and I spent another $400 for the wake, food and drinks, you know. The rest went for the memorial stone."
The friend says, "$13,200 for the memorial stone? My God, how big is it?"
The widow says, "Three carats!"
THIS WEEK'S FREE RECIPE
Ingredients:
This might be a great way to start your Memorial Day weekend!
Remember, if you have a recipe you'd like to share please send it to marilyn@runnerduck.com.
Every month we post a new recipe on our web page. Be sure and check out the NEW May recipe at the RunnerDuck Kitchen Store.
We'd be happy to post your favorite recipe there or in our newsletter and give you credit. Just drop a line to marilyn@runnerduck.com.
The result is this collection of authentic recipes cultivated by geographical and historical influences. Some legendary reference is noted also with foods associated with special events and festivities.
Be sure and visit the RunnerDuck Cookbook Store for other great savings on cookbooks and cooking supplies.
Treasure Book Box
Do you ever need a place to hide those special little things that you don't want anyone to see? You could dig a hole in the back yard and bury a coffee can but then you'd never get to see your "stuff" either. This treasure book is a great place to hide all those little treasures.
Here's what you'll need"
1/2" X 8" X 20" knot free wood, I used Maple.
1/2" X 4" X 24" Fir. This is for the book edges. We decided on Fir because the grain makes the edges look like pages. You could use any wood and paint the edges and then draw lines for pages.
3/4" X 3 3/4" X 9 1/4" knot free wood. I used Fir.
Yellow shop glue.
(2) 1" hinges.
Acrylic paint and sealer.
Cut the front and back covers 1/2" X 5 3/4" X 9 1/4".
Cut the top and bottom pages 1/2" X 3 1/4" X 5 1/2" with a 45 degree bevel on one end.
Cut the end pages 1/2" X 3 3/4" X 8 1/4" with a 45 degree bevel on each end.
Cut the back binder 3/4" X 3 3/4" X 9 1/4".
Set up your router with a 1/2" flat bottom bit set 1/4" deep.
Set up a fence with stops to route the cover and back 1/2" in from the edge as shown below.
That's about it, now give it to your favorite little buddy so they'll have a place to secretly keep all those treasures.
We hope you liked this project. If you build it and your friends ask where you got such a clever idea, please tell them that you got it at RunnerDuck.com.
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