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What's New? Like we said above, we just got our home in Kirkland listed for sale. If you or anyone you know is moving to Washington this might be just the home they are looking for. It's a 2,800 square foot daylight basement home with a fabulous view of the Cascade Mountain range. It's located at 12504 89th Pl. NE. Kirkland, Washington 98034, that's right in the middle of Microsoft Land and many high tech software and medical companies.For more information you can contact Tammy Wallick at tammy@wallickrealestate.com or 425-736-2136. We are asking $724,900. DigiTalkTo recover the space that gets eaten up by these files open Internet Explorer, assuming that's the web browser you use, and under "Tools" on the tool bar open "Internet Options". In Internet Options you'll see "Browsing history". Click the "Delete" button this will open up a selection box of items that you can delete. Temporary files are where the pictures and web pages are stored. You can delete all of these. Cookies are little files that are written to your hard drive by web sites that you visit. They hold information about you that makes the web page a little more friendly. Most if not all of these can be erased. The next time you log onto one of those sites you my have to enter the information again. History is a list of all the web sites you've visited. Again this makes web surfing a little faster but they can be deleted with no problem. Form data is information that you've typed into boxes on web pages. You can delete these, you'll just have to enter the information again the next time you open that web page. Lastly are the passwords that are for different web sites. Here again you can delete them but you will have to re-enter them the next time you go back. Just those simple steps will help free up significant space on your hard drive. Be sure to run your defrag program after all the files are deleted. You should see some improvement. SITE OF THE MONTH
We are constantly bombarded with physical exercise information. The news is always talking about the latest exercise craze, walk faster, jog slower, run farther, walk for twenty minutes three times a week, etc. We believe all that is good for your body and health but what about your brain?
It is just as important to exercise your brain as your body. It keeps you sharper and there are some studies that it helps slow down the onset of alzheimer's. Our web site this month will provide that needed exercise while providing some entertainment. Go to http://thinks.com and find the mind game of your choice. The are all free and include Sudoku, Crosswords, Jigsaw Puzzles and even Chess. Give it a try, it certainly can't hurt.
MARILYN'S CORNERTrick-or-Treat Candy Corn
Being October it's time to start planning for Halloween. These corn husk wrapped candy corn treats will be really be a hit with those little crumb crunchers. You can also use them for serving candy at your Halloween party.
 Here's what you'll need:
A package of corn husks wrappers
For trick-or-treat pour some candy corn into the corn husk and tie the ends. Make sure that the corn wrapper is closed so that the corn will not fall out. This is a very simple project that will be fun for the kids to make. Remember we have all of our past projects archived on our web site at www.runnerduck.com. Just click on the Craft Egg.
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This was submitted by RunnerDuck reader Jim S. Thanks for the good laugh Jim.
The Anniversary Gift
Larry was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was really angry.
She told him "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in less than 6 seconds... AND IT BETTER BE THERE!!!"
The next morning Larry got up early and left for work. When his wife woke up, she looked out the window and sure enough there was a gift-box for her wrapped in the middle of the driveway. Confused, the wife put on her robe, ran out to the driveway and brought the box back in the house. She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale.
Larry has been missing since Friday
THIS WEEK'S FREE RECIPE
Ingredients:
Add four tablespoons of the mix into a mug, add boiling water, stir and enjoy!
Remember, if you have a recipe you'd like to share please send it to Marilyn at runnerduck.com. We'd be happy to post your favorite recipe on our Kitchen site or in our newsletter and give you credit.
Every month we post a new recipe on our web page. Be sure and check out the New recipe at the RunnerDuck Kitchen Store.
Here's a perfect complimentary cookbook to this months recipe. It has many very good and interesting blends of coffee and cocoa. It's not a big time recipe book but a very nice brewing book for coffee lovers everywhere.
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Safety Tips
Since we were so consumed by getting our house ready to sell and didn't get a woodworking project done this month we thought it might be a good time to remind you about safety in the wood shop. Winter is coming and there is a good chance that you'll be spending more time working on those holiday projects and all those neat wood projects you just never could get to all summer long. It's always better to take a few minutes and think about safety then it is to spend a lifetime in pain.
1. Power tools come with lots of instructions, take time to read through them so you understand the real dangers associated with the particular tool.
2. Your eyes and ears are irreplaceable, protect them with safety glasses and ear protectors. There are some very comfortable styles out now so there is no good excuse not to wear them.
3. Unbuttoned coats, loose sleeves, and other loose clothing can get caught in saws and pull you in behind them. Wear clothing that is appropriate for the job you are doing.
4. We hate them but safety guards are there for a reason. If you don't like the ones that came with your equipment then find one that will work with it and provide the same protection. Don't just remove them and think nothing will happen.
5. Nobody likes a messy shop but if you don't keep your shop picked up then there is an accident waiting to happen. Sweep the floors, sawdust is slippery. Pick up tools and keep power cords out of the way.
6. Don't be distracted while you are running power tools. If your mind is preoccupied with other thoughts then there is an accident waiting to happen. Never operate equipment when you've been drinking or using medications that might cause drowsiness.
7. Don't force your work. If something feels like it's binding then stop and fix the problem. Improper feed speeds not only can mess up your project it can really mess up your day.
8. There are lots of things that can cut you in a wood shop. If you are going to be handling sharp tools that might cut you wear non-cut safety gloves. Otherwise keep your fingers out of the way.
9. Make sure you have a solid work surface. Don't balance something that you are working on because you don't have the proper clamps. Make your project secure and then power up your tool.
10. Last but not least teach your kids and grandkids the proper way to use tools. Make sure they understand why it's important to use tools correctly. They need to know that power tools are not toys but things that can hurt you if not used with supervision and proper instruction.
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