Job 42:11

• “Use a pastry blender to mash up eggs when you are making egg salad. It works on the yolks,too. I mash mine separately.”— I.F. in Tennessee • Old towels can have new life in your kitchen. Just cut them into small pieces and store in a box — even a tissue box would do. When you have a small spill or need to clean the countertops,you can use one instead of a paper towel. It will save you money, because they can be washed and reused. If the soiling is very bad,you don’t have to feel bad about throwing it out or turning it into a workshop towel instead. • “To freshen plastic flowers,mist with hairspray. Do not use this on silk flowers.”— L.C. in Texas • Has this ever happened to you? You gather limbs or bush trimmings in a garbage can,and before lawn-waste pickup day,it rains,filling your can? Drill a series of holes in the bottom of your lawn and leaf cans,and the water will drain out. It also makes it easier to remove filled bags of leaves. • Shine bathroom chrome with vinegar. Use a dampened cloth to apply,let dry and buff to a shine. • Go Green Tip: According to ENERGYSTAR.gov,“Leaving your car at home just two days a week will save 1,590 pounds of greenhouse-gas emissions each year.”Not to mention the gas you’ll save and the cost of wear and tear on your vehicle.

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By Samantha Weaver

• It was Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard, chancellor of West Germany in the 1960s,who made the following sage observation:“A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece.” • You think you’re a chocolate lover? In Spain in the 16th century, people loved chocolate so much that it was not uncommon for royal families to give cocoa as part of their daughters’dowry. • Chiffon is a perennially fashionable lightweight sheer fabric used in many beautiful gowns — you yourself might have worn a chiffon dress to your prom. But you probably didn’t realize that the word “chiffon”is actually French for “rag.” • If you’ve ever lived with another person,whether a sibling,a spouse or a roommate,it’s almost certain that no matter how good the relationship, there was friction over sharing the bathroom. A few years ago those who study such things decided to conduct a survey to determine what the most annoying bathroom-related habits are. The results: The habit that annoys people more than any other is failing to replace the roll of toilet paper when it runs out. Leaving blobs of toothpaste in the sink was a close second. • There was once a law in Hawaii that required anyone not owning a boat to pay a fine. • Dooley Wilson,the actor who played Sam the piano player in the Academy Award-winning 1942 film “Casablanca,”was actually a drummer — he couldn’t play the piano at all. • Talk about being desperate for immortality: Greek philosopher Empedocles wanted people to believe that his body had disappeared and he had been turned into a god,so he threw himself into Mt. Etna,an active volcano.

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