We Hope Thanksgiving Brought You Many Things To Be Thankful For. It Brought An Inch Or Two Of Snow To Southeastern Wisconsin...

...and "storm warnings" are posted for tomorrow and tomorrow night.

So, if you too are stuck inside because of the weather, try this little quiz to pass the time:

The "How Little We Pay Attention To The Commonplace Things In Life" Quiz

1. On a "Stop & Go" light, is the green on the top or bottom?

2. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?

3. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?

4. What six colors are on the classic Campbell's soup can label?

5. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg? (No getting up.)

6. How many cigarettes are in a standard pack?

7. On the United States flag, is the top stripe red or white?

8. Which way does the red slash in a "no smoking" sign run, "top left to bottom right" or
"top right to bottom left?"

9. What's the lowest number on the FM radio dial?

10. How many channels are there on the VHF TV dial?

11. How many sides does a "stop sign" have?

12. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?

13. "Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc." Who's missing?

14. Does a "merry-go-round" turn clockwise or counter-clockwise?

15. How many matches are there in a standard matchbook?


ANSWERS:

1-bottom

2-right

3-"0" and "1"

4-red, white, blue, black, yellow & gold

5-right leg

6-20

7-red

8-top left to bottom right

9-88

10-12

11-8

12-6

13-Bashful

14-counter-clockwise

15-20

Stay warm and don't forget to get your Christmas decorations up just like we have...

"Happy Thanksgiving" (with helpful tips from "Martha Stewart" & "Maxine")

Martha says: "If you accidentally over salt a dish while it's still cooking, drop in a peeled potato and it will absorb the excess salt for an instant fix-up."




Maxine says: "If you over salt a dish while cooking, that's too bad. Please recite with me the cook's motto: 'I made it and you will eat it and I don't care how bad it tastes.' "






Martha says: "Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of a sugar cone to prevent ice cream drips."

Maxine says: "Just suck the ice cream out of the bottom of the cone, for Pete's sake! You're probably lying on the couch with your feet up eating it anyway."

Martha Stewart says: "To keep potatoes from budding, place an apple in the bag with the potatoes."

Maxine says: "Buy Hungry Jack mashed potato mix. Keep it in the pantry. It keeps for a couple of years.

Martha Stewart says: "Don't throw out leftover wine. Freeze it into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces."

Maxine says: "Leftover Wine??? When has that ever happened?"

Bill Rudersdorf Shares "The Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow" and a "Health Alert"

Recently, I was diagnosed with A.A.A.D.D.---Age-Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.

This is how it manifests itself:

This past summer, I decided to water my garden. As I turned on the hose in the driveway, I looked over at my car and decided it needed washing.

As I started toward the garage, I noticed that there was mail on the porch table that I had brought up from the mail box earlier. I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car. I lay my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can under the table and notice that the can is full.

So, I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first. But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out the garbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my check book off the table and see that there is only one check left. My extra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my desk where I find the can of Coke that I had been drinking. I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the Coke aside so that I don't accidentally knock it over. I see that the Coke is getting warm and decide I should put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the counter catches my eye---they need to be watered. I set the Coke down on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses that I've been searching for all morning. I decide I better put them back on my desk, but first I'm going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water and suddenly I spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table. I realize that tonight, when we go to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote, but I won't remeber that it's on the kitchen table, so I decide to put it back in the den where it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers.

I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spills on the floor. So, I set the remote back down on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill. Then I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day: the car isn't washed, the bills aren't paid, there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter, the flowers don't have enough water, there is still only one check in my check book, I can't find the remote, I can't find my glasses and I don't remember what I did with the car keys.

Then when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm too tired to sort it all out. Don't laugh. If this isn't you yet, your day is coming.

(And remember that growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional---and laughing at yourself is therapeutic.)

More 45th Reunion Photos---this time from Marilyn Raschka

Our very own song leader---Classmate Suzy (Mittelstadt) Lewison.

Those plates didn't remain empty for long...

...Tenderlion Tips & Chicken Cordon Bleu are on their way...

...and hurry up with the Soup, Salad, Rolls, Green Beans and Mashed Potatoes & Gravy!

...or... What's the rush? We've got 45th years to talk over.

Looks like three satisfied classmates finally filled up after the big meal:

Bill Kissel, Dick Indermuehle & Tom Stephenson

Even more "satisfied customers:" Lyle Jens, Bill Rudersdorf

& Tom Stephenson again (twice as satisfied?)