I HAVE UPDATED THE FOOTBALL CONTEST STANDINGS

I have updated the Mickey's Place football pick em contest through yesterdays Georgia game. Keith continues to lead the contest by 6 games over Julianne and Lee with me and Andrew a distant 9 games back. Dad has dropped all the way back to 11 place and it right in the middle of the Georgia contingent and is just 2 games ahead of Scott. I think it will take a total meltdown for Keith to lose the contest. I have become a bit frustrated with the computer because for some reason it has been running a bit slow the last couple days, it's not dial up slow but slower than I have been use to. The CH girls basketball team was in action last night in Charles City against West Point however the paper didn't report the score of last nights game, they will play in the same tournament tonight. Where has Scott been nobody heard from him since the 24. MICKEY

Manage the little stressors which chip away at your spirit – this includes environmental chemicals, clutter and dust, skipping breakfast, insufficient sleep, a lack of quiet time, even old makeup.

GINGER
Soothe a sour stomach. Ginger is also known to help quell motion sickness, reduce lousy LDL cholesterol, thwart artery-clogging clots, kill ovarian cancer cells, quash inflammation, and maybe even fend off the common cold. Of course, consuming 50 ginger cookies isn't the way to get the goodness of this root; better to take it in extract form (which, in fact, has been shown to reduce the stiffness and pain of osteoarthritis if taken every day).

BAKE YOU BACON
The secret to perfectly cooked bacon: Skip the pan or the skillet. Bacon's tendency to scrunch up makes for uneven cooking. Instead, place no more than a half pound of bacon on a 12 x 18 baking dish or baking sheet with sides and roast in a 375°F oven for 12 to 15 minutes, for that perfectly crisp (but not too crisp) texture.

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