Thank You! Thank You!
Thank You!
Special thanks go out to all of our clients and friends who graciously referred our shop to their friends and neighbors last month! Our business is built based on the positive comments and referrals from people just like you. We just couldn’t do it without you.
Please ask about our Customer Loyalty Program
Carving Pumpkins
According to the American Society of Hand Therapists, the Halloween season often sees an influx of patients with severe injuries to their hands and fingers as a result of pumpkincarving accidents. It offers these suggestions:
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Ask for help carrying a large pumpkin rather than risk putting stress on your hands, wrists, and arms. |
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Make sure your carving spot is well-lit. Wash  and dry the tools and cutting surface. Any moisture here - or on your
hands - can cause a slip that can lead to injury. |
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Invest in a pumpkin carving kit (most grocery stores sell these for about $5) because the small, serrated pumpkin saws are less likely to get stuck in the thick flesh of a pumpkin and generally work better than kitchen knives. |
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Don't let children carve. Instead, assign them the job of washing the pumpkin and scooping out the seeds. |
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When carving, cut away from yourself with small, controlled strokes. |
October Is German-American
Heritage Month
Nearly 43 million people in the United States identify
German as their primary ancestry, the U.S. Census Bureau reported in July 2004. Americans of German descent live in nearly every American county. From the East Coast, where the first German settlers arrived in the 1600s, to the West Coast and in all the states in between, German-Americans have been realizing the American dream for more than 300 years.
German-Americans and Germans who settled in the US
have been influential in most every field, from science, to
architecture, to entertainment, to commercial industry. Some, like Brooklyn Bridge engineer John Augustus Roebling or architect Walter Gropius, left behind visible landmarks. Ethnic celebrations such as Oktoberfest help to preserve the German-American culture.
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A Better Way To Run
Fitness expert Matt Fitzgerald recommends that joggers
mix up their routine by sprinting every other lap because it maximizes aerobic capacity (the rate at which your muscles use oxygen), burns more calories, and increases stride and strength.
To get started, jog for five to 10 minutes, stop and stretch your legs, run hard or sprint for several minutes, resume jogging, and then alternate sprinting and jogging the rest of your normal route. End your session with 5 to 10 minutes of easy jogging. To ease your body into higher speeds, do your hardest running down hills to get used to the faster pace.
Testing Your Smoke Detector
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission advises
people to test their smoke detectors once a month and replace batteries once a year. In addition to pushing  the test button to make sure the alarm is working, the Stockton, Calif., Fire Department suggests lighting a match or candle, blowing out the flame, and then waving it under the detector. The fire department warns not to use a flame to test the smoke detector,
as it could damage the device. Aerosol smokeproducts,
available at hardware stores, are also used for testing smoke detectors. Alarm manufacturer First Alert cautions consumers to use aerosol smoke only if it is listed with UnderwritersLaboratories. The UL listing
will appear on the label.
Cowboy Wisdom
- Never slap a man who’s chewing tobacco.
- There are two theories about arguing with a woman.
Neither work.
- Never miss a good chance to shut up.
- Always drink upstream from the herd.
- Never kick a cow chip on a hot day.
- Good judgment comes from experience, but a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
- If you’re riding ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it’s still there.
- Letting the cat out of the bag is a whole lot easier than putting it back.
- After eating a big bull, a mountain lion felt so good he
started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you’re full of bull, keep your mouth shut.
- The best way to double your money is to fold it up and put it back in your pocket.
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