Oddities Who needs The Psychic Friends Network when we can show you where to really find that special glimpse of 'inner' knowledge? The Toaster Oracle Ever have one of those mornings when even your toaster advises you to go back to bed? From creator Ritchey A. Ruff. ~*~ Ask the King What's that, you say you want a second opinion? Well you're in luck, the 'King' is in, Elvis that is, compliments of MGM. ~*~ Ask Yoda Well, why should Luke Skywalker be the only one to benefit from the force? Provided by South Florida's Sun-Sentinel. ~*~ The Psychic Chicken Creator Gary Piland, may not be the Nostradamus you're looking for, but he sure knows how to use a sense of humor!

The Parent's Pen For Moms and Dads who need that extra dose of humor, two of our favorite writers, Jimmy Patterson and Loretta Casteen, share their Parental Antidotes. Life With Dad is a wonderful look through the eyes of Fatherhood by writer Jimmy Patterson from Midland, Texas. For those who love his humor (like we do), his book, Sticky Doorknobs: How to Laugh in the Face of Chaos and Assorted Tales from a Frazzled Dad, is now available. He also has a weekly newsletter you can sign up for when you drop him an e-mail at : jpatterson@marshill.com  Our favorite pick: Look Who's Coming to Dinner and a Movie It seems like just yesterday when an 11-year-old boy came over to our house and I watched as he and my 11-year-old daughter climbed up a tree, sat for a while and talked harmlessly. When they were finished, they climbed back out of the tree, walked across the back yard, through the house, and the kid left. As he walked out the door, he turned, looked at my daughter and, in his finest Beaver Cleaver imitation, raised his hand in a half wave and said, "Well ... see ya." Not that Beaver Cleaver would ever be caught dead at a dopey girl's house. For me, the day still stands as a major turning point in my life. It was something I had never thought would happen: a boy on MY turf. What's more, he was on my turf AND he had designs on my 11-year-old daughter - not that there are many 11-year-olds who have designs that could be even remotely harmful. Most 11-year-old males are too busy thinking about swell things like baseball and frogs and wrestling. Most of them are still talking to other boys about how gross girls are, not actually talking TO girls... Continued... ~*~ And right around the corner, Loretta Casteen will escort Moms into Loretta's Library, a wonderful cozy nitch where glimpses of Motherhood are smiles away. Our favorite pick:  The Boy Who Would Be... Ah, celebrities. These people are sometimes difficult, finicky and downright hard to live with. I should know, because over the last few years an interesting variety of celebrity-types have taken up residence in our house. The first movie star who came to stay was Buzz Lightyear, Space Ranger. Buzz was okay and was out of sight during the day, but at night, in his Space Ranger jammies, Buzz made death-defying leaps off the end of his bed into piles of stuffed animals. His "falling with style" antics caused more than a little gray to appear in my hair... Continued....

In the 'Know' Have a yen for statistics, factuals, and quotes? Heres just a few we've scoped out that caught our eye: Useless Facts "13 people a year are killed by vending machines falling on them."...one of hundreds of facts to discover by category  ~*~ Strange But True "Over 2500 left handed people a year are killed from using products made for right handed people!" ...just one of a number of weird facts. ~*~ Dumb Laws North Carolina :"it's against the law to sing off key." Pick a state or Country, you'll be surprised what sort of wacky laws you'll find. ~*~ Stupid Quotes "Please provide the date of your death." -from an IRS letter...only one of dozens of quotes you'll find.