How to Make Decisions
Issue 45

We welcome your letters, questions and desperate pleas for help in this uncaring world. As always, e-mail WBXylo at Gmail.com. Don’t fret about e-mailing me with puzzle problems; I won’t yell at you.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving!

How to Remove a Vomit Stain from Carpet
Source: Haley’s Cleaning Hints

Step 1: Scrape up the vomit with a spatula (pancake flipper) into a dustpan.
Step 2: Mix 1/4 cup baking soda with 1 cup warm water.
Step 3: Apply the mixture to stain.
Step 4: To remove the vomit odor, mix 1 cup hydrogen peroxide with 1 Tbsp baking soda and 1 tsp dish soap.
Step 5: Apply the peroxide solution to the affected area with a sponge.
Step 6: Let dry.
Step 7: Vacuum area.

Throw away any leftover mixtures.

How to Defend against a Shoulder Grab (simplest technique)

As discussed before, an attacker grabs your right shoulder with his left arm.

Step 1: With your right arm, pinch the skin which covers the attacker’s left triceps.
This should cause him to release his hold.

Quote of the Week

I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.
-Mark Twain

This Week’s Puzzle (difficulty: Down to Earth)

What do the following words have in common?
Mine
Lord
Lady
Slide
Fill

Last Week’s Puzzle (difficulty: elementary school)

H, H, L, B, B, C, N,

What is the next letter in the pattern?

IP’s Mark B. was our winner last week, correctly identifying O as the next letter in this particular sequence.

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