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What is the modern opinion regarding coffee in the office. Is it no longer proper to pour a cup of java, add a little cream, and drop it off on the boss's desk when he comes in? I always thought it was courteous and a demonstation of respect to greet the boss with a cup of coffee first thing in the morning. Guess I'm from the old school, but, I'd like to know what is done nowadays.

If you are like many folks the day after Thanksgiving, there is a large amount of leftovers. Though our family has its favorites, it would be fun to find out how others create their after-Thanksgiving masterpieces. So, what do you do with the: turkey, giblet gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cornbread, sweet potatoes, cranberries, etc?

We have a family of ground hogs who have lived under the concrete front steps of our house, under a giant climbing rose for generations. We bought the house from Mom, and they have lived there for as long as she can remember. She is 96. We've had the front steps "mud jacked" six years ago because it was falling into the den. However, the ground hogs came back 2 years ago and started raising new families. We tried last year to get rid of them, but they came back this year. We had mom, pop, and 3 babies. The...