Free Republic

1. Clear large space on table for wrapping present. 2. Go to wardrobe and collect bag in which present is contained, and close door. 3. Open door and remove cat from wardrobe. 4. Go to cupboard and retrieve rolls of wrapping paper. 5. Go back and remove cat from cupboard. 6. Go to drawer and collect transparent sticky tape, ribbons, scissors, labels, etc. 7. Lay out present and wrapping materials on table, to enable wrapping strategy to be formed. 8. Go back to drawer to get string, remove cat that has been in the drawer since last visit, and collect...

Three Army post offices in Germany closed this week as a precautionary measure after suspicious packages were discovered, U.S. Army Europe officials said.One of those three resumed operations Wednesday afternoon, they added."U.S. Army post offices in Vilseck and Kitzingen are currently closed as a precaution after the discovery of suspicious packages earlier in the week," said Millie Waters, a USAREUR spokeswoman.The Army post office at Wurzburg resumed operations after U.S. and host nation authorities determined that the suspicious package found there posed no threat, Waters said.Because of the current investigation into the packages at Vilseck and Kitzingen, Waters said, USAREUR ...