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Today is Tuesday, the 337th day of 2013, with 28 days left in the year.

Today is ...

National Roof Over Your Head Day. Look up at that roof you sleep under and be thankful to have it. There are more than half a million homeless people in the U.S., according to the National Alliance to End Homelessness.

Joke corner

I decided to get my husband to address Christmas cards, as I had so much to do. I arranged everything we needed, then hopefully pulled up a chair and said, "Come on, Dear, let's get these out of the way."

He glanced at the array on the table, turned away and went into the den, returning moments later with a high stack of cards, stamped, sealed, and addressed.

"They're last year's," he said. "I forgot to mail them. Now let's go out to dinner and relax."

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I recently got out the boxes of Christmas decorations and I told the children (ages 10, 8 and 5) they could start setting them out. They were very excited and each got to pick out favorite ornaments or figurines. Maria, the youngest, wanted to set up the nativity scene and happily set to her task. As she concentrated on carefully unwrapping Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus, I overhead Maria singing this: "Angels We Have Heard Online ..."

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As a little girl climbed onto Santa's lap, Santa asked the usual question, "And what would you like for Christmas?"

The child stared at him open-mouthed and horrified for a minute, then gasped: "Didn't you get my email?"

Define this

Aegis

Definition No. 1 - Protection, support, guidance, or sponsorship of a particular person or organization.

Definition No. 2 - A slow movement that is hardly noticeable.

Sentence scrambler

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Answers

fleer - To grin or laugh coarsely or mockingly.

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"I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens." - Woody Allen

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