Health

Interestingly, you don’t even need a real dog; even petting a stuffed animal can have the same positive effect.

I can put on fuzzy socks.

So go through the closets, the storage, the tubs in your living room, and donate what you can!

If you're planning on "catching up on sleep" this weekend . . . don't. 

So why not call or stop by the Salvation Army office and see if you qualify?  I mean, yeah, $65 might not seem like a ton to some of you guys, but... that's a lot of money to others.

When you get in, you'll immediately be lost and have no idea where to go. So what you should do is stand and look at the different colored elevator codes for about five minutes until a nice elderly volunteer points you where you should go. Check in with the nice lady with the scraggly hands and she'll know everything about your life in about two seconds.

So if you're one of those people, and you need a little help, here are some helpful tips!

And, do you HAVE to go through the parking lot at 50 miles an hour? I know you just bought a carton of Rocky Road, but you don't need to peel out of there so fast you leave a cartoon smoke cloud behind.

So parents, be on the lookout.  You can prevent some bad stuff going down pretty easily with just a watchful eye.  Heck, you might even want to tell the older kids about some of these signs - not to scare them, but to let them tell themselves when it's probably a good idea to come inside and get warm.

I'm not talking about Weird Cousin Jeb.  He can stay in the attic.  He ain't hurtin nothin.