At last, the sun is sinking, and it’s safe to let the kids outside without endangering their health. Take advantage of the (slight) drop in the heat, douse them with bug spray and send them out to play these great evening games (or skip the dishes and go out to play, too.) We grouped the games in order of darkness (twilight into night). The glow-in-the-dark football, hula hoops and flying disks are fun to simply toss, catch and watch as they swirl and glow, but we suggest a few games below, too.
Beat the Heat!
With temperatures soaring, we've come up with ways for you to keep cool.
» MONDAY: Chill out with these cool reads.
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Neil Sperry
While your garden is growing, sow a love for helping others, too
Do you love plants and like helping people? Gardening offers scores of ways to volunteer. Consider some of your choices:
Jim Jones
Evangelical elite
The Rev. Freddie Gage of Euless grew up in Houston's tough north side. He stormed into the world of evangelism at age 18 as "the underworld preacher."
Gregg Ellman
Gadgets: An $80 portable media player?
You're far from alone if your first thought is "iPod" when "MP3" or "portable music player" are mentioned. But you shouldn't be afraid to go in a different direction with the SanDisk Sansa Fuze.
Dear Abby
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
- Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Entertainment
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Jonas boys may be the newest kids in Westlake
What do you think?
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