SUPPORT FOR OUR TROOPS IN IRAQ

If you go to this Web site, you can pick out a thank-you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving in Iraq. You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the armed services. There is no personal identification required, except your name; you can choose from some nice cards drawn by kids; and you’ll show your appreciation to someone who’s fighting for our country. You can also see a lot of photos and things written by soldiers in Iraq. www.letssaythanks.com

BRAIN TRAINING

For those with their wits about them (as well as those of us lacking wits), this site features online IQ tests, mathematics games, brain concentration tests, and exercises for IQ boosting and mind training. It gave me a headache, but you may enjoy it. http://brainmetrix.com/

LOVE THESE PICTURE PUZZLES

This is another site that’s headache-producing, but it’s kind of fun. You are required to rearrange rectangles of a cut-up picture to complete the puzzle, but somehow it’s much harder than a jigsaw type. Interesting picture selection, though. http://imagiware.com/puzzle/

ILLUSIONS=Erroneous Mental Representations

This is a site full of strange optical illusions. You’ve probably seen one or two of them before, but there are lots that were new to me. http://www.skytopia.com/project/illusion/illusion.html

DUELING DOODLING

Get somebody to join you and you both can doodle together with this online whiteboard. You can play by yourself, too. There are lots of line sizes, stamps, colors, etc. to waste a lot of time. http://www.imaginationcubed.com/LaunchPage