Howdy, Neighbors. We’ve got plenty to BUZZ about this week…let’s see, what’ll it be? The Pats going to the Superbowl? The Bruins going to the White House? The Presidential debates? Groundhog Day? Valentine’s Day? Nope. Today’s topic du jour is cornstarch – that white, powdery substance that sits in your spice cabinet for years on end, screaming “Use me!” But does anybody listen? Nope. It just sits there, til you finally decide to toss it, and don’tcha know, the next day, you’re whipping up a batch of something that calls for cornstarch in the recipe and you’ve got to make a trip to the store to buy a can, only to have it sit in the spice cabinet for years. Such a viscous circle! With that in mind, we now present the Wonders of Cornstarch: Cure athlete’s foot – Sprinkle corn starch on your feet and in shoes to absorb moisture and reduce friction; Clean a carpet – sprinkle corn starch on the carpet, wait thirty minutes, then vacuum; Prevent or kill mildew in damp books – Sprinkle corn starch throughout the book to absorb moisture from damp pages, wait several hours, then brush clean; Detangle knots -Sprinkle a stubborn knot with corn starch; When baking a cream pie, adding a little corn starch will prevent crust from cracking; Absorb excess grease and oil stains on driveways by sprinkling with corn starch; Clean stuffed animals by sprinkling with corn starch – rub in, let stand for a few minutes, then brush off all the old drool, sour milk, and snot, and voila! That old teddy bear is ready to hand down to the next kid. Did you know that you can starch your doilies with corn starch? AND if you’re out of Kaopectate, just pour yourself a cornstarch cocktail! Pretty amazing stuff! Is there no end to what you can learn from the BUZZ? Let’s RUN right over and see what’s happening in the Beach City…Got an email from Eileen Mundis and Jamie Farrell of Revere Neighbor Watch: “Many of us are already signed up for CodeRed with the City with our home phone and email information. We have just received information from CodeRed that they have released an app for our mobile devices as well.” Visit your app store to download CodeRED mobile for your iPhone or iPad. The Droid app version should be out in a few months. If you haven’t signed up for CodeRed, please visit www.revere.org and you’ll find all the details on how to register. The system allows the City to quickly deliver emergency messages and important municipal information to targeted areas or to the entire City. Residents will be able to receive notices by land-line phones, cell phones, emails and text messages, but it won’t work if they don’t have your number. We’ve received messages about snow and water emergencies, bridge and road closures, etc. so it’s quite helpful when something’s going on that everyone needs to know about. Check it out…A little girl and a little boy were at day care. The girl approaches the boy and says, “Hey, Tommy, wanna play house?” Tommy says, “Sure! What do you want me to do?” The little girl replies,“I want you to communicate your thoughts.” “Communicate my thoughts?” said a bewildered Tommy. “I have no idea what that means.” The little girl smirked, then said, “Perfect! You can be the husband!”…It’s “Whine Time”! Got something you’d like to grumble, groan or gripe about? The BUZZ is the perfect place – here’s a “BUZZ Bellyache” now: With another fatal accident on the General Edwards Bridge last month, there’s plenty of talk about how to get people to slooooow down, especially in bad weather. As one who resides not far from said bridge, I drive over it many times a week. So do my friends and neighbors. Someone near and dear to me reported that one recent early morning, as the bridge pavement was just starting to freeze up, a car heading towards Lynn sped past doing at least twice the speed limit and nearly ran him off the road. Was there a police officer to be found? Sure – sitting at the edge of the old Building 19 parking lot, where there often is a State Trooper. Did he stop the speeding stooge? NOPE. Obviously “Go Slow” signs and police positioned AFTER the bridge do not deter these supersonic simpletons from risking a life. How ‘bout putting the police patrol BEFORE the bridge heading north? Or maybe a stop sign on 1A just before the bridge? Really, folks, this is not rocket science. Just our 2 cents… The Boston Home Show comes to Suffolk Downs this weekend. If you’re planning on attending, and want free admission passes, just click on your Facebook search button to Friends of Suffolk Downs and get your free passes. Free parking too. The show runs from Friday through Sunday, and it’s always a good way to get ideas for “STUFF” around the house. Bring your sweetheart, and get that “Honeydew” list going!… Statistics show that most Americans prefer beef to pork. The pig farmers of the U.S. were hopeful to see a significant increase in their business after scares about health over beef, but most of the benefits had gone to the poultry and fish industries, Sales of ham and bacon remained virtually unchanged. Because of this, the National Porcine Association hired a major Madison Avenue advertising firm to boost sale of pork products. They decided on an intensive campaign to saturate magazines, television and radio with ads urging people to eat pork patties.The campaign was given an extra boost when Congress was convinced to designate every February 2 as the day when families would be urged to eat pork sausage. That day would be celebrated nationally, of course, as – Ground Hog Day…Finally, our best wishes to all of our friends who are celebrating the Chinese New Year! Gong Hey Fat Choy – May the coming year bring you peace, happiness, and good fortune! That’s it for the BUZZ, BUZZers. Do whatever makes your heart sing, and remember: When the past calls, just let it go to voicemail. It has absolutely nothing new to say…This week’s SMILEMAKERS: The newest members of the Revere Police Department, Officer Daniel Rosenthal and Officer Jorge Romero; Sue Downing, Mary Giangregorio, Rob Caldarelli, Nancy Dowd, Fanny Alfaro, Marco Mazzarelli, Sally Miller, Maggie DiPlatzi, Rose Boyd, Tom Stewart, Ron Testa, Arianna Murray, Matthew Philbin, Brian Garcia, Vincent Snyder, and Christina Ochoa…Heeere’s the CHUCKLE: (from Sheila Ercolini) Andrea the Blonde was driving her car one winter night, when she became lost in a snowstorm. She didn’t panic however, because she remembered what her dad had once told her – “If you ever get stuck in a snowstorm, just wait for a snow plow to come by and follow it.” Sure enough, pretty soon a snow plow came by, and she started to follow it. She followed the plow for about forty-five minutes. Finally the driver of the truck got out and asked her what she was doing. She explained that her dad had told her if she ever got stuck in a snow storm, to follow a plow. The driver nodded and said, “Well, lady, I’m all done with the Wal-Mart parking lot, do you want to follow me over to Sears now?”…Got comments? News? Announcements? Jokes? Suggestions? Want to congratulate someone on their anniversary, birthday, baby, divorce? Is your group running a fundraiser, meeting, or event? Got a BUZZ Bellyache to share? January 27th is National Toilet Day! Whether or not you give a crap, you can still mail AndreaRevere@aol.com or snailmail the BUZZ at PO Box 101, Revere, MA 02151, and read it in THE REVERE ADVOCATE!