If your summer plans call for a vacation abroad, consider this travel tip from reader Teresa Herring of 'Ewa Beach: Mail a postcard to yourself as a souvenir. "The pictures are nice," says Herring, "and it will have the postmark on it with the date and all the other info you might not always remember as the years go by."

— Zenaida Serrano

SAVE THE PLANET

PUMPING YOU UP

With the debate raging over how to get America over its oil addiction, with no easy answers in sight, online sportsbook YouWager.com presents the Beat the Pain at the Pump online contest. Submit your creative solution to America's oil crunch in 150 words or less for a chance to win $1,000 to help keep you gassed up all summer. Deadline is June 12. To enter, go to www.youwager.com/forms /freegas.php.

— Zenaida Serrano

FINAL WORD

"The tyranny of a reckless mind is the enemy of a serene life."

Anne Wilson Schaef | author of "Meditations for People Who Worry"

INFO BY CELL PHONE

For local movie listings, send text message with "M" plus ZIP code (e.g. m 96816) to 44636 (4INFO). Info is free; your cell phone service plan may charge a fee.