By now we hope you've checked out the new Euchre Club of Chicago website at euchrechicago.org. Not only will you find a lot of information on upcoming club activities, news, averages and photos, but there's also a growing business directory of goods and services offered by your fellow ECC members (if you have a good or, um, service you'd like to include in the directory, send your information to euchrechicago@yahoo.com.

You'll also notice at the bottom right corner of the page some Google ads, offering you a constantly-changing variety of items of interest to our club. While we can't offiically tell you to click the ads, we can tell you that everytime one of the ads gets clicked, the club makes money. You do the math.

If you have any suggestions on how to make the website even better, be sure to let us know!

If you haven't joined us yet at the Center on Halsted for Tuesday Night Euchre, then you're one of the few. Tuesday's are promising to be a great night, plus there's cheap food and alcoholic beverages available at Whole Foods downstairs -- so BYO dinner and drinks, and join us for our newest edition to the ECC!/font>

Your stormy weather for the week, provided by the meteorologists at WFLD-TV Fox Chicago.

TUESDAY - 83 / 71 Thunderstorms
WEDNESDAY - 88 / 73 Thunderstorms
THURSDAY - 86 / 70 Thunderstorms
FRIDAY - 80 / 65 Thunderstorms
SATURDAY - 82 / 61 Partly Cloudy
SUNDAY - 79 / 60 Sunny

There's Drag and then there's Mime. When the two of them meet, hilarity ensue. Check out performance artist Ennio Marchetto as he shows what a little creativity, a lot of cardboard and some big talent can accomplish. Click here or click the image below.

Sunday, August 26/b> - Next Board meeting, 4:30PM @ Charlie's

Congratulations to the following recent winners!/font>

Pre-moo/b> [PREE moo] adv. 1. The act of having eight points in Euchre. "Sam and Lou were pre- moo but we won anyway." See also The Barn

"I'm happy to be your little prick, Dan"

- ECC president Ron Hall making an offer to member Dan Miracle. It's strange, as our president has never before been called a little prick.... Let's just hope they weren't discussing Halloween costumes.

Dear Hoyle,

Is it just me, or does Big Chicks hate us? Service on Wednesday is awful, the manager is often pretty nasty to us, and even though we bring in, on average, 40 people a night to the bar, they couldn't seem to care less about us. Why don't we pick up our cards and go someplace else? Tired of Mistreatment

Dear Tom (if that's your real name or an unfortunate choice of acronym):
Thanks for your feedback, and I know others in the club feel the same way that you do. But many people would disagree, and realize that the club has a long history with Michelle Fire and Big Chicks -- she's supported the club for a very long time, and we have supported her in turn. Will everything always go perfectly? Of course not -- everyone can have an off night. But the "good" nights will happen far more frequently, so I would advise you to just brush it off if you can and focus on your cards. Of course, if you've been harassed or mistreated in any way by a member of the Big Chicks staff, bring it up to a board member right away -- let them handle it and resolve it. That's why they get paid the big, well, um, nevermind.

If you have a question about Euchre strategy, ECC club rules, relationships or just life in general, send an e-mail to resident expert Hoyle at euchrechicago@yahoo.com. We promise all e- mails are anonymous, and the answers may just