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friend and former school teacher named Sue, has gone to the Keys every year to enjoy the special lobster seasons. This has been the practice of her Florida entourage for the last 30 years. They rent a home each year and take as many of their family and friends as would like to go. To these water baby lobster lovers, this is as important as Christmas is to me and mine. Regular spiny lobster season is always August 6 through March 31. At that time, Key West celebrates the opening of Lobster Season with the biggest party of the year. Thousands of lobster lovers gather at Key West for three awesome, fun-filled days and nights of food and entertainment. Sue and friends usually went for the long haul but as starting dates for the school season became earlier and earlier, Sue found she enjoyed the two-day spiny lobster sport season in July best. The sports season always begins at 12:01 A.M., the last Wednesday in July and ends at 12 midnight on the last Thursday. The ‘bag limits’ are six lobsters per person per day for anyone with a recreational license. Possession is strictly enforced. I, personally, never learned how to enjoy the water enough to even learn to swim properly, much less go for lobsters. Nevertheless, it is fun to hear about it and live vicariously. The first time I came to Florida was to visit Mother and Dad and my brothers at

their motel. First thing the boys did was ask me if I wanted to go Snipe hunting. Snipes are an imaginary game bird purported to resemble quails or pheasants or other such birds. Snipe hunts take place on moonless nights and the victims are provided bags in which to catch the birds while the instigators do bird calls, search for them with flashlights, and make noises of the imaginary birds with rocks. Often the victims are abandoned but my brothers didn’t dare leave me there.

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I later learned that this is a “rite of passage wherein older adolescents take younger ones into the wilderness…” (or in this case, in the woodsy area by the sea). Many pleasant things are out there for Floridians to enjoy. For me with most of the available entertainments, I will continue to live vicariously. I will, however, enjoy and stick to anything musical. I strongly believe that exercising the throat and voice box is every bit as good for me as swimming, running, or other physical exercises. To each his own. Enjoy yourself! ST Kitty Maiden is a staff writer for Seniors Today.

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Do you have missing teeth or ill-fitting dentures? Find out if dental implants are right for you at a free patient information day. Learn how dental implants can help you eat the foods you enjoy, and lead a more active and confident life. Questions about the cost and how the implant surgery is done will be answered, plus much more. The seminar is scheduled for Tues., Aug. 20, 4 P.M. at the office of Florida Oral & Facial Surgical Associates, Palm Coast office at 21 Hospital Drive, Suite 180. Reserve your seat today. Make your reservation by calling 386-239-3600.

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Join Grand Villa, 535 N. Nova Road, Ormond Beach with a free seminar designed to present information about age related eye conditions presented by Mike Watson, Rehabilitation Specialist-Blind on Aug. 21 at 11 A.M. RSVP to 386-868-0723 today.

Free Caregiver’s Days Need a break from caregiving? First United Methodist Church of Ormond Beach is providing free Caregiver’s Days Out that includes food, fun, and special attention for care receivers. The days are from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M. on Thurs., Aug. 8; Sat., Sept. 14; and Thurs., Oct. 10; and Sat. Nov. 16 at the First United Methodist Church of Ormond Beach. For information, call Sherry at 386-677-3581, ext. 311. This is a great opportunity for caregivers to have a break and know that their loved ones are being taken care of in a loving, safe environment.

Prevent Foreclosure If you are struggling to make your mortgage payments, are unemployed, or earning less than before, or you need to leave your home, Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida can help you. Their Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved housing counselors can provide guidance through this difficult process with a free workshop on Tues., Aug. 13 from 6–8 P.M. at Ormond Beach City Hall, 22 S. Beach Street. The workshop is free, but space is limited, so register now! You can register by calling 386-506-5384, or e-mail to housing counseling@clsmf.org

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Learning, Living & Laughing Series Bishop’s Glen, 900 LPGA Blvd., Holly Hill has a series of free seminars you won’t want to miss during the month of August. Events include: Two Parkinson’s Support Groups on Tues., Aug. 6 at 2:15 P.M.; New Solutions To Eliminating Back Pain And Sciatica on Fri., Aug. 9 from 2:30–3:30 P.M.; Vince Cautero, Balladeer Extraordinaire on Fri., Aug. 16 at 6 P.M.; Caregiver Support Group on Wed., Aug. 21 at 1:30 P.M.; The Health And Safety Of Pets on Fri., Aug. 23 from 2:30–3:30 P.M.; and Preparation For Flu Season on Fri., Aug. 30 from 2:30–3:30 P.M. RSVP to 386-226-9110.

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Prevention Plus, Inc., is conducting tests for stroke, arterial disease, abdominal aortic aneurysm, osteoporosis, heart scan, and more on Thurs., Aug. 8 at Daytona Beach Shores Senior Center, 3048 S. Atlantic Ave. Early detection saves lives. These reasonably priced tests don’t require a doctor’s prescription. To register, call 1-888-667-7587.

Open Arms is an outreach ministry for the blind and visually impaired in the Daytona Beach area. You are invited to a free dinner, fellowship, and a program being offered at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 724 Big Tree Road, South Daytona, on the second Saturday of every month from 4–6 P.M. Please call 386-767-6542 one week prior to reserve your place.

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On Sat., Aug. 10, 9:45 A.M. enjoy a Scenic Historical Bus Tour presented by the Ormond Beach Historical Society. This two-hour tour includes the Ormond Scenic Loop, Fairchild Oak, Three Chimneys Sugar Mill Ruins, Ormond Indian Burial Mound, and historic homes along the way. A knowledgeable tour guide will interpret the 30 sites on the route. Tickets are $20 for adults, $7 for ages 7–12, and can be purchased at the OBHS Welcome Center, 38 East Granada Blvd. or by phone. Reservations are required as space is limited. Call 386-677-7005 for more information.

Peninsula Woman’s Club Enjoy lunch followed by contract bridge or canasta at the Peninsula Club, 415 S. Peninsula Drive, Daytona Beach on Thursdays, 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. For reservations, call 386-760-0487.

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eople often think that placing their assets into a trust for their own benefit in Florida makes the assets inaccessible to creditors, taxing authorities, and nursing homes, but that is not true. A self- settled trust in Florida, whether revocable or irrevocable, does not remove the assets from access by one’s creditors, Medicaid qualification rules, or taxation. A“self-settled” trust is a trust created by a person, allowing the person to use the assets, and holding the person’s own assets. If a creditor obtains a judgment against a person who has assets in a Florida trust the person created, the creditor can take the assets. Certain states allow asset protection trusts to hold the Grantor’s assets and make them unavailable to the person’s future creditors. They are irrevocable trusts, which must be created a certain amount of time before a problem arises in order to be protected. One cannot take advantage of such a trust once a problem has already occurred. One must name a trustee in the state that offers the asset protection trust. It probably does not make much sense to spend the money to create one unless there is some reason to do so. Since

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The Disappearing Chicken… Or El Gato Grande y La Pollo by Peggy Goldtrap

ag likes to tell a funny story about his father’s praying chickens. It’s a riot. Well… not to be outdone, I have a chicken story as well. It’s a little different. This chicken disappears. Chickens are popular story material. Politicians like to tell about the rubber chicken dinners they attend; chickens are known among preachers as the gospel bird; and they are known to dare devils as the ultimate bird of cowardice. Chickens are not the highest bird on the evolutionary scale of feather bearers. In fact, chickens are dead last, but they don’t usually last, once dead. They’re pretty tasty. I’m reminded of the gentleman in a restaurant who asked the waiter, “How do you prepare you chicken?” “Well,” said the waiter…“Nothing special. We just tell 'em, You’re gonna die.” And die they do… George’s mother would ring the neck of at least one chicken every Saturday afternoon. No! I’m not kidding. Store bought chicken parts were unheard of in those days. Folks grew, killed, and ate their own chickens and were proud of it. So did a lot of folks in neighborhoods all over. I once lived in one of those neighborhoods. While George and I living in beautiful Puerto Rico, I witnessed one of the funniest scenes of my life. Because San Juan was almost bug free, our unscreened windows were always open to catch the balmy breeze. Homes are close together. From our bathroom window, we had a direct line of sight into the neighbor's kitchen. The neighbor had no window in her tiny kitchen, so her door was most always left open. One day from my bathroom vantage point I observed the neighbor busily preparing a chicken for roasting. The bird bounced on the counter as the neighbor pounded in spices, salts, and ‘secret’ ingredients. Suddenly, the phone rang. Wiping her hands on an apron, my neighbor left the kitchen to answer the phone. She also left the fresh, full-bodied and uncooked chicken unattended. Bad move!

I knew something the neighbor did not know. The aroma of fresh chicken had attracted a big yellow tom cat. The cunning cat crouched by the door, but out of the neighbor's view. As soon as the cook exited, the cat raced into

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the kitchen, jumped on the counter, clenched the entire chicken with his teeth, bounded off the counter, out the door, raced across the backyard, and hurdled a four-foot stone wall like a champion! I was eyewitness to the Tom Cat Olympics and the cat deserved a gold medal. The neighbor returned to her task, but the chicken had flown the coop. She opened the refrigerator thinking maybe she had put the chicken in there. Bewildered, she felt and patted every counter area for evidence that she was not losing touch with reality. Nothing! Several times, the neighbor left the kitchen, then re-entered as if her bird would magically reappear. Finally in a flourish of frustration, the neighbor planted her hands on her hips, glared at the space last spiced, screamed the Spanish equivalent of something fowl happened, then fled the room, (likely to call a psychiatrist). Somewhere a smiling cat was cleaning his claws of the last tasty tidbit of chicken. Did I ever tell the neighbor what really happened? How a sneaky, smiling, chicken snatching cat dined on her dinner? …how funny her face looked as she grimaced, winced, and flinched fearing her mind was gone with the bird? …how I watched the whole scene and did nothing but laugh? No. I didn’t tell her. Would you have? I don't think she would appreciate the humor. Cackle, Cackle! ST George and Peggy Goldtrap are both actors, speakers, and writers and may be reached at georgegoldtrap@gmail.com

Keeping Your Cool

ith summer here we would all be the wiser to keep our cool under the heat. Older people are at greater risk of experiencing heat-related illness because of decreased ability to respond to high temperatures. Health conditions and lifestyle are key risk factors, such as: • Poor blood circulation and inefficient sweat glands due to age-related changes to the skin. • Heart, lung and kidney disease. • High blood pressure. • The inability to perspire caused by medications such as diuretics, seda tives, tranquilizers, and certain heart and blood pressure meds. • Overweight or underweight. • Consuming alcoholic beverages. There are two basic types of heat-related illness. Heat stroke is considered the more serious of the two and is the result of the body’s cooling system failing. With heat stroke the body temperature rises rapidly and can result in death or permanent brain damage. Symptoms to look for include: • Hot, dry skin • Rapid, strong pulse • Dizziness or fainting • Throbbing headache • Nausea • Confusion • Clumsiness If you experience or observe in another

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that he had been in an accident and arrested for driving under the influence in New York. The victim told deputies that the man's voice sounded exactly like her actual grandson's and so she believed the caller. The man

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Section B August 2, 2013 Tails From The Front by Tyler Stover eal was an abandoned dog that came to Halifax Humane Society without the use of his back two legs. He is an incredibly lovable dog always looking for attention or someone to play with, but it can be difficult to watch him get around by dragging his legs on the floor. Luckily, Seal was adopted by two HHS employees and now has a loving home. However, Seal still gets bruises and scrapes from the constant rubbing on his legs. Recently, Seal has shown tremendous signs of progress, even standing up on all four legs for brief moments. He also received great news. His spine has healed completely, and his veterinarian now believes that with prosthetics, Seal may be able to walk on all four legs for the first time in his life.

Last Monday, Seal traveled to the University of Florida to visit with a neurologist. It was discovered that he does have feeling in his back legs, so he was sent to the rehabilitation department for further evaluation. Seal was placed in an underwater treadmill, where small, coordinated steps were observed. This shows that Seal is not paralyzed, and there is still reason to believe Seal could walk with the help of prosthetics. Seal’s doctors suggested aggressive therapy, electrical nerve stimulation, and stretching exercises, along with a customized wheel chair. He will undergo therapy and treatment for the next eight weeks to build his rear leg strength. At that time, he will be re-evaluated and the next steps will be determined. HHS and Seal’s family thank everyone that has already contributed to his care. If

you would like to donate to Seal’s cause, please visit www.crowdrise.com/helpseal Any additional funds raised will go to the HHS Emergency Medical Fund, which helps low-income pet owners receive necessary medical care for their pet. 2014 Calendar Contest Do you want to show off your favorite pet? Enter them in Halifax Humane Society’s 2013 Pet of the Year Photo Contest. Your pet does not have to be adopted from HHS to be considered, but we do enjoy seeing pictures of our old friends, of course. This contest will also be used to create an HHS animal calendar for 2014. You can participate in this year’s contest in two different ways. One is to make a donation to HHS by uploading photos of your favorite family pet for $5 per photo, or $15

per photo with the purchase of a calendar included (calendars will be sold individually for $15 following conclusion of contest). The other is to contribute to HHS by voting for your favorite pet photos. Each vote is a $1 donation to HHS animals. The entry that receives the most votes will be featured on the cover of the 2014 HHS Calendar. After that, the next ten entries will be pictured as monthly features in the 2014 calendar, and two additional entries will be crowned as “judge’s choice” winners to round out the remaining months. Visit gbcphotocontest.com/hhscalendar to get started. Tyler Stover is the Community Outreach Director for Halifax Humane Society in Daytona Beach. Reach him at 386-274-4703, ext. 320, or tstover@halifaxhumanesociety.org

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• Put mats in entryways and over areas of the carpet where your pet spends its time. • Brush your pet daily to reduce the amount of hair that is shed elsewhere in the house. • Vacuum carpets and furniture daily, or as often as possible, to reduce fur and dander that has accumulated. On another note, you may see pet foods advertised that claim to help reduce shedding. I'm not sure that any pet food has been proven to do so. However, many owners recommend a highquality diet with plenty of protein, along with a fish-oil supplement, which they say improves their pet's coat. ST Send your questions or comments to ask@pawscorner.com Did you know mosquitoes can transmit heartworm larvae to dogs, but fleas don't? Find out more in my new book Fighting Fleas, available now on Amazon.

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Day Trips & Multi-day Adventures! Have you tried a Vivo Tour? We're fun and affordable! Aug. 29 & 30: Take the Murder Mystery Express and join your friends in figuring out Who Done It!—Overnight in Ft. Myers, dinner, show, & breakfast included. Sightsee at Ft. Myers & Marco Island! Fun trip to the west coast of Florida—wind down the summer in style! Sept. 12: Discover the Florida Aquarium & enjoy a dolphin cruise after! Sept. 14: Amelia Island Blues Festival! Groove with the best. Arts & Crafts as well. Sept. 17-19: Sultry Savannah: Enjoy Mint Julep tea, Southern homes, Sightseeing & Shopping. Sept. 24-25: Sarasota overnight proudly shows off the celebrated Ringling Museum Complex & and the award-winning Marie Selby Gardens on Sarasota Bay. Oct 2-4: Exploring West Florida: Apalachicola, Tallahassee & Marianna Caverns State Park. Vivo Tours is happy to partner with any group—large or small— in fundraising, travel & itinerary planning. We also offer complete guided tour packages. Call us now for more information!

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“Popsicles and ice cream bars don't make drippy messes when the stick is slipped through a small paper plate. Make a slit in the center, and push it through. You can even write names on the plate for fun.” —R.E. in Michigan “Purchase a brightly colored garbage can to corral outdoor toys in the yard. You can get them in red or bright blue these days, so they'll stand out from the regular trash can and you won't get confused. They work great to hold balls and even small riding toys for toddlers. It helps to keep the yard straightened up.” —R.R. in Florida

“I wash and save the little plastic containers that hold condiments from take-out orders. They are fantastic for keeping my extra buttons organized in my sewing box.” —J.J. in Pennsylvania “When filling your weekly pill minder, have a pair of tweezers handy. It will cut the aluminum foil on the top of the pill bottle, it works well to get the cotton out of the bottle, and just in case you drop a pill in the wrong compartment, it works great to remove it and put it in the correct one.” ST —A.S. in Colorado

Stop Knee Pain Naturally

steoarthritis of the knee is a common but often difficult problem to manage. Many traditional nonsurgical management options prove to be ineffective or leave residual symptoms. Viscosupplementation involves a series of intra-articular injections of

a thick fluid called hyaluronic acid. Hyaluronic acid is a naturally occurring substance found in the synovial (joint) fluid. Hyaluronic acid injections are a fairly new option for patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. The injection replaces normal joint fluid to cushion, protect, and lubricate the knee joint. This can help restore mobility and greatly improve the patient's quality of life. Hyaluronic acid is used to relieve pain and improve function. It can provide up to 6 months of relief. Why wait to get back to an active pain free lifestyle? To see if we can help, please call for a free consultation: 386-775-3600.

Strange But True by Samantha Weaver It was French Enlightenment writer Voltaire who made the following sage observation: “Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.” If Niagara Falls emptied into the Grand Canyon, the giant chasm would be filled within 6 months. Next time you're rolling the dice, pick up a die and take a closer look. The oppo-

site sides of each gaming cube always add up to 7. If you remember the early-1960s TV series Route 66, you might be surprised to learn that the show was actually shot in Florida and Oregon, no-where near the fabled highway. ST Thought For The Day: “Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.” —H.G. Wells

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Senior Service Line Keep Your Cool This Summer by Matilda Charles

ow that we're fast approaching the hottest part of summer, it's even more important to take steps to guard against becoming overheated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a special report on seniors and the heat. It has suggestions that make sense—especially since we seniors are slower to sense changes in temperature. That means we can become overheated before we realize it. Here are some suggestions: • Drink more water than usual, and don't wait until you're actually thirsty before having a drink. By then you're actually overdue for water. Call your doctor's nurse to ask how much water you should be drinking, and make a chart to be sure you get as much as you should. • Don't cook with the stove or oven. It makes the house hotter. • Always wear light-colored, lightweight, loose clothing. • Cool down with cool showers or cool baths.

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• Avoid alcohol or drinks with lots of sugar. • Check the news for heat alerts. In some cases, cooling stations might be opened in your area, such as in schools. Or call the health department and ask if there are air-conditioned shelters near you. Libraries, movies, and malls are good places to go during the heat of the day. • Keep an eye on friends and family, and ask that they do the same for you. • While fans are helpful at lower temperatures, they won't help in hot weather, and only blow the hot air around. • Watch for heat-related symptoms, such as nausea or vomiting, headaches or muscle cramps. Look for heavy sweating, clammy skin, weakness, or fainting, which is heat exhaustion. Those are medical emergencies. For more details, go to www.cdc.gov /extremeheat/seniors.html or www. cdc. gov/extremeheat/warning.html ST

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Chicken Soup For The S oul A Couple Enjoy Their Retirement

here are many pluses to living in a retirement community. One of the most beneficial is that since we are all of an age when our health is starting to wane, we are experiencing the same problems. There are 15 friends who can give us advice on how to deal with any health issue. At a time when we are battling arthritis, preparing for knee and hip replacements, or having cataract surgery, we take great comfort in knowing that many others have been there, done that, and are now tackling the next problem with a little help from their friends. We laugh when most of us in our golf foursome need help seeing where our ball has come to rest. When our friends start a sentence and then say, “Now... where was I going with that thought?” we breathe a sigh of relief that maybe we are not in the first throes of Alzheimer's after all. We can't all have it! Our children think it must be awful to live in a retirement village. “Mom, I can't imagine you and Dad being with a lot of old people. You are just going to curl up and die there.” At first they have a hard time understanding why they can never reach us when

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they call ... why we don't return their calls until days later ... why we're not home after 10 P.M. .... why we don't have time to read that book they recommended. Then they come to visit. “You're doing what?” they yelp when we tell them we're going skydiving. They look at our calendar with disbelief. “You're golfing three times a week, Dad? How do you guys get this many dates for bridge in one month? You're in a musical?” They see that we are relaxed and happy and surrounded by many friends. They see us fulfilling lifelong dreams. They have decided that retirement cannot come soon enough for them. They envy our new lifestyle. They decide that retirement most definitely does not mean slowing down. When the children leave, we glance at each other with a grin and make a mad dash to the phone. There are golf tee times to be scheduled, tickets to order for an upcoming play, confirmation for a party next week and, finally, a quick call to our best friends: “Get the cards out. We'll be right over.” Those youngsters have slowed us down, and now it's time to get back into circulation, and our busy life! ST

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18 Cancel out 20 Poe's bird 23 Beetle Bailey dog 24 On in years 25 Luzon language 28 Neither mate 29 Commandments bearer 30 Sheep's comment 32 First person to orbit the Earth 34 Gear teeth 35 Hits head-on 36 Cause, as havoc 37 Government in power 40 Cry of discovery 41 American ___ 42 Madame Butterfly setting 47 Lass 48 Shook in fear 49 Eyelid woe 50 Witness 51 Longings

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The Universe Honors Tomato Thoughts

in my life. I have been eating them with everything. Sara Lee has had to add an extra shift since I discovered their white bread makes the best sandwiches. Kraft is working their Miracle Whip assembly line overtime. Yes, I prefer Miracle Whip with my tomato sandwiches. I am just now coming out of the closet. I know the abuse you mayo purists are going to inflict upon me but I will feel unfaithful to Miracle Whip if I don’t just admit my preference. A tomato sandwich lover wrote a letter to the editor telling me the proper name for one is a sink sandwich—one you need to stand over the sink to eat. She referred

good neighbor will tomato you —using tomato here as a verb— meaning come to your rescue when you are tomato-less and make certain you have an adequate supply of tomatoes for an entire summer of tomato sandwiches. Last summer, I didn’t plant a garden for the first time in 25 years and I wrote a column about my desperate search for goodtasting tomatoes. I was so irritable and hateful all summer that my good neighbors must have noticed. One day this past April my neighbor, Wayman Wilson, showed up with a shovel and four Better Boy tomato plants. He said, “I read about you not gardening due to stooping problems and I want you to at least have some tomatoes for those sandwiches you missed out on last year. Where do you want them planted?” I have an old metal swing structure where I have always tied plants so I told him to plant them underneath it. As much as I like Better Boys, I have always wanted to try Brandywines. I noticed in Organic Gardening that Brandywines usually win their famous tomato tasting contest. Shortly after Wayman planted the Better Boys, my neighbors Hoyt Branham, showed up one morning and asked, “How would you like to try a Brandywine tomato plant this year?” I grabbed it and stuck it right in the middle of the Better Boys. Isn’t it amazing how the universe honors our thoughts? I was sending out my desire for great tomatoes and the universe bounced that right back to Wayman and Hoyt. It sure makes you think more of the universe and friends like Wayman and Hoyt who tune into it. Why did I want them under the old swing set structure? I am glad you asked. I am a pantyhose man. Years ago I discovered that pantyhose carry static electricity directly into plants if they are grounded to metal. In a thunderstorm with a lot of static electricity, you can stand there and watch them grow. I’m a politician and I wouldn’t lie to you. My shallow Americans, I want you to know that I have never been so tomatoed

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Crossword Puzzle On Page B-10

My Sunday Journal …by Dalton Roberts me to the White Trash Cookbook and sure enough, it is called that in this treasure chest of recipes from Ten Speed Press (www.tenspeedpress.com). I find it works well for me to just sit on a beach towel on the floor. Daintiness has never been a major objective for me. A sweet young thing from Lookout Valley visited my domicile last week and she said, “Your face is red!” and I replied, “Yes! Want a tomato sandwich?” I do believe I can snag more women with tomato sandwiches than with a Corvette. After a fresh tomato sandwich, a woman purrs like a kitten and simply cannot keep her hands off you. The strangest thing about this year’s tomato crop is that Wayman planted them in old hard dirt that has never been fertilized and worked. There are four Brandywines hanging there that are somewhere between softball and volleyball size (remember, I wouldn’t lie to you) and still green. They will be basketballs soon. Pray they don’t all ripen at the same time. I might hurt myself. ST

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Seniors Today’s

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Octoberfest At Holy Cross Lutheran Church • 724 Big Tree Rd. • South Daytona Reserve your tables now—only $150 or $175 (for power). (Includes 6 ft. table, 2 chairs, and plastic tablecloth) All tables will be located Inside.

Table must be reserved and paid for by September 23, 2013. Tables will be assigned in the order they are purchased. We have a new theme for this event this year!

Platinum Festival Sponsorship Includes: Spotlight Sponsor For The Event—Only One Available • Company Named As Event Presenter On All Radio Spots • Company Name As Event Presenter On Print Ads • Option To Display Your Banner Outside Entrance Of Exhibit Hall • Full-Page, Color Ad In The Festival Program Inserted Into the Sept. 27, 2013 Seniors Today Newspaper • Table & Two Chairs (Placed at the front of the festival) • Option to donate promotional bags to be give to seniors at door to collect event goodies

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Silver Festival Sponsorship Includes: • Name On All Printed Materials • Quarter-Page, Color Ad In The Festival Program Inserted In the Sept. 27, 2013 Issue Of Seniors Today • Table & Two Chairs Cost: $350

Private Screening Rooms • Limited Number Available: Festival Program Advertising Also Available. For more information, call 386-677-7060