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Sleigh Bells Ring and We’re Listening—Together Dear Readers,

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um it, sing it or just nod your head as the music plays “Sleigh Bells Ring” or “The First Noel. ” Like most Janice Doyle, of the old Christmas Editor songs and carols, they are familiar within the first few notes.

These are songs of the season, a part of our common culture. For decades Christmas carols and songs have started filling the air before we finished off the Halloween candy.

We may not admit it, but we welcome the return of seasonal music, even if the calendar says we have several weeks to go before Dec. 25, because we crave the sense of community the songs bring.

The songs are a part of cultural rituals we are drawn toward.

Whether your favorite holiday song features a warbling chorus of Peanuts characters accompanied by a toy piano or a pitch-perfect boys’ choir accompanied by a Steinway, the songs of the season have a way of bringing us together, particularly in Western culture, says Jeffrey Sharkey, Director of the Peabody Institute at The Johns Hopkins University.

Carols have a particular place in people’s hearts because they are one of the rituals of the season. Maybe one of the most important rituals, it turns out.

Sharkey says, “We take comfort in ritual, in hearing familiar songs, familiar melodies expressing familiar sentiments at a particular time of

year. It is something that both brings us together and binds us together.”

Ask Dr. Ruth Westheimer, iconic radio sex therapist, about the binding quality of common music. In a seminar about Jewish music, I heard her relate the story of her childhood when her father was taken away by SS soldiers at age 10. Her mother and grandmother, realizing the dangers in Germany, put the young Ruth aboard an evacuation train full of children headed for Switzerland.

On that train filled with children newly ripped from their families, the young Ruth took charge. She said she realized the one way to bring them together was to sing their common songs. So she began singing the songs they had learned at school. One by one the children of all ages stopped crying and began singing along, even as the train took them farther away from families. Singing together the familiar songs served to fill them with courage to face the unknown that lay ahead.

How is it that familiar songs bind us together? Songs like “Silent Night” and “Deck the Halls” are anchors to our past experiences. They provide guideposts for the season.

Hearing those first few familiar notes of “Joy to the World” frees us up to recognize the season and enjoy a common set of memories.

Researchers say singing and listening to familiar songs creates a synergy with others, an “acting out” of familiar thoughts or beliefs. As

we share in hearing or singing our common holiday songs, we feel a sense of belonging to community, to a larger circle of people.

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Today schools and offices and communities are cowering under threats tied to the traditions and rituals of American Christmas. We are told that someone might be offended by a song or something with the word Christmas in it.

Traditionally, Americans heard the same songs on the radio and TV as well as at school, church, club meetings and community gatherings. No longer. We are losing a common bond and a cultural identity that serves a good purpose, the very thing young Dr. Ruth Westheimer understood amid a trainload of frightened children.

In a world of fast changes and commercialism, it seems we might need the common music of the season more than ever. Be sure you find a way to share those traditional carols and songs! Sing out!

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Around Town

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eekly Events at Town N’ Country Senior Center. Weds: 10 am. Seasonal Note Cards & Holiday Cookie Decorating Class. Thurs: 1:30 pm. Holiday Tea Time ($1 per session).

Fri. 1:30 pm. Holiday Movie Classics.

7606 Paula Dr. Tampa. 813-873-6336.

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hrough 21 It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. The American holiday classic comes to life as a live 1940s radio broadcast with the help of an ensemble cast on stage.

8 pm at Carrollwood Playhouse, Tampa. $15 seniors. 813-265-4000.

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hrough 23 Victorian Christmas Stroll at Henry B. Plant Museum, 401 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa.

Old-fashioned Christmas with costumed characters and “Toys Then and Now” exhibit. Spiced cider and cookies; carolers. $11/seniors; $7 kids. Starts 10 am. 813-254-1891.

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Donny and Marie perform hits and holiday favorites with anecdotes from career and tv specials.

7:30 pm at Tampa Bay Times Forum. Tickets/info: 813-301-2500.

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and 7 Second Annual Tampa Christmas Market. Tree lighting ceremony and Santa fest, arts, crafts and more. 5 pm at Curtis Hixon Park, Tampa. 813-966-5505.

Chair Yoga For All with Guided Meditation. 5:30 to 6:15 pm at 78th St. Community Library, Tampa. 813-273-3652.

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Holiday Card Making. A local card making guru will share homemade card designs. All supplies provided. 7 to 8:30 pm at Bruton Memorial Library, Plant City. Preregister by calling 813-757-9215.

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Holiday Cooking With Eileen West. Learn how to prepare a holiday entree and dessert in this cooking demo. 1 – 2 pm at SouthShore Regional Library, Ruskin. Free samples. Space limited; please register at 813-273-3652.

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An Evening with Northdale Owls: Enjoy a buffet dinner and performance of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas” at the Show Palace Dinner Theater. $69. Depart Northdale Park at 5:30 pm. 813-961-5649.

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Preparing Your Life Care Plan presentation and luncheon from 12 – 1 pm at Memorial Hospital Auditorium, Tampa. RSVP: 813-342-1313

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Parkinsons Support Group every third Weds. at Church of the Nazarene, 5902 N. Himes, Tampa.

Holiday Potluck at noon for Parkinsons patients, caregivers and family members. Info at 813-932-6902.

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3 to 5 pm at C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Public Library, Tampa. 813-273-3652. and 8 The Nutcracker: The Great Imperial Ballet. Shows: Dec. 7 at 8 pm, Dec. 8 at 2 pm.

Straz Center for Performing Arts, Tampa. Tickets/info: 813-229-7827.

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Brandon Christian Women’s Connection “Winter Wonderland” speaker and luncheon.11 am to 1 pm at The Special Event Center, 2102 Bell Shoals Road, Brandon. $14. First time guests $9. RSVP to Lillie: 813-740-0098.

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Motown Christmas. The Sounds of Soul present a Motown show mixed with holiday classics. 8 pm at the Carrollwood Cultural Center, Tampa. 813-269-1310.

New Year’s Eve “Ball Drop” at Northdale Park, 15550 Spring Pine Dr., Tampa. 9 pm. Singing, dancing, food and New Year’s toast. Dress to impress! $15. Details at 813-963-3539.

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By the time we held the third walk, seniors and organizers decided on a goal to walk a combined total of at least 1 million steps and to walk in the direction of Key West. At the final walk on Dec. 10 at Seffner Senior Center, titled the Jingle Bell Walk, we will be celebrating our accomplishments. To date, the seniors have walked 1,069,465 steps—equal to 465.1 miles—and we have reached Key West and are heading back toward Hillsborough County.

At the Progress Village Walk in Nov., Doctor Osuji, M.D. discussed diabetes. Seniors wore red, white and blue and waved American flags to honor our veterans. Join us for the final walk on Dec. 10 in Seffner. Call Paula Jory at 813-714-8735 for info.

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5 Tips for Stress Free Festivities • Be a team player – Regardless of who is hosting, compliment, ask questions, offer help, be interested.

• Don’t take things personally – During the holidays, you can be certain it’s not all about you.

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ere it comes. That time of year when family drama can get you down! Options? You can leave town, hope your relatives have changed or face it all with a plan not to get overstressed. Deanna Braun says there are some ways to build a foundation for a happy holiday, even with relatives you don’t always see eye-to-eye with.

Here are five tips for (nearly) stress free festivities:

• Find the humor – Look at what happens as a great story to tell later about what she did “this” time.

• Find some down time – Reflect and re-energize to get your energy back.

• Establish ground rules in advance – Talk to your companion and agree on how long to stay or take two cars.

Let your family know what time you plan to leave so there’s no “But I thought…” about meals or activities.

Relax. Nothing lasts forever.

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Great Holiday Gifts for the Older Adult in Your Life

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BY JANICE DOYLE

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es, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist… Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus!”

That iconic answer by a newspaper editor to a little girl’s question about Santa in 1897 is happily lived out every day of every year by two West Central Florida men. Virginia would find both the appearance and spirit of Santa in Jim Heichelbech, 87, of Arcadia (on our front cover) and Santa R.G. Holland, 67, of Inverness.

The Christmas season finds the two men appearing daily in handsome Santa robes (costumes).

Santa R.G. Holland spreads Christmas cheer.

Santa R.G. says, “I don’t play the role of Santa. I assume his personnae of generosity, kindness and caring.”

Santa Jim is at Burlington Mall near Boston this year. His appearances began November 1 and will finish at 6 pm Christmas Eve. The retired executive says, “I don’t know any position that allows me to do the things Santa does. I have an obligation that God has given me… to give people love.

I bring happiness to so many. I figure I’ve been Santa for over a million and a half people in 57 years.”

A 94-year-old lady visited him with a group from a nursing home.

She said, “I’ve never sat on Santa’s lap before. Can I sit on your lap?”

If a child asks for a pink pony, Santa Jim says, “We never say no.” He laughs a hearty laugh and adds, “You never know what a parent can do for a child.”

Or, according to Santa R.G.: “Promise nothing, but nourish hope.”

“In my heart I get a very big kick out of being Santa.” Santa Jim just plain looks like Santa whether wearing his robes Santa Jim Heichelbech makes appearances or not and knows going with his “Mrs. Claus,” — wife Marilyn. out to eat any time of Santa Jim willingly obliged. “Santa year means being spoken is a lifter-upper,” he adds. “I often to 14 or 15 times by both children find that adults will come up next to and adults. If an adult says “I still me and tell me they are depressed. believe in you, Santa,” Heichelbech They just want to have a hug and may respond by encouraging them stand close, and I give them love.” to always keep the spirit of Santa As Christmas draws closer, parents alive. “I try to give an act of love, dress their children up and bring like a handshake. If the other person them to visit Santa with toy requests initiates it, I will give a hug.” and for the photo op. Sleds, Betsy Wetsy dolls, Tinker Toys – all are Santa University toys of the past, and Santa must be Both Santas hone their craft prepared. Starting in August, Santa year-round. Last summer they were Jim begins visiting toy stores, doing at Noerr Pole, headquarters for his homework. “I look at and examine The Noerr Programs and training and know what toys and electronics center for Santa University in Arvida, are going to be hot this year so when Colorado. The company places Santas a child asks for it, I know what it is in over 165 malls in 37 states. The and can pronounce it correctly.”

4-day program assisted more than “Children used to be most 80 naturally bearded Santas in all interested in what they could get things Santa-related. Physical stamina for Christmas. In the last three or is important, for example, and so is four years, more and more children being ever mindful of their alter-ego. have been asking for things for Santa Jim teaches an ethics class, someone else,” says Santa R.G. giving help for avoiding possible “That’s the true spirit of Christmas.” sticky situations. Santa must be

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aware that digital media can capture a moment anywhere and bad moments can go viral. “You have to be cognizant of what you’re doing at all times, even in the off-season.

Santa doesn’t go where he shouldn’t be, and he doesn’t do what he shouldn’t do. And both of Santa’s hands are visible in every picture.”

Santas are taught to check every e-mail twice to make sure what they are writing is appropriate.

At the Santa University in July, Santas-in-training packed gift bags for children who survived a tornado in Moore, Oklahoma

Many practical tips come with the university as well. Examples: Parents always lift the child onto Santa’s lap (it spares his back). Too hot in the Santa robes? Special vests are available with pockets to hold cooler packs.

And so when Virginia sees love and generosity and devotion, she would do well to look closely to see if it might be Santa Jim or Santa R.G. If so, she will always have reason to BELIEVE! Cover photo and story photos courtesy of Noerr Programs; NoerrPrograms.com.

Santa University members attend yearly conferences to stay in top “St. Nick” shape.

Seniors “Make A Joyful Noise” This Holiday Season on the feedback of the group to decide their repertoire, but eautiful melodies have been isn’t hesitant about giving them ringing through the First Presbychallenging pieces to learn. terian Church in Plant City these past “He looks for ways that weeks as the Plant City Community he can stretch us,” chorus Choir rehearsed for its annual holiday member Barbara Avery says. concert. Songs like “White Christmas” “Sometimes we feel like, well, and “Hine Ma Tov,” a Jewish melody we’re just a ragtag bunch of whose lyrics say, “Now we all gather singers, what do we know? together in joyful celebration,” are But then again, he knows open invitations to experience the mu- that we can be glorious if sic and camaraderie of a live choir. we really put our mind to it.”

The Plant City Community Choir, The chorus’ motto is “Making (PCCC) at 26 members strong, recently music, changing lives,” and one celebrated its fifth anniversary. They re- goal of the group is to make great hearse on Mondays from 7 pm to 9:30 music accessible to everyone. pm at the First Presbyterian Church “A lot of people don’t get a chance and perform at a number of churches to hear some of the really great and special events throughout Plant music that’s out there, and we’d like City, Brandon, Valrico and Lakeland. to expose them to as much of this It’s not unusual to hear a range of beautiful music that we enjoy as music from showtunes and contempossible. Going to see an orchestra porary pieces to religious music and can become expensive. We give them classical masterworks at their conthe ability to hear great music for certs.

Their director, Ken Watts, relies very 1small price,” Avery says.

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Tickets for their concerts are $12 at the door, $10 for seniors, and less when you purchase from a choir member. Proceeds support the group by going toward new sheet music, accompaniment, travel expenses and other essentials.

The “Changing lives” part of the motto applies to the group members as well.

“When I moved here from Massachusetts,” Avery says, “I knew not a soul. Now I have this wonderful core group of friends.

We get together not just for chorus, but also other things—we go to

the theater, we go to the movies, we have game night, we have a wonderful time together as friends.”

Most of the members have grown up with music in some form or another, they are the type of people, Avery says, who don’t just sing along with the radio— they “harmonize with it.”

Anyone can join; there are no auditions required and you don’t have to read music to begin.

“The most important requirement is just our love of music and choral singing,” Avery stresses.

There are other benefits to singing as well. “Seniors, get out there and sing, because it helps to improve our lungs, resting heart rate, memory—it’s a workout and it’s fun, and you don’t even realize you’re doing it,” she says.

Their winter concert will be held on Dec. 7 at 7:30 pm at St. Clement Catholic Church, 1104 N. Alexander Street, Plant City. To learn more about the chorus, visit pccommunitychoir. com or call 844-444-TUNE.

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ccording to the National Cancer Institute, there are over 12 million cancer survivors in the United States, and almost two million of them have survived for 20 years or longer. The reason cancer survival rates have dramatically increased over the past two decades can be traced directly to clinical trials.

The cures for various types of cancer will all come from clinical research, yet not many adult cancer patients participate in clinical trials. Why? Many times it is because clinical trials are misunderstood and patients fear being “a guinea pig”. In clinical trials for a life-threatening disease like cancer, no one who participates in a clinical trial is ever treated like a guinea pig. In fact, such great precautions are taken on behalf of patients who participate in clinical trials that, most often, their cancer treatment is actually superior to standard care protocols.

What is a Clinical Trial?

Clinical trials are research studies in which patients help doctors find ways to improve cancer care and assess new therapies and treatments for the disease.

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Some clinical trials may involve a novel approach or new drug for treating a particular type of cancer, while others may focus on improving an already-promising therapy.

Two of the top three cancer advances determined by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for 2012 were available through clinical trials at Florida Cancer Specialists.

Understanding the Myths Aside from the misunderstanding about being a guinea pig, patients who are considering participating in a clinical trial for cancer are often concerned that they might be given a placebo or a drug that will prove to be ineffective. The truth is that in some types of clinical trials (specifically those that are investigating something simple such as a new cold medication) some participants are given only a placebo.

However, in clinical trials for cancer, a participant is never given anything less than the current standard of care.

Participating in a Clinical Trial All participants in oncologic clinical trials will be given the best treatment available for their particular type of cancer… then in addition to that standard treatment, they may be given either a new drug that is being tested or a placebo.

No participant is ever given a placebo alone. According to the American Cancer Society, there are over 850 promising new drugs and therapies undergoing research currently.

The average time for a new drug to be approved is seven years and many times clinical trials cannot be conducted because of a lack of patient participation. If more cancer patients participated in clinical trials, there would be more new drugs available sooner in the future. Don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of finding the cures for cancer.

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Amelia Island is always a great destination. The Amelia Island Williams House is offering several holiday packages. The 2013 Christmas Package starts at $795 and includes a three-night stay, breakfast each morning, Christmas Eve hors d’oeuvres buffet, followed by a horsedrawn carriage ride through historic Fernandina Beach, and Christmas day dinner at David’s Restaurant. Additional nights may be added to the package. Visit williamshouse. com for more information.

Travel St. Augustine’s Nights of Lights

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The Singing Christmas Trees

The long history (since 1980) of Singing Christmas Trees at the First Baptist Church of Orlando makes their presentation of note. 300 singers, a full orchestra, dancers and 250,000 lights create a one-of-a-kind spectacle. It’s been named to Orlando Local Guide’s Best of Orlando list as the Best Christmas Event to attend in the city to celebrate the season. Tickets for $5 to $18.

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CHARITABLE GIVING THROUGH INDIVIDUAL

RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS IRA ROLLOVER

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If you are over age 70½, the Federal government permits you to rollover up to $100,000 from your IRA to All Children’s Hospital Foundation without increasing your taxable income or paying any additional tax. These tax-free rollover gifts could be $1,000, $10,000 or any amount up to $100,000 this year. The gift satisfies your RMD for this year.

Future IRA Gift Options

Lydia E. Bailey, CFRE All Children’s Hospital Foundation 500 7th Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL 33731 727-767-8914 lydia.bailey@allkids.org www.givetoallkids.org All Children’s Hospital Foundation qualifies under Section 501 (c)(3) of the IRS Code. Our Federal Tax Identification Number is 59-2481738. Our Florida Solicitation of Contributions Act Registration Number is SC- 07080-IM. A Copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the Division of Consumer Services by calling toll free 1-800-435-7352, within the state. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the state. We retain no professional solicitors and our Foundation receives 100% of each contribution.

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While you have the opportunity to give through your IRA now, there are other options available for making future gifts from your IRA account to All Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Bequest of IRA

One option is to designate a All Children’s Hospital Foundation as the beneficiary of your IRA. This permits you to continue to take withdrawals from your IRA during life and then leave the remaining value of your IRA to All Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Testamentary IRA Gift Annuity

Another option would be to use your will to fund a gift annuity with your IRA. The annuity will provide your family with income for their life or a number of years and will also provide a nice gift to All Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Testamentary IRA Unitrust

You could also use your will to transfer your IRA to a special “Give it Twice” trust. These trusts usually provide income to children for up to 20 years. Once all the income has been paid to family, the remainder of the trust is given to All Children’s Hospital Foundation.

SIMPLE, EASY GIFT

If you are like many individuals, your IRA has increased in value over the years and you have more income than you may need.

The IRA rollover gift is a simple and easy way to provide for All Children’s Hospital Foundation while not increasing your taxable income. Simply contact your custodian and request that an amount be transferred to All Children’s. Charity receives a nice gift and you avoid any additional tax and satisfy your RMD for the year.

MAKE A MAJOR GIFT

Perhaps you are considering your tax planning goals and would like to make a major gift to charity. Like many individuals, your IRA may be the largest asset in your estate. Your CPA may be looking for ways to save taxes. By making an IRA charitable rollover gift of up to $100,000, you can reach your goal of helping charity in a significant way and reducing your taxable income.

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Veterans Corner

Bill Mauldin: Cartoonist for GI Joe and a Country Mourning a President

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illie, Joe and Bill in WWII. Bill Mauldin, one of America’s favorite cartoonists, travelled through Europe with the “grunts,” the GIs. Through Mauldin’s characters—Willie and Joe— soldiers saw themselves as they lived on the front lines through his cartoons in Stars and Stripes. A civilian audience back home got an idea of what life was like for soldiers when his popular cartoons ran in their local papers.

The end of Mauldin’s life story is a grand tribute to the muddy, exhausted whisker-stubbled infantrymen who fought. These were the men who came home, worked, raised families and lived their lives with what they’d seen and experienced during the war.

During the late summer of 2002, as Mauldin lay in a California nursing home, some of the old World War II infantry guys caught wind of it. They didn’t want Mauldin to go out that way— alone. They thought he should know he was still their hero.

Gordon Dillow, a columnist for the Orange County Register, put out the call in Southern California for people in the area to send their best wishes to Mauldin.

Others helped spread the appeal nationally.

Soon, more than 10,000 cards and letters had arrived at Mauldin’s bedside.

Better than that, old soldiers began to show up just to sit with Mauldin, to let him know that they were there for him, as he, so long ago, had been there on the front lines for them. So many volunteered to visit Bill that there was a waiting list.

Here is how Todd DePastino, in the first paragraph of his biography of Mauldin, described it: “Almost every day in the summer and fall of 2002 they came to Park Superior

nursing home in Newport Beach, California, to honor Army Sergeant, Technician Third Grade, Bill Mauldin.

They came bearing relics of their youth: medals, insignia, photographs and carefully folded newspaper clippings. Some wore old garrison caps. Others arrived resplendent in uniforms over a half century old. Almost all of them wept as they filed down the corridor like pilgrims fulfilling some long-neglected obligation.”

One of the veterans explained: “You would have to be part of a combat infantry unit to appreciate what moments of relief Bill gave us. You had to be reading a soaking wet Stars and Stripes in a water-filled foxhole and then see one of his cartoons.”

Mauldin is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. In 2010 he made it onto a first-class postage stamp. It’s an honor that most generals and admirals never receive.

What Mauldin would have loved most is the sight of the two guys who keep him company on that stamp. There’s Willie. There’s Joe. And there, to the side, drawing them and smiling that shy, quietly observant smile, is Mauldin himself. With his buddies, right where he belongs. Forever.

He won two Pulitzer Prizes, and he should have won a third for what may be the single greatest editorial cartoon in the history of the craft: On the day President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, he drew the statue at the Lincoln Memorial slumped in grief, its head cradled in its hands. He was still Mauldin, the enlisted man.

(Editor’s note: Many thanks to the reader who sent this information.)

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Does a Mid-Life Crisis Require a Sports Car? DR. BILL THOMAS

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uman infants, adorable as they may be, have no story, no past, no loves gained and lost, no triumphs and no acquaintance with grief. Those fortunate enough to reach elderhood, however, possess all these things in abundance. Elders spend a lifetime exchanging newborn perfection for something infinitely more valuable—a story.

Nowadays, we have unprecedented opportunity to think about and choose between many different narrative arcs for our own life story. Unfortunately, as people approach midlife and beyond, the kinds of clear-cut cultural signals that stimulate growth and change become far less common.

The false belief that aging equals decline, combined with the lack of

cultural direction, leads millions of people to become stuck. These limbo episodes make it much more difficult to continue the story of our lives.

One way to approach this problem is known as the “midlife crisis.”

Some respond to the growing need for change by moving; others by adopting much less sensible tactics which embrace adolescent fantasies (most famously cars and younger sexual partners) during midlife.

What is a midlife crisis?

A midlife crisis is the consequence of our changing relationship with memories of our younger self. Those memories form the foundation of our identity, and we normally suppose them to be fixed and unalterable. In fact, they are subject to a nearly constant but unconscious process of revision. As we move past midlife, the memories of our youth become more distant, and in the press of daily responsibility, they are recalled less frequently.

Dr. Judah Ronch describes the results of this process: The more remote an unused memory gets, or the more you retrieve it without strengthening it by real experience, the more memories of youth change to conform to contemporary experience. If the major activity that our memories of self gets is reminiscing, rather than doing and storing new experiences, then memories of self become less and less about the person and more about the memories.

Our youth-obsessed culture places a premium on maintaining an authentically youthful self-identity. Living life as a harried adult makes it increasingly difficult to maintain such an identity. The muchmaligned balding man with the too-young girlfriend is actually engaged in a reconstruction project. He is trying to maintain the authenticity of his memories, and therefore his self, by rejoining them with real-life experiences.

What to do

Fortunately there is an effective approach to solving the developmental difficulties that arise in late adulthood.

Instead of attempting to reanimate memories of youth, we can revisit our past with an eye toward understanding the person we might yet become.

We can reject the dominant cultural narrative of loss and decline and embrace instead a personal narrative or story based on growth and change.

We can design an approach to life beyond adulthood that restores to us, in its mature form, the experience of living with many “possible lives” in front of us. Best of all, there is no sports car required.

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A: Alopecia is the medical term for

hair loss. Androgenetic Alopecia, or pattern baldness, is the most common type of alopecia; it affects about onethird of us. I’m in that third with you.

Men start to get pattern baldness at the hairline and crown. This can lead to complete baldness. Women’s hair loss is usually limited to thinning; they rarely go totally bald.

There are a few steps you can take to preserve your hair: 1. Avoid tight hairstyles that pull on the hair. So, forget braids, ponytails, cornrows and tight hair rollers.

The pulling causes some hair loss, especially along the sides of the scalp.

This type of hair loss is called traction alopecia. If the pulling scars the scalp, it can cause permanent hair loss.

2. Brushing or combing too much can break hair, so keep them to a minimum. Use combs with wide teeth and brushes with smooth tips. Wet hair is more fragile than dry hair, so show care when you do your hair after a shower.

3. Shampooing too often is bad for your hair. Use a cream rinse or conditioner after shampooing to make it easier to comb. And don’t dry your hair by rubbing it with a towel.

4. Don’t use hot-oil hair treatments or chemicals in permanents.

These may cause inflammation of the hair follicles, which can lead to hair loss.

There are about 100,000 hairs in the average scalp. About 100 hairs are lost from your head every day. Each individual hair survives for an average of 4 1/2 years and grows about a half inch a month. In its fifth year, the hair usually falls out and is replaced within six months by a new one.

We lose hair as we age. Pattern baldness affects many more men than women. About 25 percent of men begin to bald by the time they are 30 years old, and about two-thirds have at least a balding pattern by age 60.

Androgenetic alopecia is caused by heredity; a history of it on either side of your family increases your risk of balding.

Medicines may help slow or prevent the development of common baldness.

Rogaine is available without a prescription. It is applied to the scalp. Both men and women can use it. Propecia is available with a prescription. It comes in pills and is only for men. It may take up to six months before you can tell if one of these medicines is working.

Hair transplants and scalp reduction surgery are available to treat androgenetic alopecia when more conservative measures have failed.

During transplantation a dermatologist or cosmetic surgeon takes tiny plugs of skin, each containing one to several hairs, from the back or side of your scalp. The plugs are then implanted into the bald sections. Scalp reduction, as the name implies, means decreasing the area of bald skin on your head.

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