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hanks to the Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response’s (SAFER) grant, Lake County’s fire rescue department was able to hire a total of 19 new firefighters, 15 of which were due to the grant. With this increased number of staff, the department is able to continue their efforts in reaching the ideal standard requirements listed by the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) in order to best service their community.

This 10% increase in the fire department’s staffing is a part of the department’s plan to continue increasing staff and duty materials. Fire Chief Jim Dickerson explains that their ideal staffing requirement is three firefighters per vehicle within the next five to ten years.

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pring is coming, whether it feels like it or not. While the official start of the season is March 19, spring abides by no mere mortal’s rules. It comes and goes at a pace that surprises even the most prepared of us every month.

For many Floridians, spring begins with the start of the numerous festivals that the months of March and April house. Too many to count, these festivals act as an invitation for Florida natives to welcome spring with open arms as they begin to shed their winter woes and clothes. From the Gulf to the Atlantic, festival season is just beginning.

BIKE WEEK One of these festivals is one simply called “Bike Week”.

Centered around Daytona Beach, this weeklong festival begins March 6 and ends March 15 and presents the opportunity to get out into the fresh air. This year will be Bike Week’s 79th year running, and they’re not holding back with the number of festivities.

This huge event attracts fellow riders on an international scale, creating a culturally rich atmosphere of different languages and stories. Thousands of bikers are expected to be in attendance, making for a bustling and electrifying weeklong party. Featured events include the vintage and custom bikes show, concerts and several barbecues. From swapmeets to bike shows to bar and saloon meet ups, Bike Week 2020 holds the promise of excitement and making new friends. Visit their website, www.officialbikeweek.com/ , to learn more.

SHARK TOOTH FESTIVAL If you’re looking for something to do with visiting family or even just something that differs from the mundane, Shark Tooth Festival in Venice is a great way to greet spring. Named “The Shark Tooth Capital of the World”, this festival allows you

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to get up close with the classic oceanic predator’s chompers.

Paired with great food, music and vendors, this festival ensures a great way to celebrate spring on the beach. Start planning now, because although this short three-day festival doesn’t start until April 3, they’re expecting a big turnout for the weekend.

Learn more at their website: www.specialolympicsfloridasarasot.godaddysites.com/ .

STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL I wouldn’t be able to talk about Florida springtime festivals unless the Florida Strawberry Festival was included, and rightfully so. This grand festival pulls an average of 500,000 folks annually from all over the state in a celebration of spring, strawberries, and community. The 11-day event has many events for its visitors to attend, ranging from entertainment such as Rascal Flatts or 98 Degrees, to carnival rides and food.

But this famous festival doesn’t stop there—you can enter various contests such as the art show, livestock competitions, or even the Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest. Learn more about the festival at www.flstrawberryfestival.com/ .

Spring has sprung and so have our festivals. Whether you’re looking for something to do on the open road or with your family, Florida’s spring events never disappoint. There’s something for everyone no matter where you look. More details for all these festivals can be found at their respective websites, including tentative schedules, scheduled talent, and directions.

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Cost: $2 Place: SE Livestock Pavillion Address: 2232 NE Jacksonville Rd., Ocala, 34470 Phone: 352-671-8400 Website: www.allevents.in/ocala/ spring-festival/200018863475020

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Florida’s Gulf Coast lifestyle is all about celebrations, and St. Patrick’s Day is a popular occasion.

So, grab your green garb and go! Irish music, shepherd’s pie, Guinness and whiskey all flow freely on St. Paddy’s Day. The following parades, pubs and festivals are sure to please.

HillsborougH County • tampa Rough Riders 2020 St. Patrick’s Night Parade, 8 to 11 pm Saturday, March 14, Ybor City, is a popular parade and free to attend. Proceeds from St. Paddy’s events are a major fundraiser for Rough Riders, who contribute hundreds of thousands of dollars in monetary gifts and volunteer hours to many charitable organizations.

For information and tickets, call 813248-1898, visit website: https://www. tamparoughriders.org/St.PatricksNight-Parade or email: office@ tamparoughriders.org.

Rough Riders St. Patrick’s celebration 2019 pinellas County • st. petersburg Mary Margaret’s Olde Irish Tavern, 29 Third Street North, on the historic “First Block” in St. Petersburg—The grand opening is the weekend before St. Patrick’s Day, continuing March 14, 15 and 17. Named for owner Pete Boland’s late grandmother, Mary Margaret Prescott, the tavern will serve both a proper shepherd’s pie (made with lamb) and a vegan shepherd’s pie made with Beyond meat. Guinness, Smithwick’s and other imports are on tap. The tavern boasts a large selection of Irish whiskey, including high-end favorites Green Spot, Middleton Very Rare, and Red Breast. Follow on Facebook for the latest updates: https://www. facebook.com/marymargaretsdtsp/ lake, sumter and marion Counties • tHe Villages St. Patrick’s Day Festival on March 17, at Spanish Springs Town Square in The Villages, 4 to 9 pm, 1120 Main Street, Lady Lake, FL 32159, will be hosted

by Celtic Conundrum, and they will perform a mix of modern and traditional music. Enjoy a huge St. Patrick’s Day Festival with food, drink and ongoing entertainment. Visit the facebook events page for updates: https://www.facebook. com/events/868258420260053/?active_tab=about

sarasota County • sarasota Paragon Festivals presents inaugural Sarasota St. Paddy’s Festival, at JD Hamel Park, Gulfstream Avenue and Main Street, downtown Sarasota, March 13-15.

Enjoy traditional food, drink and live music Friday evening 4 to 10 pm, Saturday 11am to 10 pm, and Sunday 11am to 6 pm. Bands performing include The Verge, Twinkle & Rock Soul Radio, Kettle of Fish and more. Paragon Festivals’ special guest is Humane Society of Sarasota County, hosting its “Big Mac” mobile adoption center at the festival on Saturday. Paragon Festivals’ website: https:// www.paragonartevents.com.

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Collier County • naples St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 14 at 11am is a 40-year tradition that draws more than 40,000 people to downtown Naples.

Floats, fire engines, school groups, marching bands, dance troupes and civic groups begin at 3rd Street South and end at Crayton Cove. Naples St. Patrick Foundation hosts this free, family-friendly event, followed by the allday festival at Sugden Plaza.

Learn more at https://rove.me/ to/florida/naples-st-patricksday-parade Naples St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2019, Photo credit: PtKirk1295 Carlene Cobb is an author, correspondent, ghostwriter, blogger and skilled word wrangler whose lifestyle features are widely published. Profile on the Bay Area Professional Writers Guild website: http://www.bapwg.org/?page_id=2978 Profile on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlene-cobb-356b542a/

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When I started writing, we cohabitated with two beautiful Labrador Retrievers, Bette and Davis. They inspired my first book, How Old Am I in Dog Years? I believe they lived happily to the ripe old ages of 15 and 16, respectively. I also believed they loved us.

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I thought he loved me for me. Because he senses I’m a good person who occasionally feeds him table scraps, and takes him to the dog park.

Because I rub his belly and tell him he’s a very good dog. I thought our bond was unique, and in his dog brain, I was special. Wrong!

Said article revealed an inconvenient truth. Yes, my dog loves me, but not because I’m me. He can’t help it. It’s in his canine DNA! Apparently, dogs have an amazing ability to bond with other species.

Raise a dog with humans, it’ll bond with humans. But raise a dog with sheep, it’ll bond with sheep. Or goats. Or penguins. You name it. To quote, “dogs have an abnormal willingness to form strong emotional bonds with anything that crosses their path.” I could be replaced by a robot had Sam been introduced to one when he was still in doggie diapers.

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As a humor writer, I would like pay homage to the pioneer women of one such formerly male-dominated field: the world of comedy, particularly stand-up.

While it’s true that comediennes, have entertained us for many decades, it was usually a collaboration: a film, a radio or TV show. Funny ladies such as Gracie Allen, Lucille Ball, even Elaine May found success with male partners. So who were the early women who had the courage to stand up on their own?

Totie Fields: Tiny Totie Fields, in 1950, was a rare woman in this man’s world, paving the way for future women comics. At age 20 she broke the gender barrier and became one of the first female MCs in night clubs. She eventually became a fixture on the Ed Sullivan Show, which brought her into the homes of America.

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Belle Barth: Also performing in the 50s, Belle Barth was the first pottymouthed female comedian of our era.

She was funny, raunchy, and like her male counter-part, Lenny Bruce, had the privilege of being arrested during a performance. Belle broke ground for the likes of Joan Rivers, Amy Schumer and Sarah Silverman.

Moms Mabley: From a tragic young life, Jacky “Moms” Mabley rose to become known as the Mother of Black Comedy. She entertained in the 50s, 60s and 70s appearing in a housedress and floppy hat. She went from minstrel shows to playing Carnegie Hall, tackling topics considered too edgy at the time, including racism and sexuality. At age 27, she revealed she was a lesbian, becoming one of the first openly gay comedians of our time.

Phyllis Diller: Phyllis Diller entered the comedy world at age 40. In her overthe-top costumes and makeup, Diller’s Lifestyles After 50 • Lake/Marion/Sumter • March 2020 • page 8

comedy act was saucy, self-deprecating, and punctuated by her trademark cackle. She pioneered the one-liner. The target of her act was her husband, “Fang,” turning the tables on male comics who targeted their wives.

Joan Rivers: Rivers’ early 60s routines were talky, single-girl rifts about her inability to land a husband. Unlike Diller, who was flamboyant in her attire, Rivers wore little black dresses and prim updos. She was quick, brash and often angry. Her humor was personal, revealing her life with humor.

She is encapsulated by The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Amazon’s hit series about a woman, alone on stage, trying to succeed in the 50s in the male-dominated world of stand-up comedy.

There are more I would like to mention: Lily Tomlin, Whoopi Goldberg, Carol Burnett, but I believe I’ve run out of space. So, as the MC at the comedy club beseeches the audience: Please give it up for the funny ladies!

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The pros and cons and what you should expect

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et’s face it, we all watch TV. Whether it’s the news, Real Housewives or golf, we’ve all got a reason to watch. But nobody anyplace in the world doesn’t grumble about the price of their TV service. It doesn’t matter if you have cable, satellite or carrier pigeon, the cost keeps rising and the companies seem to find more ways to take money from our already tight budgets.

Reducing or eliminating these bills is the genesis of the concept of “Cutting the Cord” to the cable companies.

The central concept of cutting the cord is reducing or eliminating what you pay for these cable TV services. There are two primary approaches, the first involves cutting the cable altogether and going back to the good old days of TV over the air, and the second involves changing how you get your TV services to reduce the cost and keep it there. This article describes each approach, the pros and cons and what you should expect while implementing each.

The “Good Old Days” approach involves the complete elimination of paid TV services. In effect, you buy an antenna one time, point it to a major city and you get your TV over the air. Fun fact, many of the channels you’ll get over the air are actually broadcasted in high definition, so they’ll be crystal clear on your TV screen and besides the one-time expense of buying and installing an antenna, you’ll never get a cable bill again. I’ll answer the question before you ask it – the cost of antenna ranges from $25-$150 depending on how far away from a city you are.

The “Nick the Cable” approach is a little bit different that the “Good Old Days” approach because you effectively eliminate the TV channels from the cable company and use the Internet to “stream” the channels to your TV. Now, I know what you’re thinking – how do I stream and where is this river coming from? Well, the river are companies on the Internet that license many of the same shows that you currently watch and broadcast it over the Internet at lower prices (e.g. Netflix, Hulu etc.). Once you have a streaming service, the rest is history as your TV is most likely ready to stream from these accounts for you with Roku, Amazon FireTV etc.

So, you’re probably wondering, is cutting the cable worth it? Most cable cutters will respond with one simple question: do you enjoy paying upwards of $250 a month for TV? If the answer is no, then cable cutting is for you.

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Classic St. Paddy’s Day Corned Beef Ingredients 1 onion, cut into wedges 4 potatoes (or cauliflower) of your choice, peeled and quartered 1 lb. baby carrots 3 cups water 3 cloves garlic, minced (or 3 TBSP minced garlic) 1 bay leaf 2 tablespoons sugar (or stevia) 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 (3 pound) corned beef brisket with spice packet, cut in half 1 small head cabbage, cut into wedges Preparation Place onion, potatoes, and carrots in a 5-quart slow cooker. Combine water, garlic, bay leaf, sugar, vinegar, and contents of spice packet in a small bowl; pour over vegetables. Top with brisket and cabbage.

Cover and cook on Low until meat and vegetables are tender, 8 to 9 hours. Remove bay leaf before serving.

Enjoy!

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Status: In a Relationship

By Michael B. Wright

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n social media, I occasionally see the status: “In a Relationship�. To me, this is a deliberately vague statement which could mean different things.

It may mean that the significant other is immature and unwilling to make a commitment. It could mean that they are of the same sex and are not quite ready to let the world know. The word “relationship� itself is vague and can have multiple meanings. Many people have a relationship with the personage of whomever or whatever they define as their Creator. Some have a relationship with their home, their car, their pets or their television sets (especially during Super Bowl Sunday). Many define success by wealth, position, power, influence or status. I base success upon one’s ability to develop and maintain good relationships with other people. There are as many different kinds of such relationships as there are different kinds of love: agape, storge, philia, eros, pragma, philautia, ludus.

The Greek word “storge� indicates a close familial love, i.e. family relationships.

My wife and I are nanny and manny to two brothers, a 5-year-old and a 9-year old. A few months ago, they were bickering. “Poppa, he’s pointing at me! Make him stop!� I instantly flashed back to me and my brother,

Richard, as kids, doing the same exact thing. I recalled the two of us playing on a blanket in the back yard one day. Rich started crying loudly after he’d cut himself on the edge of a round Mason jar seal. Our Mom rushed out, lifted me up by one arm, and hit me as I yelled “I didn’t do anything!�

In reflection, I realized that my normal behavior must have warranted such a response from her.

Rich and I spent many years apart when I went into the Navy and when he moved to Arizona to be Mom’s caregiver during her final years. We really bonded when my wife and I flew out to visit for a week or so.

After the boys’ pointing episode, I contacted Rich saying that I wanted to apologize. “Did I pick on you a lot when we were kids?� “Mike, I hated you growing up!�

Now, we live roughly an hour apart. With

differing schedules and responsibilities, we strive to get together periodically for a “Guy Day�, leaving our wives at home while getting together to play catch-up, reminisce, laugh and encourage each other. The beer’s not bad either. Although he’s four years my junior, I have the highest degree of respect for my “little� brother and I value our relationship.

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