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(Re)Making the Sale Exceptional Volunteer Maximizes Profits for Library Book Sales By Megan Joyce To say that Pat Ditzler has a knack for organization is like saying Bill Gates knows his way around a computer. Ditzler has volunteered with the Friends of the Lancaster Public Library for almost 30 years and chaired its enormous used book sale nine times. One of the largest and most well-attended book sales in the country, it raises vital funds for Lancaster Public Library. Much of that success in recent years is due to Ditzler, a retired accountant who has used her organizationally inclined mind to develop procedures for researching and pricing rare books, training volunteers to sort books, implementing Internet book sales, and honing book-sorting and display strategies. In fact, she has been so successful and her system so revolutionary that Ditzler was honored with the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award from Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries. Though she has lived in Central Pennsylvania since 1960, this selfdescribed “Army brat” was born in Monterey, Calif., but moved around frequently, actually graduating high school in Naples, Italy. An avid library goer as a child, Ditzler remembers frequenting the library at the NATO base. “It just seemed like a wonderful place—the smell of the books, the feel of please see SALE page 6 Library volunteer and book-sale expert Pat Ditzler will soon see her own book on display when A Book Sale How-to Guide becomes available this fall.

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the books, and the librarians were always so very nice and helpful, even to us kids,” she recalled. It was in Italy that she met her husband, a Manheim native, and came to Central Pennsylvania to pursue her accounting degree. She first began volunteering at the Lancaster Public Library’s Duke Street branch in 1983 and soon cultivated her skill for sorting, researching, and selling books for the library via the Internet. Fast forward 28 years, and Ditzler’s system for maximizing profits from used book sales is changing the way libraries across the country approach this common fundraiser. Lancaster Public Library often receives generous donations of used books from all over the local community, and each spring, about 250,000 of these used books, videos, and CDs are organized into 39 categories (mystery, children’s, non-fiction, etc.) and spread out over 320 tables at Franklin & Marshall College’s Alumni Sports and Fitness Center. But long before the merchandise hits those tables, Ditzler and her brigade of dedicated and trained volunteers have spent countless hours sorting and pricing those donated books—and a lot of that

time is spent doing research. “It’s all about finding that volunteer “We do some research for those books something they love to do,” she said. that could be very valuable,” Ditzler As for the book sale itself, Ditzler’s explained. “We’ve sold some books on methods ensure that the merchandise is the Internet for neatly sorted into over $1,000, and if categories that are we hadn’t easily identifiable researched them, by large, colored we wouldn’t have signs—a seemingly known and put obvious feature that them in the sale many libraries for $5 or $10.” hadn’t thought to Another vital implement. Just aspect to LPL’s like a clearance rack book-sale success is in a clothing store, Ditzler’s strategy of people will shop getting volunteers more successfully doing a task they when items are enjoy and at which organized, they excel. Some accessible, and volunteers just clearly priced. handle CDs and “We just built videos. Some delve Visitors perused the considerable selection [the system] over during a recent book sale at the Marshall into Internet the years, asking, Street Book Shoppe in Lancaster. research. Others ‘Hey, why don’t we prefer handling try this?’” Ditzler sets of encyclopedias or children’s books. said. “When we fill and stack boxes to go Whatever their niche, all are thoroughly to the sale, we have categories and put trained to ensure they are efficient and up a little tally sheet … that way you can accurate contributors to Ditzler’s wellset up your sale and you know what you run sorting machine. have. Many libraries didn’t even do that;

they just piled them and went to set up the sale and asked, ‘OK, how much room do we need for mystery?’ They didn’t know.” Ditzler was also instrumental in starting LPL’s two used bookstores: one in the second floor of the library on Duke Street and the other in a rented warehouse on Marshall Street in Lancaster, which also doubles as a storage facility where they work with the donated books—dozens upon dozens of huge boxes, stacked and brimming with books of all sizes and subjects. It’s here that Ditzler and the volunteers sift through the masses of volumes, eliminating those that are obsolete or those in poor physical condition and organizing the rest into smaller boxes neatly labeled by book topic or type. “These bookstores are open all year round, so people don’t have to wait for our book sales and they know they’re supporting the library—all the proceeds go to the library,” said Ditzler. “Our money goes directly to the library’s general fund and pays salaries, buys books, and keeps their doors open because library funding has been terribly cut.”

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Ditzler said they’re now working on their third million dollars, having generated about $2.8 million over the years. The book sale started in 1954 with revenue of $150; last year, they made almost $200,000. Her exploratory approach has positively affected local teachers as well. Ditzler investigated and then contacted Books for Teachers, a national foundation that gives money to book sales in the form of vouchers to be used by teachers for the purchase of books for their classrooms. Ditzler submitted the Lancaster School District for consideration and the district was granted $3,000 the first year. District teachers then received a letter that said the library would give $75 in free books for the first 45 teachers that signed up. One hundred sixty-nine teachers responded. “I mean, $75 doesn’t sound like a lot, but in our sale it goes far,” Ditzler said. “We just could not believe the response.” Ditzler has always mentored other area libraries, sharing her procedures for running a book sale, and has taken her know-how on the road, too, conducting PowerPoint presentations at several state and national library conventions across the country. There, Ditzler covers everything from the criteria to look for in choosing a sale venue to how to train sorters and utilize signage effectively. A small library in Arizona, whose book sales had been struggling, employed Ditzler’s strategies last year and generated $80,000. “We share information because when one library wins, everybody does,” she said. “We’re not in competition with each other. We want to make the most of those books that get donated to those libraries.”

And this fall, Ditzler will also become a published author with the release of her book, A Book Sale How-to Guide: More Money, Less Stress, by Ditzler and her sister, JoAnn Dumas. Published by the American Library Association, the book documents Ditzler’s methods so that even a small-scale library can model her booksale savvy. A Book Sale How-To Guide covers everything from marketing the sale and dealing with customers to keys to sorting books and recommendations for handling the money, with forms for deposits and other financial tasks, also developed by Ditzler. And to those who argue that libraries will soon be obsolete in this increasingly paperless world of handheld, digital book readers, Ditzler is quick to assert the public library’s many other helpful community resources. “I think [the library] levels the playing field because it’s free,” she said. “We give them access, no matter what their economic condition.” Access to books, to computers, and, in Lancaster’s case, to the Duke Street Business Center and the Autism Resource Center, not to mention the various youth and adult services available. “The downtown Duke Street library gets about 1,200 people every single day. It is a busy, community-center place,” Ditzler said. “They have just about something for everybody—and it’s free. You can’t be a democracy without libraries.” For more information or hours of operation for the Marshall Street Book Shoppe, call (717) 295-1950; for the Juliana Bookstore (second floor of Duke Street library), call (717) 239-2123; and visit www.lancaster.lib.pa.us.

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through the country of Turkey (by the Spanish) and were mistaken for another bird with the same name from Africa. Yes, turkeys can fly. Wild turkeys, that is. Domestic turkeys are bred and raised to be so heavy they can’t take flight, but wild turkeys can fly at up to 55 mph for short distances. They can also run at a top speed of 20-25 mph. Order your turkey early. About 45 million turkeys are consumed every Thanksgiving. The average Thanksgiving turkey weighs about 15 pounds. Approximately 20 million turkeys are the main course at Christmas dinner.

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Lebanon County Department of Parks and Recreation All events held at the Park at Governor Dick unless noted. Nov. 4, 7 to 8:30 p.m. – “Nocturne: Bonfire at the Tower”

Nov. 8 and 20, 10:30 a.m. – Chair Stretching Nov. 14, 16, 28, 30, noon – Water Exercise at YMCA Nov. 21, 10:30 a.m. – AFFA Meeting with Lunch

Lebanon County Library Programs Annville Free Library, 216 E. Main St., Annville, (717) 867-1802 Lebanon Community Library, 125 N. Seventh St., (717) 273-7624 Matthews Public Library, 102 W. Main St., Fredericksburg, (717) 865-5523 Myerstown Community Library, 199 N. College St., Myerstown, (717) 866-2800 Palmyra Public Library, 325 S. Railroad St., (717) 838-1347 Richland Community Library, 111 E. Main St., Richland, (717) 866-4939

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Nov. 2, 10 a.m. – Christmas Favor-Making Party Nov. 9, 10 a.m. – Bunco Dice Game and Pizza Party Nov. 18, 9 a.m. – Special Breakfast

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or active-duty training have been covered under Social Security since Each year, on Nov. 11, America 1957. Also, earnings for inactive-duty observes Veterans Day and honors the service in the reserves (such as weekend men and women who have served in drills) have had Social Security coverage our nation’s Armed Forces. since 1988. Many of our In addition to Vietnam-era regular military Many of our veterans are now pay, Social Security nearing retirement adds special Vietnam-era age or are already earnings credits to veterans are now there. It is an individual’s important that Social Security nearing retirement they—and other record when he or age or are already American service she serves in the personnel—know military. The extra there. It is important just what earnings are for that they know just retirement benefits periods of active what retirement they can count on duty or active-duty from Social training. benefits they can Security as they If, for example, count on. make their a person served in financial plans. the military Like most of between 1957 and the civilian workforce, all current 1977, he or she has been credited with military personnel pay Social Security $300 in additional earnings for each taxes and earn Social Security coverage. calendar quarter in which active-duty Earnings for active-duty military service please see REMINDER page 22 By Sherra Zavitsanos

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Northern Lebanon Senior Community Center – (717) 865-0944 335 N. Lancaster St., Jonestown – www.jonestownpa.org/senior.html Nov. 3, 11 a.m. – Lunch Bunch at Hilltop Café Nov. 20, 8 a.m. – Breakfast Bunch at Esther’s Restaurant Nov. 30, 4:30 p.m. – Supper Club at the Crossroads

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Romancing the Pirates No More Walt Sonneville lesson could be learned about cultural oscillations when considering our past and current perceptions of pirates—the pirates who steal loot from seagoing vessels, not the leeches who illegally reproduce copyrighted songs, books, movies, art, and software. The pendulum of public opinion has swung a full stroke in the past two centuries regarding seagoing pirates. Until the early 1800s, Barbary pirates (so named after the Latin word for “foreign”) were the bane of European and American shipping vessels. These pirates plied their trade in Mediterranean waters off North African countries that today are Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. The problem was ended by the British and American navies as well as the capture in Algiers (1830) of the last pirate base by the French.

In the Caribbean, and along the coasts of Virginia and the Carolinas, pirates in the early 1700s, including the famed English pirate Blackbeard, captured seagoing booty and raided coastal towns. American culture later adopted a romantic view of pirates, perhaps beginning in 1891 when the professional baseball team, the Pittsburgh Alleghenies, changed their name to the Pittsburgh Pirates. They did so after being accused of “pirating” a key player from the Philadelphia Athletics. The notion of pirates as entertaining characters continued with Robert Louis

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My Pictures of Our Wars

em “In Flanders Fields” As a child I learned the po erans that wars yield, And had that picture of vet diers who gave their lives, With rows of graves of sol ildren and wives. Leaving at home many ch g and brave, th pictures of soldiers stron wi m Na et Vi d an rea Ko Then came ay grave. but were buried in a faraw Who did not come home to see, e me more vivid pictures We then had TV that gav ed very near to me. en pp shooting ha te Sta nt Ke the of e tur And the pic ds far away, very strange battles in lan th wi r wa nt rre cu r ou r day, Fo of soldiers sent there every es tur pic ing ak bre art he I now see other, families torn one from an I see too many pictures of many a father and ly a son, but a daughter, For now they send not on even a mother.

Silent Guns The guns became silent tha t November day. The long war had ended for which folks did pray. But many a doughboy jus t didn’t survive. Yet others served nobly an d came home alive. The war to end all wars wa s over and so, Would peace last forever? They wanted to know. It’s tragic but that peace did n’t last very long. There’s conflict all over, see ms something is wrong. There’s many have served well and many have died To try to accomplish real peace they have tried. We honor the brave ones for they have served well. There’s a longing for real peace wherever men dwell . May there a day come wh en wars will be past, The guns become silent, a peace that will last. By Hubert L. Stern

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WAR Terrible, Costly Killing, Shooting, Destroying, Conflict, Struggle, Love, Happiness, Cooperating, Understanding, Agreeing, Tranquil, Secure PEACE This diamante poem was written as a group effort of the Messiah Village Poetry Society.

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, Behind them sit others alert and well ; past -ago Reminded now of a long spell, Thinking of buddies they knew for a ed. Reflecting on all the time that has pass

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ker arose. The room became still when the spea great call; a He told of a time when there came its foes, The country sought help to fight off their all. From youths who were willing to risk Out of so many, a fraction survive; their price. The days and the years now claiming e. aliv are Of the millions who served, few ! ifice The country remembers their great sacr By John McGrath

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This Month in History: November Events • Nov. 6, 1860 – Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th U.S. president and the first Republican. He received 180 of 303 possible electoral votes and 40 percent of the popular vote. • Nov. 8, 1895 – X-rays (electromagnetic rays) were discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen at the University of Wuerzburg in Germany. • Nov. 26, 1789 – The first American holiday occurred, proclaimed by President George Washington to be Thanksgiving Day, a day of prayer and public thanksgiving in gratitude for the successful establishment of the new American republic.

Birthdays • Nov. 2 – James K. Polk (1795-1849), the 11th U.S. president, was born in Mecklenburg County, N.C. He served from March 4, 1845, to March 3, 1849. He declined to be a candidate for a second term, saying he was “exceedingly relieved” at the completion of his presidency. • Nov. 19 – Baseball player Roy Campanella (1921-1993) was born in Philadelphia. He was one of the first African-American major-league players and was one of the Brooklyn Dodgers’ “Boys of Summer.” His career ended when an automobile accident left him paralyzed in 1958. He then became an inspirational spokesman for the paralyzed. • Nov. 29 – Little Women author Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) was born in Philadelphia.

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Records from the United Kingdom Angelo Coniglio have discussed methods of obtaining genealogical records or help from various online sources. While those methods are generally applicable for any place of origin, some places have more complete online records than others. This month, I’ll begin my review with the source of the ancestors of the greatest number of Americans, the United Kingdom. The good news is that because of its long history of civilization and its associated record-keeping, there are loads of sources, many well indexed, for civil and church records from the U.K. The bad news is that, while information on the availability of sources may be found online, many of the actual records must be ordered and purchased in hard copy. The free Mormon site FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org) may be used as you would for many other locations, by searching the catalog for the place name in the U.K. to obtain a list of civil and church records for that place. These may indicate microfilms or microfiches that can be rented from the Mormon Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, to obtain photocopies of the records at a nominal price. Valuable records may be found in this way; however, the searches may be tedious and the results, though valuable, may be spotty. Similarly, at the Mormon website, you can “browse by location” for “Europe” and then “England” to find a list of church records, census records, and so on. These may be searched by an ancestor’s name and will usually display transcribed details without an actual image of the document. England and Wales are combined in many databases, while Scotland and Ireland are treated separately. In England and Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, the General Register Office (GRO) is the government agency responsible for civil registration—the recording of vital records such as births, marriages, and deaths (BMD). The director of a GRO is the registrar general. For England and Wales, indexes of births, deaths, and marriages for 1837 through 2005 are available online, under

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He Witnessed the Explosion of 7 Atomic Bombs Robert D. Wilcox ow did Joe Glass come to have seven atomic bombs exploded in front of him? Because he had volunteered for a top-secret mission, with no idea how close he was to come to

America’s ultimate weapon. When he graduated from Millersville State Teacher’s College (now Millersville University) in 1953 with a BS in education, Glass was prepared to begin a

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career as an educator. But the Draft Why was that needed? Because we Board thought otherwise, and he was really knew very little about the effects of promptly drafted into the Army. the bombs that brought WWII to an During basic training at Aberdeen end. Prior to dropping the bomb called Proving Grounds, Md., “Little Boy” on the recruits were given Hiroshima on Aug. 6, an unusual test. As a 1945, the U.S. had result of that test, Glass performed only one test was one of 20 men of an atomic device. who were asked to That was called “the volunteer for “an Gadget,” and it was assignment in special detonated at Trinity Site weapons” at Sandia near Alamogordo, Base, N.M., which was N.M., on July 6, 1945. the principal nuclear Mounted on a 100weapons installation of foot tower, it exploded the U.S. Department with a force of 18 of Defense. kilotons of TNT. So we The 20 men were knew an atomic bomb first sent to the signal would work. school at Fort But why did we need Monmouth, N.J., for an atomic bomb at all? Pvt. Joseph W. Glass in 1953, electronics training, Because it was at home on a three-day pass. and while there they considered to be the each got a top-secret only way to get Japan clearance after close screening by the FBI. to surrender. For six months prior to That training completed, they were dropping “Little Boy,” the U.S. had shipped to Sandia Base, where they were intensely firebombed 67 Japanese cities. th assigned to the 64 Ordnance Battalion. The Tokyo raid of March 9-10, for Their assignment there was primarily to example, is considered to be one of the learn how to attach atomic warheads to most destructive bombing raids in guided missiles. history. Two hundred and seventy-nine In January 1955, Glass was assigned to B-29s dropped 1,700 tons of incendiary the Nevada Test Site, which was a large bombs, destroying 16 square miles of the swath of unpopulated desert land 65 city and killing some 100,000 people. Yet miles northwest of Las Vegas. It was Japan refused to surrender. considered ideal for the purpose of testing So “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” were many different effects that resulted from dropped, ending that horrendous war in atomic bomb explosions. the Pacific.

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Realizing that we needed to know “With it would come all the debris the more about the military effects of atomic enormous blast kicked up. Then you had weapons, in August 1954 President to turn around to protect yourself against Eisenhower authorized “Operation the debris as it came sucked back by the Teapot,” a series of 14 shots at the Nevada vacuum the blast had created.” Test Site to test a broad variety of fission What did he do when he wasn’t devices. It was said the tremendous watching those tests? “Well, with my topexplosion from the first shot created a secret clearance,” Glass says, “one of my flash that could be seen in San Francisco. main duties was to deliver top classified Glass served at the test site from documents to the various parts of the January until June 1955. So, he was there 1,300-square-mile proving ground.” for all 14 of the test blasts … and was His evenings, however, generally were actually available to witness seven of free, and he and his buddies made many them, including one drop from a B-36 trips to nearby Las Vegas. Did he come bomber. One more of home an impoverished the test blasts was man? underground, but the “No,” he grins, “we other 12 were surface mostly went to see Nat devices mounted in King Cole, Frank towers 100 to 175 feet Sinatra, and all the tall. Each blast of the other stars perform. surface devices would My buddy and I did vaporize the tower and work out a system for turn the sand below it roulette. Unknown to to “trinitite,” a us, our system had a substance much like big hole in it, but it glass. still worked for us the Some of the blasts one time we used it, were stronger than the and we made a bomb that leveled bundle.” Hiroshima. Glass Glass was separated Glass’s souvenir picture of the first vividly remembers from the Army in July test of an atomic weapon with a shot “Apple-2,” for 1955 and returned to composite U-233/plutonium core. which a small town of Central Pennsylvania buildings of various to teach high school. construction types were faced in differing He got his master’s degree from Penn directions to test how they could State and in 1961 joined Millersville withstand a nuclear blast. In another test, University, where he taught in the a Marine armored task force moved to geography department for many years. He within 900 meters of ground zero, under got his doctorate degree in 1971 and the still-forming mushroom cloud. retired from Millersville University in How close to the explosion of these 1990. devices did the witnesses stand? “I’m not He still has, however, strong sure,” Glass says, “but, in the bunker, you remembrances of the days he worked at wore special glasses to protect your eyes, the Nevada Test Site … and he treasures and you could feel the great heat from the the piece of trinitite he has to prove it. moment the blast went off. Then some Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in seconds later, the sound caught up, and Europe in WWII. you could hear a huge ‘boom.’

Turkey Tamale Pie By Pat Sinclair Because Thanksgiving is a holiday for family and sharing, few couples are alone on this national feast. We often share dinner with family and friends but miss having lots of leftover turkey. If you are lucky enough to have some leftover turkey, or cook a small turkey yourself, here’s an easy recipe for the day after that’s almost a complete meal. Just add a salad or serve with a green vegetable. Makes 2 servings 2/3 cup cornmeal 2 cups water 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt 2 teaspoons olive oil 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/4 cup chopped green pepper 2 cups cubed cooked turkey 1 cup corn kernels 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce 3/4 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 cup shredded cojack or cheddar cheese Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a 1-quart casserole dish (9x5 inches) with nonstick cooking spray. Combine the cornmeal, water, and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce the heat to low and simmer about 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until thick. Pour into the prepared dish. Heat the olive oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and green pepper and cook until tender, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes. Add the turkey, corn, tomato sauce, and chili powder and mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Simmer 2 to 3 minutes or combine flavors. Pour over the cornmeal. Bake 20 minutes. Sprinkle with the shredded cheese and continue baking until heated through and the cheese is melted. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

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If you like this recipe, try some variations. Leftover turkey is perfect for this dish but you can use other meats. I’ve made it with 8 to 10 ounces of ground turkey that I cooked before adding the onion and pepper. When I purchase a roasted chicken, I make a second meal using chicken instead of turkey for this casserole. You can use either a small can of drained corn or 1 cup frozen corn kernels (thawed). Polenta is actually very similar to cooked cornmeal and can be used as a base, eliminating a step. Pat Sinclair announced the publication of her second cookbook, Scandinavian Classic Baking (Pelican Publishing), in February 2011. This book has a color photo of every recipe. Her first cookbook, Baking Basics and Beyond (Surrey Books), won the 2007 Cordon d’Or from the Culinary Arts Academy. Contact her at http://PatCooksandBakes.blogspot.com

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Older But Not Wiser

The Secret Sy Rosen

gives many instructions. I think this is We finally get into a rhythm, and my her way of getting back at me for all the wife seems somewhat content. I am backseat driving I have done through the lulled into a false sense of security when years. Or maybe it is because I’ve given she makes the seemingly innocuous her too many comment that maybe instructions on how she should stop dyeing to properly load a her hair. I’m not sure We have made a dishwasher (I why, but suddenly my actually typed them senses are on overdrive. silent pact with out). A little voice inside of our loved ones She tells me to me is saying, “Danger, to keep this act part her hair every danger.” inch and get to the I ask why she would of intimacy a roots. “Too wide,” want to stop and she secret. she says. “You’re replies, “I’m afraid my missing spots,” she face is just too old for complains. “Don’t brown hair. Doesn’t it waste it,” she yells. I want to say, “There’s make me look like I’m trying too hard to no way to waste it. Wherever I put the be young?” dye, it’s hitting gray.” However, I decide And there, of course, is the landmine, discretion is the better part of staying right below my feet. A question that is alive. reminiscent of, and just as dangerous as, “Does this dress make me look fat?” I tell her she’s being ridiculous. “Look at all those actresses like, uh, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, and Meg Ryan. I’m sure they all dye their hair and they all look great.”

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e men do it in the dark of night or in the early-morning hours when most of the city sleeps. It is something we do not discuss with the outside world. We have made a silent pact with our loved ones to keep this act of intimacy a secret. I’m talking about helping our wives dye their hair, of course. We are there for the back part of the hair, the part she can’t reach. The part where the gray roots sprout out like a neon sign saying, “I’m back! Did you miss me?” The first step is putting on the thin, plastic gloves. I feel like a surgeon, except my gloves are drastically undersized. These are not “manly” gloves and, although the box advertises “one size fits all,” they must have been referring to parakeets. As I begin applying the dye, my wife

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“Yeah, but I’m not as young as them,” my wife responds. “You look younger and prettier,” I answer. And I really do mean it. My wife smiles and I go on to say, “And I’m sure Marisa Tomei dyes her hair.” Unfortunately, I linger on the name Marisa Tomei a split second too long, and my wife notices. “You have a crush on that actress Marisa Tomei.” “I do not,” I answer. However, a little drop of sweat starts to drip down my forehead. “Yes you do,” she insists, with an edge in her voice. And partly inspired by truth and partly by fear, I come up with this reply: “Yes, I have a little crush on her, but only because she reminds me of you.” My wife again smiles and I am safe. I finish dyeing her hair, and later that morning she comes downstairs and asks me how I think it turned out. I try for a little joke. “You look beautiful, Marisa.” She punches me, but not too hard.

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