Beat the Heat
Happy Birthday America!
Now that we are immersed in the heat of summer, I hope you are staying hydrated and healthy as you endure the high temperatures. I’m sure I don’t need to remind you to avoid errands and exercise in the middle of the day.
While I know the heat can be suffocating, I hope you and your family can still enjoy time together, whether it’s cooling off at a movie, splashing in the pool, or heading to a cooler climate for a few days.
If you’re looking to escape the heat, I highly recommend staying at The Sheridan House Inn in Williams. You can find out more about this charming property by calling 928-635-8991 or by visiting www. sheridanhouseinn.com.
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I hope you have a fantastic July!
Melissa Whitton Associate Publisher/Editor
INSPIRE
SIMPLY ENJOY
Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don’t get so worked up about things. Kenneth Branagh
Life is like a roller coaster, live it, be happy, enjoy life. Avril Lavigne
Simply enjoy life and the great pleasures that come with it. Karolina Kurkova
Slow down and enjoy life. It’s not only the scenery you miss by going too fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why. Eddie Cantor
Do what you need to do and enjoy life as it happens. John Scalzi
You have to enjoy life. Always be surrounded by people that you like, people who have a nice conversation. There are so many positive things to think about. Sophia Loren
It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes. Thomas Aquinas
Don’t make things too complicated. Try to relax, enjoy every moment, get used to everything. Angelique Kerber
Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer. William S. Burroughs
If you want to relax, watch the clouds pass by if you’re laying on the grass, or sit in front of the creek; just doing nothing and having those still moments is what really rejuvenates the body. Miranda Kerr
HOLLYWOOD HAPPENINGS
Fifty-five-year-old Hugh Jackman put his Broadway musical training to good use when making “Deadpool & Wolverine.”
“When I came back to it, it was really fun, and I was thrilled,” Jackman confessed. “My body was still responding, and I realized how good it was for your brain. The hardest bit ... [was] the food! ... For me, for my body type, I’m naturally skinny. To get the size on, that’s the hardest bit.” Ryan Reynolds said of Jackman, “Just the sheer relentlessness that [he] dedicated [himself] toward stunts, choreography. It was the first time I’d ever seen how invaluable a background in song and dance is when you are doing an action movie!”
Another actor eating his way to stardom is Chris Hemsworth, who bounced from the animated Paramount/Hasbro film “Transformers One” (due Sept. 20) to the upcoming “Transformers/G.I. Joe” crossover movie. Why keep making “Transformer” films? Maybe the $439 million grosses for “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” last summer explain it.
LOVE INVEST WISELY
The best thing about being in a long-term committed relationship is that you can be yourself. The person you’re with loves you for who you are, which leads to stability and comfort. The only problem with comfort is it’s easy to stop intentionally investing in your relationship—which can lead to unintentional distance. Take a few moments to invest in your relationship daily. Try some of these tips to get started.
Give your partner a foot or back rub that doesn’t lead to sex.
About that warm, affectionate touching thing: enough with the back rubs with ulterior motives already! This kind of pattern means that people begin to associate warm touch with pressure and anxiety, rather than kindness or affection. Find opportunities to squeeze, hug, rub, nuzzle, cuddle or hold your partner throughout the day in a non-sexual way.
Split the housework.
According to a recent study, 62% of couples say that sharing the chores is “very important” for a happy relationship. The only two other factors that ranked as more important than sharing chores were faithfulness and having a happy sexual relationship. Sharing chores ranked higher in importance than sharing
religious beliefs, sharing political beliefs, and making enough money.
Get pumped about your partner’s accomplishments.
While it’s important to be there when hard things happen, it’s also important to celebrate with them when things are going great. Researchers found when you respond happily and enthusiastically to your partner’s good news, that’s a good predictor for future relationship commitment, satisfaction and love.
Give your partner the benefit of the doubt. Experts recommend we put ourselves in our partner’s shoes to try to determine why they might have acted the way they did (instead of assuming the worst), as you might be prone to do.
Schedule actual couple time.
Many couples in therapy report that they never really connect with each other anymore—they’re just always so busy with other things. It’s easy to get into autopilot and start living totally parallel lives. If that thought terrifies you, be adamant about making regular time for one another, even if it’s just 15 minutes a day.
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1. Who was Stu Sutcliffe?
2. What was the name of Elvis Presley’s first movie?
3. ”Twist and Shout” and “Ask Me Why” were on which Beatles album??
4. Which group wrote and released “It’s Your Thing”?
5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “Well, I came across a child of God, he was walking along the road.”
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Soak Oreos in halfand-half and lay them on wax paper in the freezer. In an hour, each one will be a mini ice cream sandwich.
Room a little stinky? Set dry tea bags around to absorb the unpleasant odor. Drinking two cups of water before meals can make you lose an average of fourand-a-half pounds in 12 weeks.
Rubbing alcohol will remove pen marks and stains from pretty much anything.
Laughing for fifteen minutes has the same health benefits as getting two extra hours of sleep.
Shirt wrinkled? Throw it in the dryer with a few ice cubes for five minutes.
1. Is the book of 2 Thessalonians (KJV) in the Old or New Testament or neither?
2. From Song of Solomon 8, what is so powerful that many waters cannot quench it? Hope, Love, Salvation, Peace
3. Which book begins, “God, who at sundry times and in diverse manners spake in time past”? Philippians, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews
4. Thorns and what else grew from the ground that God cursed after Adam and Eve’s sin? Vines, Ivy, Thistles, Weeds
5. According to Paul, in hardships, Christians are more than _____. Friends, Conquerors, Warriors, Innkeepers
New, 2) Love, 3) Hebrews, 4) Thistles, 5) Conquerors
DINING GUIDE
SUMMER LIBATIONS
ROOT BEER FREEZE
Ingredients
1 1/2 PARTS ROOT BEER SCHNAPPS LIQUEUR
1 PART VANILLA ICE CREAM
1 PART COLA WHIPPED CREAM
Directions
BLEND ALL INGREDIENTS IN A BLENDER. POUR INTO A TALL GLASS. GARNISH WITH WHIPPED CREAM.
RED, WHITE AND BLUE SHOT
Ingredients
1 PART BLUE CURACAO LIQUEUR
1 PART PEACHTREE® SCHNAPPS LIQUEUR 1 PART GRENADINE
Directions
POUR GRENADINE INTO THE BOTTOM OF A SHOT GLASS. GENTLY FLOAT PEACHTREE SCHNAPPS OVER THE GRENADINE. TOP THE SHOT GLASS WITH BLUE CURACAO LIQUEUR. TIP: POUR LIQUEUR OVER THE BACK OF SPOON TO MAINTAIN COLOR LAYERS.
BASIL BERRY MOJITO
Ingredients
2 PARTS AGED LIGHT RUM
SLOWPOKE SHANDY
Ingredients
2 PARTS SINGLE BARREL RUM
1/2 PART LIME JUICE
1/4 PART GINGER SYRUP 1 WHEAT BEER
Directions
COMBINE RUM, LIME AND GINGER SYRUP IN A PINT GLASS AND SLOWLY POUR HALF OF THE BEER INTO THE GLASS. ADD A FEW ICE CUBES AND FINISH POURING THE BEER.
1 PART STRAWBERRY RUM JUICE OF ONE WHOLE LIME
4 SLICED FRESH STRAWBERRIES
4 WHOLE FRESH BASIL LEAVES SODA WATER
Directions
MUDDLE BASIL WITH STRAWBERRIES, SIMPLE SYRUP, AND LIME JUICE. FILL WITH ICE AND ADD REMAINING INGREDIENTS AND TOP WITH ICE. STIR. TOP OFF WITH SODA WATER. GARNISH WITH A SMALL BASIL LEAF AND FRESH GROUND PEPPER.
Dinner and a Movie!
CHILL OUT REDUCE THE HEAT
Feeling a little hot under the collar lately? You’re not the only one! Summer in Arizona is guaranteed to be sweltering hot. Even though we know what to expect, try some of these great ideas when you can’t take the heat anymore.
Ice-cold drinks!
Place bottles in a container big enough to hold a number of bottles and enough ice to surround it with little room to spare. Pack ice and a cup or two of salt (rock or table salt) around the bottles and then fill the container with water. Salt triggers a chemical reaction that lowers the temperature of the water so drinks chill in 10-15 minutes.
Refresh sticky sheets
On those unbearably hot nights place your pillow case and top sheet in the freezer for a few minutes before bedtime. You can also fill a water bottle with water and freeze it. Place it at the foot of the bed to cool your sleeping area down by several degrees instantly.
Make a cooling body spray
If you are spending an extended period of time outdoors in the summer heat be sure to carry along
some liquid coolant! Carry a metal spray bottle with 1 part aloe vera gel to 3 parts cool water to cool everyone down when the temperatures soar. Aloe cools skin by 5 degrees on contact, plus penetrates the skin deeper than water to prolong the cooling sensation.
Reduce your body temperature
Blood runs close to the surface of the skin in your wrists, so running cold water on them is very effective – as the cool blood will then travel around your body! This is a great way to cool down if you’re at a wedding, or an event where you don’t have much time to spare.
Make an “Ice Box Fan”
This stay-cool trick is straight out of the icebox era! Make a DIY air conditioner by positioning a shallow pan or bowl full of ice in front of a fan. The breeze will pick up cold water from the ice’s surface as it melts, creating a cooling mist.
DIY Cooling Pad
For a cold compress on really hot nights, fill a sock with rice, tie it off, and stick it in the freezer for an hour or so. The compress will stay chilly for up to 30 minutes, definitely enough time to nod off.
FLASHBACK
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1. Sutcliffe was the original bass guitarist of the Beatles, sometimes known as the Fifth Beatle. He was also a painter and preferred to head in that direction instead of staying in music. He died of a brain hemorrhage at the age of 22 while studying at an art college in Germany.
2. “Love Me Tender,” in 1956. It was to be titled “The Reno Brothers” until Presley’s recently released “Love Me Tender” song went gold and the film title was changed. Originally, his was a small part, but due to demand, Presley’s role expanded.
3. Their debut album, “Please Please Me,” in 1963.
4. The Isley Brothers, in 1969.
5. ”Woodstock,” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, in 1970. Written by Joni Mitchell, the CSNY cover tells the story of making a journey to the Woodstock festival, held at Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, New York.
More than 70 species of mushrooms glow in the dark.
A killer fog that swathed London in 1952 and left as many as 12,000 people dead led to Parliament’s passing the first Clean Air Act in 1956.
“Percussive maintenance” is the technical term for hitting something until it works.
Before his acting career took off, Harrison Ford worked as a roadie for The Doors. That gig proved so intense that he humorously claimed he was “one step away from joining a Jesuit monastery” after it ended.
Black cats are considered to bring good luck in Japan.
The Wright brothers’ first flight was shorter than the wingspan of a B-52 bomber.
Are you annoyed by the sounds of wheezing, whistling, chewing, drinking, crunching, slurping, finger tapping and the like? It’s not just a quirk, but a psychiatric disorder called misophonia.
The world’s shortest street, located in Scotland, is a mere 6 centimeters long.
Jackie Robinson wasn’t the first Black player to play Major League Baseball. That honor actually belonged to Moses Fleetwood Walker, a catcher for the Toledo Blue Stockings in 1884.
India has a bill of rights for cows.
1. What Boston Red Sox catcher hit a walk-off home run in the 12th inning to give the Sox a 7-6 win over the Cincinnati Reds in Game 6 of the 1975 World Series?
2. What Pro Football Hall of Fame running back had his No. 3 jersey retired by the Green Bay Packers?
3. How many panels are there on a traditional Adidas Telstar truncated icosahedron soccer ball?
4. Name the Finnish NHL player who was captain of the Montreal Canadiens from 1999-2009.
5. Basketball Hall of Fame referee Dick Bavetta holds the record for number of NBA games officiated with how many?
Carlton Fisk. 2) Tony Canadeo. 3) 32 (12 black pentagons and 20 white hexagons). 4) Saku Koivu. 5) 2,635 (all consecutive).
YOU MAKE IT STICK
Have you ever wondered what makes us emotionally committed?
Commitment is the emotional backbone that gives us strength, determination and focus and that deeply connects to our feelings of happiness and well-being.
It is nearly impossible to talk about commitment without talking about engagement. Engagement is the act that demonstrates commitment. For example, you cannot just buy a plant and announce your commitment to take care of it. The true proof is in the actions you take after you have brought it home. You will need to provide it with sunshine and water, prune its leaves and regularly tend to it.
Life works the same way. Countless people say they want to lose weight or be a better friend, but
they are not actively engaged in demonstrating their commitments.
Here are five ways to enhance your engagement skills:
1. Make conscious commitments and have a plan to back them up
Announce your action, such as, “I am committed to spending more time exercising,” or “I am committed to helping others more than I have in the past.”
2. Team up
Surround yourself with others who are actively engaged in what’s important to them. Team up with a friend, family member or spouse. It is easier to be committed when you are working toward something together that you all care about.
3. Let your actions do the talking
Your actions, language and body language all reflect your engagement. Follow through on your conscious commitments.
4. Balance expectations
Make a schedule to invest the necessary time and energy to be engaged in what’s important in your life. Balance your abilities to meet others’ expectations as well as your own.
5. Regularly evaluate your commitments
Do you have too many or not the right ones? It can be difficult to maintain momentum if you are unhappy or if you feel that what you are investing in is not accomplishing the desired results.
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Answers on pg. 44
1 What is America’s first colony?
2. Which actress’ mother is actress Melanie Griffith and grandmother is actress Tippi Hedren?
3. Which president is the only one born on Independence Day?
4. In which country is the Mont-Saint-Michel medieval monastery located?
5 What does a kelvin measure?
6. Which star is the brightest in the sky?
7. What are the first names of the Gibb brothers who formed The Bee Gees?
8 Which company’s slogan is “You’re in good hands”?
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FACT CHECK
Cool things about Arizona
1. Arizona grows enough cotton each year to make more than one pair of jeans for every person in the United States.
2. Famous labor leader and activist Cesar Chavez was born in Yuma.
3. In 1912, President William Howard Taft was ready to make Arizona a state on February 12, but it was Lincoln’s birthday. The next day, the 13th, was considered bad luck so they waited until the following day. That’ how Arizona became known as the Valentine State.
4. When England’s famous London Bridge was replaced in the 1960s, the original was purchased, dismantled, shipped stone by stone and reconstructed in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where it still stands today.
5. Mount Lemmon, Tucson, in the Santa Catalina Mountains, is the southernmost ski resort in the United States.
6. Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch in Picacho, Arizona is the largest privately owned ostrich ranch in the world outside South Africa.
7. If you cut down a protected species of cactus in Arizona, you could spend more than a year in prison.
8. The world’s largest to-scale collection of miniature airplane models is housed at the library at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona.
9. The only place in the country where mail is delivered by mule is the village of Supai, located at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
10. South Mountain Park/Preserve in Phoenix is the largest municipal park in the country.
11. Oraibi, a Hopi village located in Navajo County, Arizona, dates back to before 900 A.D. and is reputed to be the oldest continuously inhabited community in America.
12. Built by Del Webb in 1960, Sun City, Arizona was the first 55-plus active adult retirement community in the country.
13. Phoenix originated in 1866 as a hay camp to supply military post Camp McDowell.
14. Rainfall averages for Arizona range from less than three inches in the deserts to more than 30 inches per year in the mountains.
15. The Saguaro cactus is the largest cactus found in the U.S. It can grow as high as a five-story building and is native to the Sonoran Desert, which stretches across southern Arizona.
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