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TIDBITS® INVESTIGATES SOME OF … THE BIGGIES
by Kathy Wolfe How big is the biggest? This week, Tidbits hits the road to discover the largest – from malls to airports to cities. • Seven of the world’s 15 largest airports are in the United States, but not the No. 1. Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd International Airport is the biggest airport by surface area, with a 6-story terminal covering 3.52 million square feet (327,018 m2). Denver International Airport is a distant second, but claims the longest public use runway in the nation. Dallas/Fort Worth, the world’s third largest, has five terminals, and is followed by the Orlando, Florida international airport at No. 4, and Washington Dulles at No. 5. All of these U.S. airports might be the largest, but they don’t qualify as the busiest. The annual passenger count of 50 million at the Atlanta airport qualifies it as the nation’s busiest, a figure that is 20 million more than Denver. • Arizona is home to America’s two largest city parks. Scottsdale contains the largest with over 30,500 acres. Next is the South Mountain Preserve in Phoenix, spanning 16,283 acres. New York City’s Central Park might seem big, but it covers just 843 acres, about 2.5 miles (4 km) in length and a half mile (0.8 km) in width between 59th Street and 110th Street. South America’s Amazon River contains islands that are larger than Central Park.
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THE BIGGIES (continued): • •Compare Central Park with Vatican City, the tiny monarchy ruled by the Pope. The area of Vatican City is only 0.17 sq. miles (0.44. sq. km), just one-eighth the size of Central Park. The U.S. is about 22,348,900 times bigger than the Vatican. The world’s smallest independent state, Vatican City mints its own currency, prints its own stamps, issues passports and license plates, and has its own flag and anthem. • Many North Americans are familiar with Canada’s West Edmonton Mall, and might think it’s the world’s largest shopping mall. It did have that distinction until 2004, but today ranks at No. 23, although it remains the largest mall in North America. More than 800 stores, 2 hotels, a bowling alley, and 100 restaurants occupy the 5.3 million square feet (490,000 million m2), an area visited by up to 200,000 shoppers daily with room for 20,000 vehicles. The world’s largest mall is located in Tehran, Iran, with an astounding 21 million square feet (1.95 million m2). China is home to 3 out of the top 5, and the Philippines has 3 out of the top 10. • Minneapolis’ Mall of America was built on the site of Metropolitan Stadium, home of the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Twins until 1982. The Twins’ former home plate is now the under the mall’s amusement park. Seven Yankee stadiums would fit inside this mall, yet it’s far down the ranks, sitting at No. 43 in the world. It’s not even the largest in the United States, an honor that belongs to East Rutherford, New Jersey’s American Dream Mall in the Meadowlands Sports Complex.
• Here’s a budget stretcher: “Credit goes to my friend for this great butter extender. Whip 1 pound of softened butter and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Slowly add 1 cup of olive oil. Beat up to 5 minutes to add air and increase volume. Pour into two 1-pint containers and refrigerate. Economical, spreads like soft margarine, tastes great and you get the benefits of olive oil in a natural product.” -- S.B., British Colombia, Canada • Mix a quarter cup of salt in with two tablespoons of bath wash for a sudsy, refreshing, skin-soothing salt scrub. • “Before I go to the beach, I freeze an ice-cube tray full of lemonade. Then, we use the cubes in our travel cups. It keeps the lemonade cool, and as it melts (which tends to be quickly), it doesn’t water down the drink.” -- K.H. in Myrtle Beach, S.C. • Some tips for middle or high-school kids going back to school virtually: Have a designated workspace. This can be as simple as a large tray turned upside down and placed on the end of the bed with a storage ottoman to sit on. It will be better than trying to lay in bed and work.
TIDBITS of Kootenai County, Idaho Issue #36 Aug. 31st 2020 THE BIGGIES (continued): • Not only is East Rutherford home to the nation’s largest shopping mall, the nearby MetLife stadium is at the top of the list of largest NFL stadiums. It’s the only NFL stadium shared by two teams – the New York Jets and the New York Giants – with a seating capacity of 82,500. Located 8 miles (13 km) west of New York City, construction costs were $1.6 billion, making it the most expensive stadium constructed at the time of its opening in 2010. • FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins has a seating capacity of 82,000, making it the second largest stadium. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum had the largest capacity for many years, but a 2018 renovation reduced the number of seats to 77,500, bringing it down to fifth place below the home of the Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium. • New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago are America’s top three most populous cities, but the list of the largest cities by land area is much different. Sitka, Alaska is at the top of the list by land area. With a population of around 10,000, the community spans 4,811 square miles (12,461 sq. km) of area. That area does include water areas, making it seem much larger. Three other Alaskan cities, Juneau, Wrangell, and Anchorage, round out the top four. Two small Montana communities are in 6th and 7th place, Anaconda and Butte, respectively. Anaconda (population 9,300) has a land area of 741 sq. miles (1,920 sq. km) and Butte (population 33,600) is close behind at 716 sq. miles (1,657 sq. km). By comparison, Los Angeles with a population of nearly 4 million, covers just 735 sq. miles.
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® of Idaho TIDBITS of Kootenai Issue #36 Aug. 31st 2020 TidbitsCounty, Dallas County THE BIGGIES (continued): • Orlando’s Disney World Resort’s four theme parks cover 43 sq. miles (111.3 sq. km), about twice the size of Manhattan! Disneyland in Anaheim, California, doesn’t even compare with its 500 acres, less than one square mile. Orlando’s Magic Kingdom has the highest attendance for the nation’s amusement parks, with Disneyland in second place. Galaxyland, located in the West Edmonton Mall, once held the record for the world’s largest indoor amusement park, but since December, 2019, this claim to fame belongs to the IMG Worlds of Adventure in Dubai. • How about the nation’s largest national parks? Twelve U.S. National Parks are larger than one million acres in area. Seven of these are in Alaska, including the nation’s largest, the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, which is 8,323,146 acres. The honor of second place belongs to The Gates of The Arctic, one of the most remote national parks. At 7,523,897 acres, it has no roads! The third largest, Denali, with 4,740,911 acres is home to the tallest peak in North America, Mt. Denali, formerly known as Mt. McKinley. At least 14 active volcanoes can be found in Katmai National Park, an area encompassing 3,674,529 acres. Death Valley National Park is the mainland’s largest park, fifth in the nation, with 3,373.063 acres, and Yellowstone National Park comes in eighth with 2,219,791 acres.
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By Lucie Winborne • In 2015, Godzilla was made an official resident of the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo. The “King of Monsters” was not only given Japanese citizenship, but also appointed as the ward’s tourism ambassador. • When Henri IV of France wed Maria de Medici in 1600, he could not actually be present for the ceremony. Instead, he sent a lifesized sculpture of himself ... made entirely out of sugar. • Knowing they might never return safely from the moon, Neil Armstrong and the Apollo 11 crew worried about the prospect of leaving their families without financial support, but couldn’t take out life insurance policies due to the extreme risks of their mission. Instead, they signed hundreds of autographs to be sold if they didn’t make it home. Thankfully, those weren’t needed, but still show up in space memorabilia auctions today, going for as much as $30,000. • Only two sports have been played on the moon -- golf and the javelin throw. • At a NOAA conference in 1972, civil and women’s rights activist Roxcy Bolton proposed naming hurricanes after senators instead of women. She also preferred the term “him-i-canes.” • Hot air balloons can’t be used in the rain because the water would boil from the heat, destroying the fabric. • Like to lie back and watch puffy clouds drift lazily by in the summer sky? Bet you’d never guess that a single one weighs about 1.1 million pounds! Researchers calculated that staggering amount by multiplying a cloud’s water density by its volume. So how do they manage to float? Simple: The air below them is even heavier.
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“Instead of letting anxieties and uncertainties fence off your life, they can become signposts showing you where to turn to do what really matters to you.” -- Mark Freeman (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
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By Dr. Holly Carling
WHEN YOUR HEART GOES A-FLUTTERING When your heart flutters it can be a scary experience. If any other organ has a glitch, we don’t worry near as much as when it is the heart. While not all heart flutters are serious, it’s important to know if it is the serious kind or not. First, we need to define the types of fluttering. Heart palpitations and AFib are the primary two needing differentiation. Palpitations can bring on AFib. When it feels like your heart is fluttering, pounding, flip-flopping, skipping a beat, throbbing or you can hear or feel your heart it is usually a heart palpitation. If it is accompanied by feeling faint, difficulty breathing, lightheadedness, fatigue, racing, a drop in blood pressure or chest pain, it could be a more serious condition referred to as AFib. In the latter case, it is best to get a medical evaluation to be sure, as it could be serious. Typically, palpitations are very short-lived, while AFib seems to go on for a while. If serious enough, measures have to be taken to get the heart back into rhythm. AFib is estimated to affect about five million people in the U.S. While the majority are over the age of 60, we are seeing both AFib and palpitations in younger populations. Understanding the situation surrounding it is important. If you are under a lot of stress or anxious, it’s probably palpitations. Anxiety commonly causes palpitations. If you are relaxing or doing a pretty benign activity or it happens at times inconsistent with activity or anxiety, it could be AFib.
If your heart rhythm is chaotic and it lasts long, it’s likely AFib. If your heart races, then slows, it’s probably palpitations. The main question is “WHY is it happening?” We know that nutrition plays a role. Inadequate minerals, primarily those associated with dehydration (calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, chloride and certain phosphates and sulfates), and iron, manganese, molybdenum, copper, iodine, and sulfur all have key functions and the heart needs them. Essential fatty acids, like fish oils, have been recommended by the American Heart Association for rhythms disorders. There are also cautions if taking certain medications such as blood thinners. Vitamins B, C, D and E are critical to heart function, especially B. Be careful not to take synthetic vitamins. There are also some herbs that can be good, but some will actually trigger palpitations. Check your medications as many have side effects. Consuming stimulants such as caffeine, chocolate, alcohol, herbs such as ephedra, and smoking, and health conditions such as hyperthyroidism, anemia, dehydration or low blood sugar can cause heart irregularities. Several studies, some published in the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, show the benefits of acupuncture in normalizing heart rhythm, both without or after cardioversion (a medical procedure that resets the heart’s rhythm). Several studies revealed improvement in 87-100% of the participants. If your heart has gone a-fluttering, there are actions you can take to bring it back to rhythm. As both conditions can be scary, pay attention and get medical evaluation.
Dr. Holly Carling is a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, Licensed Acupuncturist, Doctor of Naturopathy, Clinical Nutritionist and Master Herbologist with over three decades of experience. Dr. Carling is currently accepting new patients and offers natural health care services and whole food nutritional supplements in her Coeur d’ Alene clinic. Visit Dr. Carling’s website at www.vitalhealthcda.com to learn more about Dr. Carling, view a list of upcoming health classes and read other informative articles. Dr. Carling can be reached at 208-765-1994 and would be happy to answer any questions regarding this topic.
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With all the fanfare about the suicide prevention programs created to help veterans who are suffering, it would seem that all a veteran would need to do is present himself at the closest Department of Veterans Affairs medical facility and help would immediately be there. Not necessarily so. A veteran presented himself at a VA emergency room suffering from suicidal thoughts. He was in pain, suffered from withdrawal seizures and was on medication that had been tapered down until he had no more pills. Six days later he was dead. At the ER the veteran asked to be admitted for inpatient detox. Instead they scheduled him for a same-day psych evaluation. A Veteran Experience Specialist took the veteran back to the ER and told them, again, that he’d asked for inpatient care. The veteran was handed off to an outpatient psychiatrist who recommended either inpatient detox or inpatient psychiatry care, inpatient in either case. The psychiatrist also escorted the veteran back to the ER. After multiple hand-offs, the veteran was told to go home. He refused to leave. Another physician accused him of malingering and called the police, who hauled the veteran out of the building. The veteran asked to go back to the ER for specific knee pain. Back in the ER, multiple individuals heard the second ER physician say that the veteran could go shoot himself, and “I do not care.” (The VA did not get rid of this physician for nine more months, despite a long history of verbal abuse.) In all, within 12 hours, the veteran saw a total of seven medical providers. Five days later the outpatient psychiatrist finally made an appointment for a substance-use program, but no one told the veteran. He missed the appointment, of course, but no one followed up. The next day, six days after his ER visit, the veteran was dead from suicide. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
1. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: Which activity uses terms such as baste, bias and selvage? 2. MYTHOLOGY: What are the Norns? 3. AD SLOGANS: Which product uses the advertising slogan “Vermont’s Finest”? 4. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital of New Zealand? 5. MUSIC: Which Madonna song features a recitation of 16 cultural icons? 6. U.S. STATES: How many states begin with the letter “A”? 7. HISTORY: Who was queen consort to French and English kings in the 12th century? 8. LITERATURE: Which 20th-century novel begins with the line, “All children, except one, grow up”? 9. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president detested broccoli and banned it from his meals? 10. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of crabs called?
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1. Sewing 2. Norse goddesses of fate 3. Ben & Jerry’s ice cream 4. Wellington 5. “Vogue” 6. Alabama, Alaska, Arizona and Arkansas 7. Eleanor of Aquitaine 8. “Peter Pan” 9. George H.W. Bush 10. A cast (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
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History reminds us to face adversity with action
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More than 30 years ago Lidwin Dirne felt outrage and frustration to injustice. She channeled those feelings into something incredible that has impacted the health of our community for years. Lidwin’s friend and neighbor Mary Ellen had died because she didn’t have access to basic health care. The unfairness of a single mother dying needlessly sparked a revolution that forever changed this community. Lidwin founded a volunteer health clinic to serve the underserved. The response was incredible and that tiny clinic eventually became Heritage Health. The beauty of Lidwin’s efforts was that she turned a negative into a positive. She brought the community together, unified with the belief that all people should have access to a doctor, a dentist, a mental health professional, an addiction specialist. The mission of Heritage Health is to provide hope, inspire change and extend life for our patients and the communities we serve. Our team of nearly 300 employees served 28,000 patients last year during 161,837 patient visits. Heritage Health is North Idaho’s largest provider of integrated medical, dental, mental health, behavioral health and substance use Mike Baker CEO Heritage Health disorder treatment services. We’re not alone. Community Health Centers like Heritage Health have been quietly serving their communities for over 50 years. During this time, health centers have delivered comprehensive, high-quality care to all patients regardless of their ability to pay. Heritage Health had a total economic impact of $51 million last year and was responsible directly and indirectly for nearly 430 jobs. Heritage Health was responsible for $40 million in savings to the overall health system, delivering care at 24% lower cost to the Medicaid system resulting in $14 million in savings to the Medicaid program. Numbers aside, Heritage Health saves lives and makes the community a safer and healthier place to live. Heritage Health works collaboratively with many other health care providers, non-profit organizations and employers to serve the community. We’re on the frontlines of the battle against COVID-19 too. We’re actively testing and treating our patients and helping those with the virus to recover. These are scary and divisive times, but like our founder, we are doing our best to take a scary situation and make the most of it. The nation celebrated the great work of community health centers during National Health Center Week August 9th through the 15th. We’re proud to be a community health center and a pillar of the North Idaho community. Thank you to all of the volunteers, employees and board members who have forged our legacy and continue to lead us into the future.
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PHOTO: Kevin Bacon in “You Should Have Left” Photo Credit: Universal Pictures
“You Should Have Left” -- a psychological horror film at the top of the streaming charts -features Kevin Bacon as a middle-age producer in a rocky marriage to a young actress. The pair set off on a vacation with their young daughter to a remote Welsh villa penetrated by a sinister force that threatens to tear them apart. This got me thinking about a game that film buffs used to play -- Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. Bacon once claimed that he’d worked with everyone in Hollywood, or if not with them, then with someone who did. Out of that one statement, a phenomenon was born, one that occupied thousands of hours of film nerd discussion and spawned a board game, a book and even a charitable organization (sixdegrees.org). It has been described as a parlor game, the object of which is to connect any random actor to Kevin Bacon through a series of no more than six shared connections. It requires absolutely no equipment. And it’s easier than you think. For example, I am a normal, ordinary person. I once ran into actor River Phoenix at a music club in Florida, where he was playing with his family’s band. River Phoenix was in the movie “Stand By Me” with Kiefer Sutherland (what a bad guy!). Kiefer Sutherland was in “Flatliners” with Kevin Bacon. So, that’s three degrees. Choose your own starting place and challenge your friends. To aid you, here are some great Kevin Bacon movies, along with a list of his costars. “National Lampoon’s Animal House” (1978) -- In director John Landis’ crack college comedy, Bacon played Omega pledge Chip Diller. It also starred John Belushi, Tim Matheson, Tom Hulce, Karen Allen and Donald Sutherland. “Diner” (1982) -- Director Barry Levinson’s autobiographical story set in late 1950s Baltimore includes Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Tim Daly, Ellen Barkin and Paul Reiser. “Footloose” (1984) -- This ‘80s superclassic about a big-city kid who changes small-town hearts with his love of dance also starred Lori Singer, John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest, Chris Penn and Sarah Jessica Parker. “She’s Having a Baby” (1988) -- Bacon plays half of a young couple struggling to conceive in a cast that includes Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Baldwin, Holland Taylor, Paul Gleason and Edie McClurg. “A Few Good Men” (1992) -- The quotable military legal drama features heavy hitters Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore and Kiefer Sutherland with Noah Wyle, Cuba Gooding Jr. and a cameo by writer Aaron Sorkin. “Apollo 13” (1995) -- Houston, we have a fantastic cast, including Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise and Ed Harris. “Black Mass” (2015) -- Irish mobster Whitey Bulger is the focus of an investigation in this crime drama with a cast that includes Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Joel Edgerton, Dakota Johnson, W. Earl Brown and Juno Temple. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
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• On Sept. 10, 1813, in the first unqualified defeat of a British naval squadron in history, U.S. Capt. Oliver Hazard Perry leads a fleet of nine American ships to victory over a squadron of six British warships. After the battle, Perry sent a famous dispatch to U.S. Gen. William Henry Harrison that read, “We have met the enemy, and they are ours.” • On Sept. 9, 1939, audiences at the Fox Theater in Riverside, California, get a surprise showing of “Gone with the Wind.” The film became an instant hit, breaking all box office records. It was nominated for more than a dozen Oscars and won nine. • On Sept. 8, 1945, U.S. troops land in Korea to begin their postwar occupation of the southern part of that nation, one month after Soviet troops had entered northern Korea to begin their own occupation. The division of Korea quickly became permanent. • On Sept. 12, 1951, former middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Randy Turpin to win back the belt after losing to Turpin two months prior. Robinson knocked Turpin down with a right to the jaw in the 10th round. • On Sept. 11, 1965, the 1st Cavalry Division begins to arrive in South Vietnam, bringing U.S. troop strength to more than 125,000. The unit was the first full U.S. Army division deployed to Vietnam. • On Sept. 7, 1977, President Jimmy Carter signs a treaty that will give Panama control over the Panama Canal beginning in the year 2000. A 1904 agreement had given the U.S. the right to build the canal and a renewable lease. • On Sept. 13, 1980, country music artist Willie Nelson and his band perform at the White House with President Jimmy Carter in attendance. Later that night, unbeknownst to the president, Nelson allegedly retired to the White House roof to smoke a marijuana cigarette.
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Seniors’ Perspectives Enhance our Families, our Communities, our Lives! By Matilda Charles
Social Media Holds Hidden Dangers
Even before the lockdowns brought on by the coronavirus, too many seniors felt isolated. Now it’s even worse for many of us with the lack of face-to-face interactions ... and we’ve turned to social media for connections to others. There, on Facebook and Twitter, in chat rooms and email lists, we’ve found friends to talk to and pass the hours of this lockdown. We feel happy to have these people at the other end of the keyboard. It’s good for us. Or maybe not. The big problem with social media is that we really don’t know who is on the other end. The new friend who seems so interested in us might actually be a scammer, just waiting for the right moment to spring the trap and ask for money. How can you refuse, you’ll wonder, if someone you’ve come to know so well asks for help? Or maybe we’ve shared too much information, such as our location or our real name. Or how about the new friend who sends funny cartoons, one of which might contain a virus that leaves our computer open to hackers? Add in an election year, and it’s all too easy to talk online with people who supposedly share our views. Quite commonly they ask for money or contact info. Some things to think about: If you really want to connect with others on social media, create a fake name for it. Learn how to block people and don’t add just anybody to your network or list. Don’t give out your real name or location, no matter how friendly other people seem. Focus on an area of social media with a narrow, safe focus such as pets, cooking or gardening. Better yet, call up a few people you already know and ask if they’d like to meet for online games, such as chess, or just chatting. They might feel just as isolated as you do and welcome your overture. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
The primary joy of working in Assisted Living is, without a doubt, the loving positive impact of the residents of all faiths and backgrounds on my heart. Today was no exception. A lovely resident asked me to read a story she wrote of her personal experience. It seems important to share it with you… “Road Rage” (Written by Barbara Powell with Deeann Chisholm) God has a purpose for our lives. Our purpose will always involve bringing His love and mercy to a hurting and dying world. If we watch, we will see opportunities to fulfill our purpose. Road rage is one sign that people are becoming angrier and feeling more out of control of their lives and environments. Wild and reckless driving, obscene gestures and outright physical violence cause terror for other drives and pedestrians. The rage spreads like a virus as one person responds to another person’s violence in an equally violent way. We all have places we need to go and be at certain times. Sometimes we underestimate the amount of time it takes to get somewhere and drive a bit more aggressively than we normally would. We cut off the person who seems to be moving too slowly; we tailgate, run red lights and stop signs, and exceed the speed limit. We are misbehaving, hoping that we can get away with it. As a senior citizen, I am more and more aware that I have to be very careful and watch what I am doing. It is very easy to make mistakes that could cause an accident, as my friend and I recently learned. After a wonderful dinner one night, my friend, Sandy, and I had just gotten on a street when we witnessed an accident. A woman in a sedan assumed that she was at a four way stop. She pulled out and broadsided a pickup truck. The pickup truck had the right of way. There were two young children in the club cab. The man jumped out of his truck and began screaming at the woman. He then pulled his children from the cab and examined them for injuries. After assuring himself that they were uninjured, he placed them back into the truck. He then got into his truck and pulled it around to a parking area. The woman just sat in her car. She was obviously stunned. Again the man approached her car and ordered her to move her car out of traffic into the parking area. His anger was intense but controlled. I said, “Sandy, I think this is our call.: She pulled around the corner into the parking lot. We parked next to the two vehicles. I said, “I’ll take the woman, Sandy, you take the kids.” The woman was standing outside her car, very upset and crying. She said over and over, “I didn’t do it on purpose. I wouldn’t hurt your children. I love children. I am in an unfamiliar area. I thought this was a four way stop. I am so sorry. I am so sorry.” I wrapped both of my arms around the woman. Sandy went to the children and wrapped her arms around them and spoke calming words to them. A five-year old told me once, “we all make mistakes!” With this memory, I repeated the wise words of the five-year old to the distressed woman. “It’s okay. We all make mistakes.” After the accident had cleared, the man came to where we were standing. He said to the woman, “I’m so sorry that I yelled at you.” He put his arm around her and gave her a hug. That evening God’s will was for us to bring His love and mercy into that stressful situation. We were to be a calming presence for the concerned father, his children, and the frightened young woman. Our response to God’s question, “Who can I send? Who will go?” should always be, “Here I am, Lord. Send me.” For guidance, questions, and tours of The Lodge Assisted Living, call Linda Davis 208-755-3637.
LindaDavis Director of building relationships. 208.457.3403 www.LodgeLiving.net
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1. Name the song with the same title as a brand of deodorant. 2. Who was Daryl Dragon? 3. What is the name of the Irish singer with the shaved head? 4. Which singer had a Top 10 hit with “Dim All the Lights”? 5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “Her name was Magill and she called herself Lil, But everyone knew her as Nancy.” Answers 1. Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” 1991. Songwriter Kurt Cobain said he didn’t know that Teen Spirit was the name of a deodorant. Obviously, sales of the deodorant soared. 2. Dragon, aka The Captain, was half of the husband and wife duo Captain & Tennille. And yes, that was his real name. His father, Carmen Dragon, was a famous composer and conductor. 3. That depends on the year, it seems. She was born Sinead O’Connor, but changed her name to Magda Davitt in 2017. In 2018, she changed it to Shuhada’ Sadaqat when she converted to Islam. 4. Donna Summer, in 1979. 5. “Rocky Raccoon,” by the Beatles, in 1968. The song was written in India while the Beatles were studying Transcendental Meditation. The honkytonk song describes a love triangle between Lil, Rocky and Dan. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
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