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I’m handicapped and Michael Grady’s column describing five books that changed his life is probably going to make my whole winter. The volunteer will look for these books. Instead of sitting here looking out my window feeling sorry for myself, I’m going to read the books Michael Grady suggested. I wanted to thank him for that. That’s all. Thank you Michael Grady! They’re looking for “The Grapes of Wrath” for me now in their computer.

What a great article by Drew Alexander and so true of the double talk espoused by the well-trained politicians. Reminds me of a book I read years ago named “When in Doubt Mumble.”

I researched it the other day and it is still available at Amazon and probably eBay. I think of one section that had three columns of many listings of a few words in each column. The idea was that you could take any listing from column one and any listing from column two and any listing from

column three and make a statement that politicians use to skirt any issue.

Thought maybe Drew had written the book.—Al Furr At 65, I remember Vietnam and subsequent wars, even a tad bit of Korea. Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan and now Syria—all civil wars. I’m conservative, served in the Army, and we were wrong in each case to get involved.

Obama is determined to kill off American soldiers, often denied jobs in civilian life to make way for third world immigrants. A man who commits our military overseas, but refuses to defend our borders with troops? A man, who refuses to give FEMA aid to 19 firemen killed, but made a prior trip to Africa and gave millions? Just whose president is he anyhow? Oh yeah! God bless America.—Kurtis C.A. Wolf The commercialism on our most popular form of entertainment television has become intolerable. Society has become a marketplace! During a recent episode of “Dancing with the Stars,” viewers were made to tolerate advertisements for 67 products. (Yes, I counted them.) Ridiculous! Boredom

The Curmudgeon The Devil is in the Debt

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oo bad kids aren’t taught Economics 101 at an early age.

I don’t mean the kind of Econ class of my college days when a bowtied professor wearing horn-rimmed eyeglasses dispensed the equivalent of verbal and visual Ambien with his charts, graphs and intricate economic theories.

My immigrant father, who did not finish high school, became a successful businessman during the Depression yet, who had his own “two pocket” financial management system. The cash in his right pants pocket was to pay bills; what remained went into his left pocket and was his to save or spend as he wished. He never spent more than he made and had no credit cards.

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Aside from starting a career in the red, many graduates will have further shortchanged themselves by investing years of their lives majoring in such glorious fields as paleoclimatology, music therapy, and prehistoric cave art.

Nowhere is the debt devil more at home than with the federal government. The evil spirits of spending have proliferated from decade to decade, one administration

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changed to anger when some very exciting dances by professional dancers were pre-empted with ads. These dance presentations were blocked out in order to squeeze in more commercials.

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through another, piling up a national debt that is predicted to reach $24.5 trillion by 2015. This may sound like mere numbers, but they carry a foreboding message: When a country’s debt reaches 100 percent of its Gross Domestic Product output it is officially bankrupt.

There is no excuse for this downright felonious mishandling of the public treasury. You and I, the voting citizens, must accept a large portion of the blame for sending people to Washington, from the president on down, who are incapable of managing anything but their own self-interest. Too many politicians ignore the highly corrosive effects that excessive debt and deficit spending have on the nation, feeding their personal agendas at the expense of the fiscal health of the republic.

This reckless betrayal of the public trust has spread across America like a metastasizing cancer, bankrupting cities from San Bernardino, Calif., to Camden, N.J.. Detroit, Mich., the onetime prosperous automobile capital

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of the world, is a withered insolvent vine of its former self after decades of failed Democratic Party rule and policies.

While I have some issues with the Republican Party leadership, the most financial harm inflicted on the country has been by the Senate Democrats and a petulant, imperious president who insolently refuse to reduce any spending whatsoever.

For the wealthiest nation on Earth to be drowning in a sea of debt is an ungodly perversion of the wisdom and common sense that founded this country. To paraphrase famed American clergyman Henry Ward Beecher, “A government debt is the devil’s salary.”

Drew Alexander, also known as “The Curmudgeon,” is a monthly columnist writing about political issues. Send comments to drewalexander@cox.net or to Drew Alexander, in care of Lovin’ Life After 50, 3200 N. Hayden Road, Suite 210, Scottsdale, AZ 85251.

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t was a mournful moment, My spirits were brought low, When my old push mower Sparky Breathed his last, one week ago.

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I rolled him out the driveway To stoke his mighty roar And decapitate Bermuda, As he had, since ’94.

But when I yanked the chain That sets his throttle open wide, Old Sparky clucked and shuddered, Gakked a grassball up, then died.

Like Chubby Checker did I twist, ‘Til hips and rump were sore.

But the Terror of the Tall Grass Would cut fescue blades no more.

Once cowboys mounted horses, To take the West in hand.

Conestogas, plows and railroads Helped domesticate this land.

But its spirit stays unmastered.

And when attentions slack, The Devil sends out grass and weeds To take this country back.

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His wheels could not bestride.

A foot atop his engine, yank the cord, And then we’d ride.

We’d rumble ‘cross the untamed land ‘tween porch and flowerbed, Encounter brazen dandelions And lop off all their heads.

When Texas crabgrass struck Our lawn, infesting hill and gulch, Sparky roared a hearty: “Hey y’all!” ‘fore turning them to mulch.

He kept the creeping green at bay, And leveled where we trod.

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His blades, they swung like sabers, His vent spewed grassy breath.

His noise blocked Steve, my neighbor, Whose chatter bores like Death.

His face was grease and clippings.

His roar was wild and free.

I thought he’d outlive grass itself, But this was not to be.

In sad procession to the Dump Was Sparky’s frame conveyed.

While the grass stood at attention, As if to say, “well played.”

In our cheaply crafted era, Gadgets snap in a stiff breeze.

So I honor one who long out-mowed All fact’ry warranties.

My new mower’s a plug-in That goes “waaaaa!” instead of roar.

It’s like pushing an electric sheep And tripping on the cord.

I cannot say I mourn ol’ Spark, For if my neighbors saw, I’d be landscaping in padded rooms, Eating pudding, through a straw.

And so, with even temperment, And nostalgia, if not tears, I recall my days with Sparky And how we two mowed down the years.

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The Widow’s Corner The Upside of Loss

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his is where the past and the future meet. This is after my mother was killed by a speeding car, after my son died in a motorcycle accident, and after my husband passed away from esophageal cancer. It’s years after my father married a woman three decades younger than himself. It’s after I enrolled in graduate school to earn an MFA in literary nonfiction. It’s when I began to heal by writing about loss.

This is before Richard, my boyfriend, before Kai, Sawyer, Natalie, Koa and Branson (my grandchildren). This is where my stories come together. This is right before spring in the year 1999.

It’s the time I came home after working a night shift on Mother’s Day and found my son waiting for me in his car in front of my house to take me out for breakfast. It’s the time he drove over to my house, loaded up my bicycle in the back of his pickup truck for a day of off-road biking. It’s when he moved two miles away from my Windsor Square home and I was able to ride my bike over to his house in less than 12 minutes so we could work out together.

This is the last spring I will spend time with my son. This is the heart. This is, every day, this is.

I’ve been thinking about changes we go through after a death. We never know in which direction loss will take us. When my mother died, four months before I graduated from nursing school, I grieved in a way that would make her proud. I graduated on the dean’s list and began working on a medical

surgical unit in a large hospital. All the little old ladies with blue hair became my mother. I treated all my patients as if they were family.

After my son died, I began writing and publishing essays about loss, not just the death of a child, but about all losses that are suffered throughout life.

The death of my son ended up being the catalyst for a graduate degree in creative nonfiction and a career as a nurse/writer. It also allowed me to travel and speak on the subject of healing as it relates to writing.

When my husband was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, I continued to publish the effects of his illness as they progressed. An esophageal cancer support group was established early on from readers who followed my columns. Before my husband died, he turned to me and said, “You have to keep the group going long after I’m gone. It’s so important.” This group, now 5 years old, has since morphed into a cancer group with different presenters each month.

When a loved one dies, it’s easy to stay bitter. I know because for a while after my husband died I felt sorry for myself and wondered, “Why me” But luckily that frame of mind didn’t last long. There was too much to do and too little time to accomplish it. As we lose people we love, we realize how short life is and how important it is to work on our goals and accomplish as much as we can within the small amount of time we are allotted.

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ear Hopeless: First of all, nothing is hopeless, and it is never too late. Take heart. After being married this long, I’d think you would be willing to invest a little more effort into trying to save the marriage. I suggest you try a marriage boot camp or a marriage retreat. If that helps, follow it up with some marriage counseling. If none of this works then you probably need to part company or at least have a trial separation.

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ear Old Bag: Recently a woman wrote to you telling of her husband who retired just to sit around. You told her to do her thing and give him a year to adjust to retirement. That may work for some, but not my husband. He has been sitting in that recliner for five years and has no ambition to do anything but watch TV sports. This guy used to have a very active life and it kills me to watch him grow old in that darned chair! Any suggestions? Signed, Active Still

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ear Active: Something does not seem right. For an active guy to park himself in a chair sounds to me like he may be suffering from depression. Depression takes on many faces. Some people lose their appetite, some eat everything in sight. Some cannot sleep and others sleep all the

time. Most persons who are depressed lose interest in life. I think you should take him to his family doctor. Because some doctors do not pick up on depression, you may want to talk to the doctor before the appointment. There is a high incidence of depression in older people, and it should be brought to light—it can and should be treated.

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It keeps me busy about 14 hours a day (eight at work and six at home). My husband has a successful business, but he pretty much does it in eight hours.

He is always after me to shut down the computer and join him for a drink or to go out. I love this job and I love him, and I don’t know what to do.

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ear Busy: Many men and women are finding themselves in this predicament, especially because the recession has caused many layoffs.

This has left those remaining to pick up the slack. In many cases this is ruining family life. I think you are doing the job of two people, or else you are not very efficient. Let me ask you a question: Would you be so happy doing this job if you were to lose your husband? Because, I believe you are on your way to losing him.

There are too many women out there just waiting to have a drink with him and wanting to make him feel good.

My mother used to say, “Even the brightest flame will soon grow low, without the air it needs, you know.”

My advice is to ask your boss for help.

Make sure he knows how much time your job is taking. If he says “no,” then you have a decision to make: my husband or my job. Good luck, Signed, O.B.

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ight now with Halloween decorations on sale for 50 percent off, the last thing that you may want to think about are zombies, but today they seem to be everywhere. If you live in a family community, such as I do, you probably noticed lots of trickor-treaters walking around with fake blood dripping everywhere, glazed expressions on their faces and that noticeable zombie gait—limping along with one leg dragging behind them.

One of the hottest TV shows is AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” and the season four premiere had an estimated 16.1 million viewers. Locally, downtown Phoenix was overrun by the zombie hordes on Oct. 26.

Fortunately, there are ways to protect yourself from zombie invasion. An organization—the Department of Zombie Defense—was formed to help eradicate zombies from Maricopa County. Knowing that the brave men of the D.O.Z.D. are armed and ready for zombie apocalypse certainly helps me sleep better at night. I don’t have to worry about becoming the next victim of a flesh-eating undead zombie grabbing me with their pale, ever-clutching hands.

The D.O.Z.D. helps protect our flesh from zombies—but what about our wallets? There may be zombie fees charged by your bank or credit card company. Sadly, the D.O.Z.D. cannot protect you from this menace.

You may be wondering “What is a zombie fee?”

In a recently published report by the Aite Group, zombie fees are on the list of 11 so-called “Grey Charges” that may be appearing on your credit card statement.

I first learned about these sneaky types of fees when I was a child and my younger brother, Darrell joined a record club. He picked out 10 “free” albums and then every month the record company automatically sent the latest album. As a condition of the membership, Darrell was required to buy a certain number of albums during the course of the next two years. The price of the music

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was much higher than the record store prices and the shipping and “handling” costs were astronomical!

After much correspondence with the company, the membership was canceled. My savvy mom pointed out to the record company that Darrell was 8 years old and not legally competent. The good news is that we didn’t have to return the ill-gotten goods and were able to enjoy “The Partridge Family’s Greatest Hits” for years to come. These “membership”type fees are still around and the Aite Group study estimates the annual cost to consumers to be $340.8 million.

The most common type of grey charge is in the “Free to Paid” type. This is when you sign up for something like “one month free ____” and then you don’t get around to canceling before the free period runs out. Similarly, you may also be hit with auto renewal fees for subscriptions you no longer want or need. Per the same report, the estimated cost to consumers was more than $6 billion.

The so-called “zombie” charge is when you thought you had canceled a charge—and, like a zombie—it rises from the dead to eat your wallet.

So what do you do to protect yourself from these fees? You treat them the same as real-life zombies: Be aware: Know the terms of service before you sign up for free trials.

Be vigilant: Review your credit card statements monthly.

Be persistent: Pursue and report unknown charges. The D.O.Z.D. motto of “If It’s Dead—We’ll Kill It!” is appropriate whenever you encounter a financial zombie.

Teresa Bear, CFP, CPA (www.TeresaBear. com), specializes in retirement planning and asset preservation for retirees and those about to retire. Bear is the author of the new book “She Retired Happily Ever After.” Send questions to TBear@JCGrason.com.

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calendar November 1 Friday “Affect and Archetype: Ancient Gods and 21st Century Science” with Everett G. McClaren, 7 p.m., Little Chapel in the Ada Peirce McCormick Building, 1401 E. First St., $10 for members of the Southern Arizona Friends of Jung, $15 nonmembers, www.safoj. org, safojannouncements@gmail.com. This lecture will explore the nature of affect (emotion), its regulation and dysregulation, and its influence on our daily life.

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SaddleBrooke Fall Arts and Crafts Fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., SaddleBrooke Clubhouse, 64500 E. SaddleBrooke Blvd., SaddleBrooke, free admission, 818-0277. Two floors of fine art—photography, fiber art, gourds, jewelry, metal and glass arts, mixed media and more—produced by resident-only artists/vendors. Two food venues and ample parking.

The German American Club of Tucson’s Harvest Dance (Erntedankfest 2013), 6 p.m., Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, 3445 N. Dodge Blvd., $8 admission, $7 for meal, reservations required, 546-6663. Music by the Sixties Garage Band.

Hot Air Balloon Glow, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Tubac Golf Resort and Spa, 1 Ave de Otero Rd., Tubac, $10, $4 kids 12 and younger, 398-3521. The festivities feature the inflation, lighting and glowing of 10 huge hot air balloons, tethered hot air balloon rides, a special Kids Zone, face painting, food booths and Tucson Food Trucks.

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Sweater Nanas, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Joyner-Green Valley Branch Library, 601 N. La Canada Dr., Green Valley, free, 594-5295.

November 5 Tuesday Pacific Mambo Orchestra with Tito Puente Jr., 7:30 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., $39 to $72, 547-3040, www.foxtucsontheatre.org. Tito Puente

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November 6 Wednesday “The Evolutionary Links Between Exercise and Happiness” Lecture, 6:30 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., free, 547-3040.

November 7 Thursday The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus and Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Green Valley Presbyterian Church, 800 S. Camino Del Sol, Green Valley, $20, 308-6226, www.sasomusic.org. Performance features John Rutter’s “Mass of the Children,” plus Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with soloist Edwin E. Soo Kim. November 8 Friday PCOA Art Auction: People Creating Original Art, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Armory Park Center, 220 S. Fifth Ave., free, 305-3401. Live and silent benefit auction, free reception and light entertainment, original art from more than 60 Southern Arizona artists and artisans. All net proceeds from this festive event will help Pima Council on Aging continue its many programs and services for the aging and their families.

The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus and Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., St. Augustine Cathedral, 192 S. Stone Ave., $20, 308-6226, www.sasomusic.org. Performance features John Rutter’s “Mass of the Children,” plus Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with soloist Edwin E. Soo Kim. November 9 Saturday Veterans Day Dance and Potluck, 6:30 p.m., Singles and Friends Inc., 2447 N. Los Altos Ave., $5 members, $7 nonmembers, 623-7875, www. singlesandfriendsinc.com. Honor veterans with a dance and potluck. Bring a dish to share as DJ Robert provides the entertainment.

The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus and Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., DesertView Performing Arts Center, 39900 S. Clubhouse Dr., SaddleBrooke, $21 in advance, $23 at the door, 825-2818, http://tickets/saddlebrooketwo.com.

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The Tucson Arizona Boys Chorus and Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 7575 N. Paseo del Norte, $20, 308-6226, www.sasomusic.org. Performance features John Rutter’s “Mass of the Children,” plus Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with soloist Edwin E. Soo Kim.

Spirit of Giving Arts and Crafts Show, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Doubletree Hilton, 445 S. Alvernon, free admission, 797-1751. Event features beautiful handmade items presented by local artisans in a wide range of media ready for early holiday shopping. There will also be a fundraising raffle to benefit the Pima Animal Care Center.

November 11 Monday

Colorful Autumn Leaves Dance and Potluck, 6:30 p.m., Singles and Friends, 2447 N. Los Altos Ave., $5 members, $7 nonmembers, 623-7875, www. singlesandfriendsinc.com. Celebrate the autumn season by bringing a dish to share. DJ Robert provides the entertainment.

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Seminar, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. City of Tucson Ward II Building, 1510 E. Grant Rd., free, 382-7374. Seminar is for military veterans, active duty and spouses.

November 12 Tuesday Getting Acquainted with the Computer, 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., Dusenberry-River Branch Library, 5605 E. River Rd., free but registration required, 594-5345. Take this class to learn a bit about computers. First session of two.

November 13 Wednesday Walking Tours of Tubac’s Art History, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., repeats Nov. 27, Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $20 fee includes admission to tour the Presidio Park, reservations required, 398-2252, info@ TubacPresidio.org. Learn why Tubac is the town where “Art and History meet.” Join Gwen Griffin for the Tubac Presidio Park’s newest walking tour to discover where Tubac’s first artists worked, and hear stories of their creative lives.

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National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees Inc., 11 a.m., Golden Corral, 4380 E. 22nd St., $11, 722-7994, 885-5649. The speaker is a member of the Railroad Retirement Board.

Meeting is open to all veteran railroad employees—retired or still working.

Green Valley Stroke Support Group, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., La Perla at La Posada’s Zuni Room, 635 S. Park Center Ave., Green Valley, free but reservations required, 626-2901. Facilitated by Leslie Ritter, PhD, RN, and supported by The University of Arizona Medical Center, College of Nursing and Sarver Heart Center. For stroke survivors and caregivers to learn more about stroke, to find positive solutions to shared concerns and to unite in support of each other.

Chest Compression-Only CPR Presentation, 9:30 a.m., University of Arizona Medical Center—University Campus, Room 5403, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., free but reservations requested, 626-4146, heart@u.arizona. edu, www.heart.arizona.edu. Training is presented by REACT (Resuscitation Education and CPR Training) Group comprised of medical students dedicated to teaching people life-saving skills.

Arts and Crafts Day and Art Fair, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Many Hands Courtyard, 3054 N. First Ave., projects start at $5, 360-1880, MHArtistCoop@gmail.com. Join the artists of Many Hands Artist Cooperative who will help guests make gifts of all November 17 Sunday VegFest Tucson, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hilton Tucson East, 7600 E. Broadway Blvd., free, 275-7999 or www. healthyyounetwork.com. Event features lectures, food demonstrations, health and wellness providers and more.

November 18 Monday Mission Mystery Book Club, 12 p.m., Mission Branch Library, 3770 S. Mission Rd., free, 594-5325. Join the group for fun, friends and conversation. Discover new authors.

November 19 Tuesday Tucson Organic Gardeners Monthly Meeting and Potluck, 6:30 p.m., St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church, 3809 E. Third St., free, 670-9158, www. tucsonorganicgardeners.org. This month’s program is “Irrigation, Seed Saving and Fertilizing” with a panel of three guest speakers.

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Walking Tours of Old Town Tubac, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., repeats Nov. 22 and Nov. 29, Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $10 fee includes admission to tour the Presidio Park, reservations required, 398-2252, info@TubacPresidio.org. Guided tours of the “Old Town” section of Tubac with Alice Keene, every Friday from midNovember thru March. Explore the original adobe buildings and discover the rich heritage of Arizona’s first European settlement.

Guided Tour of the Barrio de Tubac Archaeological Site, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $10 fee includes admission to tour the Presidio Park, reservations required, 398-2252, info@TubacPresidio.org. Special tour by local experts of the Spanish colonial archaeological site just south of the park which preserves the remains of the original Tubac town site. ...continues on page 16

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November 21 Thursday

November 25 Monday

“Improving Cardiovascular Risks for Diabetes Patients: Is Moderation Enough?” from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., Canoa Hills Social Center, 3660 S. Camino del Sol, Green Valley, free, http://tinyurl.com/Green-ValleyLectures. Presented by the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center with Betsy Dokken, NP, PhD.

Digital Downloads Help, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Oro Valley Public Library, 1305 W. Naranja Dr., Oro Valley, free but registration required, 594-5580. Learn about free digital downloads and download eBooks, audiobooks and videos to your device.

Green Valley Genealogical Society, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., St. Francis in the Valley Episcopal Church, 600 S. La Cañada Dr., Green Valley, free, 396-4630, joannherbst@ cox.net. Main program features Suzanne Brayer discussing “Outside the Square: Maybe It’s Time for a Paradigm Shift.” Some new strategies and unusual resources to try if the same old ways of researching aren’t working. Short Program is “Scandinavian Research” by Linda Hanson.

November 22 Friday “Anger, Conscious and Unconscious” with Deedy Young, 7 p.m., Casas Adobes Congregational Church, 6801 N. Oracle Rd., $10 for members of the Southern Arizona Friends of Jung, $15 nonmembers, www.safoj.org, safojannouncements@gmail.com. Anger is essential to survival but, because it can wreak havoc, we are socialized to repress it. However, anger to which we do not relate is a danger to ourselves and the world in which we live.

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Final Exit Network presents Derek Humphry, 10 a.m., West Social Center, 1111 Via Arcoiris, Green Valley, and 2 p.m., Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2331 E. Adams St., free, www.finalexitnetwork.org. Derek Humphry is a British-born American journalist, author and principal founder in 1980 of the Hemlock Society. He has served as past president of the World Federation of Right to Die Societies and is the author of “Jean’s Way” and the best-seller “Final Exit.” He is also the president of the Euthanasia Research & Guidance Organization and adviser to the Final Exit Network.

“Harvest Moon Ball” Potluck and Dance with Katz ‘N’ Jammer Band, 6:30 p.m., Singles and Friends Inc., 2447 N. Los Altos Ave., $8, 623-7875, www. singlesandfriendsinc.com. Bring a dish to share and dress for the occasion.

“Living with the Furies,” 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Casas Adobes Congregational Church, 6801 N. Oracle Rd., $45 for the members of Southern Arizona Friends of Jung, $60 nonmembers, www.safoj.org, safojannouncements@gmail.com.

November 24 Sunday “Singin’ in the Rain” screening, 2 p.m., Fox Tucson Theatre, 17 W. Congress St., $5 (seniors), $7, 547-3040.

A classic pairing of song and dance and Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds, “Singin’ in the Rain” tells the story of a silent-screen swashbuckler who finds love while trying to adjust to the coming of sound.

November 26 Tuesday One-on-One Computer Help, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., Dewhirst-Catalina Branch Library, 15631 N. Oracle Rd., Catalina, free but appointment only, 594-5240.

Individualized half-hour sessions.

November 27 Wednesday Walking Tours of Tubac’s Art History, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $20 fee includes admission to tour the Presidio Park, reservations required, 398-2252, info@TubacPresidio. org. Join Gwen Griffin for the Tubac Presidio Park’s newest walking tour to discover where Tubac’s first artists worked, and hear stories of their creative lives.

November 28 Thursday Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Lovin’ Life After 50!

November 29 Friday Walking Tours of Old Town Tubac, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Presidio State Historic Park, 1 Burruel St., Tubac, $10 fee includes admission to tour the Presidio Park, reservations required, 398-2252, info@TubacPresidio. org. Guided tours of the “Old Town” section of Tubac with Alice Keene, every Friday from mid-November thru March.

Explore the original adobe buildings and discover the rich heritage of Arizona’s first European settlement.

November 30 Saturday “Picture Rachmaninoff,” 7:30 p.m., SaddleBrooke Two’s DesertView Performing Arts Center, 39900 Clubhouse Dr., SaddleBrooke, $25 to $88, 818-2818, www.dvpac.net. “Picture Rachmaninoff” is a one-man multisensory show, integrating piano music, art and poetry written by Radio Hall of Fame, Paul Harvey Jr., starring young pianist virtuoso, Dr. Stephen Cook.

Native American Indian Heritage Month Social and Indian Craft Market, 12 p.m. to dusk, repeats 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 1, Sheraton Hotel courtyard, 5151 E. Grant Rd., free admission, 622-4900. Here you’ll find authentic artwork and crafts, demonstrations of dancing and song, and children’s activities.

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Where was the first American Thanksgiving celebrated?

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How much money did Americans spend on turkey meat in 2011?

What animal does the President of the United States “pardon” each year before Thanksgiving?

A solution of water and salt that adds moisture to turkey meat is called what?

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Last Month’s Answers

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The “balloon boy” hoax in 2009 is the relatively recent media stunt where the Heene’s family son, Falcon, said on TV, “You guys said… we did this for the show?”

Faul McCartney (which is supposed to sound like “Faux” McCartney), is the double some conspiracy theorists believe Paul McCartney was replaced with a double after he “died” in 1966.

P ope Joan is the name of the “first and only female pope,” a hoax that was disproven and a story that is considered anti-papal satire.

While common lore says Harry Houdini died after a McGill University student reportedly delivered some vicious blows to his abdomen before a Detroit performance, he actually died of peritonitis.

“The War of the Worlds,” was the name of the radio program that accidentally convinced the listening public that aliens invaded Earth.

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Journey for Control: Diabetes

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Tinnitus: What’s the Buzz?

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Health Enhancement Meditation

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Neurological Lecture: Dementia vs Delirium

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Lovin’ Life After 50 has found three diverse Tucson-area entrepreneurs who answered the call to pursue a variety of business ventures.

Claudette Myers, owner of Desert Bloom Boutique The entrepreneurial spirit can take many forms and strike people at different times in their lives. As the owner of Desert Bloom Boutique, Claudette Myers has combined her love of clothing and attention to detail and, some years ago, discovered that she’s her own best boss. She has been enjoying fashionable success in Tucson since July 2002.

Myers realizes her own strengths and knows that she’s the right person to own and operate her business.

“I’m very opinionated and headstrong,” says Myers with a laugh. “I like being able to choose if I want to be here by myself. What I do here at the store is pure theater and enjoyment. I love it, and it exposes a completely different part of my personality when I’m here.”

Myers says she enjoys working with clients from different walks of life.

“I need to be stimulated and be creative,” she says. “In apparel, the industry moves so quickly. I have to be able to move that fast, and I like it. I’m at a market almost every month of the year. It’s the perfect profession for me right now.” ...continues on page 20

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Myers’ clients—who include many laughs and advises, “Go to the attorneys and CEOs—appreciate Bahamas.” quality workmanship in their clothing.

But in all seriousness, she admits that “These are women she is a technophobe who are powerful and and is fortunate that well traveled,” she technology isn’t much says. of a factor in her Often, Myers is chosen profession. called upon to pull “Thank goodness an entire wardrobe this is what I love and for a client because what I’m good at,” her clients are often she says. “Whatever too busy with life and it is that you want, career to come in you must not listen and spend much time to anyone else. You shopping. cannot listen to “I do have a talent someone tell you that in recognizing a it’s not going to work personality when it or the economy is in walks in the door, a certain state and she says, explaining you’re never going to a person’s essence make it. If you have a guides her through The owner of Desert Bloom heart for it, you really the selection of Boutique, Claudette Myers need to follow that.” found an entrepreneurial purses, shoes and Desert Bloom opportunity on her own terms. clothes.

Boutique is located at As far as advice to Baby Boomers 27 N. Stone Ave. in Tucson. Call 792who would consider tackling 9882 for more information. entrepreneurial opportunities, Myers Adam Moreno

She shops at markets in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas.

“What I’m doing right now is exactly who I am, and it’s very natural,” says Myers. “Because I have a need to constantly grow and develop and experience different things, nothing is better than retail.”

Building on her skills acquired during years of teaching, Myers has learned to go with the flow and be diplomatic.

Part of her entrepreneurial skill set is the ability to self-motivate, get things done and persuade others.

Myers has a flair for fashion and her collections at the boutique focus on European style.

“I sell apparel that is artistic but very wearable. Everything I have here has a twist to it and I don’t do any ‘basics’ at all,” she says. “I tend toward the European lines, and most of my apparel comes from Europe and Canada. I appreciate detail, and the apparel from those regions is all about the details.”

The sass, twist and flare of Desert Bloom’s clothing are extensions of Myers’ personality.

Rodger Ford, managing partner of Anthem Equity Group It’s quite an accomplishment to follow an entrepreneurial dream and turn it into a success story, but to make it happen several times over in different business genres is a feat of vision. Rodger Ford is the managing partner at Anthem Equity Group, an open-integrated company where investors, lenders, vendors and team members are part of one seamless organization.

“We invest in real estate and in operating business as a private equity investor,” Ford explains.

Prior to that, his entrepreneurial light was shining brightly with other business successes. Ford founded AlphaGraphics, a juggernaut company that burgeoned into 400 locations in 20 countries by 1988. He also founded PetsHotel, an upscale pet hotel for cats and dogs, which was acquired by PetSmart from Ford in 2000.

Ford recalls his mother saying he displayed an entrepreneurial knack at a very early age. ...continues on page 22

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Inspiration... from page 20 “The entrepreneurial vision has always come first for me,” says Ford.

“Without a clear vision of what the business is going to accomplish when it’s done, all of the knowledge a technician or a manager can bring to it will simply lead everyone around in circles at the bottom of the company rather than where we really needed to begin, at the top of the company, where I’ve learned the real vision lives.”

From 2005 to 2011, Ford served as the CEO of SynCardia, manufacturer of the Total Artificial Heart. During his time there, Ford guided and directed the development of two new driver systems for powering the Total Artificial Heart: the family of Companion Drivers for in-hospital use from implant through patient stabilization, and the family of freedom portable drivers for in-hospital ambulation and patient discharge.

As with all his ventures, Ford sees teamwork as the component of any successful enterprise.

One of Ford’s passions is horseback riding, particularly team penning in the rodeo arena. The process of penning is a thrill and it draws many parallels

to the world of entrepreneurialism because of the teamwork involved.

“When the cows react a certain way, we have to work together. We have to trust each other, and we have to communicate all the time, as we’re moving fast. If one of us makes a mistake, we can’t be unhappy with each other. We just have to go on because we still have a shot at winning,” Ford says.

“The objective is to stay in the game, work together and win. It’s not too much different in business.”

Ford was crowned the world champion in 2004; he started riding those “quick little cutting horses” about 12 years ago.

“Before that, I had just ridden horses just go from here to there— long distance horses called endurance horses,” he says.

“The granddaddy of that event is the Tevis Cup endurance ride which Sports Illustrated deems the seventh most difficult endurance event of the year, running from Lake Tahoe to Auburn, Calif. I’ve done that 17 times.”

Ford also swept the Reno Rodeo’s Team Penning events in June.

Regardless of the undertaking, he enjoys sharing the values of knowledge, strength and vision.

“Primarily, we ought to be working on the business rather than in the business,” he says.

“The time we spent getting the business perfect frees us to be much more adventurous with the customer.

If we get bogged down in solving problems and the business isn’t organized, we can’t serve the customer properly.”

For returning or would-be entrepreneurs looking to shift gears in midlife, Ford offers some realistic advice.

Inset: Rodger Ford is the managing partner at “It depends on how risk Anthem Equity Group. Above: Ford wins the adverse they are,” Ford says. Reno Rodeo Open Championship.

“Generally by the time you’re that age, you have something you’ve encourage someone who is broke to do got to protect, or you’re broke. If it, rather than someone who isn’t.”

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Gamble’s entrepreneurial drive was She earned a bachelor of fine arts from born out of her desire to create and to University of Arizona and her master’s spend time in her own studio and still from California State University at make a living. Although she had an Long Beach. She returned to Tucson, opportunity to move to Chicago early and decided to open a home studio in in her art career, her heart belonged to 1986.

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When I think of feast-worthy and fabulous, I go right to my momma’s recipe for Osso Buco, a wonderful Italian dish of braised veal shanks in a delicious glaze of simmered wine, vegetables and fresh herbs. Osso Buco literally means “bone with a hole” and in that hole is the most scrumptious marrow that I’ve always thought to be the caviar of the veal shank! This dish is considered to be a bit of a delicacy in many fine dining establishments, so I always giggle when I think of my momma’s story about Osso Buco’s humble beginnings in her life.

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I would have never imagined in a million years, that Osso Buco would become such a fancy dish on many expensive restaurant menus because, as a young girl growing up in Venice, Italy, I remember my mother returning from the local butcher with free veal shank bones. Why? Because he couldn’t sell them, so he would give them away! We would use them for soup bones and my six sisters and I would always fight over who was going to be lucky enough to suck out the marrow from those delicious bones! Here I am today, sharing a recipe for a truly gourmet dish. I think you will love it, and I wish you luck getting to the bone marrow first!

It’s one of my favorite family recipes and a wonderful comfort-food dish to have on hand for the cooler weather and warm and inviting holidays ahead. So let the holiday season begin with big blessings to all of you!

4 large veal shanks (10-12 oz. each) 1 cup flour 1/4 cup olive oil 2 cups red wine 2 medium carrots, diced 1 large sweet yellow onion, diced 1 large stalk celery, diced 4 cloves garlic, minced 4 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped 2 teaspoons fresh chopped parsley, plus more for garnish 1 small sprig of rosemary plus 1 sprig for garnish 2 cups beef consume or broth 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper Directions: Dredge veal shanks in flour, patting down to coat. In a Dutch oven or deep heavy skillet, heat olive oil over medium high heat and brown shanks on all sides.

Add wine and continue cooking over low heat until wine evaporates. Add in carrots, onion, celery, garlic, tomatoes,

basil, parsley, rosemary and beef broth.

Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover and simmer for two to three hours, adding more stock or water if shanks begin to get dry or stick to pot. Shanks are done when they are tender but not falling apart. Remove shanks onto a platter and pour sauce from the skillet over the shanks and serve. (Sauce should be a thick glaze.) Garnish with fresh parsley and sprig of rosemary. Serve with risotto or pasta. Serves four.

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alf a century ago, the country was Winters, Sid Caesar, Phil Silvers, embroiled in civil rights conflicts, Buddy Hackett and Spencer Tracy, the a war in Asia, and mourning the loss film soon became a comedy classic.”

In the gas station scene, Marvin of a president. When released in the midst of this social turmoil in 1963, is paired with Arnold Stang. Their Stanley Kubrick’s “It’s a Mad, Mad, characters, Irwin and Ray, attempt Mad, Mad World” must have seemed to subdue a highly agitated Jonathan appropriately titled. In reality, the film Winters, whose character is competing was an epic comedy featuring one of in the mad race to locate buried the greatest casts of comedians ever money. When Winters erupts in anger, assembled on film. he reduces the building to rubble.

“There was a “Unfortunately, the pall on the whole gas station was destroyed country and not before all the close-up a lot to laugh scenes were filmed,” about,” recalls Marvin recalls. “It had to Marvin Kaplan, be rebuilt overnight—a who appeared mistake that cost in the movie’s $100,000!” memorable gas The film, which took station sequence. two years to make and “With stars Gas station scene from “It’s a Mad, Mad, was shot in 30 California like Mickey Mad, Mad, World.” Marvin on left, locations, had its world Rooney, Milton Winters center, Stang right. Photo provided premiere at the new Berle, Jonathan by Marvin Kaplan.

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Press photo from July 9, 2012, when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented a screening of “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” for its “The Last 70mm Film Festival” at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Marvin Kaplan is seen with Jonathan Winters during a panel discussion of the film for its 50th anniversary.

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While filming his scenes, Marvin was pleased to share quarters with Winters who had one of the few air-conditioned trailers on the set—a blessing in the 107-degree California desert. He also recalls experiencing firsthand Winters’ brilliance at improvisation and mastery of madcap mimicry and mime.

“We would play a game in the trailer called ‘Who are you today, Jonathan?’

He would go on for 45 minutes making up characters while we waited to shoot the next scene. I’ve worked with two comedy geniuses in my life and one was Jonathan Winters.”

The other was Charlie Chaplin.

In 1948, a youthful Marvin Kaplan was stage manager for a play called “Rain” at the Circle Theater in Los Angeles. Chaplin was the director.

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In recent years, Marvin, who turns he couldn’t sit in the audience and watch because he was too hyper. So 87 in January, has concentrated on he’d walk around the theater with a writing and producing, including the handkerchief in his mouth, but all the plays “A Good House for a Killing” and audience was watching him!”

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It was really messed It’s a myth that actors up. Chaplin came over a certain age backstage after the can’t memorize lines. performance to see the cast and Sydney, Marvin points to a photo of the “Top We did one-takes mostly, and they his son who was in Cat” cast. Arnold Stang, with whom the show. We asked he worked in “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, came prepared and on time—none of the him how he liked it: Mad, World,” did the voice for Top Cat. ‘Sydney was good,’ he nonsense or tantrums says. ‘The monkey was good, too. But we see from some young stars today!” that nearsighted Nubian slave really In addition to writing and producing, cracked me up.’ It was one the greatest Marvin still acts. “The great thing compliments I ever got!” about growing old is that I can do Since the 1950s, Marvin has whatever projects I want. I have to appeared in numerous films and TV keep busy.” shows, and was a regular cast member on the ‘80s sitcom, “Alice.” With his Nick Thomas has written features and distinctive Brooklyn-flavored accent, columns for more than 330 magazines and he also worked as a voice actor, notably newspapers and is author of “Raised by the in the popular “Top Cat” cartoon from Stars,” published by McFarland. He can be the early 1960s where he voiced Choo- reached at his blog: http://getnickt.blogspot.

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A life-size model of a cosmonaut Today Hewlett-Packard ranks 43rd floats near the ceiling. A few feet away on Fortune’s 2013 list of the world’s a green Statue of Liberty holds aloft a largest companies, and the small plasticized chocolate sundae. And sitting garage is on the National Register of next to me are two men who might, just Historic Places. The sign out front might, be making a deal that will change dubs the garage the “Birthplace of my life.

Silicon Valley.” My husband dubs the This is Buck’s of Woodside, a $538 a good investment. restaurant in the hills surrounding Another Silicon Valley landmark, California’s Silicon Valley. It’s a place the house where Steve Jobs lived from known for comfort food, quirky décor the mid-1990s until his death in 2011, and big deals, like the ones that resulted is a few blocks away at 2101 Waverly in funding for Hotmail, Netscape and St. The two-story brick home, which PayPal. sits on about a half acre, is fairly large “The Valley,” as it’s generally called, is but at the same time unpretentious and centered in the fertile farmland between casual.

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The Google campus is so large that the company provides bikes for its employees.

Of course, comfortable shoes are works. At the Intel Museum we learn more than a fashion statement. They’re about semiconductor technology, a necessity. In Silicon Valley workplaces and at the Tech Museum, which is are not clustered in high-rises but not as much about how things work sprinkled across “campuses”—a word as it is about how much fun you can that connotes not only low-slung have when they do work, we train buildings interspersed with large open like Olympic contenders by virtually spaces, but also youth and conviviality. bobsledding down a virtual hill.

We spend the final day of our visit Some companies have such sprawling campuses that they provide their strolling among ancient redwoods at Henry Cowell State Park. It’s employees with bicycles.

Except for the Apple store, which is a delightful as well as humbling filled with logoed T-shirts and mugs, experience, reminding us that nature the buildings are closed to visitors, so predates even the oldest manmade we move on to Castro Street in the wonders.

On the plane ride home, we reflect on town of Mountain View.

Unlike Buck’s, which is the restaurant what makes Silicon Valley so different where people make deals, Castro from other places. Our conclusion: Street is filled with eateries where folks Silicon Valley is a state of mind as well hatch ideas. Here, over salads and stir as a geographical entity, a place where fry, lattes and scones, ideas are floated, optimism and creativity are as much a debated and often massaged into “the part of the environment as buildings and museums. next great thing.”

In the Red Rock Coffee Company we Tip: Silicon Valley lodging can be find a packed crowd taking advantage of the café’s free Wi-Fi. Most people pricey. By luck we happened upon are in baggy shorts, sandals and look a modest B&B in a perfect location. to be about 19 years old. The fellow It’s clean, reasonably priced and the at the next table is typing feverishly on owner serves up terrific chocolate chip his tablet. I wonder if I should ask him cookies. www.madisonstreetinn.com for his autograph, just in case he turns out to be the next Jerry Yang (the founder of Yahoo).

Finally, we set out for the geeky part of our expedition— a visit to three Silicon Valley museums that will, we hope, give us a layman’s overview of high tech wizardry. They succeed beyond our wildest expectations.

At the Computer History Museum we see everything from ancient abacuses to the first Apple computer (made in 1976) to an interactive display that The Computer History Museum has more than 1,100 explains how street-mapping artifacts.

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True-life tales from some of Arizona’s most fascinating residents.

The Roles of the Doctor The role of the cardiologist does not stop after diagnosing and treating the failing heart with medications, surgery and/or devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators. The role of the cardiologist is fourfold in such a setting.

The cardiologist wears several hats. She not only has to connect with the patient, engage as an active listener, convey and deliver the treatment plan, but most importantly, she assumes the role of the patient’s coach, as well.

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Connecting with the Patient One would think that for such a common disease as heart failure, the Interior Designer/Pet Nanny treatmentAge: would be universal and cut 76 and dry, as well. Unfortunately, that is not the case.

There is no cookie cutter Belief System: “I personally think when one overcomes approachcatastrophe to heart failure.

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Kohler recalls. “I said, ‘Because nobody loves me. I was abandoned by every friend, every family member, everybody.’ He said something that gave me perspective: ‘Not even everyone loved Jesus.’ I thought, ‘Oh, OK. Jesus was abandoned.

He understands.’ That was life changing.”

A Long Island, N.Y., native, Kohler prefers not to elaborate on the negative, but says she found her way to a shelter where she worked on managing her bipolar disorder.

“Once I got shelter, I was able to talk to different businesses about mental illness, to Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce, to churches, to women’s groups,” she says. “I really wanted

to help people understand what it’s like to have depression, so that other people don’t become abandoned because they’re ill. As I said, having shelter was the biggest thing. I felt safe. I didn’t have to work on the safety issue as much. I progressed from there.”

Her progression included working professionally with crafts, as a pet sitter and as an interior designer. But then she suffered another devastating blow—she went blind. Surgery has since repaired the problem.

“I was faced with every single kind of situation you can imagine to the extent that I finally started my own pet nanny business,” Kohler says.

“Consequently, what I was doing was living at homes while people were away. Today, Kohler pursues two vocations. In addition to pet sitting, she works in interior decorating, which she’s done since 1972.

“Between the two businesses and the unconditional love of the pet nanny business, and reaching out and trying to help people understand mental illness, I’m really, really busy and really, really blessed.”

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... from page 6 nice to see some answers to some of Oh, another accidental murder. the questions I’ve asked. This really is There’s always a variance for 87-year-old grandma. more and more parking spaces, but never a rule for in-ground barriers Well, it’s disgusting after in between (parking lots) and store hearing the president speak windows. Looks like common sense at the United Nations, that went out of style four generations ago. commercial television is so broadly connected and thinks of nothing but More sad sports news: Another profit. They ignore the importance of one gone. How many current the speech about the necessity of unity and past football head injury in the United Nations. players have to die—to kill themselves— knowing they’ll be ill, to satisfy the Hey old timers, maybe old money-greedy owners and the Roman McCarthy wasn’t as crazy coliseum-style viewing public? The as we thought years ago. original athletic Grecian sports were all Communist invasion of schools via about fair play, agility, not violence. It’s the PTA and educational changes is the Romans who changed the games nothing compared to today’s television into crowds screaming “Kill, kill, kill,” concentrated trash talk keeping citizens that we witness today, even with little ignorant of actual information. Think kids’ games. about that. Talk about it with your grandparents. You’ll get your picture a In all of the investigations of lot clearer. the lost 19 firefighters, has anyone bothered to trace their Whatever happened to offering footsteps, step by step as they moved an American a job before an along and see when, if, or ever they immigrant? I’m all for foreign lost their phone connections? Maybe companies starting new businesses here that’s why they kept going the way but I’m not happy that they hired only they did. It’s their phones fault. They were in a canyon. Such brains. Never people from their own countries. think of walking in their footsteps from Question: Does anyone know beginning to end. how to get rid of these invasive phone calls with people asking Happy Birthday to Grandma for information they need about your today. All the rest of you have credit card? How do you get rid of to do from now on is pay these people? I keep punching *57 attention to clean energy issues so your and *69. It’s supposed to get rid of grandkids can keep living in a free them, but they call morning, noon prosperous America as mine do today. and night to give you info about your Squash those political egos. no-good credit card. How does the public get rid of these nuisance calls?

If you’re taking a poll, my vote The telephone companies aren’t doing says it’s the Republicans’ fault anything about it, or they’re saying, for all the people who only “Oh, we can’t do anything about it if have phones and no computers. We’re it’s an 800 number.” voting and it’s the Republicans’ fault.

I don’t think government should be in marriage at all.

In fact, I think marriage is a religious term. We should just have civil unions. Then, if the people want to be married, they should go to their church, temple or mosque of their choice and become married. I think we should keep government out of religion. Have civil unions so two committed people can get health benefits for their children and the family for sure. Anyway, that’s my sound off.

My mother once told me when she asked her mother how she knew so much, grandma answered, “Experience, child, experience.” Just the thing the Tea Party 80 has so little of, to believe closing down the government won’t hurt the little people. Stupid does as stupid is. Ain’t that the truth?

Won’t it be funny when all those 80 Tea Partiers find the people who write their checks,

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get plane tickets home and other freebies are all on furlough? Nothing like Washington for stupidity.

Well, looks like the Tea Party bullies flunked history class.

They don’t seem to know what happened after Boston Harbor or Paris revolts long, long ago. The ‘let them eat cake system’ will not work in Washington, either.

Sen. McCain just said the Grand Old Party vets fought the bullies and lost a good debate. Disgraceful. They deserve to lose again for many, many upcoming elections. God help America. Please help America.

It’s disgusting. You can’t believe either liar in Washington. Who’s America’s al-Qaida: The Tea Party or the president? Think about it.

school at least, or at least learn some better manners.

The self-inflicted, selfdestructive federal government shutdown ranks as one of the most embarrassing episodes in American politics. It’s disgraceful that President Obama and Congress used federal employees and taxpayers as pawns while playing a dangerous game of chicken. Things would be diff if the president and Congress suffered financially. I propose new federal laws.

When the next shutdown occurs, the salaries of president and Congress should be suspended with no retroactive pay. The health benefit plans will be frozen until the shutdown is resolved.

All pensions of former presidents and members of Congress will be frozen with no retroactive pay. I guarantee you, the next federal shutdown will last 30 seconds or less.—Bill Fox

The Federal Highway Fund will run dry by 2015, according to Curtis Tate of McClatchy Washington Bureau. I have a temporary solution. It can be done without increasing the 18.5-cent tax.

I did some research a week ago after reading that there were proposals to make the federal highway system toll roads. In 1956, the tax rate was set at 3 cents. In the ‘50s, it was raised to 4 cents. In 1982, under Reagan, it was increased to 9 cents, then under G.H.W. Bush it increased to 14 cents, of which 2.5 cents were designated for deficit reduction and lastly it was increased to 18.5 cents under Clinton in 1993. All of the increase designated for deficit reduction. All Congress has to do is redirect the 7 cents going to deficit reduction and return to the original intention of maintaining the highway system.—Jack B. Walters, Tucson

Poor Mr. Boehner. He must be living in the subway tunnels under the capital. He doesn’t notice people aren’t paying any attention to him. They’re all going back to work to do the right thing for America. He doesn’t have any excuse anymore. He’s just the tail trying to wag the dog again.

In today’s news: The government experts wonder how to prevent forest fires.

Hey, reinstate the lumber industry you ruined with rules against clear cutting and new rules for replanting, dummy.

Typical government experts. They know nothing.

If the government needs money to pay bills, why is it so difficult for grandparents to buy saving bonds for college expenses for kids 10 years from now? Or is it supposed to last that long? God help us. We need a lot of help from smarter people.

With the news of the two raids in Africa, it’s no surprise the president didn’t have time for the juvenile delinquent nit-pickers in Washington. They need to go back to

We’ve stopped donating to the expenses of a corporate organization of any so-called march for the cures and demand instead a limited committee of knowledgeable

It’s high noon in Washington and how are the new juvenilestyle congressmen allowed to change the health care bill to a derogatory term only to insult the president, and why are they still allowed to disrupt the country like spoiled children? It’s not just a onegenerational thing. Shame on all of them. Shame on all of them who just couldn’t accept not anyone being part of the segregation system. Shame on all of them. You deserve what you get.

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The police chief of Tucson, Roberto Villasenor, is under fire for allowing, and enforcing, the laws of Arizona. I only wish Sheriff Dupnik would do the

I can hold back no longer.

All members of the House voted to pay the 800,000 “nonessential” employees their full salary after they return from their “vacation.” The Senate will agree and Obama will sign. It will be business as usual with all in government taken care of. They care not about the rest of us, just plain citizens. Veterans visiting Washington on Honor Flights are denied the full benefit of their threeday visit. Some are veterans from the Vietnam War, were they allowed to visit their memorial? Lincoln is covered up so he can’t be seen even from the street. I blame Obama for this insult and I also accuse him of penalizing the people of Arizona by closing the Grand Canyon to an estimated 18,000 daily visitors. He has great hatred for us all since we will not accede to his demands.—Jack B. Walters, Tucson

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Boehner said he wants his term to be remembered in history books. Oh, he can bet he won’t be forgotten by several million, miserable, hungry, homeless citizens of 2013 for sure.

When the Tea Party group said they want total surrender from the president, they’re saying that man must bend his knee to our superiority. Who do they think they’re fooling? This is the new America where everybody is the same as everybody else. Ugly, ugly, ugly, people. Bullies are in charge of Congress. What do we do with bullies? We get rid of them.

same and actually grow a pair. I think he needs to be ousted. Congrats to Police Chief Roberto Villasenor.

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Way to go Anasazi Ladies! It all began with Mary Begaye and this is her story.

I, Mary Begaye, am a member of the Navajo (Dine’) Nation residing in Phoenix. I grew up in Northern Arizona, Navajo (Dine’) Reservation. I live in Phoenix with my husband, my daughters and grandchildren. I am employed at the VA Medical Center as an I.T. specialist, where I enjoy helping the veterans, “Our Homeland Security.”

I have been playing basketball since grade school. I enjoy playing; it helps to keep me active and to stay healthy. I encourage my children and grandchildren to play a sport of their own interest. My teammates and I have played in different leagues in the Salt River Community. In 2001, we heard about the Senior Olympics and have been playing ever since. More than just enjoying ourselves, we hope to inspire other Native American women to stay active in order to maintain strong healthy bodies.

Our team is comprised of women from many origins. Pat Nahee is Apache/Hopi/Pima residing in Phoenix.

Roberta Johnston and Ella “Calanie” Bailey are Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma, residing in Mesa. Maggie Benally of the Navajo (Dine’) Nation in Window Rock is Muscogee Creek Nation of Oklahoma, residing in Mesa.

Rusty Lavelle Deer is Pima of Scottsdale, as is Patricia Rush. Violet Mitchell-Enos is Yavapai Apache of Scottsdale. Jill

Brashear and Debra DeZarn are from Colorado.

We played our first senior game in the 2001 Arizona Senior Olympics. We play because we enjoy the game, and play to stay healthy and keep moving.

We want to encourage native women to stay active and also encourage our children and grandchildren to play sports.

We have played in tournaments in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, California and Colorado. We have been to the Pittsburgh National Senior Games as well as Louisville, Ky., Houston, Texas, and this year we competed in Cleveland, Ohio.

Although Mary played in high school, there was no women’s team at her college so she found a league and played on a local team. When she moved to Phoenix, she went to a community center to find a league and met Roberta Johnston and Maggie Benally.

They’ve been playing together ever since. The team does not have an affordable place to play, so most of their playing is in tournaments.

They practice on outside courts to keep up their skills.

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Tai Chi Can Prevent Falls Information contained in this article was supplied by Kyle Loehr, AQCSM-CPT, a senior undergraduate student in the ASU Exercise and Wellness Program.

He is a member of the USA Wushu Chinese Martial Arts Team and has competed around the world for Team USA. He is a martial arts instructor under Master Kenny Perez at Dynamic Martial Arts in Phoenix and Mesa.

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ndividuals who participated in two weeks of Tai Chi Chuan training... experienced motor and nervous system changes that positively impacted their sensory motor system.

This system allows individuals to return their center of gravity over their base of support if they are about to fall or lose balance. Prior to starting a Tai Chi Chuan program, a group of geriatric women diagnosed with osteopenia filled out the Korean survey of Activities and Fear of Falling in the Elderly. This survey is an 11-item questionnaire in which participants answer questions based on a 0 to 3 scale; 0 for no fear of falling and 3 for an extreme fear of falling.

Before any Tai Chi Chuan training, the average score on this test was 23.06.

After participating in a six-month Sun Style Tai Chi Chuan program, they retook the survey. This time, the average score for these individuals was 19.5.

It is also important to note that many elderly individuals fall laterally when they do fall. It is believed that a narrow stride length or gait is to blame for this side falling tendency in the geriatric community because their narrower steps don’t allow them to compensate for lateral instability.

As individuals age, their gait naturally shortens because of decreases in leg range of motion and lower extremity strength.

One group of postmenopausal women with low bone density saw a dramatic increase in their gait length after 24 weeks of Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan training resulting in fewer falls. Also, the slow movement of Tai Chi Chuan has been shown to strengthen knee extensor muscles and stabilize the knee joint further preventing falls by inhibiting buckling of the knees.

Registration for the 2014 Games to Open in Mid-November

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rizona Senior Olympics has announced that registration for the 2014 games will begin in midNovember. This is a month earlier than last year and will be the inaugural

year for the new computer registration system.

Go to www.seniorgames.org in midNovember for full information on the 2014 games.

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Robin Hood Archery Tournament Nov. 9

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rchery Commissioner Angie Sullivan has announced that the popular Robin Hood Tournament will be held this year on Saturday, Nov. 9, at Papago Park Archery Range. Check in is set for 8 a.m., but advanced registration is required by visiting www.seniorgames.org.

The following disciplines will compete: Olympic Recurve, Bare Bow Recurve (no sights), Compound/Release, Bare Bow Compound (no sights) and Compound Fingers.

Registration has begun. This is a popular meet in a beautiful setting so archers are urged to register early. This meet is held in cooperation with the Papago Pita Archers and those who are interested in learning about archery or are beginning archers are welcome to attend.

Spanish Relay

q Yes, I would like to be a friend of Arizona Senior Olympics Send your tax-deductible contribution by check, money order, credit card or go online to www.seniorgames.org.

Amount Enclosed $ I am paying by q Check/Money Order qVisa qMastercard qDiscover qAmerican Express. You will be charged by Senior Games Payment Services if paying by credit card. If paying by check, please make it out to the Arizona Lifelong Fitness Foundation.

Credit Card. #: Expiration Date: 3 digit code on back of card: Name as it appears on your credit card: Address: City/State/Zip: Signature:

Mail to: Arizona Lifelong Fitness Association P.O. Box 33278 Phoenix, AZ 85067-3278

Puzzle Answers

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::by Connie Short

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alking on the telephone is a regular everyday activity for most people. But what do you do if you have hearing loss and Spanish is your primary language?

Arizona Relay Service provides bilingual Communication Assistants who are specially trained to relay conversations in Spanish. Spanish Relay Service is for people who are deaf or hard of hearing who wish to communicate in Spanish (through text or voice) with an individual who uses a standard telephone. To use the Spanish Relay Service, dial 711 and indicate that you would like a Spanishspeaking Communication Assistant, or dial 1-800-842-2088. Arizona Relay Service provides Spanish-toSpanish relay and English-to-Spanish translation relay.

TTY is the most common way that people who are deaf or hard of hearing communicate, and now it is even easier to communicate if

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Spanish is your preferred language.

The approach and actions of using TTY is the same, the Communication Assistant will either translate the conversation to the appropriate person or type the words in Spanish for the convenience of the TTY user.

With Arizona Relay Service, Spanish-speaking Arizonans who are deaf, hard of hearing or have difficulty speaking can continue to experience independence in communicating via the phone.

About the Author: Connie Short is an outreach manager for Arizona Relay Service which is administered by the Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing. As an outreach manager, Short works to raise awareness and promote the different types of relay services available for the deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind or speech-disabled communities throughout the state. Short is a graduate of Arizona State University.

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