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dollar a job to do. You do that by spending your entire paycheck on paper before really spending any of it. Think of yourself as the boss, and those dollars are your employees. A good manager knows where the money is supposed to go and then follows through to ensure every dollar went where it was supposed to. That’s a budget.

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When I started training dogs more than 30 years ago, about ten percent of the calls I received were from people with aggressive dogs. Today, that percentage is approaching 90. And here’s one more:

Actually, this is my daughter-in-law and son’s dog, but I’ve read your information page about aggressive dogs, which she is. She has bitten at least twice, the most recent time being this past week -- and the victim was their own young son, my grandson. My daughter-in-law refuses to give the dog up or have it destroyed for exactly the reason you state on your info page: “It’s her first baby.” Our son is standing with his wife. The rest of the family -- on both our daughter-in-law’s and our son’s sides -- have said they need to get rid of the dog and protect their son, put their son first. But they want to train the dog instead. Please help me try to reason with my children and prevent any further injury or death to my grandson.

“It’s her first baby” is a far more common feeling than you might realize, and I believe what it really means is at the root of this rising percentage. “It’s her first baby” is just another way of saying the family dog is no different from the children and the parents, that the dog is no different from the humans. And this humanization of our dogs leads to emotional confusion on the part of grownups and psychological confusion on the part of dogs. When you see your dog as no different from your child, it becomes difficult to prioritize appropriately and make decisions that promote the safety of your child. And from this clouded perspective, your expectations of your dog become unrealistic. A dog is not a child and does not learn like a child. You can teach your child not to pinch people and have a realistic expectation that he will not pinch. Your dog’s animal instincts have a greater degree of control over his behavior than do you in certain situations. Teaching him not to bite isn’t as simple as teaching your child not to pinch, and Cody's Corner: Turn to Page 10

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Part of me imagines the antiques are animate, and I am intrigued by what secrets they know, the t h i n g s they may have seen. Whose residence did this piece sit in? Did it come from an Irish castle or a humble Cotswold cottage? Who sat down to dinner at this table? What book was written on this well-worn desk? These are the types of fantasies that entertain and inspire me. Yet more and more, today’s consumers are less interested in antiques and more likely to prefer new furniture. Of course, as a designer, I love what the latest and greatest furniture and interior design have to offer. Whenever I go to a trade furniture show, I am equally smitten with new designs that represent the way we live today. Once resistant to accept change, I am now open to newer designs. These new beauties lack the history of antiques, but that’s OK, and that is the point of this column. It is a hard misconception to drop, but not everything in a home needs to be top-drawer.

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Sometimes, You Just Can’t Win I’ll tell you this: Sometimes, you just can’t win. I’ve learned over the years that you have to have a pretty thick skin to be a Social Security columnist. And that’s because people will frequently misread something I write, or they will take something I said the wrong way, and then they let me have it by sending me an email chewing me out for my alleged misstatements. For example, in a recent column, I wrote about the Social Security concerns of women who are or were married to bad husbands. OK, to be honest, I called them “jerks.” More than a few very upset men wrote to tell me that it takes two to tango! They told me about their wives or ex-wives who weren’t exactly paragons of womanly virtue and suggested I was being a “man-hating jerk” myself. But in that prior column, I said I knew there had to be more than a few bad wives out there. However, I also pointed out that when I get Social Security questions from a member of an unhappy couple, they always come from women married to a loser. Still, I got an earful from more than a few irate men. Sometimes, you just can’t win. I also wrote a couple recent columns where I mentioned there might be advantages to taking benefits at full retirement age or even sooner. And sure enough, I heard from several financial planners who told me I am misleading my readers because they believe you should always wait until 70 to file for benefits. One guy even accused me of “leading senior citizens down the path to financial ruin!” If you read those past columns, you’ll note that I gave reasoned arguments for taking benefits at age 70 and for starting them at full retirement age. Still, the “wait until 70” crowd blasted me all the same. Sometimes, you just can’t win! And here’s a twist to that tale. Following that recent column, I also heard from financial planners who scolded me for not doing a good enough job of pushing full retirement age as the best course of action for soon-to-be retirees. In other words, two groups of people, reading the same column, came away with diametrically opposite opinions about what I said. Sometimes, you just can’t win. One time I wrote a column explaining benefits available to women on a husband’s Social Security record. I got an email from a woman who told me she could never trust anything I wrote again because in that column, I failed to mention that a woman must be married for at least ten years to collect benefits. But the column in question was addressed to women currently married to their husbands. The ten-year rule applies only to divorced spouses. I wrote back to the woman and told her that. And she said, “You still can’t be trusted.” Sometimes, you just can’t win! Interestingly, that same column elicited a diatribe I got from a woman who yelled at me for using my column “to pander to married women.” She told me she’s sick and tired of hearing women gripe because they aren’t getting enough in spousal benefits on a husband’s Social Security account. She told me, “These women need to get a life and learn to live on their own without the sup-

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port of a man.” And she said I should stop writing try, I’m lumped in with some of the world’s great about spousal benefits and just use my column to despots! Sometimes, you just can’t win! explain benefits available to single women. I wrote A couple years ago, I wrote a column in back to tell her that I get far more questions, prob- which I tried to explain the problems inherent ably a hundred times more questions, from mar- in plans to privatize the Social Security system. I ried or divorced women and from widows than I get can’t even begin to rehash the arguments I made from single women. She was not happy with that in that column in the limited space I have here response and let me know it. Sometimes, you just today. But here’s what I found so intriguing. That can’t win. column prompted several angry emails from guys And then there are emails from the word who accused me of being a “pinko socialist.” Honpolice. I was an English major in college. I spent a estly, that didn’t bother me. As I hinted at in the good chunk of my career with the Social Security prior paragraph, I’m used to getting tagged with Administration as the chief editor of all their public that moniker. But here’s what I found so intriguinformation booklets, pamphlets and fact sheets. ing. That same column elicited an email from a guy I’ve been writing this column for about 25 years, who called me a “capitalist apologist.” So, I’m both and I’ve penned several books on Social Security a socialist and a capitalist! It just goes to show how as well as some children’s books. So, I think I have people can get so wrapped up in their ideologies a fairly decent command of the English language. that they can easily misinterpret the words right But that doesn’t stop word critics from correcting in front of them on their computer screen or on a me all the time. For example, one guy chewed me newspaper page. Sometimes, you just can’t win. out because I referred to someone getting Social Having got all that off my chest, I’ve got to Security “checks.” I know that benefits come in the point out that the vast majority of readers who conform of direct deposit transactions. But I’m pretty tact me are very appreciative of the service I supply sure people know what I mean when I talk about by writing this column and MON., for the job I do MAY 4 helping “your Social Security check.” Another guy yelled at people gain a better understanding of the Social SePlease review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Price me because I referred to the extra money you get if curity system. And they write all the time to let me you delay starting your Social Security benefits un-your Contact Tidbits immediately with or co know thatrepresentative I’m doing a good job.with So,changes to bechanges honest, Contact your Tidbits representative immediately or correct til 70 as a “bonus.” He pointed out that they are lemost of the time, I do indeed win! Office: 760-320-0997 valleybits@msn.com 76 Office: 760-320-0997 email:email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: Fax: 760-320 gally called “delayed retirement credits, or DRCs.” * * * I knew that, of course, I just think my readers will If you have a Social Security question, Tom Margenau more easily understand the term “bonus” then they has a book with all the answers. It’s called “Social Security: will the abbreviation “DRC.” Sometimes you just Simple and Smart.” You can find the book at www.creators. com/books, or look for it on Amazon or other book outlets. Bob’s Clock Shop can’t win! To find out more BZ 4C 26x TF about Tom Margenau and to read past colAnd don’t even get me started about the po-May umns features other Creators Syndicate writers 10, and 2020seeVol. 16 - from No. 20 litical side of Social Security. For example, all I have and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www. to do is say something rather innocuous like “Social creators.com. COPYRIGHT 2022 CREATORS.COM Security has helped people in this country” -- and zealots will jump on their keyboards and blast me with emails labeling me a socialist or even a comHoward Miller • Ridgeway • Sligh • Antique munist. As one guy wrote to me: “There’s Lenin. We also Service, Repair and New There’s Stalin. There’s Putin. And then there is repair Wall, Mantel, Movements from Germany you!” My goodness. All because I think the Social Ship’s and 43 years Security program has been beneficial to this counBoB’s CloCk shop Cuckoo

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about 50 years ago. I remember she saved her money for a ver y long time in order to buy it. I am proud to have inherited it and will pass it down to my daughters one day. Anything you can tell me about its histor y and value will be appreciated.

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Coffee and tea service made by Poole Silver Co.

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Child’s Bowl Serves More Than Oatmeal Q: I bought the china child’s bowl seen in this photo at a yard sale and didn’t pay much for it. It is decorated with a boy and girl skating and measures 4 inches in diameter. On the border are the word “Baby” and also a mushroom, a frog and blue flowers. It is in good condition, except for a small chip near the frog. Marked on the bottom are words in a circle that are too blurr y to read. I would like to know if it has any value. A: Children’s bowls and dishes are popular

collectibles. They were made in the late 1800s and early 1900s in both Europe and the United States. Many were decorated with the ABCs, children and animals at play, or nursery rhymes. As a rule, the decorations were transfer prints rather than handpainted scenes. Because the mark is illegible, the manufacturer and the origin can’t be identified. Your bowl was made in the early 1900s and would probably be worth $10 to $25.

A: Your coffee and tea service was made

by Poole Silver Co. in Taunton, Mass. They were founded in 1893 and eventually were bought out in 1970 by Towle Silversmiths Manufacturing Co. located in Newburyport, Mass. Poole Silver Co. was well-known for their high quality silver. The letters “EPCA” stand for Electro Plated Copper Alloy. That also means your set is silver plate rather than sterling silver. “Lancaster Rose” is the name of the pattern and the number “400” refers to the design. Your circa 1960 set can be found selling in the range of $800 to $1,200.

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* On Aug. 10, 1776, news reaches London that the Americans had drafted the Declaration of Independence. Until the Declaration of Independence formally transformed the 13 British colonies into states, the conflict centered in Massachusetts was seen as a local uprising. * On Aug. 13, 1781, Patriot forces led by Col. William Harden and Brig. Gen.Francis Marion, known as the “Swamp Fox,” lure British commander Maj. Thomas Fraser and his 450 soldiers into an ambush at Parker’s Ferry, near Charleston, South Carolina. Marion had earned his nickname for his ability to “outfox” his opponents in the swamps of the South Carolina backcountry. * On Aug. 9, 1936, at the Berlin Olympics, African American track star Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal of the Games in the 4 x 100 meter relay. His relay team set a new world record of 39.8 seconds, which held for 20 years. * On Aug 8, 1945, President Harry S. Truman signs the United Nations Charter, and the United States becomes the first nation to complete the ratification process and join the new international organization. Although hopes were high at the time that the United Nations would serve as an arbiter of international disputes, Truman did not even use one of the ceremonial pens to sign, instead opting for a cheap 10-cent desk pen. * On Aug. 11, 1973, “American Graffiti,” a nostalgic coming-of-age tale steeped in the car-centric culture of suburban California, is released in theaters. The movie went on to become a sleeper hit. * On Aug. 14, 1985, Michael Jackson takes control of the publishing rights to the vast majority of the Beatles’ catalog for $47 million, outbidding Paul McCartney himself. In the years afterward, the catalog was estimated to be worth in excess of $1 billion.

Children’s dishes are popular collectibles.

*** Q: I have inherited my grandmother’s sterling silver coffee and tea ser vice. The set includes a large tray, coffee and teapots, a cream pitcher and a covered sugar bowl. I have enclosed a drawing of the mark that is on each piece. My grandmother bought the set

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Thumb Bridge Getting to a good position at the top of the swing is an orchestration of many different parts. Controlling the club’s movement and top position relies mostly on the hands and arms. Many top female players seem to have a beautiful support of the club, which can be seen temporarily in their transition to swing forward. Since it may be hard to see this illustration normally, I’ve used more of a player’s point of view without the right hand involved.

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