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Just So-So (from page one) particularly applies to a gathering where music is involved – guests are invited to play, listen, mingle and dance. • No one has ever read the writings of Greek philosopher and teacher Socrates, for the simple reason that he never wrote anything down! His contributions to the fields of ethics and philosophy were mainly recorded by his student Plato after Socrates’ death. Born around 470 B.C., Socrates was a kingpin in the field of epistemology, a big word for the study of knowledge, justification, and the rationality of belief. For example, epistemology might ask the confusing question, “How do we know that we know?”

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• The Latin language also gives us the word “sorority,” a social group for female students. The word comes from the Latin word for sister, • New York’s Soho neighborhood is named as “soror.” such because of its location SOuth of HOuston • How much do you know about the sockeye Street in lower Manhattan. During the late salmon? This fish, found primarily in northern 1700’s, the Soho area was part of a grant of Pacific waters, is also known as the red salmon farmland bestowed upon freed slaves of the or the blueback salmon. Why the difference in Dutch West Indies Company, the site of the colors? The body of the fish is primarily red, Manhattan’s first free black settlement. Today, but only during spawning, in July and August. it’s the home of many artists’ lofts, art galleries, The remainder of the year, they are blue and

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* Sociologists have discovered an interesting correlation between economic health and women’s clothing: The worse the economy, the longer women’s skirts become, while the better the economy, the shorter they rise. * Coca-Cola owns all website URLs that can be read as ahh, up to 62 h’s. * The world’s shortest escalator is the one in the basement of the More’s Department Store in the city of Kawasaki, Japan. It’s 33 inches tall and has only five steps. * Realizing that surgical antiseptics were marketable to just a small group of professionals, the makers of Listerine began to market the product as a floor cleaner -- as well as a cure for gonorrhea. While we won’t necessarily vouch for the latter, in a pinch, just add a capful for every gallon of water and mop away. Other uses include dandruff elimination, deodorant, a numbing agent for toothache pain and tick removal. * The famous Battle of Hastings didn’t take place in Hastings, but a town seven miles away, today called Battle. * A 1938 issue of “Mademoiselle” magazine had a handy bit of advice for college gals seeking suitors: have your mom send you some flowers to trick all the boys into thinking they have competition. No word on whether it worked. * According to an American study, Californians are less likely to barbecue on a Tuesday than any other day of the week. * Ferdinand Demara, aka “The Great Impostor,” posed as a surgeon aboard a Navy destroyer in the Korean War, where he was forced to operate on 16 people. He proceeded to speed-read a textbook on general surgery and was able to successfully perform all the operations without losing a single patient. *** Thought for the Day: “Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you would rather have talked.” -- Mark Twain

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More Super Summer Slow Cooker Recipes In keeping with one of my favorite philosophies of food -- “Life is uncertain. Eat dessert ® first!” -- today’s first super summer recipe is the easiest dessert ever. And it’s most likely the best by Mary Hunt peach cobbler you and your family will have ever tasted -- make that devoured! My advice is to make this every weekend, starting today, while fresh peaches are cheap and plentiful.

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1 white cake mix 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, soft

Place sliced peaches in bottom of 3- or 4-quart slow cooker. In a medium bowl, combine the dry, unprepared cake mix with the butter. Cut the butter into the cake mix with a pastry blender (or fork or potato masher) until crumbly. Sprinkle cake mix mixture over peaches. Place paper towel or dish towel on top of slow cooker, and seal with slow cooker’s lid. Cook on high for 2-3 hours or on low for about 4 hours. Serve with vanilla ice cream. Servings: 6 to 8. SLOW COOKER HAWAIIAN CHICKEN 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (frozen is OK) 1 (15-ounce) bottle sweet pineapple barbecue sauce (like King’s Hawaiian Original Sweet Pineapple BBQ Sauce) 1 (20-ounce) can of pineapple, sliced or chunks, drained Fresh cilantro (optional) Hamburger buns (optional) Place chicken in bottom of 4-quart slow cooker. Pour half of the bottle of barbecue sauce over the top of the chicken. Place pineapple slices around chicken. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours. If chicken is frozen, it will be closer to 6 hours. Shred the chicken on a cutting board, and then return it to slow cooker. Pour the rest of the barbecue sauce over the shredded chicken, and stir. Serve chicken and pineapple over rice or on hamburger buns. If desired, garnish with cilantro. Servings: 4 to 6. PESTO CHICKEN AND MUSHROOMS 2 large, boneless, skinless chicken breasts (whole or cut into bite-size pieces) 1/3 cup pesto sauce 8 ounces sliced mushrooms Salt and pepper 1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese

Place chicken in the bottom of a 3- or 4-quart slow cooker. Sprinkle well with salt and pepper. Add the mushrooms over top of chicken. Spoon the pesto sauce over the chicken and mushrooms, in dollops. Sprinkle cheese over top. Cover and cook on low for 2 to 3 hours or until chicken registers 160 F on meat thermometer. If the chicken is already cut into pieces, stir a bit, and serve. If the chicken breasts are whole, slice them on a cutting board, and stir together with the pesto sauce and mushrooms to serve. Servings: 4.

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FRENCH DIP SANDWICHES, CROCK POT STYLE 1 (4-pound) boneless beef roast 1/2 cup soy sauce 1 beef bouillon cube 1 bay leaf 3 whole black peppercorns 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed 1 teaspoon dried thyme 1 teaspoon garlic powder 10 French rolls, sliced Remove and discard all visible fat from the roast. Place trimmed roast in a 5- or 6-quart slow cooker. In a medium bowl, combine soy sauce, bouillon, bay leaf, peppercorns, rosemary, thyme and garlic powder. Pour mixture over roast, and add enough water to almost cover roast. Cover and cook on low heat for 10 to 12 hours, or until meat is very tender. Remove meat from broth, reserving broth. Shred meat with a fork, and distribute on sliced rolls. Serve reserved broth for dipping. Servings: 10 PORK CHOPS WITH APRICOT-HOISIN SAUCE 6 boneless pork chops (about 4 ounces each) Salt and pepper, to taste 1/4 cup chicken broth 1/2 cup apricot preserves 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce (Asian foods aisle) 2 teaspoons cornstarch 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro or parsley (optional)

Sprinkle pork chops very lightly with salt and pepper, and place in 6- or 7-quart slow cooker; add chicken broth. Cover and cook on low until pork chops are tender, about 3 hours (longer if chops are larger). Remove pork chops, and keep warm. Turn heat to high, and cook 10 minutes; stir remaining ingredients into broth, stirring 2 to 3 minutes. Serve sauce over pork chops. * * * Would you like more information? Go to

EverydayCheapskate.com for links and resources for recommended products and services in this column. Mary invites questions, comments and tips at EverydayCheapskate.com, “Ask Mary.” This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually. Mary Hunt is the founder of EverydayCheapskate.com, a lifestyle blog, and the author of the book “Debt-Proof Living.” COPYRIGHT 2020 CREATORS.COM

August 14 has been designated Social Security Day in commemoration of that day in 1935 when the original Social Security Act created benefits for retired workers. Follow along as Tidbits looks into the particulars of this government program. • In June of 1934, President Franklin D.

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the total exceeded $897 billion. In 2018, 19 • The original Social Security Act, enacted on percent of the U.S. population were receiving August 14, 1935, provided retirement benefits monthly Social Security benefits. only to the worker, those 65 or older. It wasn’t until 1939 that an amendment augmented the • The Social Security program worked well for benefits to include payments to a worker’s Vermont worker Ida May Fuller. During the spouse and minor children, along with survivor first three years, 1937, 1938, and 1939, Ida benefits in the event of a worker’s premature May paid in $24.75. She was the first to receive death. The Act also created the first federal a monthly Social Security payment on January unemployment insurance program. 31, 1940, amounting to $22.54. By the time • In order to fund Social Security, the Act her second check arrived, she had received established a payroll tax to be collected from more than she had contributed, and by the time employers, as well as requiring employees to ADVERTISING she passed away in 1975 at agePROOF 100, she had contribute equally to the tax. This tax, Final known Changes MON., AUG. 3 5:0 collected DUE: $22,888.92. as the Federal Insurance Contributions Actcarefully. Please review Double  Phone Number(s) Spelling  P • Nearly 70check: million people receive benefits (FICA) tax, was first collected in January, from representative the programs administered by the Socialor cor Contact your Tidbits immediately with changes 1937. Security Administration, which now includes 760-320-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 760 • The first enormous undertaking was Office: to register Medicare and Medicaid. The current tax rate employers and employees and create Social for Social Security is 6.2% for the employer Security numbers. This was accomplished with and 6.2% for the employee. Once a worker the help of the U.S. Post Office, who distributed earns above the “taxable maximum” for application forms beginning in November,NEWSocial FORTUNE ASIAN CUISINE Security payroll taxes, earnings are no 1936. Over 30 million SSN cards were issued1/12 pg 4C COMP longer taxed. For the year 2020, this amount is in local post offices, with the lowest SSN, 001-August 9, 2020 Vol. 16 - No. 33 $137,700. 01-0001, issued to Grace Dorothy Owen, a New Hampshire resident. 

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We Americans are staunch in our conviction that we must pull ourselves up by our bootstraps, earn our keep, dance for our dinner. But our dogs? Not so much. A great majority of American dogs spend eight or more hours every weekday snoozing on the couch, waiting for their hardworking humans to come home and deliver dinner and a belly rub -- free of charge. It’s high time our dogs got off the continental breakfast bandwagon. After all, you don’t get somethin’ for nothin’. Am I right, folks? OK, so I’m not suggesting you tell your dog to get a job or get out. But I would like to introduce you to the wide world of mental and physical stimulation for dogs. We all know that a tired dog is a good dog. Start your dog’s day with a walk or a run before breakfast. This provides exercise, which drains energy and maintains fitness. It also offers the mental stimulation of moving beyond his small world, especially if you change your route regularly. Just make sure he “sits” and “waits” before fastening the leash and exiting the door. After all, an outing is a major life reward that should be earned. And don’t stop there. Instead of spooning your dog’s morning meal into a bowl and handing it over as the ultimate freebie, divide it in half. Stuff one half into one of the many food puzzle toys on the market and put that aside for when you leave for work. Take the other half and turn it into a game of Find It. Here’s how you play: Have your dog “sit” and “stay.” Go to a room or section of the yard where he can’t see you, and hide small piles of his kibble in various places. When you’re done, instruct your dog to “find it.” Set your dog up to succeed by easing him into the game. Food should be at least partially visible until your dog gets the hang of working his

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Benefits for Spouses and Widows Are Sometimes Controversial I’m going to start out today’s column by answering a question from a reader about her potential eligibility for benefits from one of her prior husbands’ Social Security accounts. I am going to follow that up with typical comments I always get from other readers who are critical of these kinds of benefits. Q: I have worked most of my life, but I had severe medical problems and ended up going on Social Security disability when I was 58. I just turned 62, and I’ve been told that I can now file for benefits from my second husband. We are divorced, but we were married for over 25 years. He brags that he gets the maximum Social Security benefit. So, can I get half of his and my disability benefit at the same time? And FYI, my first husband died at the age of 35, and we were married for only eight years, so I am sure I’m not due anything on his record because that was so long ago. A: Believe it or not, it is much more likely that you might be due benefits from your first husband’s Social Security record than your second husband’s. There are two reasons for that. First, a widows benefit pays more money than what you would be due as a divorced wife of a living ex-husband. And second, even though your first husband died a long time ago, his past earnings are indexed for inflation. So, I’m guessing your widows benefit will

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vorce him totally. You are no longer his spouse. And be much higher than you think. At age 62, you would not be due half of your that means you should not get spousal benefits on second husband’s Social Security. It would be more his Social Security record. And don’t even get me like one-third of it. You said he claims to be get- started on benefits for so-called divorced widows. ting the maximum benefits. There really is no set If you are divorced from someone, how can you be maximum benefit. But let’s say he is getting $2,800 his widow?” Personally, I think a divorced woman deper month. One-third of that is about $925. You cannot get that $925 amount in addition to your own serves to get some of her ex-husband’s Social Secudisability benefit. You can only get the benefit that rity benefits. Believe me, I hear from plenty of wompays the higher rate. And I’m guessing you are get- en who tell me sad stories. For example, a 60-yearting a lot more than $925 in disability benefits. So, old woman recently told me that she and her husthat means you are not due anything from husband band were married for 40 years. As he pushed his early 60s, he started flirting with a younger woman No. 2’s Social Security record. But husband No. 1 might be a different and eventually dumped his wife of four decades for story. At age 62, you’d be due about 82% of what- the sweet young thing. In my opinion, the former ever his indexed-for-inflation benefit might be. If wife deserves something from her ex-husband’s that is more than you are getting now in disability Social Security for all the years she spent cooking benefits, you could make the switch. Or you could his meals and washing his dirty underwear and putchoose to wait until you are 66 years old, at which ting up with all his shenanigans! But I do wonder if maybe benefits to dipoint you could switch to 100% of what would have been his full retirement benefit -- again, adjusted to vorcees should be prorated based on how long the marriage lasted. Perhaps a woman who was today’s dollars. The only way you can find out what you married 30 or more years could get full benefits, are potentially due from your first husband or your whereas a woman who was married for only 10 or a reduced second husband is to call the Social Security Ad- 20 years should get Ad Proof:rate? I don’t know. I’m just thinking out loud. ministration at 800-772-1213. John Cuddihy - Flags “A” Flying And let me end by repeating this thought: And now here is the controversy. I fre- Biz Card, BW, 26x rate quently hear from readers who criticize the fact It’s always easy to criticize Social Security laws. 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Pulmonary Fibrosis Needs Exact Diagnosis DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband was recently diagnosed with mild to moderate pulmonary fibrosis. His mother died from pulmonary fibrosis. From what we have read there is no cure, only palliative care. The thought of doing nothing to try to stop the progression is totally unacceptable when there have been such successes with immunotherapy and stem cells. Would he receive more aggressive treatment going to a pulmonary fibrosis care center that has lung disease programs? -- C.D. ANSWER: There are several diseases that may cause fibrosis of the lung, so having an exact diagnosis made by an expert is critical for getting the right treatment. The most common type of pulmonary fibrosis is called “idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis” (it also has been called “usual interstitial pneumonia” and “cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis”), and I am going to discuss that diagnosis. The cause of IPF is unknown (both “idiopathic” and “cryptogenic” mean “of unknown cause”), but cigarette smoking is a risk factor. It is usually diagnosed in people who are their 50s and 60s, although some familial cases may come on earlier. IPF can run in families. Although it is a rare disease, it seems to be on the rise. The major symptoms are cough and shortness of breath. There is no cure for IPF, but there are D.C.C.S. - Enrollment treatments available. Two drugs, pirfenidone and nintedanib, are approved for use in the U.S. 1/4 pg. 4C and Canada. Both of them slow34progression of August 16, 2020 Vol. 16 - No. lung disease, reduce exacerbations and have been proven to reduce mortality from the condi-

tion, if only slightly. I am concerned that you and your husband apparently haven’t heard of these drugs. I strongly advise you get a referral to a center for lung disease in order to get your husband the best care. I found 35 IPF trials recruiting patients in the U.S. and six in Canada. A clinical trial will help scientists understand this condition as well as determine the best current treatment. You also can find out what centers have expertise on this condition by seeing where the trials are conducted at www.clinicaltrials. gov. The most aggressive treatment isn’t always the best, but you and your husband deserve to hear about all the options. The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation can help you find experienced centers for treating this condition. You can find them online at www. pulmonaryfibrosis.org. *** DEAR DR. ROACH: My niece recently was diagnosed with breast cancer. Radiation was recommended. Her mother said that first she’d have to boost her immune system. Is it possible to actually do that? -- P.P.L. ANSWER: Radiation is a common treatment after breast cancer surgery. It’s done to reduce the risk of recurrence, depending on the exact type of cancer. Boosting the immune system is a new adjunct for many types of cancer. There are several ways to do this: One is to genetically modify the patient’s own immune T-cells, but many other techniques are in trials now. However, if your niece’s mother is talking about supplements, I’d be cautious. Supplements that are promoted to boost the immune system generally are ineffective at doing so. Making sure your niece has proper nutrition, gets good sleep and experiences as little stress as is manageable are ways to prevent stress on the immune system. Everyone could benefit from those deceptively simple steps, but especially a person being treated for cancer. * * *

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But research shows that quitting, even after age 65, greatly reduces your risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, osteoporosis and many other diseases including COVID-19. It also helps you breathe easier, smell and taste food better, not to mention saves you quite a bit of money.

DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: I understand that COVID-19 can affect smokers more than nonsmokers, but quitting at my age is very difficult. Does Medicare offer any coverage that aids folks in giving it up? --Thinking of quitting

How to Quit The first step you need to take is to set a “quit date,” but give yourself a few weeks to get ready. During that time, you may want to start by reducing the number or the strength of cigarettes you smoke to begin weaning yourself.

Dear Thinking: Smokers and vapers have a higher risk of COVID-19 infection as the coronavirus attacks the lungs, so quitting now might be more important than ever.

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Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior. org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

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