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and aphids on my roses. Thank you for any suggestions for these two problems. -- Lorena Dear Lorena: The mushrooms are a good sign that your soil is alive and well. Really, there is very little you can or should do about them. Mushrooms are just the fruit of something decomposing under your lawn. Mushrooms move nutrients from underground up to the surface. Most mushrooms are good for your yard, degrading waste products and returning them to the soil. The mushrooms will disappear once their job is done. As for the aphids, I’d look to nature for the most effective solution: Ladybugs! You can buy live ladybugs at any garden center (or online with guaranteed live delivery) during the growing season in your area. Place the ladybugs in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes before releasing them in the garden. This will make them sluggish, so they won’t fly away before settling into their new home. Make sure you release them close to the aphid population. One hungry ladybug will take care of 50 to 60 aphids a day! Hope that helps with both the mushrooms and the aphids. XO -- M COOK’S TRICK TO COUNTER SWEETNESS DEAR MARY: My dad is 80, and he still loves to cook. Recently, he made a big batch of vegetable soup, and for some reason, it was too sweet. We think it might have been the carrots. Could you suggest a way to get rid of the sweetness without having to waste otherwise great food? Thank you. -- Jeannie

Dear Cheryl: What makes cold-brew coffee so awesome is completing the extraction Dear Jeannie: I must be the queen of process with cold water instead of hot. So, if you fixing cooking mistakes, since I’ve had so much want the benefits of cold brew -- namely, low acid experience. A good rule of thumb when someand smooth flavor -- it needs to be cold-brewed. thing is too sweet is to add a little vinegar or You may have noticed that the result of lemon juice. Start with a small amount (maybe a the cold-brew process is very strong! When you teaspoon); stir; and then taste, adding more as pour it over ice, the melting ice counters that ADVERTISING PROOF necessary. Tell your dad he’s an inspiration for super strength to make perfect cold-brew iced MON., DEC. 18 cooks everywhere. XO -- M Final Changes DUE: 5: coffee. * * * Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  When you want hot cold-brew coffee, Would you like more information? Go to PROOF pour 1 to 2 ounces of cold brew you’ve stored Contact in ADVERTISING your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or c EverydayCheapskate.com for links and resources for the refrigerator into a coffee mug. Fill it with boilFinal Changes DUE: 5:00 Office: 760-320-0997 email:and valleybits@msn.com Fax: p 7 recommended products services in this column. ing water. Bam! There you go: a perfect cup of, Please review carefully. check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling Mary Double invites questions, comments and tips at Every- Prices dayCheapskate.com, “Ask Mary.” This column will anin your case, decaf coffee! See how that works? Contact your Tidbits representative immediately changes or correcti swer questions of general interest, with but letters cannot Simple! Hope that helps, and thanks for being Office: 760-320-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: be answered individually. Mary Hunt is the founder of760-320 such a loyal friend and fan. XO -- M LDR Construction Svcs. EverydayCheapskate.com, a lifestyle blog, and the 1/16 pg. 4C 26x disc. author of the book “Debt-Proof Living.” APPLIANCES AND POWER STRIPS Dec. 24, 2017 Vol. 13 - No. 52 COPYRIGHT 2020 CREATORS.COM DEAR MARY: In a recent column, you recommended surge protectors with autoEnjoy the Outdoors switch and power-conserve switches. Are these gadgets safe for plugging in kitchen appliances? Thank you. -- Mary T. Dear Mary T.: This is tricky, so my anE l i t e w o o d / Alu m a - W o o d swer is the dreaded, “It all depends.” If that appliPatio Covers ance creates heat, which you can tell by checkCustom Columns & Styles Available · Lifetime Warranty ing if it has the red-hot heating elements (such Vinyl/Wood Fencing · Composite Decks as in a toaster, toaster oven or space heater), Pre -Summe r Spe cia l winter special! General Contractor CA Lic# 988835 then no, never plug it into a power strip. Those $2499 $ 3499 Licensed · Bonded · Insured heat-producing appliances must be plugged into 10’ x 30’ 12’ x 20’ 760 413-4708 714 345-1652 Attached Patio Cover Attached Patio Cover Reliable Service · Free Estimates - Lattice or Solid the wall outlet directly. ldrpatio@aol.com ·Lattice or Solid· Includes: Includes: All Materials & Installation Appliances such as blenders, coffee makAn Authorized Dealer / Installer of All Materials & Installation including Owner’s Ceiling fan (Additional Cost for City Permits) (Additional Cost for City Permits) Koolfog Misting Systems ers and can openers can be used with a power Property of Building Custom Shade StructuresAdVenture in the Coachella Valley Media, Inc.over 15 Years strip, but only one at a time. Don’t overload the power strip by running everything simultaneously. And now for my important disclaimer: Always FREE Property of ofCoachella Valley The Neatest Little Paper Ever Read check the user manual for important safety inforAdVenture Media, Inc. Fax: 760.320.1630 Phone: 760.320.0997 valleybits@msn.com mation. It was so nice to hear from you! XO -- M Q: What did the detective in the Arctic All Rights Reserved say to the suspect? FREE LAWN MUSHROOMS, GARDEN APHIDS of Coachella Valley The Neatestyou Little Paper Ever Read A: "Tell us where were on the night Phone: 760.320.0997 Fax: 760.320.1630 DEAR MARY: I need solutions for two valleybits@msn.com of September through March!" garden problems: mushrooms in the lawn 4 Million Readers Weekly Nationwide!

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• While the # symbol is commonly called the pound sign and also used as the number symbol, its official name is an “octothorpe.” The origins of octothorpe are shrouded in mystery. It's fairly certain that the word began being used in the early 1970s, but we don't know what led to the prefix for “eight” (-octo), other than it's the number of ends on the four lines. And “thorpe” is defined as “a field, hamlet or small village.” Go figure.

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• The # hashtag was first brought to Twitter by a man named Chris Messina during the Californian wildfires in October 2007. He chose the popular Flickr tag “#sandiegofire” and encouraged others to use it to group their social tweets on the same subject. Two days later another techie, Stowe Boyd, suggested the # symbol be called a hashtag, “because it just sounds catchier.” • Did you know that cardboard sleeve around your coffee cup is called a “zarf”? It's taken from the Arabic word meaning “container.” • The space between the eyebrows is called the “glabella” which is also the name of the bone that connects the brow ridges. It comes from the Latin “glaber” meaning “smooth, bald” along with the diminutive suffix “-ella.” • The tingling sensation when your foot falls asleep is called “paresthesia” from the Greek “para” meaning “alongside” and “aesthesis” meaning “sensation,” which is also the root of “anesthesia” meaning “no sensation.”

Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corre from the same Latin word for “flesh” that gives denotes a word that means one thing forward us “carnal” and “carnivorous.” A similar word, Office: 760-320-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 760-3 and another thing backward, such as “stressed” “carbuncle,” denotes a red, swollen cluster of and “desserts.” Other examples include diaper/ boils. But this word originates with the Latin repaid, parts/strap and “semordnilap,” which “carbo” meaning “coal” because it is red and itself backwards spells palindromes. fiery. • The metal strip at the end of the pencil that holds ADVERTISING PROOF Moore Locksmithing • The foldCarl ofDUE: skin between your nose5:00 and p.m.. upper the eraser in place is a “ferrule,” though it’s not Final Changes Business Card • BW • 26x disc. Please review carefully. check:the  Phone Number(s)  Spelling the  Prices  Hours lip is Double called ‘philtrum’ from Latin, just for pencils. Ferrules are any thin bracelet January 19, 2020 Vol. 16 No. 4 meaning “love charm” because theor horizontal Tidbits representative immediately with changes corrections. that fastens or reinforces a tube or pole thatContact your Office: 760-320-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax:as 760-320-1630 shape of the upper lip is the same Cupid’s might split. The word likely comes from the bow.  Latin word meaning “little bracelet.”

• “Zug zwang” is a term used in chess to denote the fact that any move you make is going to be a bad one. It comes from the German words meaning “compulsion to move.” • “Kummerspeck” is the excess weight you gain from emotional eating. It’s German in origin, literally translating “grief bacon.” • The bump on the inside corner of the eye is the “caruncule,” though it also refers to things such as the wattle of a bird, the sprout of a seed, or any other sort of fleshy outgrowth. It comes

• The frothy foam on top of a beer is called barm, so a frothy beer would be a barmy beer, with “barm” referring to the presence of yeast. • Mort Walker, creator of the comic strips Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois, often used symbols such as @%#$!* in his comic strips to denote the foul language sometimes used by his gruff character Sarge. Walker was the first person to dub such words with the name “grawlix.” • “Acnestis” is that pesky and elusive part of your back between the shoulder blades and the loins that cannot be reached when it needs to be scratched, hard as you might try. The word comes from a combination of two Greek words: “aknestis” which means “spine” and “knestos” which means “to scratch or scrape.” • A palindrome is a word or phrase that reads the same forward and backwards. The name comes from the Greek words 'again' (palin) and 'to run' (drom). Examples include words like “radar,” “kayak,” and “civic,” and sentences like “Was It A Rat I Saw?” and “Madam In Eden, I’m Adam.” But then there’s also “semordnilap” which

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Q: I used to get a letter ever y year from Social Security telling me how much my potential Social Security benefit would be. They were ver y useful. Then they stopped sending those letters. I guess that’s just another example of the government making a knucklehead decision.

As with so many people, I think you are too quick to criticize the government. Many YOUR years ago, I helped the SSA conduct focus groups with Social Security beneficiaries. We asked them SOCIAL SECURITY this: “Let’s say the agency owes you some money. Would you rather get the money first? Or should by Tom Margenau we hold off giving you the money until you get a A: Well, was it a “knucklehead decision”? letter explaining it?” The focus group participants Or just another example of the government trying overwhelmingly answered, “Give us the money to respond to the needs of the citizens? the Actually, SSA does. first!” So that’s what the Fri., 12/04/20 Those letters, called the “Social Security the money go out on explaining a letter money and Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours Statement,” started going out once a year to all the same day. It’s just that a direct deposit transContact your Tidbits representative immediately withBut, changes corrections. over age 25 sometime in the 1980s. That of orAmericans almost instantaneously. happens action statement primarily provided two important pieces letter a prepare to longer while a takes it course, Office: 760-320-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 760-320-1630 of information. It gave you an up-to-date list of all and send it through the mail. the earnings posted to your record. And it gave you So, despite your accusation that the gov I’ve pointed out many times how people are an estimate of your future Social Security benefits. ernment “can’t do anything right,” I hope you now quick to gripe about the government in general Wright Advicethat they did the right thing and asked You were supposed to check that earnings understand and the services it provides in particular -- when 1/12the pg American BW 13xpeople rate what they wanted. And then statement to make sure all your earnings were they don’t have the whole picture about what is goDec.they 13, 2020 • Vol.what 16 - they No. 51 properly posted. Why? Because your potential Soasked for. gave them Please reviewacarefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours ing on. For example, lately, I’ve been getting lot cial Security benefits are based on those earnings. of complaints about letters that people get from the Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections. And if you saw an error, you were instructed to conSocial Security Administration. And in most cases, tact the SSA to correct the problem. Office: 760-320-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 760-320-1630 their criticisms are unjustified. Here are some ex And, of course, you were to use the data amples. about your future Social Security benefits to make plans for your retirement. 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all with different buildings at Har vard University campus. The designs are blue against a white background. Also included with the mark are the words “Har vard University -1941 -- Veritas -- James McDuffee and Straton Co. -- Boston.” Any information you can provide will be appreciated.

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This is a photo of a set of porcelain dinnerware that belonged to my mother. The set has 10 place settings, and each dish is marked “Occupied Japan -- Royal Embassy -- Atlanta.” There are no cups and saucers, and there are no salt or peppershakers. The borders are decorated with blue designs and gold. I have heard that “modern people” do not use them because gold trimmed dishes cannot be placed in the microwave. I am planning to place the set for sale on the Internet and would like to know if $99 is a fair price. I appreciate your “being there” to solve these kinds of questions.

Your commemorative plates were made by Wedgwood in England at their Barlaston pottery. James McDuffee and Stratton Company, located in Boston, imported historical plates from Wedgwood for the American market. The importing firm started in 1810 and became McDuffee and Stratton in 1871. By 1910, they were thought to be the largest wholesaler and retailer of china and glass. The historical plates were decorated with American scenes of buildings, monuments, events, universities, ships, personalities and landmarks. There were 48 Harvard views, and they could be purchased in a series of plates or individual plates. By 1950, they no longer made historical plates and the firm closed in 1960. Your circa 1941 plates would probably be worth $50 to $75 each.

Harvard University dishes were made by Wedgwood in England.

Royal embassy porcelain dinnerware was made in Occupied Japan.

Anything marked “Occupied Japan” was made during the Allied occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1952 after World War II. “Royal Embassy” is the maker, and “Atlanta” is the name of the pattern. Gold trimmed dishes should not be used in microwaves. The care and maintenance required for vintage porcelain dinnerware trimmed with gold does not appeal to many younger people today, and as a result, the demand on the secondary market is limited. FYI. Missing pieces can usually be found at china matching firms on the Internet. $99 is a fair price. * * *

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* On Dec. 18, 1777, the new United States celebrates its first national day of thanksgiving, commemorating the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga after the surrender of Gen. John Burgoyne and 5,000 British troops in October 1777. * On Dec. 14, 1909, workers place the last of the 3.2 million 10-pound bricks that pave the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Since then, most of that brick has been buried under asphalt, but 1 yard remains exposed at the start-finish line. Kissing those bricks after a successful race remains a tradition among Indy drivers. * On Dec. 19, 1968, Warner Brothers releases the movie “Bullitt,” starring Steve McQueen, in Sweden, two months after its debut in U.S. theaters. Many critics consider “Bullitt” to be one of the greatest action movies ever made, because of the seven-minute car chase through the streets of San Francisco. * On Dec. 15, 1973, Jean Paul Getty III, the grandson of American billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive near Naples, Italy, five months after his kidnapping. Getty had initially refused to pay the ransom, but agreed after the boy’s severed right ear was sent to a newspaper in Rome. * On Dec. 20, 1989, the United States invades Panama in an attempt to overthrow military dictator Manuel Noriega, who had been indicted in the U.S. on drug trafficking charges. His Panamanian Defense Forces were promptly crushed. * On Dec. 16, 1998, President Bill Clinton announces he has ordered air strikes against Iraq because it refused to cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors. Key members of Congress accused Clinton of using the air strikes to divert attention from ongoing impeachment proceedings against him. * On Dec. 17, 2003, “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,” the final film in the trilogy based on the best-selling fantasy novels by J.R.R. Tolkien, opens in theaters. (c) 2020 Hearst Communications, Inc.

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