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* It was 20th-century American professor and noted author Isaac Asimov who made the following sage observation: “A poor idea wellwritten is more likely to be accepted than a good idea poorly written.” * According to a Scandinavian tradition, Christmas gifts aren’t delivered by Santa Claus or Saint Nicholas -- a little gnome called Julenisse puts gifts under the tree. And instead of cookies and milk, children put out a bowl of porridge for him. * It’s commonly believed that misery sometimes can beget genius -- the stereotype of the tortured artist is ubiquitous. However, recent research suggests that there’s not as much truth to the trope as many think. According to a study titled “Death, Bereavement and Creativity,” recently published in the journal Management Science, works created by painters during the year following a loved one’s death were worth about 35 percent less than other works by the same artist. Those paintings also are significantly less likely to be included in the collection of a major museum. * Those who enjoy making calculations have determined that Santa would have to visit nearly 900 homes every second to finish all his deliveries on Christmas Eve. * The first time a news event was shown in a motion-picture film reel was in 1896, and the subject was the coronation of Russian Czar Nicholas II.

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Shrinking Products. This one often goes unnoticed. A “3-pound” can of coffee is now 28 ounces but still costs the same amount. And how about that “half-gallon” of ice cream that’s now 1.5 quarts? This trick is prevalent in supermarkets. Outsmart it! Know your weights and measurements as well as your prices. If the item has shrunk, try a different brand, or wait for a sale. Milk in the Back. This trick is as old as they come, yet it will get you every time if you’re not mentally prepared. This forces you to go through the store, exposing you to all kinds of other items that might grab your attention. Outsmart it! Make a beeline for what you want, and leave. Or bring just enough cash for what you need.

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My Christmas Wish List for Social Security Dear Santa, I’ve been a good kid this year. Well, I’ve occasionally been naughty. For example, I was a bit of an impish bad boy when I penned last week’s open letter to President Trump. But if the emails I get from readers telling me that they appreciate the information and advice I dispense in this column are any indication, I think I should be pretty high up on your list of good little boys and girls. So that’s why I am sending you this last-minute wish list of what I’d like to see changed about Social Security next year. I’m not talking about big reforms to the program. Instead, I’m talking about changing people’s misperceptions. Here’s an example. Could you please get people to stop confusing Social Security with the Supplemental Security Income program? I’d guess that about half the emails I get from readers start with something like this: “My wife and I are getting SSI,” or “I have a question about my SSI benefits.” But what they really mean is that they are getting, or have a question about, Social Security benefits. Many people think that SSI stands for Social Security income. Rather, SSI is short for Supplemental Security Income. SSI is a federal welfare program managed by the Social Security Administration. But it is not a Social Security benefit, and the money used to make SSI payments comes out of the general government coffers, not the Social Security trust funds. Here is another way to think of it. You can get Social Security if you are rich or poor. For example, Warren Buffet qualifies for Social Security. But Warren Buffet will never qualify for SSI. For that matter, neither will most of the readers of this column. You would have to be really down on your luck to get SSI. You must be over 65 or disabled, have less than $2,000 in liquid assets, and less than about $750 in monthly income before you will be eligible for an SSI check. Here is another wish. Please help women understand that they do not necessarily qualify for half of their husband’s (or ex-husband’s) Social Security. I probably get a dozen letters per week from women complaining that they are not getting what they think they are due. A woman qualifies for up to half of her spouse’s Social Security only if she waits until age 66 to claim such benefits. If she takes benefits before age 66, the amount is reduced -- down to about 30 percent at age 62. (Information for widows is coming up in the fourth wish.) This is wish number three. Please tell people that they can NOT file for reduced benefits on one Social Security record and then later switch to higher benefits on another account. For example, millions of seniors think they can take benefits on a spouse’s record at age 62, and then at age 66 or 70, switch to higher benefits on their own work records. They can’t do that. The law says if you file for any Social Security benefits before age 66, you must file for any and all benefits you are due at the same time. The flip side to that coin is the fact that a person who turns 66 before January 2020 can file for spousal benefits at full retirement age and

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then at 70, switch to 132 percent of her own ben- compromise. Republicans normally would never efit. (That so-called “maximizing strategy” is being vote for any Social Security reform package that phased out. That’s why there is the January 2020 includes a tax increase. And Democrats normally deadline.) would never vote for a plan that includes cuts in As I mentioned above, my fourth wish has benefits. to do with widows. You can tell them to ignore But here is the deal: Social Security can be what I just wrote in the last paragraph. And that’s made financially secure for generations to come because widows have always had the option of play- with some relatively modest changes that include ing the benefit-switching game. For example, as- both. For example, if the Social Security payroll suming she is not working, a woman could file for tax was raised by one half of 1 percent (the rate reduced widow’s benefits at 60 and then, at age 66, hasn’t changed in 30 years) and if Social Security switch to full benefits on her own work record. Or cost-of-living increases were cut by one half of she can wait until age 70 and get 132 percent of her 1 percent (basic benefits haven’t been cut in 80 full retirement benefit. years), then the program would solvent until Mon. Oct. be 9, 2017 My fifth wish is asking a lot. Please help the year 2100. Please and review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Price people understand that Social Security Medicare are two entirely separate government Thanks for listening, Santa.with changes or correct Contactproyour Tidbits representative immediately grams. I know most people on Social Security Office: 760-320-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 760-320 eventually end up on Medicare -- and their Part B Your good little boy, medical insurance premiums come out of their So- Tommy Margenau cial Security checks. And that latter point causes * * * almost everyone to complain when any Social Se- If you have a Social Security question, Tom ADVERTISING PROOF curity cost-of-living increase they get is swallowed Margenau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.marCarl Moore Locksmithing genau@comcast.net. Tom p.m.. MarChanges DUE: To find out more about5:00 up by increases in their Part B premiums. Folks Final Business Card • Number(s) BWand • 13x disc. Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone  Spelling  Prices  Hours genau and to read past columns see features from need to understand that Social Security benefits go Oct. 15, 2017 •writers Vol.with 13 - cartoonists, No. 42 other Syndicate and visit Contact yourCreators Tidbits representative immediately changes or corrections. up using a national inflation index. But Medicare the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. Office: 760-320-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 760-320-1630 premiums go up because of a law that says those COPYRIGHT 2017 CREATORS.COM premiums must be set at a point that pays for 25 percent of the cost of running the Part B program. CLIP AND SAVE And speaking of that, please tell seniors to be grateADVERTISING PROOF CARL MOORE ful that working taxpayers are picking up 75 perFinal Changes DUE: Mon., 8/21/17 5:00 p.m.. cent of the tab for their Medicare medical insur- Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Prices  Hours Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corrections.  Commercial ance. Residentialemail: Office: 760-320-0997 valleybits@msn.com Fax: 760-320-1630 And if that last wish was asking a lot, this   Re-Key Re-Pin Keys Made  Masterfinal one is asking for the moon. Please get ConKeying  Deadbolts Installed  Fix or Replace SPECIALIZING IN: gress to start talking about some serious longClassic Garage Cores Doors EME2R4G /7 Interchangeable / Removable ENCY range reforms to Social Security. That’s going to be SERrate 1/12th page, Spot Color, 26x discount VICE Serving•All Desert Cities • Over 30 yrs. experience tough for two reasons. 1) No member of Congress g • August 27- Oct. 1, 2017 Call me 760CLIP THIS dinAD! 774-2837 Pe$n10 on any likes messing around with grandma’s Social SecuTODAY! l SAVE • Volume 13: #35 - 40 www.CarlMooreLocksmithing.com rovacall. regular priced Appservice Certified Locksmith #LC05617  BONDED rity check. 2) Each political party must be willing to

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Does Too Much Water Wear Out Kidneys? DEAR DR. ROACH: We are always being told to drink water -- the consequence of which, of course, is increased urination. But what about the kidneys? Since they have to perform repeatedly, are they being worn out prematurely? I am a 62-year-old female. On my past physical, I was told that my bladder had dropped a bit. Does this have anything to do with excessive urination caused by drinking too much water? -- R.R. ANSWER: The kidney is capable of performing its two primary functions -- removing waste products and maintaining salt and water balance -under a wide variety of conditions. In fact, a healthy set of kidneys can get rid of 40 liters of water daily. Even so, a high water load does cause the kidney to work hard, especially under the now-rare condition of minimal salt intake. Unfortunately, damaged kidneys sometimes cannot handle a high water load.

ANSWER: Lithium is a light element found in trace amounts in the ground and in drinking water. It is used as a treatment in mental illnesses, especially bipolar disorder and occasionally in resistant cases of depression. Lithium requires skill in prescribing and monitoring, but it probably is underused, according to my colleagues in psychiatry. Lithium has a probably unwarranted bad reputation. I found the article you mentioned, by Dr. Anna Fels, and recalled studies that showed suicide, homicide and rape rates were higher in communities with low lithium levels, and I find this intriguing. People in higher-lithium areas also seemed to have lower dementia levels. However, much more research needs to be done before I could recommend lithium as a supplement for brain health. By the way: The usual dose for lithium in people with psychiatric conditions is around 1,000 to 1,800 milligrams daily. The content in drinking water in some areas is as high as 0.17 milligrams per liter. Drinking about 6 liters a day would get you only a thousandth of the usual daily dose. I can’t even speculate on what dose might be appropriate as a supplement. * * * Dr. Roach regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but will incorporate them in the column whenever possible. Readers may email questions to ToYourGoodHealth@med.cornell.edu. To view and order health pamphlets, visit www.rbmamall.com, or write to Good Health, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803.

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there are several leaves on his back with small yellow flowers. My sister-in-law collects frogs, and I would like to have some information about the planter’s background to provide when I give it to her. Nelson McCoy Pottery Co. made stoneware from 1910 to 1991.

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This is a photo of a die-cast toy tractor that I have. I bought a box of toys at a yard sale around 20 years ago, and this was one of the toys in the box. It is red; it measures 5 1/2 inches long by 2 1/2 inches tall; and the tires are black. Marked on the side is the name “Hubley -- Kiddie Toy.” Other than a little wear to the paint, it is in ver y good condition. Is it worth anything?

Hubley was founded by John Hubley in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1894. The company made cast-iron bookends and doorstops. In 1909 it began producing toys. In the 1930s, Hubley introduced die-cast toy airplanes, tractors, cars, police motorcycles, trucks, firetrucks and race cars.

Your frog planter was made by Nelson McCoy Pottery. The company was formed in 1910 in Roseville, Ohio, as Nelson McCoy Sanitation Stoneware Co. It made stoneware and sanitary ware. In the 1930s, the name was changed to Nelson McCoy Pottery Co., and it began to produce decorative wares. Nelson McCoy made several versions of frog planters. The factory closed in 1991. Your planter was made around 1950 and would probably be worth $25 to $35.

* On Jan. 2, 1811, Timothy Pickering, a Federalist from Massachusetts, becomes the first senator to be censured. Pickering was accused of violating congressional law by publicly revealing secret documents communicated by the president to the Senate. * On Jan. 1, 1863, a farmer named Daniel Freeman submits the first claim under the new Homestead Act for a property in Nebraska. The act legalized the long-standing practice of squatting on the vast federal landholdings in the West.

I have a ser vice station glass globe that was originally attached to a gas pump. It is white and has the words “Indian Gas.” The letters are blue; there’s a dot inside the letter “D” and a large red circle in the center. What can you tell me about my gas globe?

* On Jan. 6, 1925, at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Finnish long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi makes his first American appearance. He would run a total of 55 races before returning home, losing only his last race, a half-mile sprint. Some newspapers speculated that Nurmi had lost only out of politeness to his hosts.

It was used by the Indian Refining Company in the 1920s. The company began in the early 1900s and was taken over by Texaco in 1931. By 1943, Texaco discontinued Indian Refining Company station memorabilia. Your circa 1920 gas globe would probably be worth $1500 to $2000. Similar globes have been seen on the Internet as high as $10,000. * * * Address your questions to Anne McCollam,

* On Jan. 7, 1947, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” becomes the No. 1 song on the U.S. pop charts. The story of Rudolph began in 1939, when retailer Montgomery Ward created a holiday book to give away to children. Johnny Marks later used the story to write the song, which sold more than 2 million units in its first year alone.

P.O. Box 247, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Items of a general interest will be answered in this column. Due to the volume of inquiries, she cannot answer individual letters. To find out more about Anne McCollam and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. Hubley began making die-cast toys during the 1930s.

* On Jan. 4, 1974, President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over tape recordings and documents that had been subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee. Nixon would resign from office in disgrace eight months later.

* On Jan. 3, 1990, Panama’s Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega surrenders to U.S. military troops to face charges of drug trafficking. In 1992, the former dictator was convicted of drug trafficking, money laundering and racketeering, and sentenced to 40 years in prison.

Hubley toys are perennial favorites with toy collectors. Your circa-1950 tractor would probably be worth $25 to $50. ***

This is the mark on the bottom of a green frog planter vase that I bought at a thrift shop 15 years ago. The planter is about 8 inches long and 4 inches wide. There is a small amount of yellow trim on his feet, and

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