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SB SeniorIF YOU ARE 50 OR OLDER YOUBeacon SHOULD READ IT!! APR., 2009 Vol. 27: No. 9 Established Aug., 1982 321 Consecutive Months! Social Security Recipients Get $250 In May by Eileen Doherty one payment. owed to state and federal agencies. cial Security at 1-800-772-1213 or 303- Eileen Doherty, M.S. is the Executive Director Individuals who receive this pay- For more information, call So- 333-3482. of Senior Answers and Services and the Colorado Gerontologi- ment will not have to count the economic cal Society. She has more than 35 years of recovery payment as gross income for experience in gerontology in administration, federal income tax purposes. Nor will it “Ted” Trani At LifeFest’09 research, training and education, and clinical practice. She can be reached at 303-333-3482 affect eligibility for SSI. Similarly indi- by Bonnie Lamkin or at [email protected]. viduals will not have to count the stimu- Everyone loves to dance! And the “King Of Dancing” in Pueblo is T.S. “Ted” Stimulus Payment of $250 lus payment as income when determining Trani. You know Ted, he’s the energetic, vital 84 year-old, who very happily runs his for Social Security eligibility for Extra Help with the Medi- ballroom dance club, “Trani’s” on S. Santa Fe Avenue in Pueblo, for the benefit of Recipients in May care Prescription Drug plan. Pueblo and its dancing community. Denver, CO. The American Re- For individuals who have a rep- Ted and his dancing group will be at the Sen- covery and Reinvestment Act, better resentative payee, the stimulus payment ior Life Festival on May 9th. He has been involved in known as the stimulus payment is pro- will be sent to the representative payee in business in Pueblo since 1956. His first business, Acme viding a one-time benefit of $250 for re- the same manner as the monthly benefit. Paint & Hardware evolved into Trani Building Sup- cipients of Social Security, Supplemental For those who receive Social Security on plies and expandined over the years into a lumber yard Security Income (SSI), Veterans benefits the Direct Express Card the payment will in 1968. Ted served in the Navy during WWII from and Railroad Retirement benefits. Indi- be deposited on the Card. 1942-1946. viduals will receive a separate one-time The stimulus payment will not When pressed, ted attributes years of hard payment in late May or early June either count as a resource for those receiving physical work and many hours of dancing each week to through direct deposit at their bank or by SSI in the month in which the payment is his continuing good health. He has had a lif-long love paper checks. received, nor will not count as a resource affair with dancing since he was 12 years-old. Individuals who were receiving for nine months from date it is received. He began teaching dancing at age 45 and still Social Security or SSI in the month of No- Therefore, starting in March 2010, it will teaches on Wednesday’s and Thursday’s at 7:00 pm vember 2008, December 2008 or January be counted as a resource for SSI benefici- and the best part of it is that the lesson ARE FREE OF 2009 will be eligible to receive a stimulus aries. CHARGE!!! Ted likes to share his enthusiasm and en- payment. Individuals who qualified for Disabled children who are re- joyment of dancing with others. Every Tuesday from Social Security or SSI in February 2009 ceiving SSI will receive the one-time 7:00 - 9:00 pm there is a live band and you can come will not be eligible for the benefit. payment, however, children under the age and dance the night away. If both spouses receive Social of 18 (19 if they are still in high school) Senior citizens are a major portion of his la- Security, both parties will receive $250 who receive Social Security benefits are bors. “I’ve always felt they (Seniors) need a nice place for a total of $500. However, individu- not eligible. Disabled adult children will to go and there are never any problems. I’ve never had to break up a fight or call the als who are receiving both SSI and Social also receive a payment. police,” he remarked with a smile. Security will receive only one payment. This one-time payment will not Trani’s has been the locale of countless friendships, romances and marriages. Similarly individuals receiving Social be used to collect Social Security or SSI It’s a beautiful, safe, friendly place for all ages and a great place for widows and wid- Security and/or Veterans benefits or Rail- overpayments; however, it can be used to owers to meet and socialize. road Retirement benefits will receive only collect delinquent child support and debts “We are very happy that ted has taken the time out of his busy schedule to join us at the Life Festival this year,” said Kathilee Champlin, director of the yearly event at the Events Center. “He will give any and all a free lesson. What fun!” So come on down to the Senior Life Festival on Friday, May 8. Call 647- 1300 for more information or Kathilee Champlin directly at 719-634-2343. Mark your calendars and BE THERE! Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial On May 1st, the Colorado Law As part of the Memorial events, the Enforcement Memorial will be unveiled Police Unity Tour Fundraiser will also with the name of Nicholas K. Heine added take place. to the list of fallen officers. The ceremo- You can also find information on the ny takes place at 10 am at Camp George Police Unity Tour www.pueblosfin- West in Golden. They recommend get- est.bravehost.com This is the excellent ting there by 0930. The ceremony will be website Jeff puts together in honor of all followed by a luncheon (possibly a BBQ) of us. about 1230. It is a bittersweet honor The two officers who are riding for us and I wanted all of you to know in Nicholas’ it is going on. The Chief and our Honor honor are Guard will be taking part. Agent Sonya According to Don Enloe, CSP: “The Gist, Lake- easiest way to get here, avoiding down- wood and De- town traffic, is I-25 north to Colorado tective Jenny 470, exit 194. Head west 26.2 miles un- P a d d o c k , til 470 drops ontoeastbound I-70. Then Boulder PD. east about a mile to 6th Avenue. Merge A l t h o u g h onto eastbound 6th Avenue and take the Det. Paddock first exit, Indiana Street. Go left (north) has not men- and stay on Indiana. It will take you past tioned the Colfax (US-40) and curve to the left after fund raiser, I am sure it is the same for the I-70 overpass. The Academy is going her. A former Pueblo Municipal Court to be there on your right. The address employee, Sonja Gist of the Lakewood is: 15055 South Golden Road Golden, PD, will be riding in the Police Unity 80401’ Tour Fundraiser in Nick’s memory. She On May 15th, the name of Pue- needs to raise $1500 to participate in the blo PD Officer Nicholas K. Heine will Bike Ride. be added to the National Fallen Officers All orders and/or donations must Memorial in Washington, DC. For more be received by Officer Eric Gonzales, info: NLEOMF.com or cops@national- PPD, 130 Central Main, Pueblo, CO cops.org. 81003 no later than March 26th. Page 2 - Senior Beacon - Apr., 2009 Visit Us at http:// www.seniorbeacon.info Just One Guy’s Opinion by James R. Grasso, Chief Cook & Bottle Washer to explain to the opposition just exactly what I think an editorial opinion is, or any LifeFest’09 opinion for that matter. Mark Friday May 8th on your calendar and come over to the Annual Pueblo I’d like to first take this opportunity to inform one and all that I am in no way Seniors Health and Life Festival. The festivites start at 8 am and continued through to going to try to have my opinions clouded by what I feel is the convoluted and hysterical late afternoon when B-I-N-G-O is the choice of the Senior Community. In between meanderings of the Left. Therefore, even if I wanted to be balanced I couldn’t because there is an ice cream social, dancing lessons, Senior of the Year Award, two Community I don’t understand the Left. I don’t understand people who would take the word of Service awards, color guard, healthy cooking, dinner show and dancing (free for the “algore” that the earth is flat, er, I mean, “burning up” because of carbon pollution made first 150 seniors.... beginning at 11:30 and closing at 12:30 sharp!), Miss Teen Pueblo by man. Give me settled science and then I’ll be enlightened. performances, health screenings and oodles of fun and information provided by some I listened and watched the hysterical Left throughout my lifetime. Dang, I was 50 booth vendors. Kathilee Champlin, the director of the show has done her usual great one of them until I decided to think calmly and clearly about the issues of the day. It was job. in 1982 when I had an epiphany. We were mired in the “worst economic times since the The show is at the Events Center at the State Fairgrounds in Pueblo. So come great depression” and it was caused by an administration and congress that I favored. on down Penrose, Pueblo West, Florence and Cañon City. You too Ordway, La Junta, Jimmy Carter was my man and democrats were running the show (had been for a very Punkin Center and Manzanola. Don’t forget us Walsenburg and Trinidad. Be there! long time), emphasis on “was” but I looked around and saw a country on the edge of destruction. Pueblo in the early 80s was on this precipice. The steel mill oversold itself Explanation Of Opinion mostly because of employee overhead. I mean, come on, when Japan can make steel Last month I was accosted, yet again, because I am “over-the-top for there and ship it here for less money and a better quality to boot, then common sense Republicans.” (I’m conservative and we don’t have a political home right now). I was says something’s wrong. also told that I should have a balanced newspaper giving both sides. And if I didn’t Getting back on point, unemployment was double digit, interest rates were some strange malady will befall me. Malady notwithstanding, I will attempt once more 20% and more (home loans were 12%) and we were spending money like demons to prop up government programs that were bloated. Inflation was very high. Then Ronald Reagan said let’s cut tax rates, got tough on government spending and the American people responded and we started roaring. That is fact, not opinion. I FForor moremore information, information, please please call call: know the Left puts their “spin” (does that mean half-truth?) on what turned the country around but the facts are the facts. I was there. I watched it. I lived it. History is a good SandraSharon RoundtreeProud - 569-0936 (719) 265-1124 teacher unless the Left put its “spin” on it. I’ve read some recent history books and I wonder in what country the people who wrote these latest textbooks that teach our ((TTYTTY 1-800-387-1074) 1-800-387-1074) children and grandchildren American history were living. Simply put, Reagan and later the Congress in 1994 gave us the formula that turned the country around. Everyone knows the Left runs the schools. Teacher unions give plenty to get Democrats elected every year and this year BHO showed his appreciation by lavish- ing oodles of money from his “stimulus” bill on education. If you don’t believe this is fact, then why did he not fund voucher schools in Washington, DC? He let down some 2,000 poor, black children who are now forced to go back to the failing public schools by 2010. It’s as plain as the nose on your face. And please don’t tell me that the public schools in Washington, DC need more money. They are spending some $15,000 or
® more a year per student. That is outrageous given the results. SecureHorizons Medicare Advantage plans are offered by United HealthCare Anyway, the point of this is, if you choose to read my opinion(s) then please Insurance Company and its affiliated companies, Medicare Advantage listen to how I have reached my conclusions. What arguments have I stated that gets Organizations with a Medicare contract. me to my conclusions? If you don’t like my opinion pieces please stop reading. No one M0011_060914D (RA 09/06) SHEX08HM3058102_000 is forcing you to read my words. Please don’t tell me I HAVE to write this or that. This isn’t what our country has stood for and was founded upon. This is tyr- anny! Imagine, common folk are showing up at the homes of bonus-receiving AIG workers and shouting death threats. The attorney general of New York wants these bonus-receiving people’s names published as if they were murderers or sex perverts. The funny thing is probably 80% of these bonus-receiving blokes voted for BHO and his democrat cronies. What a hoot! Ladies and gentlemen, I will continue to publish my opinions. I will continue to try and persuade you with evidence as to why my opinions are worthy. I’m not stopping you from speaking your peace. Go to our blog at www.seniorbeacon.info and vent and rant to your heart’s content. Write us letters if you’d like. E-mail us at news@ seniorbeacon.info. Just stop acting like brownshirts, the Stasi, the SS or any other number of factions of people who want(ed) to take people’s freedoms away. Better yet, make me an offer for my enterprise. I might take it. And believe me, if you wrote edi- torials that I thought frightful, I wouldn’t try to TELL YOU how to run your newspaper or threaten you in any way. I’d probably stop reading your piece. I’d then go to other pages and read the information that is pertinent to me. That’s something in which I am proud. Senior Beacon has great information. Remember, no one is forcing you to read these editorials so do me the same kindness. Don’t try to force me to do what YOU want under the guise of fairness as if you are fairness’s only arbiter. Too many who came before us died for our freedoms. You shouldn’t try to do away with them so easily. “The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assist- website: kitchentuneup.com e-mail: [email protected] ance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance.” ...... Cicero - 55 BC 719-647-1945 It’s hard to argue with that! Are yoi listening to history BHO and followers? Godspeed.
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Pueblo– The Alzheimer’s Association has several $500 respite care grants for families who are caring for loved ones with dementia at home. “Respite” is a Parkview Receives $228,393 Grant break for caregivers. The caregiver must live with the person, who cannot be receiv- PUEBLO, Colo. (March 19, 2009)--- Parkview Medical Center recently re- ing Medicaid, and the physician must sign a form verifying that the person has some ceived a three year, $228,393 grant from the Colorado Trust’s 2008 funding opportunity form of dementia. Please call Barb Caudle in Pueblo at 719 544-5720 for more infor- – Expanding Children’s Access to Health Care. With the grant award, Parkview has cre- mation or to request a packet. ated KidCare, a program to enroll uninsured children in Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) About the Alzheimer’s Association and Medicaid. The Alzheimer’s Association Colorado Chapter is the premier source of in- Of the estimated 153,000 Colorado children without health coverage, some formation and support for the more than 65,000 Coloradoans with Alzheimer’s dis- two-thirds have a family income that qualifies them for public coverage. Data from the ease, their families and caregivers. Through its statewide network of offices, the Colorado Health Institute shows that 78,000 children are income-eligible for Medicaid Alzheimer’s Association offers education, care consultation, support groups and a coverage, but are not enrolled. 24-hour Helpline at no cost to families. In addition, contributions help fund advance- According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, ments in research to prevent, treat and eventually conquer this disease. The Alzhe- there are 5,629 uninsured children in Pueblo County. The goal of the KidCare program imer’s Association advocates for those living with Alzheimer’s and their families on at Parkview is, in the first year, to enroll seven percent or approximately 400 children into related legislative issues, and with health and long-term care providers. For informa- either CHP+ or Medicaid. That percentage is expected to increase the two subsequent tion call the Alzheimer’s Association at years of the grant. In addition to enrolling children, KidCare will make every effort to 1-800-272-3900, or visit www.alz.org/co. establish a healthcare home for those newly enrolled children, where they can receive regular check-ups, care and immunizations. KidCare will provide a centralized and convenient location, within Parkview El Pueblo History Museum Presents! Medical Center for southern Colorado Children to enroll in CHP+ or Medicaid. The by Kathleen Eriksen & Deborah Espino- erPoint journey into the cures that were grant from the Colorado Trust will also create one and a half new positions at Parkview, sa available on the frontier. Headlee, of the called Eligibility Specialists. The Eligibility Specialists will assist clients in filling out Early Spring Events U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has been a applications, obtain necessary documentation and navigate the system as well as accom- On April, 1, Wednesday, at 7:00 historical interpreter for twenty-nine years. modate walk-ins, clients with appointments and medical center patients. p.m., Don Headlee will present “And the Admission for either lecture is $5. Call the The Colorado Trust’s 2008 funding opportunity, awarded $3.25 million to 18 Patient Recovered: Medicine on grantees. These grantees represent county-coordinated collaborations; after-school pro- the Santa Fe Trail and Bent’s grams; clinics serving low-income families, homeless families and abused children; a Fort.” As Dr. Edward Hemp- school district; and an affordable housing provider. All are working to identify and enroll stead, the first resident doc- eligible, but uninsured, children and youth in Medicaid and CHP+. Several grantees will tor in Colorado and physician also participate in a Trust-funded evaluation conducted by the University of Colorado at Bent’s Old Fort, re-enactor 301 N Union Avenue Pueblo, Colorado 81003 (719) 583-0453 Health Sciences Center to assess program effectiveness and identify models for replica- Headlee will show his medicinal arsenal museum, 719/583-0453, to make a reser- tion. and take participants on a modern Pow- vation. february 25, Target’s2009 Folk-art Workshops For families of all ages, it’s their PreSS releaSe:Golden Opportunity to discover the re- from: gion’s el Pueblo Historyrich museumcultural history through hands- 301 north union on Pueblo, folk-art. co 81003 For only the cost of a regular 583-0453 contact: Saturday Kathleen eriksen museum or deborah espinosa admission, families can explore these fun and educational work- shops and visit the museum. Supplies are included. early Spring events el Pueblo HistoryApril museum 4, Spring features lecture “SoldiersSeries of the “a Frontier”Spoonful of medicine: where an anthropological families & Historical can learn View about theon Presidiothe treatment Soldiersof ancient & frontierof New diseases” Spain with Dr.
On March 11, DavidWednesday, at Sandoval, 7:00 p.m., Robert discoverMack, Associate moreProfessor of about Lt. Anthropology,Zebulon University of Alaska, Pike’s will present exploration, the lecture/slide presentation,make a “ancient leather disease and assortedpouch maladies: and a hearSelected theView fromera’s bio-anthropology.” music with Audience musi - members will discovercian Tomwhat Paleopathology Munch. is and how anthropologists are uncovering detailed knowledge about our long-deceased and diseased ancestors. From fossilized skeletal remains, they can determine“Traders nutritional deficienciesat El Pueblo” and cancers, jointwill and be the infectious diseases.featured Robert Mack workshop has an extensive teaching for Aprilcareer and archaeological 25. Families field work. can make trade goods, participate in a trade fair or card games with the traders, make a frontier meal and watch the blacksmith at work. Workshops are from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturday admission is (children 12 and under are free, adults are $4, senior citi- zens and students are $3). Funding for the Folkart Workshops is provided by Target. Call the museum, 719/583-0453, for res- ervations. The museum is located at 301 North Union, Pueblo. Page 4 - Senior Beacon - Apr., 2009 Visit Us at http://www.seniorbeacon.info s h i n w o t e e r COMPILED BY CHUCK SHEPHERD e f w d FOR SENIOR BEACON The Continuing Crisis lockup at the same time.” who had believed her story that she could in The Messenger (Madisonville, Ky.), -- We Welcome Our New Mon- Oops! recover treasures in the Philippines but concerning two trucks being driven curi- key Overlords: Researchers recently re- -- In December, Idaho State Uni- needed money for expenses. Despite the ously on a rural road: vealed that they had observed monkeys versity sent certified-mail letters to its setback, she told the judge that she was A man would drive a truck 100 (1) planning future combat and (2) per- adjunct faculty to disclose (as required sticking with her story and begged him yards, stop, walk back to a second truck, haps teaching their young to floss. A re- by law) that some of them would soon for more time to look for the “22 caves,” drive it 100 yards beyond the first truck, searcher from Sweden’s Lund University, be laid off. However, only the first-class protected by “10,000” guards, containing stop, walk back to the first truck, drive it writing in the journal Current Biology, mail fee was billed to the university, leav- tons of jewelry and gold worth “300 fol- 100 yards beyond the second truck, and described a daily ritual of a 30-year-old ing each professor to pay on receipt the lowed by 41 zeros” (presumably in Brit- so on, into the evening. He did it, he told chimpanzee that loathes his human visi- certified-mail surcharge in order to find ish pounds). police, because his brother was passed tors at a zoo north of Stockholm and thus out what the university would send them News That Sounds Like a Joke out drunk in one of the trucks, and he was begins every morning by roaming his en- that was so important. (The Idaho State (1) The venerable 17th-century trying to drive both trucks home, at more closure to collect stones and place them Journal reported that it was the Postal astronomer Galileo Galilei was honored or less the same time. (Not surprisingly, strategically in handy piles for subse- Service’s error.) at a gallery in Florence, Italy, in Febru- a blood-alcohol test showed the driver, quently hurling at irksome visitors. And a -- Jailers Not Paying Attention: ary to mark the 400th anniversary of his also, to be impaired.) researcher at Kyoto University’s Primate (1) Christian Colon, 21, had a plea deal transformative work, which was widely Americans And Taxes Research Center told Agence France- worked out to testify against alleged discredited at the time (as contradict- Americans’ Special Relationship Presse in March that he had observed murderer Joel Rivera in exchange for a ing the Bible) and which subjected him with “Taxes”: It is not just that the secre- mother long-tailed macaques in Thailand lighter sentence, but suddenly decided in to vicious slanders. The exhibit includes tary of the Treasury owed back taxes for flossing their teeth (with strands ofhu- February that he would not take the stand. Galileo’s only preserved body part: one years, or that two other presidential cabi- man hair) more frequently if their young The change of heart came right after Co- of his middle fingers. (2) London’s Royal net-level nominees owed back taxes. In are present and hypothesized that they lon was accidentally housed in the same Opera House announced in February that January, federal prosecutors revealed that were teaching dental hygiene. Milwaukee County Jail holding cell with its next biennial original production will District of Columbia Council member -- Questionable Pricing: (1) Yale Rivera. (With no plea deal, Colon got 46 be a libretto based on the life of the late Marion Barry, who was already on proba- University student Jesse Maiman, 21, years.) (2) At least Colon is still alive. A Anna Nicole Smith. tion after a 2005 conviction for failing to filed a lawsuit against US Airways in 23-year-old inmate at the Oklahoma State Semi-Clever Perverts file tax returns for the years 1999 through March because someone stole the Xbox Penitentiary was found beaten to death in (1) The Court of Appeal in Bris- 2004, and subsequently almost tauntingly console from his luggage, for which he March after being mistakenly assigned to bane, Australia, rejected in March the failed to file a return for 2006, has now wants $1 million. (2) In January, after the the same cell as his ex-partner-in-crime, challenge of the man convicted last year doubled-down the taunt by failing to file New York City subway system barred against whom he had testified in a 2002 for having sex with his underage step- for 2007. And in March, a Georgia state the oversized “assistance dog” of Estelle murder trial. daughter but who had tried to protect senator proposed punishment for the 22 Stamm, 65, she filed a lawsuit for $10 Bright Ideas himself by having her sign a “contract” members of the legislature who either million. (3) In Lonnell Worthy’s lawsuit -- When a supporter of the ani- of consent. (When arrested, the incredu- owed back taxes or had failed to file re- against Bank of America, filed in Novem- mal-rights organization PETA contribut- lous stepfather indignantly asked the turns for at least one year since 2002. The ber in California, Worthy values his now- ed, for a fund-raising auction, a towel that police, “Did you not see the (expletive) 22 were not identified, in compliance with ruined iPod playlist at $1 trillion. had recently been used by actor George contract?”) (2) Schoolteacher Andrew privacy laws, but the Senate’s Democrat- -- After Elizabeth Russell, 45, Clooney, PETA president Ingrid Newkirk Melville, 48, was sentenced in January ic leader, Robert Brown, outed himself as and her 13-year-old daughter were arrest- had what she thought was a better idea: in Scotland’s Edinburgh Sheriff Court for one of the 22 in the course of calling his ed in February in Hartford, Conn., and extracting Clooney’s perspiration from it possession of child pornography after the scolding colleague a “bloodsucker.” charged with shoplifting from a Kohl’s and using the sweat to flavor a tofu dish. tribunal heard that Melville had initially Prodigies department store, her husband, Daryll, “I can see people having parties to try sought to cover up word of his March (1) The 2-Legged Dog: Pet res- 47, and son, Jonathan, 19, arrived at the CloFu,” she said. (Clooney rejected the 2008 arrest by buying up all copies of the cuer Judy Walker of Oviedo, Fla., and police station to bail them out. However, idea, according to a March Washington newspapers in his hometown of Gullane. Oklahoman Jude Stringfellow are bat- a quick check revealed that both Daryll Post report.) Recurring Themes tling over custody of Walker’s two-legged and Jonathan had warrants against them -- In February, Britain’s South- Least Competent Criminals: (1) puppy, which Walker believes has special for violating probation, and were ar- wark Crown Court ordered so-called Alleged bank robber Feliks Goldshtein needs but which Stringfellow is seek- rested. Said a police lieutenant, “I don’t “countess” Eida Beguinua to give back was arrested after a brief chase by police, ing to adopt, in part to portray Stringfel- ever recall having four related people in the equivalent of $1.2 million to investors who were summoned to National City low’s own famous, hind-legs-walking Bank in Stow, Ohio, in January. Employ- dog “Faith” as a puppy in a movie she ees may have been tipped off because is working on. Stringfellow said Walker Goldshtein, wearing a ski mask, had had reneged on a firm Feb. 2 adoption waited patiently in a teller’s line and only date and implied that she had hired ce- displayed a gun when he finally reached lebrity attorney Mark Geragos to get the the counter. (2) Romeo Montillano, 40, puppy. (2) The 11-Year-Old Bullfighter: who was being sought in the December Michelito Peniche killed six young bulls robbery of a Kmart in Chula Vista, Calif., in a single fight before 3,500 spectators in pleasantly surprised the cops when they Merida, Mexico, in January, despite the learned that a “Romeo Montillano” had mayor’s ban on the event as a child-la- registered for the upcoming police offic- bor violation (but which was allowed to ers’ exam on Feb. 25. Indeed, he showed proceed after Michelito’s father appealed up, and he was arrested. to a state prosecutor). Michelito began his A News of the Weird Classic (October career in the ring at age 4. 1999) Can’t Possibly Be True From a May 1999 police report SEE “WEIRD” PAGE 21.
2077801 Visit Us at http://www.seniorbeacon.info Senior Beacon - Apr., 2009 - Page - 5 For A Healthier You Is Your Skin Dry Or Is It Something Else? by Angie Hager-Arthritis Foundation- situation. If your case if accompanied by The Arthritis Foundation is the Rocky Mountain CHapter 303-756-8622 inflammation of the joints, your doctor only nationwide, nonprofit health organi- [email protected] will prescribe medicines that may include zation helping people take greater control Living in the Rockies can pro- non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, of arthritis by leading efforts to prevent, duce dry and itchy skin. Lotion will corticosteroids and disease-modifying control and cure arthritis and related dis- often do the trick. However, for some anti-rheumatic drugs. eases – the nation’s most common cause people dry skin can mean something Besides medication there are of disability. Information found in this else…Sjogren’s syndrome. Sjogren’s ways to relieve your symptoms: release is attributed to Arthritis Today, syndrome is an autoimmune disease in • Keep a water bottle with you a consumer health magazine published which the body’s immune system attacks and sip throughout the day. bi-monthly by the Arthritis Foundation. the moisture-producing glands, causing • Suck on sugar free candy. The Arthritis Foundation offers numer- inflammation and dryness of the eyes, • Avoid sitting next to air condi- ous exercise programs throughout Colo- mouth and other tissues. In some cases, tioners heaters. rado as well as support groups. For more Wyoming at 800-475-6447 or online at it may affect the joints. Most people ex- • Use a humidifier at night. information, contact the Rocky Mountain www.rockymountainarthritis.org perience joint pain and fatigue. Although • Make a conscious effort to Chapter, serving Colorado, Montana and Sjorgren’s syndrome can occur by itself, blink throughout the day. about 50 percent of the time it occurs • Take a break during the day to Arthritis Hinder Physical Activity along with another autoimmune disease, close your eyes and relax. Cover your such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, or eyes with a warm washcloth. scleroderma. Sjogren’s affects an esti- • Eat more fish. For Adults With Heart Disease mated 1 million people and tends to occur Ask your doctor about special by Angela Hager mostly in women age 40 and older. goggles you can wear to hold the mois- March 2009 – Arthritis affects more than half of adults with heart disease and Getting treating is the key. Fully ture. appears to be a substantial barrier to utilizing physical activity to help manage their functional moisture glands protect the About Arthritis condition, according to a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) body from threats. A lack of saliva, for Arthritis is the nation’s most study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According example, can make you prone to cavities common cause of disability with a nation- to the Arthritis Foundation, the study underscores the importance of physical activity and tooth loss. Dry nasal passage and wide economic impact of more than $128 in effective management for adults with both arthritis and heart disease. throat can make swallowing difficult. In- billion annually. The condition strikes The study is one of the first of its kind to look at the relationship between ternal organs and systems can be affected all ages and knows no racial or ethnic arthritis and heart disease, and the probable effect of arthritis on physical activity too. boundaries. 46 million people have been among those with heart disease. The study found that arthritis affected 57 percent Drugs to ease dry mouth and doctor diagnosed and 300,000 children of adults with heart disease. Further, people with both diseases were more likely to eyes may be used in conjunction with are affected. There are over 100 forms of be physically inactive (29 percent), in contrast to those with heart disease alone (21 other medications, depending on your arthritis, including Sjogren’s syndrome. percent). Adults with heart disease who are sedentary due to arthritis pain are not benefiting from physical activity that has been shown to help manage both diseases. In Colorado, 55% of adults with heart disease also have arthritis. “People with arthritis often fear physical activity will worsen their pain – and that’s a major myth,” said Patience White, MD, MA, chief public health officer for the Arthritis Foundation. “However, just 30 minutes of daily physical activity has been shown to reduce arthritis pain and disability and help manage heart disease by lower- ing blood pressure and cholesterol.” Arthritis is not only a common comorbidity for adults with heart disease. A recent study released by the CDC in May 2008 found that more than half of adults with diagnosed diabetes also had arthritis, and those affected by both had higher lev- els of physical inactivity that hindered the successful management of both diseases. “Engaging in regular physical activity can help reduce arthritis pain and im- prove joint function, which in turn can help people get more active and better manage co-existing conditions like heart disease and diabetes,” said Chad Helmick, MD, a CDC medical epidemiologist and coauthor on the study. Taking Action As the nation’s most common cause of disability, arthritis affects one in eve- 1121 S. 9th St. ry five Americans. Arthritis currently costs the U.S. economy more than $128 billion Cañon City, CO annually and limits activity for 19 million Americans. 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CORRECTIONS / LAYOUT A) B) C) D) E) Page 6 - Senior Beacon - Apr., 2009 Visit Us at http://www.seniorbeacon.info Fashion: Looooking Gooood! Ten Places To Shop If You’re 60, 70, 80, Or 90!! by Patricia McLaughlin brazen graphic Ts few octogenarians of cap sleeves that emphasize fat upper belly it’s meant to camouflage. There are retailers who specialize would wear. (“AWESOME!,” “Princess,” arms, “skirts long enough to cover -- Appleseed’s (www.appleseeds. in clothes for older women -- and some “I LOVE JUNK FOOD,” “Boys Lie” - chubby knees,” and “small prints, instead com, 1-800-546-4554): offers classic who don’t whose clothes can work just as - and some you can’t quote in a family of so many big splashy ones that cry out, suburban style: big shirts, pants, capris, well. newspaper.) ‘Look at me! I’m fat!’” loose jackets, easy knits, non-poufy Every woman over 60 should Why don’t they just put up signs: The good news: Retailers who elastic waistbands, generally cleaner and know how to shop online, because almost IRRELEVANT OLD WOMEN KEEP actively market to older women already less froufrou than some competitors. anybody can find a hospitable shopping OUT! (Because they figure that, with the know their customers want these things. -- The Tog Shop (www.togshop. environment in cyberspace. There are pounding rap or rock and the dim lighting (You can tell who they are by the way their com, 1-800-262-8888): pretty prints, online stores that cater to Gothic Lolitas, pierced by flashing strobes, the signs catalogs show up en masse in the mail pastel tracksuits, skirted swimsuits and Japanese teenagers who like to dress up would be redundant?) centers of leisure villages and independent muumuus for the beach, Leon Levin in Victorian mourning costumes for fun -- Online shopping isn’t rocket and assisted living communities.) They knits, Models Coats by Swirl. and you know there have to be way more science, and most public libraries will offer some real advantages: You know -- Old Pueblo Traders (www. 70- 80- and 90-year-old women who just show you how and let you use their they want your business, and nothing oldpueblotraders.com, 1-800-362-8400): want a new pair of pants that fit. computers. If it seems more trouble than they sell is going to make you look like a wide range of sportswear and tailored Shop the department store at it’s worth, stick with paper catalogs, which teenybopper manque. separates, shoes in four widths from Hush your local mall, on the other hand, and most online retailers will be happy to mail Their short sleeves aren’t too Puppies, Softspots, Naturalizer, Easy it’s all too likely that the first department you free of charge if you call their 800 short, their clothes come in lots of flattering Spirit, Propet and Ros Hommerson. you wander into will be crammed with number. (But you’ll be missing out on the pastels and useful neutral colors, and -- Drapers and Damons (www. miniskirts, bikini bathing suits, balconette Web sites’ far more extensive clearance some of them even sell shoes in widths. drapers.com, 1-800-843-1174): casual bras, thong underwear, sky-high platform sections.) My own advice would be to steer clear coordinates, ladylike denims and crisp shoes and designer handbags glitzed up A reader of the first column of anything decorated with embroidered seersuckers, special occasion clothes in with logos and grommets and loaded in this series e-mailed some advice for flowers, which can look fussy, or any T laces and chiffons. Postage-stamp size down with chains, padlocks and other clothing manufacturers and retailers. She or polo or sweater with a banded bottom, photos make their Web site harder to use exiguous hardware. Not to mention wants “longer short sleeves,” instead which can end up calling attention to the than some. -- Blair (www.blair.com, 1-800- 821-5744): casual wear, underwear and outerwear at prices even my mom would strength compassion hope innovation expertise consider reasonable; shoes in medium and wide widths only. But what if you don’t have fat arms and look better in short sleeves that are really short? Besides, whether you’re 80 or not, you probably don’t want to wear exactly the same clothes as your This was the neighbor across the street or across the hall. You want more choices. One of the uses of fashion is to perfect place show that you’re part of your time: You’re a person living now, a participant in 2009, not somebody stuck in some past decade. So there’s also an advantage to being to stay until I able to shop in places that aren’t age- segregated. It’s just a question of figuring out which of those places sell clothes that could get back can work for you. Retailers who target mostly women in their 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s on the move. can be useful resources because many of their styles tend to be designed and cut to flatter the body rather than expose it. They also offer more variety than you’ll find in the catalogs that pile up in senior centers, and they seem to cultivate more distinct identities: -- Talbot’s (www.talbots.com, 1- 800-825-2687) is sleek, tailored, classic, post-preppy. -- Coldwater Creek (www. coldwatercreek.com, 1-800-510-2808) is romantic and feminine. -- J.Jill (www.jjill.com, 1-800- 498-9960) is polished, uncluttered, quasi-Bohemian with crunchy-granola overtones. -- Chico’s (www.chicos. com, 1-888-855-4986) channels urban sophistication with splashes of folkloric color. At Villa Pueblo Senior Living Community we offer Two things readers have on-site physical, occupational and speech therapists. complained about: elastic-waist pants So for rehabilitation after surgery, a stroke, illness that are “difficult to get on and off with hands affected by stroke or arthritis” and or accident, we can get you back to doing more and too many tops with “keyhole plackets one heading home. Our private therapy apartment helps cannot button without help.” People with flexibility and facilitate your return home. And we are one of only manual dexterity issues that make getting two Pueblo facilities with a therapist certifi ed to use dressed difficult can find clothes that are VitalStim® Therapy, the latest in swallowing treatments. easier to get into -- trousers with stretchier elastic waists and optional grab loops, We have a homelike atmosphere, state-of-the-art pullovers with wide necks, sweaters with 1111 Bonforte Boulevard therapy room and a courtyard and walking area. big buttons, garments that close with Pueblo, CO 81001 Velcro or zippers in place of buttons, etc. Visit us in person, by phone or online. 719-545-5911 -- at www.buckandbuck.com, 1-800-458- Medicare A and B are accepted. centuraseniors.org 0600. Next month we'll have ten more places for you to shop.. Copyright © 2009 Centura Health
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IT’S SO EASY!” Social Security Column address and check back for additional QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Social Security has a new online podcasts. retirement application and a new celebri- NEW PODCAST DISCUSSES WHEN To learn more about Social Se- GENERAL ty spokesperson to help spread the word. TO START RECEIVING RETIRE- curity, visit the website at www.socialse- Question: You can apply for retirement MENT BENEFITS curity.gov. A friend told me that Social Se- benefits from the comfort of your home Have you been wondering when JOIN THE ONLINE WORLD — A curity has a great new radio show on the or office at www.socialsecurity.gov. the best time is to retire? If you have, then MESSAGE FOR SMALL BUSINESS Internet. Do you? There’s no need to drive to your local we have an audio podcast just for you. OWNERS Answer: Social Security office or wait for an ap- Social Security’s new podcast, There is an old business rule Your friend is talking about our pointment with a Social Security repre- “Deciding When to Start Receiving Re- that says “No job is finished until the pa- new podcast, “Deciding When to Start sentative. You can complete the new on- tirement Benefits,” is available for you to perwork is done.” If you are one of the Receiving Retirement Benefits,” which line retirement application in as little as listen to now at www.socialsecurity.gov/ millions of small business owners in this is available now at www.socialsecurity. 15 minutes. It’s so easy! podcasts. country, you undoubtedly know the truth gov/podcasts. The conversational pro- In most cases, after you click In this discussion, Social Secu- of this statement. But did you know that gram talks about factors to consider when the “Sign Now” button and submit the rity will tell you some of the things you Social Security can lighten your paper- you’re thinking about when to retire. You application electronically, that’s it. There need to consider before making one of the work filing burden with free, fast and se- can listen to the podcast now at www.so- are no forms to sign, and usually no ad- most important decisions in your life. So- cure online business services? cialsecurity.gov/podcasts. ditional documents are required. Social cial Security’s Deputy Commissioner for For example, you can stop doing all your Question: Security will contact you directly if more Communications, Jim Courtney and Ja- wage reports on paper and start doing I am receiving Social Security information is needed. son Fichtner, the Acting Deputy Commis- them online. That includes Forms W-2 benefits and I recently went back to work. Award-winning actress Patty sioner of the agency, explore the factors to for your employees and Forms W-2 and Do I have to pay Social Security (FICA) Duke has volunteered her services to let be considered when you think about when W-3 for Uncle Sam. All you need are taxes on my income? people know they can retire online. Ms. to retire. two things you probably already have: a Answer: Duke has brought back the much beloved “There is no one ‘best age’ for computer and an Internet connection. Yes. By law, your employer must identical cousins Patty and Cathy Lane everyone,” explains Fichtner in the pod- From our employer homepage, withhold FICA taxes from your paycheck. from the hit 1960’s sitcom “The Patty cast. “Ultimately, it’s a personal choice www.socialsecurity.gov/employer, sim- Although you are retired, you do receive Duke Show” for a series of Public Serv- that people have to make based on their ply visit the “Business Services Online” credit for those new earnings. Each year ice Announcements that tell Americans individual circumstances.” link, and then select the “Register” op- Social Security automatically credits the it’s now easier than ever to apply online. The podcast encourages listeners tion. You register for a User ID Number new earnings and refigures your monthly If you are uncertain about when to use Social Security’s online Retirement only once, not every year. You can reg- benefit. If your new earnings are higher to retire, you can check out the online Estimator, which you can find online at ister at any time, with the best time being than in any earlier year used to calculate fact sheet, “When To Start Receiving www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator. The now, before the tax-filing season. your current benefit, your monthly bene- Retirement Benefits.” And if you are not Retirement Estimator can help you “try When you’re ready to prepare fit could increase. For more information, ready to retire, you can plan for retire- on” different retirement scenarios, play- your W-2s, go back to www.socialsecuri- visit www.socialsecurity.gov or call us at ment using Social Security’s online Re- ing with such variables as when you’d ty.gov/employer and log in with the User 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778). tirement Estimator. It is a great financial like to retire and how much you expect to ID Number you received at registration planning tool that will give you an imme- earn in future working years. and the password you chose. After you RETIREMENT diate and personalized estimate of how So stop wondering when the best log in, select the option for creating wage Question: much your retirement benefits would be time is for you to retire. Your first step to reports online. The first form you will be How are my retirement if you stopped working at age 62, age 66, figuring out the answer to that question is asked to fill out tells Social Security who benefits calculated? age 70 or any point in between. to visit www.socialsecurity.gov/podcasts the employer is. Just follow the simple Answer: To learn more about retiring on- and to listen to “Deciding When to Start instructions on the screen. Your Social Security benefits are based line as well as to watch the new Public Receiving Retirement Benefits.” Another big advantage to elec- on earnings averaged over your lifetime. Service Announcements, go to www.so- Then, you’ll want to subscribe to tronic wage reporting is the ease of mak- Your actual earnings are first adjusted or cialsecurity.gov/pattyduke. the ongoing series, or bookmark the web ing corrections. If you find a mistake “indexed” to account for changes in av- before you have actually submitted your erage wages since the year the earnings report, you simply log in and make the were received. Then we calculate your changes, then print new W-2s for the em- average monthly indexed earnings dur- ployees involved. And even if you need ing the 35 years in which you earned to make corrections after you have sub- the most. We apply a formula to these mitted your wage reports to Social Secu- earnings and arrive at your basic benefit. WON’T YOU HELP THE MEALS-ON-WHEELS PROGRAM? rity you can file the correction forms (W- This is the amount you would receive at The Meals on Wheels program is in need of volunteer drivers. Mileage is reim- 2c and W-3c) online, too. your full retirement age. For some, that is bursed and interested persons must fill out an application and provide a copy So save yourself some time and age 65. However, beginning with people effort. And save a few trees in the proc- of their drivers’ license and car insurance. After they have passed a background born in 1938 or later, that age gradually ess. Turn your entire wage reporting pa- increases until it reaches 67 for people check and go through a short training, they may begin driving. Contact person perwork into just a few key strokes. born after 1959. You can calculate your is Cher Robeda, Volunteer Driver Recruiter at 404-0922. If you are still skeptical, just ask estimated benefit by using our Retirement some fellow small business owners who Estimator which offers estimates based have already made the switch to the on- on your Social Security earnings. Also, line wage-reporting world. They will un- you can find your estimate on the annual doubtedly tell you that they would never Social Security Statement we send you go back to paper again. about three months before your birthday Visit Social Security’s Business each year. 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through us and teristic was (and still is) service. So, what Son of Man did not come to be served, we become exactly is service? Preaching? Teaching? but to serve, and to give His life a ran- examples of Jesus served when He healed and per- som for many” (Matt. 28:28, also found God’s love, formed miracles. How many people today in Mark 10:45 NKJV). “JESUS WASN”T THE END” His mercy, and APRIL, 2009 have made headline news for healing Jesus’ motivation was always reflection of Dear Reader, (without the mechanics of modern medi- service. His motive was helping oth- His nature. The Holy Spirit enables us My dear friend, Sonny Neal cine), or caused a miracle? Not too many, ers and not calling attention to Himself. to put God’s love into action and we are (Everybody Needs Em’ Jan. 09), gra- if any at all. His greatest service was pouring out His His hands, feet, and mouthpiece here on ciously offered to write the LFTJ col- Serving was not God’s only rea- blood and His life for others to be saved. earth. umn this month. She is an accomplished son for sending His Son to carry the bur- “Through His grace He became poor so The “good” we do should be in writer and my proof reader. I am den of our sins. This loving act, and His we may become rich” (2 Cor. 8:9). response to God’s gift of salvation and extremely grateful for her help. You will defying death on the cross, is God’s gift Serving did not end with Jesus. eternal life and cannot earn or win salva- be encouraged and perhaps convicted of salvation. Good works and service just He is our example of how to serve: not for tion. by Sonny’s missive and I pray God will don’t cut it when it comes to entering the praise and glory, not for exaltation. Jesus Jesus is the beginning. . . speak to your heart as you read. Life kingdom of God. “For by grace you have saved us so we can serve others and, in All rights reserved here is short. Eternity is forever. been saved through faith, and that not this serving others, God receives honor Prayer Warriors For Prisoners and can Until I’m back in May, of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of and praise. be reached at 719-275-6971 or by e- Jan McLaughlin works, lest anyone should boast” (Eph The primary motivation for serv- mail, [email protected] Jesus Wasn’t The End 2:8, 9 NKJV). ing is revealing God’s love, receiving by guest writer: Sonny Neal Since this is the case, did service His blessings so we can bless others and Jesus Christ’s foremost charac- end with Jesus on the cross? “Just as the glorify Him. Jesus continues His serving LEAP: Help For Heating Bills Is Still Available DENVER March 2009 In the pays the highest benefits to those with the Colorado LEAP director Todd Jorgensen. enabled LEAP to raise its minimum ben- current, dismal economy, the unemploy- highest heating bills and lowest incomes “Even though LEAP has helped many efit by 75 percent or approximately $350 ment rate is the worst it has been in 25 by family size. Applicant income cannot people this year, there are still funds avail- per household, up from $200 last year. years while mortgage delinquencies are exceed 185 percent of the federal poverty able and time left in the LEAP season for The maximum benefit has increased from at an all time high. It is no wonder that index, which equals a maximum income others to apply for the program.” $700 to about $900, a raise of approxi- in this dire time more and more families of $3,269.00 per month before taxes for a Thankfully, LEAP has received mately 25 are having trouble paying to heat their household of four people. The anticipated increased funding, enabling the program percent. homes. Colorado¹s Low-Income Energy average LEAP benefit for 2008-2009 is to respond to the rising demand, help- Coloradans have until April 30, Assistance Program, which has already approximately $430.00 per family. ing more people than ever before. A bill 2009 to apply for the program, and those helped numerous hard working families “As of March 13, LEAP has passed by Congress last September raised applicants should be patient. Applications pay their heating bills this winter, wants helped more than 83,000 Coloradans pay Colorado’s LEAP funding from $40 can take up to 50 days to be processed Coloradans to know that aid is still avail- their utility bill, a figure up about 12 per- million to $80 million for the 2008/2009- and to date, the state has already received able. cent from the same time last year,” said winter season. This funding increase has more than 113,000 applications. If you LEAP provides cash assist- wish to find the status of your application, ance to help families and individuals pay call toll-free 1-866-HEAT-HELP (1-866- winter home heating costs. The program 432-8435). Delays in processing are usu- NeighborWorks® Of Pueblo ally the result of incomplete or missing information on the submitted application. “We at LEAP know that with the Accepting Applications For way some Colorado families are strug- May The gling, Its 26th Annual Operation they may not have time to wait for their Clouds application to be processed before hav- ing their heat shut off,² said Jorgensen.” Paintbrush If you’re in need of immediate assistance, Never Pueblo Colorado, March 19, 2009 – NeighborWorks® of Pueblo is now ac- help is available.” cepting Operation Paintbrush applications from elderly, low-income and disabled Coloradans may qualify for homeowners who want the exterior of their homes painted during the one-day event emergency LEAP application processing Burst And on September 12, 2009. if one of the following criteria is met: More than 350 volunteers representing Pueblo’s businesses, non-profits, and • have had their utilities discon- religious organizations will gather together on the day of the event to help paint the nected or are about to be disconnected; The Son homes of selected low-income, elderly and disabled homeowners. This year, a spe- • or use propane or firewood and cial emphasis will be placed on improving homes in the Bessemer neighborhood. are about to run out; Always NeighborWorks® of Pueblo is also seeking new sponsors for the event this year to • or have already run out of pro- help defray the costs. pane or firewood. If you have an income lower than Pueblo’s median income, are elderly, or LEAP’s emergency application Find You! are a disabled homeowner and your home is in need of painting, call Jessica Cipriani will process within 10 days. Those with at 544-8078, ext. 103 to request an application. In addition to receiving the benefit of a serious urgency, such as a shut-off no- volunteerTO: John painters, Dagnillo you 1/17/08may qualify to receive the paint From:for your Jim homeGrasso at 719-406-4539 no charge to tice from their utility provider, can contact you.John: In order Here's tothe participate,revised ad.... for applications future ads must be received at the NeighborWorks® of Jim Grasso - Senior Beacon/ their county office for immediate help. Belmont Pueblo office located at 1241 E. Routt Avenue by Friday, May 15, 2009. To find out if you qualify for LEAP, call toll-free 1-866-HEAT-HELP Square (1-866-432-8435). Applications for LEAP Apartments are accepted anytime between Nov. 1 and ARGUS ALERT April 30 of each year. For more infor- mation about LEAP, please call 1-866- SPRING “Move-In” • Complete care - from simple med-minders to HEAT-HELP (1-866-432-8435) or visit SPECIAL full-emergency response www.cdhs.state.co.us/leap/index.htm
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On Your Toes!! is currently online, representing the fast- At the same time, e-mail has lost some by Benjamin Marble, DPM, Pueblo Ankle & Foot Care est growing group of internet users. ground among teens; whereas 89 percent Pueblo Boomers Not Big toes A new report from the Pew In- of teens said they used e-mail in 2004, Baby Boomers ternet & American Life Project says just 73 percent currently say they do. Backing Down From are most likely to develop osteoarthritis in your age group has increased internet E-mail is great for staying in touch their big toe joint. During walking, the big use more than any other since 2005. The with friends and family, but shouldn’t re- Foot and Ankle toe absorbs forces equal to nearly twice a web continues to be populated largely by place human contact. Why not e-mail a Arthritis - Surgical person’s body weight. It plays an impor- younger generations, as more than half of friend about getting together for lunch or tant role in stooping and standing. Some Advances Keeping Them boomers start to develop big toe stiffness, Active, Pain-Free a condition called hallux limitus, in their Bar Association Question forties. Question: and if so, have him report the claim. His They danced to the Beatles, the Better surgical procedures now A recent wind storm caused my liability insurance covers him for losses Rolling Stones and disco. They worked offer improved pain relief and joint move- neighbor’s tree to fall on my house. My due to “accident” for which he is legally out with Jane Fonda and made jogging ment to Boomers with early stage arthritis insurance company said that my neighbor liable. Because he owned the tree, which their national pastime. at the big toe. Patients with advanced and and/or his insurance company is respon- fell onto your house, you have a good ar- Now approaching retirement, severe arthritis may need to have the joint sible for the damages and the removal of gument that he is legally liable. However, many members of the “Me Generation” fused or replaced. But stronger screws and the tree. Is this true? And if my neighbor if the neighbor can claim a defense (e.g., aren’t ready to slow down, even if their hardware are helping fusions last longer refuses to comply, what is the next step? he took reasonable care of the tree, it was bodies are. Baby Boomers are more like- while slashing recovery times. A new Answer: a freak storm, etc.), the liability insurer ly than previous generations to seek care generation of big toe joint replacements The answer to these questions might reject the claim. when arthritis develops in their toes, feet shows promise. depends on the specific wording of the At that point, your option would and ankles. Ankles two insurance policies. In general, your be to sue your neighbor, or check back There are more than 100 differ- Ankles are another prime spot for property insurance typically covers with your own insurer. 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H0630_09102SC (03/2009) Page 12 - Senior Beacon - Apr., 2009 Visit Us At http://www.seniorbeacon.info Best Traveled Garden Paths by Marty Ross door, so there is room for a chair, a bench, In Hayward’s herb garden, a Garden paths lead you on a jour- a pot or a piece of sculpture,” he says. “It’s rather informal space, the paths are of pea ney: Step on a path, and you’re on your all part of that welcome.” gravel. Each area flows gracefully into the way. If you are re-thinking the elements of If your front walk is a little nar- next, but the character of the paths chang- your garden or designing a new one, paths row, you don’t have to rip it out to achieve es decisively, and to good effect. are a great place to start. a better effect. You can make a standard “The change announces your ar- A beautiful garden isn’t just a concrete walk wider just by adding a cou- rival into a new space,” Hayward says. landscape to be observed from a distance. ple of courses of bricks on either side, or “You sense intuitively that you have made To experience it properly, you have to stroll by laying cut stone to make an attractive a transition.” under the trees, brush past the fragrant edge, Hayward says. Paths help define a garden; they herbs and smell the roses. From the house Other paths -- leading through a establish its rhythm. Hayward’s gravel or from the street, paths beckon you into side yard, to the vegetable garden, through paths slow visitors down a little to enjoy a garden and establish much of the tone a little woodsy copse or from the kitchen the peaceful herb garden. To get to the heart of a garden, follow a of the experience, says Gordon Hayward, door to the compost heap -- usually do not Tony Avent, owner of Plant De- path. Straight paths are reassuring, and a garden designer and author in Vermont. have to be as wide. The materials certainly lights, a mail-order nursery in North Caro- curving paths give a garden a bit of mys- Paths can be reassuring or mysterious, but need not match the front walk, although lina, relates how he changed the mood of tery. Whether they lead to the front door they should always be thoughtfully laid Hayward says in his garden he repeats his garden by landscaping along his front or to a quiet seat under a tree, they should out. the use of materials to create coherence. walk. The path had been nothing more be thoughtfully laid out. photo: Marty Ross “The whole idea is that when you His garden has paths of fieldstones, brick, than a runway to his house. make a garden, you are making places for grass and pea gravel. After he created berms and beds ence,” Hayward says. “It’s about walking people,” he says, “and the paths are what Hayward recommends using in- on both sides, he claims that the walk through a garden, not past it.” link them.” digenous materials for paths. In Vermont, from his car to his front door started tak- Right This Way All paths are not equal, Hayward of course, stone is widely available and ing him half an hour as he inspected each Garden designer Gordon Hay- says. In the hierarchy of paths, the front highly appropriate. Cut stones have a tai- new plant along the way, studied the effect ward relies on paths to help define the walk is the most important, and it should lored look suitable for a formal entrance. of the combinations and enjoyed the flow- spaces in a garden and to link them to- be wide and welcoming, with room for The irregular shapes of large fieldstones, ers. gether. Hayward, www.haywardgardens. two people to walk side by side. laid more randomly, are fitting for second- Bill Ruppert, a wholesale nurs- com, has written two books about garden “It should broaden right by the ary paths. eryman in the St. Louis area, took out an paths. His most recent book “Art and the existing laser-straight front walk and re- Gardener” (Gibbs Smith, $40), takes a placed it with a wide walkway of sweep- fresh and intriguing look at paintings as ing curves, densely planted on both sides. the inspiration for garden design. Here are Flowerpots at the edges of flow- some of his observations about paths. er beds, right by the path, invite visitors -- Your house is the center of your to pause for a closer look at his flowers, garden, and the paths’ relationships to the and pots up on the front steps and porch house should make sense. Start your gar- echo the colors and textures of the garden. den design at the front door. A side path of stepping stones, set with -- Let the width of the front steps plenty of space between them, is planted or porch suggest the proper width for your with tough groundcovers chosen for their front walk. ability to tolerate foot traffic. -- Choose materials carefully. A Mown paths are catching on, too, brick path looks handsome in front of a Hayward says. They are easy and roman- brick house. A path of soft pine needles tic and save time and energy. hits the right notes in a quiet woodland. “For people who have a huge -- Each area might have a differ- amount of lawn, I am encouraging them ent kind of path, but choose two or perhaps to mow paths, and just let the rest grow three primary materials for your paths, and up,” he says. “It gives a wilder feeling, stick to them. and birds and butterflies love it.” “The garden will look busy if you When you mow a path through put too many materials on the ground,” the grass, it also makes the taller grass Hayward says. look like you intended it to be that way, -- The pathways through your and not just neglected. garden should constitute an interesting Paths of all kinds are irresist- itinerary. ible invitations to explore, Hayward says. -- Straight paths are reassuring; Children, in particular, are drawn to them. their destinations are obvious. Curving They skip along brick paths, hop-scotch paths are intriguing and a little mysteri- their way over stepping-stones, and take ous. a certain gleeful delight in the crunch of -- Remember that the paths are gravel underfoot. basically part of the background of a gar- Without realizing it, adults do the den. Too many paths, or paths that are same things, he says. You may not actu- domineeringly wide or too massively con- ally skip, but when you follow a path into structed, throw off the balance of your de- a garden, you’re leaving your busy life be- sign. hind. “A path should be an experi- Mattresses
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Cost: BBB accredited businesses $39.00. Non–accredited busi- nesses $49.00. Visit Us at http:// www.seniorbeacon.info Senior Beacon - Apr., 2009 - Page - 15 Figuratively Speaking: It’s All About The Percentages! Percentage of Americans who of couples surveyed who say they have Cost to the consumer for a brand- delivery will “get worse” in the next four admit they have dated someone with a ended a relationship due at least in part new midsize vehicle if the government years, after viewing video segments from higher position in their company, accord- to financial issues: 11 were to match the rebates rather than President Obama’s speech to Congress, ing to a survey by CareerBuilder.com: 34 Percentage of couples in the handing out bailouts: $14,000 according to a study conducted by HCD Of those who have dated a high- U.S. who are hiding purchases from Source: Automall Network. Research: 61 er-up in the last year, percentage of female their partners (18 percent in 2008) this Percentage of American adults Percentage of respondents who workers who have dated their boss: 47 year: 23 who have not lived outside of the state in indicated that skepticism was the emotion Percentage of males who have Source: Ipsos Public Affairs. which they were born, according to Pew they felt most while watching President dated the boss: 38 Percentage of all Easter choc- Research: 57 Obama outline his new health care reform Source: CareerBuilder.com. olate sales for which women are respon- Percentage who have never left plan: 49 Percentage of those Americans sible, as reported in the Daily Telegraph: their original hometown: 37 Percentage who felt inspired: 21 who say the “American dream” does not 66 Source: Pewsocialtrends.org. Source: HCD Research Inc. exist who also believe the powers that be Percentage of these purchases Percentage of Americans who Percentage of respondents who don’t care about people like them, accord- that they eat before they share the rest: feel very sympathetic or somewhat sym- say human error is the leading cause of ing to a survey by Zogby: 44 60 pathetic toward the single woman in information systems failure and fear that Percentage who say Americans Source: Christian Research As- California with six children who recently security attacks that exploit human error shouldn’t think of themselves as special sociation. gave birth to octuplets after undergoing and breaches caused by distracted or dis- and entitled to an ideal life: 29 Percentage drop in North in-vitro fertilization, according to a Gal- gruntled employees may be the root cause Source: Zogby International. American car and truck production in lup Poll: 26 of information security failures in coming Percentage of U.S. couples who the first seven weeks of 2009 versus the Percentage who feel somewhat months, according to Deloitte Touche To- are finding that the worldwide financial same period in 2008, according to Viraf unsympathetic, or very unsympathetic: hmatsu’s sixth annual survey of global fi- crisis is affecting their relationships at Baliwalla, a consumer advocate for car 70 nancial institutions’ information security home, causing them to argue more often, buyers and founder of Automall Net- Source: Gallup. efforts: 86 primarily about finances and household work: 40 (From 2,157,688 units down to Number of intercity bus (motor Percentage of respondents who chores, according to PayPal’s third annual 886,614.) coach) locations in the U.S., according to expressed concern about insiders’ mis- “Can’t Buy Me Love” international survey Advertised cost of a Chevy data released by the American Bus Asso- conduct: 36 conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs: 43 Malibu with approximately $4,000 in ciation: 3,046 Source: Deloitte Touche Tohm- In addition to arguing, percentage manufacturer rebates: $22,000 Number of airports: 604 atsu. Number of intercity rail stations: Idle Thought 525 “It is impossible to enjoy idling Arthritis On the list of the safest and thoroughly unless one has plenty of work from page 5 greenest modes of transportation, rank of to do.” -- Jerome K. Jerome, humorist and Let’s Move Together – A nationwide movement led by the Arthritis Foundation that bus travel: 1 playwright encourages daily physical activity for better health. Visit www.letsmovetogether.org Source: American Bus Associa- (Readers can contact John Mac- for creative exercise tips, uplifting stories, information about local Arthritis Walk tion. Intyre at johnmacintyre(at)bwr.eastlink. events, and a physical activity tracker to help keep you moving all year. Percentage of primary care ca.) Visit http://wwwarthritis.org/heart-disease-connection.php for more tips on physicians who reported that health care managing arthritis and heart disease, or contact your local Arthritis Foundation office at www.RockyMountainArthritis.org for programs offered in your area. About The Arthritis Foundation Arthritis is the nation’s most common cause of disability with a nationwide Probiotic Powerhouse economic impact of more than $128 billion annually. The condition strikes all ages (NAPSI)-Beneficial bacteria, known as probiotics, naturally live in ourdi- and knows no racial or ethnic boundaries. 46 million people have been doctor diag- gestive tract, but they need regular replenishing. This dynamic community of micro- nosed and 300,000 children are affected. organisms is disrupted by antibiotics, stress, alcohol, smoking, pollution and simply The Arthritis Foundation is the only nationwide, nonprofit health organiza- growing older. 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According to a recent Business Week article, there are four major coun- tries turning out their own brand of stimu- More Figuratively Speaking lus. Taiwan, China, Thailand and Japan Number of billionaires on the 28.2 Source: American Express OPEN are currently, or are very close to, send- planet in 2008, according to Forbes’ 2009 Texas, by contrast, knows how to Economic Pulse. ing out billions of dollars of government list of the world’s billionaires: 1,125 hold ‘em -- percentage of adults born in Percentage drop in the number money. Number of billionaires on the list that state who still live there, making the of U.S. households with a net worth of They are all using the same meth- this year: 793 Lone Star state the nation’s stickiest: 75.8 $1 million or more, not including primary od: vouchers that can be used like cash Total net worth of these billion- Percentage of adult residents who residence, according to a report released and have an expiration date. For example, aires last year: $4.4 trillion live in the state of Nevada who were born by Spectrem Group: 27 Taiwan is sending out a $108 voucher to Total net worth this year: $2.4 in a different state: 86.4 Percentage drop in the number every one of its 23 million citizens. The trillion Source: Pewsocialtrends.org. of ultra-high net worth households, those voucher must be spent by yearend. Sev- Source: Forbes. Average percentage more that with a net worth of $5 million or more: eral major cities in China are sending out Number of American presidents vehicle repairs cost at new car dealerships 28 thirty dollars. Thailand is sending out 10 who have turned down their salaries, ac- than at independent repair shops, accord- Percentage drop in affluent million checks worth $58. Lastly, Japan cording to the National Coalition for the ing to a study released by the Automotive households, a broader group defined as will be sending anywhere from $130-200 Homeless: 2 (George Washington donat- Aftermarket Industry Association: 34.3 those with $500,000 or more in net worth: to every citizen. ed his earnings back to the state; John F. Resulting excess costs annually 28 Of course, all of these countries Kennedy donated the money to private or- to consumers: $11.7 billion Source: Spectrem Group. and cities have a much smaller population ganizations) Source: AAIA. Idle Thought than the US. So this type of stimulus, even Source: National Coalition for Percentage of small business “There is only one difference be- for roughly 100 million citizens in Japan, the Homeless. owners who agree with the statement, tween a madman and me. The madman will only cost $20 billion at the high end. Percentage of adults born in “Even in these turbulent economic times, thinks he is sane. I know I am mad.” -- Although if you put the recent $800 bil- Alaska who still live there, placing it last the rewards and opportunities of running Salvador Dali, painter lion stimulus into perspective that would among the 50 states on this measure of my own business outweigh the risks and (Readers can contact John Mac- be quite a voucher. The government could population, according to the Pew Research challenges,” according to the American Intyre at johnmacintyre(at)bwr.eastlink. send a check to every US home for $1000 Center’s Social Demographic Trends: Express OPEN Economic Pulse: 80 ca.) every three months for the next year and spend half of the recent stimulus amount. This would have a far-reaching result in Pueblo - Pueblo West Community Blood Drives many areas of the economy, lighten some PUEBLO: Parkview Medical Community Blood 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Donations inside Bonfils’ of the burden of the recession on the mid- “11th and Court” Community Blood Drive - Monday, Apr. 13 from 7:30 to 11 mobile bus located at 900 W. Orman Ave., dle class and increase our GDP. It would Drive - Friday, Apr. 10 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations Pueblo also be democratic, too, reaching every Donations inside Bonfils’ mobile bus lo- inside Bonfils’ mobile bus located at 400 For more information or to household in America. cated at 315 W. 11th St., Pueblo W. 16th St., Pueblo schedule an appointment please contact Where would all of this money For more information or to sched- For more information or to sched- Jim Torres at (719) 549-3249 ule an appointment please contact Bonfils’ ule an appointment please contact Tiffany DETAILS: end up? Admittedly it would be concen- Appointment Center at (800) 365-0006 Herrera at (719) 584-4526 This spring, it could be you who trated into the retail sector. It would also opt. 2 or visit www.bonfils.org St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center Com- saves a life. In less than an hour you have be spread throughout utility companies, “Union and Grand” Community Blood munity Blood Drive - Monday, Apr. 20 the potential to save as many as three discounters and other industries. But it Drive - Friday, Apr. 10 from 9 to 11:30 from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donations inside lives by donating whole blood. By giving would rotate money throughout our coun- a.m. Donations inside Bonfils’ mobile bus Bonfils’ mobile bus located at 1008 Min- blood, you’ll help Bonfils Blood Center try. If we make the vouchers expire in six parked at 230 N. Union Ave., in front of nequa Ave., Pueblo maintain a state of blood supply readiness, to twelve months then we also ensure a the Senior Resource Development Agency For more information or to sched- while meeting the needs of Colorado’s pa- consistent increase in the economy. Building, Pueblo ule an appointment please contact Bonfils’ tients. Another plus of a program like For more information or to sched- Appointment Center at (800) 365-0006 Blood donors are able to donate this is the flexibility of the vouchers. If ule an appointment please contact Bonfils’ opt. 2 or visit www.bonfils.org up to six times per year. So, whether the economy rebounds in three quarters Appointment Center at 1-800-365-0006, Pueblo Community College Commu- you’re a first-time or a 10-gallon donor, we could stop the last voucher from ever opt. 2 or visit www.bonfils.org nity Blood Drive - Tuesday, Apr. 28 from mark your calendar to give blood and save leaving the mail. If we need more stimu- a life. lus then we could extend the vouchers for Bonfils Blood Center provides another quarter or another year if need Quail Ridge II at Liberty Point blood and blood products to more than be. 200 hospitals and healthcare facilities What would you rather do…send throughout Colorado and beyond. Bonfils billions to the banks or spend a little of needs more than 4,000 people to donate CAREFREE LIVING AT ITS BEST blood every week to meet the needs of the the governments’ (our) money? community and be prepares for any un- Ronald S. Phillips is a Pueblo native and an foreseen events. Independent Financial Advisor. Order a free For more information about Bonfils Blood copy of his book Investing To Win Center, please visit www.bonfils.org or call (303) 363-2300 or (800) 365-0006. Jessica by calling 545-6442. 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Copyright© 2008-Beacon Publishing Visit Us at http://www.seniorbeacon.info Senior Beacon - Mar., 2009 - Page - 17 Senior Community Update AARP TAX PREPARATION Shopping Center at 2 p.m.. For informa- ---To help with a Senior Vision the community in a variety of activities AARP free tax preparation tion: 545-2803 Support Group, sending out monthly concerning emergency preparedness are begins February 2, 2009 O.W.L.S. Variety in Dining notices, calling and making room and needed now. Volunteers will be involved Schedule: Monday - Thursday (Breakfast, Brunch, Dinner) meet 3rd travel arrangements. in a variety of activities from demonstrat- 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM; Friday 9:30 AM Wed. each month. Contact M.& L.Rich ---Tutors and volunteers in the ing how to make a disaster kit, to mail- to 12 noon; Closed Feb. 16, 2009 at 647 0415 for more info. schools are always needed. ings, giving presentations and many more First come - first served, limited RIDE TO CHURCH? If you are interested in any of activities. This will also be a fun group number each day. Looking for a ride to church? these opportunities or want more infor- with other interesting perks. Call Gloria Joseph Edward Senior Center Call Wesley United Methodist Church at mation call Gloria Valdez, SRDA, 545- Valdez, 545-8900 for info. (SRDA) 230 N. Union Avenue 561-8746 and we can make arrangements 8900. Also get information on the these Healthier Living Seminar 2009 International Home to transport you to worship and fellow- three web sites: srda.org (look under Take control of your ongoing Instead Convention ship.” programs-RSVP), pueblovolunteers.org, health conditions & feel better! The April 22nd - 25th, 2009 - Omaha, regional advisory 211help.net.. Healthier Living Colorado™ Program is Nebraska committee SRDA APRIL CALENDAR a six week session workshop designed to Mark your calendars! Get out The Upper Arkansas Area Agency SRDA at 545-8900 has activ- help with the challenges facing anyone your suitcases! It’s time to register for the on Aging is seeking individuals to join itites for seniors every weekday of the living with an ongoing health condition. 2009 International Convention on April our Regional Advisory Committee(RAC). month. From quilting to bridge and from Class, Books and CD’s are free 22nd - 25th. The Area Agency on Aging provides a computer classes to movies with popcorn to participants. Last year, we introduced our wide variety of programs and services and exercise classes, SRDA trries have * Do you have 2 ½ hours to give each Strategic Intent: By 2025, Home Instead to seniors in Lake, Chaffee, Custer and offer something for everyone in terms of week for 6 weeks? Senior Care will be among the most Fremont counties. The Older American activities throughout the month. * Do you suffer from an ongoing health admired global companies by actively and Older Coloradans Acts, local dollars LIVING WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS? condition such as heart disease, arthritis, changing the face of aging. We laid and contributions provide funding for the Osteoarthritis does not only diabetes, asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, the groundwork for how we would get agency. RAC members assist the agency strike the knees, hips and hands. In an or cancer? there. in setting funding priorities and identify- estimated one million Americans, it also * Do you enjoy social interaction? This year, we’re putting it all ing needs in local communities through- affects the small, vulnerable joints of the * Do you enjoy helping others? together by bringing you the tactics, tools out the region. Those interested in apply- neck, and can cause sudden attacks of * Are you comfortable with a class set- and action items necessary to help you ing for membership should contact the severe pain that may radiate into the head ting? grow your businesses and reach our goal. Area Agency on Aging at 719- 539- 3341 and arms. But what can patients them- * Can you relate to others suffering from And as always, Convention is an excel- or toll free at 877- 610- 3341. selves do about this form of arthritis? some type of ongoing health condition? lent opportunity for you to tap into the GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY How can they ease the pain, deal with the * Do you enjoy learning new things? network on topics relative to your busi- “The Southeastern Colorado limitations it causes, and support their If you answered yes to any of nesses. Genealogy Society holds regular meet- doctor’s treatment? With the help of the above questions, then this class is for Expect some new things for the ings on the second Saturday of the month some of the world’s leading spine spe- YOU! Call for class dates and time. 2009 International Convention, as well beginning at 2:00pm in the Meeting cialists, the American Arthritis Society For more information please as the favorites you’ve come to enjoy! Room B”, Robert Hoag Rawlings Library, has compiled twelve practical tips for contact Shawnee Lorimor @ SRDA Click on the buttons on the left side 100 Abriendo Ave., Pueblo. There is self-care that are effective and easy to 719-404-0924. of the page to view the agenda. You a continuing Refresher/Beginners class follow. Please visit the Society’s website csu extrension program can register online by clicking here. starting at 1:00PM. Call 546-1973 for at: www.americanarthritis.org. THE CSU Extension/Pueblo Registering for Convention does not details.” Guests welcome and there is no AARP Schedule of Activities County office is offering a Vegetable book your hotel accommodations. Please charge. for MARCH 2009 Gardening class on Tuesday, March 24th book hotel accommodations using the WHAT A GREAT TIME TO Pueblo Information Center AARP from 6-9 p.m. Tips and techniques for “Hotel Information” link located on the VOLUNTEER PHONE: (719) 543-8876, 1117 Prairie successful gardening in the varied cli- left side of the page. Volunteers are needed: Avenue. HOURS: Mon-Sat 10-3pm mate of Pueblo County along with tradi- LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE ---Drivers to deliver Meals on Pueblo, Colorado 81005 tional and innovative methods, soil, plant SUPPORT GROUP Wheels to homebound seniors Safe Driving Classes, Benefits selection, irrigation and harvesting will Support group for Lou Gehrig’s ---Volunteers to help in the many Check-up, exercising, Tai-Chi, eating be covered. 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He’d courage traditionally meant was risking This might be the nicest thing a Ron some- have some original take -- maybe propose the disapprobation of people you know. It man could ever do for me. Hey, skip the times told me of the re-opening the bonuses paid to Franklin was about losing friends, losing work and bagel and fresh coffee -- bring me that op- cruelty directed at him Raines and Jamie Gorelick for their yeo- losing status where you live -- not alienat- ed page and a pair of scissors! It was like a by his former friends, man’s work running Fannie Mae into the ing people you will never meet. Insulting fabulous Park Avenue hotel with a clipping but never with bitterness or for publication ground and then collecting bonuses of $90 people in Kansas when you live in Los service. -- although I’m tempted to get it off my million and $24.7 million, respectively. Or Angeles is not speaking truth to power; During his long-shot chemo treat- chest even if he didn’t want to get it off his maybe he’d just make a joke. it’s speaking anything to serve power. ments at “the spa,” as he called Memorial chest. You know who you are. But I can’t ask him anymore be- One thing you cannot say about Sloan-Kettering, Ron turned his chemo As with his impending death, cause Ron died of a rare esophageal cancer Ron’s magnificent speech at the 2004 Re- rooms into Command Central. Most peo- Ron mostly joked about his banishment last Sunday. publican National Convention is that he ple doze off during chemo; Ron would be from the plutocracy. When I off-handedly So now there is one less person in did it to go with the flow in Hollywood, sitting upright, watching the news, check- mentioned in December 2004 that I had to the world who never chooses his positions to take the path of least resistance, to win ing his laptop and making cell phone calls, get a Christmas tree, he told me he’d like to feed a pompous ego or to stroke his easy applause. Ron did lose work, lose seemingly oblivious to the poison being to help, but having recently spoken at the self-image as a thinking person. There was friends and lose his entire social appara- injected into his arm. Republican National Convention, the last no point to posturing for Ron: His social tus. He’d often come to church with thing he needed was to be seen walking standing in Hollywood was revoked the Ron didn’t say what he said to get me on Sundays -- while insisting he fa- through the streets of New York carrying moment he supported Bush and the Iraq any kind of reaction, but because he be- vored the “Original Testament,” as if the a Christmas tree. War. lieved it. He was an intellectual trapped in New Testament were an act of judicial ac- After an aborted operation on his Perhaps Ron always spoke his an actor’s body. tivism. He just liked to hear an intellectual cancer in July 2007, as soon as I saw Ron mind, but I didn’t know him when he was Amid the antiques at his beau- lecture on the Bible -- and always perked in his hospital bed, I told him I had Chris- “brave”; I only knew Ron when he was ac- tifully appointed Park Avenue pre-war, up when the minister began discussing the tians across the country praying for him. tually brave. there were piles and piles of magazines “Original Testament.” He said, “That’s good, because the Jews I’ve noticed that words like and newspaper articles on topics ranging On Sundays when we had com- are praying for me to die.” “brave” and “courageous” are mostly used from Sunni Muslims to Darwinism. Near- munion, Ron would pop the host in his Here he was joking only hours nowadays to mean “left-wing.” We’re ly every room was lined with books, most mouth as soon as the tray passed him, ap- after being told his cancer was inoperable constantly asked to admire the monumen- of them dog-eared. provingly observing that matzo was served and he had mere months to live. Nearly tal courage of Susan Sarandon, Tim Rob- When I needed to stay with Ron at church. two years later, he was gone. Luckily for bins, Sean Penn, Janeane Garofalo and the for a few weeks once, he’d get up hours No ideas frightened him, which him, he now faces a Maker who rewards Dixie Chicks -- sometimes even by other before I did, read all the major newspapers is part of the reason why we were always bravery, but despises “bravery.” Charlene Dengler: “Training The Palate, Not Cleaning The Plate” by Charlene Dengler However, even in this tough economy, an something can’t be done about it. in point was when “fat free” foods were When I was growing up if I did overabundance of every kind of food or Here in America, the land of plenty, introduced to the market. Many people, not finish all of my dinner I was reminded drink is evident. Just consider corpulent we have plenty all right; plenty of mer- thinking that fat free meant calorie free, of those starving children in third world America. cenary food companies who don’t care consumed far more than a serving size. countries who would appreciate my lefto- I don’t mean to be harsh, but about the health of people. They are more This behavior led to an explosion in the vers. And I would think, “if only I could America is ranked one of the highest concerned with having plenty of money incidence of obesity. What wasn’t evident get those tasty tidbits to them.” At the with regard to obesity. Additionally, that in exchange for inferior, adulterated food to consumers was that instead of fat, crav- time knowing that sending my castoffs statistic is extending to the succeeding that doesn’t nourish the body, but just fills ing-causing carbohydrates were added to was not going to happen, it prompted me generations as evidenced by the surging it with poor quality substances that wreak the popular snacks and many could not to say a prayer for them and to be thank- numbers of overweight and obese teenag- havoc with digestion and create multitudes stop munching. ful for the forsaken succotash; yes, even ers and preteens. BMI stands for “body of opportunity for the disease process to My biggest complaint is against those nasty lima beans. Back then food in mass index” and is a calculation based on take hold. Consider the following com- high fructose corn syrup, which chemi- America was plentiful and readily avail- a person’s height and weight and nothing monly added substances that although cally being a “left-handed” sugar, is not able, but nothing like the convenient, fast more. It’s a snapshot view of one’s general recognized as acceptable, certainly do not metabolized like sugar and is not only food, instant gratification society of today. health. A BMI of over 25 is an indication contribute to optimum health. causing more obesity but also metabolic of being overweight and clearly at risk for Thankfully, partially hydrogen- disorders and hormone imbalances. Check One in every 154 families diabetes. And a BMI of 30 or greater is a ated oils are finally disappearing from la- the labels! Anything sweet, and even faces a possible foreclosure definite indication of being obese. bels after more than thirty-five years of be- breads, crackers and some not so sweet Taking into consideration other ing added to breads, crackers, cookies and snacks have this nemesis, high fructose in Pueblo, parameters such as body frame, percent- other baked items. corn syrup, as one of its top ingredients. Don’t Be One of Them! age of body fat, total body composition, However, saturated fats are still High fructose corn syrup is cheap, with and bone density provides a more accurate lurking even in the most innocent products, a long shelf life, thereby lending itself to If you think you might have to file for a picture of an individual’s overall fitness such as protein bars touted as good nutri- high production with less effort. There are foreclosure, find out what your options and health condition. One thing for sure tional supplementation. Beware of health some well-intentioned companies that will are. Call NeighborWorks® of Pueblo is, if one is overweight, even by just 10%, fanatics promoting these items as sound not use the substance but again, I say, read for free foreclosure mitigation counseling. they are at greater risk of diabetes, heart nutrition. At best, they are an occasional the labels. disease, stroke and cancer. So, why is substitute for real food. Chemicals, many Why, you may ask are these addi- 544-8078, Ext. 102 obesity in the USA such a major problem? of which you need a biochemistry degree tives in our food supplies in such quanti- After all, we are a highly advanced, tech- to pronounce, are found in abundance, ties as to cause Americans to be so abun- nologically sound country. The answer is particularly in so-called “low fat”, “re- dant in size. The answer again is money! A Colorado non-profit serving Pueblo for over 30 years quite complicated but not so daunting that duced sugar”, “diet” foods. 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Creating a seamless transition More than 75 percent of decks sure-treated wood. from indoor to outdoor living, a deck is built today are made of wood, but con- Synthetic lumber is an elevated platform most commonly sumer interest in color choices and lower not strong enough attached to the back of a house. maintenance is driving the synthetic lum- to be load-bearing. “Today’s decks are far different ber market. Beaudry says there are more New innovations from the 12-by-16-foot rectangles our than 100 wood-alternative decking mate- in pressure-treated fathers and grandfathers put up in the rials, including vinyl or plastic planks lumber, such as 1970s and ‘80s,” says Michael Beaudry, and manufactured wood composite lum- micronized copper executive vice president of the North ber. azole (MCA) and American Deck and Railing Association Dave Lombardo is on deck alkaline copper (NADRA) in Quakertown, Pa. “Now, using innovative wood-wannabes in his quaternary (ACQ), decks are built with multilevels to serve Baltimore-based business, American have replaced the multipurposes, giving people easy access Deck. once commonly to outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, hot tubs “When I started designing and used CCA, or chro- or pools.” constructing decks 20 years ago, we only mated copper arse- Modern-day deck designs com- made them of wood. These synthetic nate-treated wood. Located in Baltimore, this wooden deck was built after the plement a house’s architecture and are products didn’t even exist,” Lombardo “ T h e r e ’s house’s original deck was removed. The multilevel deck rises to built around a homeowner’s expectations says. “Now, a homeowner has many no hiding the nat- a height of 12 feet off the ground. photo: American Deck for usage, privacy and views of the sur- decking material choices, depending on ural beauty of a rounding landscape. NADRA projects preferences and lifestyle.” solid wood deck,” rials are made from polyvinyl chloride nearly 4 million residential decks will be No matter which decking a hom- Lombardo says. “But one made with (PVC), polyethylene, polystyrene and constructed this year in the United States, eowner may want underfoot, a deck’s cedar, redwood or pressure-treated lum- recycled plastics. whether homeowners are replacing decks framework of supporting posts, beams ber requires regular maintenance with Plastic or vinyl decking can be sealing or staining.” embossed with a wood grain that comes Different types and grades of in a variety of colors, including black, Oral Health Tips For Seniors wood vary in performance and price. white, green, red and gray. Installing a While material costs and availability of deck made of plastic or vinyl materi- Diet and Oral Health: A Vicious Circle For Some Seniors hardwoods vary from one region of the als may run upwards of $25 to $35 per by Ned High country to another, installing a pressure- square foot. No matter what your age, it’s important to eat a healthy diet – one that in- treated wood deck is the least expensive Lombardo says that while the cludes lots of fruits and vegetables and whole grains, and minimal amounts of fats option with an estimated cost of $19 and cost for some of these synthetic lumbers and sweets. Such a diet provides necessary vitamins and minerals that keep your up per square foot. Redwood and cedar is higher initially, homeowners don’t have entire body – including your mouth – healthy and strong. have natural decay-resistant properties, the maintenance costs that are associated Eating right is especially important for older people because poor nutrition with an estimated installed price range of with staining and waterproofing wooden can contribute to a decline in health. People in poor health, or those who have mouth $20 to $40 or more per square foot. decks. Some synthetic lumbers even offer or teeth problems, are less likely to eat well, so a vicious circle can result that can A tropical hardwood such as 25-year structural and 10-year color-fade have serious health consequences. Brazilian ipe (ee-pay) does not require warranties. Dare To Ask: Physical factors leading to health problems include: changes in chewing regular staining and sealing because A deck’s finishing touches, ability; dry mouth; changes in taste and smell; slowing of metabolism and activity of the wood’s density, but homeown- such as cascading stairs, planter boxes, level; reduction in nutrient absorption; changes in eyesight and hearing; physical dis- ers should expect the mahogany-colored benches and custom handrails, move a ability; untreated tooth decay; loose teeth; missing teeth that haven’t been replaced wood to weather to a steel gray. Trained deck’s design from utilitarian to uber- with bridges, dentures or implants; and ill-fitting bridges or dentures. installers can charge $25 to $50 and up cool. Synthetic lumber companies also Here are some suggestions to help you eat an adequate diet even if you are per square foot for this top-tier lumber. make railing systems, fascia boards and having health problems. If you have problems chewing, you can chop, grind or puree Some homeowners may feel like trim pieces to match their manufactured meats; use canned, sugar-free fruits and vegetables; cook fresh vegetables to make their home’s wood deck is stacked against decking. them softer; eat softer breads and pastas; and use instant breakfast drinks. them because of annual maintenance “Every deck should be designed If you have dry mouth, you can drink plenty of fluids; suck on sugarless costs and upkeep. Synthetic, lower-main- differently, based on the house style, lemon drops or other sugarless candies; and talk to you dentist or doctor about saliva tenance wood-composite decking materi- topography of the land, budget and main- supplements. als are high-tech timbers made of plastic tenance constraints,” Lombardo says. If you have a diminished or altered sense of taste, you can add spices to you and wood fiber. “The synthetics and woods all perform food; try flavored dairy products (such as yogurt); and eat whole-grain breads and raw But not all wood composites differently, so homeowners need to ask vegetables. are created equal, Lombardo says. Some questions to choose a decking material If you have arthritis or a physical disability, you can eat plenty of stews, composites have a water-resistant, wood- that’s best for their house, yard and life- soups and applesauce; eat tender meats or have your meats pureed; and have your grain-embossed surface that hinders the style.” fruits and vegetables cut into small pieces. potential for mold and bacteria growth. RESOURCES Visit your dentist if you have mouth pain, missing teeth, ill-fitting dentures Many composites are lower maintenance -- American Deck Inc., based in or bridges, or other oral problems. than wood and only require routine deck Baltimore, has eight locations on the East This oral health tip comes from Oral Health Awareness Colorado!, a coalition of federal, state cleanings. Coast, www.amdeck.com or (800) 592- and community organizations that developed the state’s first formal oral health plan aimed at For a grand effect, some wood DECK (3325). improving the general health of Colorado residents. For moreinformation about oral health, composites can be bent to create a curved -- To find local deck builders go to the website www.beasmartmouth.com deck design. A wood composite deck can that belong to the North American Deck be installed for $24 to $30 or more per and Railing Association, go to www. Yesterday’s soldiers...... square foot. 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The man declined to ephants” and “feeding seals” are big at- his girlfriend following a five-hour-long had trespassed on rancher Roger Bar- identify himself, and no official report tractions, but so are visitors’ roaming the argument they were having about what nett’s land in 2004 (only one of hundreds was required, but after the man was hosed cages, “holding lion cubs” and “hugging the operating hours are for the local li- of forays onto his land over the years by off by a fire truck, he “discovered” that bears.” brary. border-jumpers from Mexico) because his keys had been in his pocket all along, The Classic Middle Name (all-new!) -- First, Do No Harm: Tennessee Barnett had detained them while he was and he drove away. Arrested Recently and Awaiting anesthesiologist Visuvalingam Vilvara- carrying a gun, which the jury said con- A News of the Weird Classic (July Trial for Murder: Kevin Wayne Dun- jah was arrested in February in Kentucky stituted “infliction of emotional distress” 1991) lap, Hopkinsville, Ky., October; Rich- and charged with providing controlled- (though Barnett said he was merely pro- In March 1991, Florence Sch- ard Wayne Smith, Marietta, Ga., Janu- substance prescriptions (OxyContin, tecting his property). Originally, 16 Mex- reiber Powers, 44, a Ewing, N.J., admin- ary; Joshua Wayne Cubbage, St. Helens, methadone) to as many as 350 non-pa- ican nationals had sued for $32 million, istrative law judge on trial for shoplift- Ore., February; Timothy Wayne Murray, tients. However, the more basic question accusing Barnett of violating whatever ing two watches, called her psychiatrist Slidell, La., convicted on a 2005 co- is why Tennessee licensed Dr. Vilvarajah civil rights illegal-immigrant trespassers to testify that Powers was under stress caine possession charge in March 2009 in the first place, since he had been ap- might have. at the time of the incidents. The doctor while awaiting trial for a 2006 murder. proved by the state Department of Health Least Competent People said Powers did not know what she was Indicted for Murder: Arnold Wayne Mc- even though officials knew that he was -- How Could These Victims doing “from one minute to the next,” for Cartney, Lewis County, W.Va., March; on parole at the time after serving a sen- Have Acquired So Much Money in the the following reasons: recent auto ac- Arthur Wayne Blood, Pendleton, Ore., tence for murdering his wife and mother- First Place? (a) A 27-year-old “psychic” cident, traffic ticket, new-car purchase, March. Convicted of Murder: Michael in-law. A department spokeswoman told was sentenced to two months in jail in overwork, husband’s kidney stones, hus- Wayne Charles, Beaumont, Texas, Oc- The Tennessean newspaper that no law San Jose, Calif., in December after some- band’s asthma (and noisy breathing ma- tober; John Wayne Graves Jr., Lancaster, prevented Dr. Vilvarajah’s licensing. how convincing a woman, who had come chine in their bedroom), menopausal hot Pa., November; Michael Wayne Sher- Inexplicable to her for a $10 reading, to pay her, in flashes, “ungodly” vaginal itch, bad rash, rill, Charlotte, N.C., February; Douglas -- A 25-year-old man was ar- ever-increasing increments, $108,000 fear of breast and anal cancer, fear of den- Wayne Hall II, Richmond, Ky., February. rested in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., in Feb- for a “spiritual cleansing.” (b) Charles tal surgery, son’s asthma, mother’s and Sentenced for Murder: Charles Wayne ruary after an apparent suicide attempt. Silveira filed a lawsuit in March in Mor- aunt’s illnesses, need to organize parents’ Warden, Brownsville, Texas, January. According to police, the man tried to gas ristown, N.J., to recover the $250,000 he 50th wedding anniversary, need to cook Murder Conviction Upheld on Appeal: himself inside his car in a closed garage, had incrementally paid to a “psychic,” Thanksgiving dinner for 20 relatives, Thomas Wayne Weaver, Gastonia, N.C., but apparently did not have a garage him- who said she needed to make a golden purchase of 200 gifts for Christmas and February. Executed for Murder: Kenneth self, and was arrested for trespass when statue for him to ward off negativity. The Hanukkah, attempt to sell her house with- Wayne Morris, Huntsville, Texas, March. he drove into a stranger’s garage for the woman also convinced Silveira to buy her out a broker, lawsuit against wallpaper Died in Prison Awaiting Retrial for Mur- attempt, causing about $1,000 damage. a $700,000 home, but that house is in Sil- cleaners, need to return newly purchased der: Michael Wayne Jennings, Martinez, Unclear on the Concept veira’s name, and he has asked a court’s furniture, and toilet constantly running. Calif., convicted of murder in 1984 but -- In Airdrie, Alberta, in January, permission to evict her. (Nonetheless, she was convicted.) granted a retrial in 2002. police officers responded to a report from -- Crime Doesn’t Pay (except Cultural Diversity Least Competent Criminals the Ralph McCall Elementary School maybe $25 an hour): According to police -- A member of the Singapore Not Ready for Prime Time: (1) that a man was standing in the yard yell- in Longview, Wash., a 57-year-old wom- Parliament, Loo Choon Yong, attracted Matthew Peverada was arrested in Port- ing with a portable loudspeaker toward a an entered a Winco Foods store at 5 a.m. worldwide attention in February when land, Maine, in December and charged group of frolicking kids, calling, “Girls in on March 2 and did not leave the store he proposed that his already legendarily with attempting to rob Dipietro’s Market. the field, come over to my truck, come until 5 p.m., and upon exit, paid for about hard-working countrymen add Saturdays His first attempt, at about 4 p.m., was pet my dog.” When alarmed adults near- $80 worth of groceries but also possessed as a workday, to improve productivity rebuffed, but he announced that he’d be by approached him, the man quickly got about 100 other small, concealed items to cover for a declining birthrate. “We back at 11 p.m., and that they’d better in his truck and took off. such as greeting cards, sunglasses and should accept that, as a people, our pro- have some money for him. He returned, -- In response to a bomb threat batteries (the total value of which was creation talent is not our forte,” he said, and police were waiting. (2) In Phoenix called in to Hays High School in Buda, about $300). She had spent at least part and move from a five-day workweek to 6 in January, Shawn Holden, 20, ran from Texas, in February, Principal Shirley Re- of the day surreptitiously removing the Latest Religious Messages his car rather than be detained at a traf- ich directed the evacuation of all students, items’ packaging so they would not ap- -- The Vatican said in January fic stop for running a red light, and offic- who were kept out for two hours until pear to be the store’s stock. that Pope Benedict XVI would soon issue ers pursued him on foot. As police were the all-clear. The building had not been Recurring Themes guidelines to help Catholics understand wandering around looking for Holden, a completely cleared, though. Reich had Once again, a man was found to which “sightings” of the Virgin Mary and truck driver walked by, got into his truck, ordered that eight special-needs students, have climbed into the waste tank of an Jesus are legitimate and which are phony and drove off, running over the prostrate who presented mobility problems for the outdoor toilet, but according to a March (such as “apparitions” that seem to have body of Holden, who had been hiding un- staff, be kept inside during the evacua- report in the Twin Falls (Idaho) Times- been created for quick sale on eBay). derneath. He was treated at a hospital and tion, and afterward Reich defended her News, the emergency crew seemed to ac- When a claim occurs, the local bishop arrested. decision, crediting herself for compas- cept his story that it was all a mistake and will be expected to convene a panel of Recurring Themes sion because it was cold outside, and she not a manifestation of perversion. 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Look for proportioned lengths an out- Passionate fans of “Project Run- rics (it’s a fancy word for systematic body (hand-done hems tend to look lumpy in r i g h t way” have been applying to fashion design measuring), garment manufacturers finally stretch fabrics) and for Supplex or Tactel b a d schools in droves, drawn by the excitement, have the data to make clothes designed to nylon or microfiber polyester, which hold fit. Ex- the glamour, the utter fabulousness of life fit and flatter that body. But, if any of them their colors better than cotton. ample: as a professional fashionista. Which raises are actually doing it, they’re keeping it very Many older women were (to put it Chico’s the question: How many of these aspirant quiet. mildly) put off by the ultra-low-rise pants (www. designers aspire to design a line of stylish, So what is an old woman -- yes, an that until recently were almost inescapable, chicos. comfortable, moderately priced clothes for “old woman”: Age by itself is not so awful but a slightly-below-the-waist waistband c o m , women in their 80s and 90s? or indecent as to require euphemism -- to can be surprisingly flattering, even more 1-888- I’m going to go out on a limb here wear? (Besides, I mean, the clothes she al- so if it’s the flat “invisible stretch” kind. (A 8 5 5 - and guess: Not a single one. ready owns -- an especially popular choice cinched-tight-at-the-natural-waist waist- 4 9 8 6 ) Sorry, surviving female members in this age of shrinking IRAs, failing pen- band that explodes into pleats or gathers h a s A longer T-shirt (this one is the women’s short-sleeve active wear of the Greatest Generation! You’re just not sions and stock portfolios worth half what only makes your stomach stick out even built a crewneck tunic T-shirt from cool enough to fire the imagination of fash- they were a year ago.) more.) respect- Lands’ End) skims past the flat ion-obsessed teenagers. Custom is one option. Lands’ Along the same line, a tactic I’m a b l e backside and rounded abdomen Or grown-ups, for that matter. End (www.landsend.com, 1-800-963- always trying to talk my own mother into b u s i - that older women tend to acquire Extensive recent anthropometric stud- 4816) makes custom-fit jeans and khakis is wearing T-shirts out instead of tucking ness on with age; pants with plenty of ies have documented the effects of age on for women, and JCPenney (www.JCPen- them in. It’s axiomatic: Tucked-in tops clothes stretch (in this case, yoga pants women’s bodies: The head is carried for- ney.com, 1-800-222-6161) makes custom- spotlight the tummy. She never wants to t h a t , also from Lands’ End) fit with- out binding or sagging. Photos: Lands’ ward, shoulders roll forward to widen the fit chinos. The problem here is that pants hear it, having grown up in the 1930s and because End made to fit the 1940s, the age of Scarlett O’Hara, when t h e y older woman’s small waists were crucial -- and untucked a r e n’t flat backside shirts were considered sloppy. (And really, meant to fit closely, work for a range of and rounded why should she? 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Just for Laughs a wedding shower, and dresses like Harry of them. (Courtney As I write this review of “Yes Potter for a costume party. While not a perfect film (the usu- Cox) two Man,” Jim Carrey stares at me from an Accepting the affirmative also ally great Fionnula Flanagan appears in kids while eight-by-ten photo perched on a shelf to results in our hero meeting Allison (Zooey a couple of crude and insulting scenes), she goes my left -- and signed “Spank you very Deschanel), a lovely young woman with “Yes Man” is highly entertaining. Besides out of much!” Carrey sent this to me a few years strange interests, such as taking pictures Carrey and Deschanel, actors who add town for an ago in response to my letter offering him of others while she’s running. Of course, to the movie’s appeal include: Terrence important suggestions about his career. I’m glad he’s romance blossoms between these two Stamp, who’s almost scary as a self-help job inter- following some of my recommendations – and it’s great fun watching them get to guru; Bradley Cooper, suitably worried as view. When by using his extraordinary talents in amus- know each other. Carrey and Deschanel Carl’s best friend; and the always funny S k e e t e r ing movies like “Yes Man.” (“Elf”) display a delightful screen chemis- John Michael Higgins as the man who tells his Happily, Carrey romps through try here, and I’d like to see them in more introduces Carl to the “Yes Man” philoso- little niece this movie (available April 7 on DVD) films together. phy. and neph- with his usual kinetic energy and enthu- Despite Mae West’s belief that Director Peyton Reed moves “Yes ew stories siasm. He plays Carl Allen, a formerly “too much of a good thing can be won- Man” along with a lively pace, and the at bedtime, closed-off man who discovers that say- derful,” sometimes it can lead to serious screenplay by Nicholas Stoller, Jarrad Paul every one of his fantastic tales -- whether ing “Yes” to every opportunity brings problems. In “Yes Man,” that’s exactly and Andrew Mogel boasts witty dialogue, set in the Old West or in Rome’s Golden him multiple benefits. This “carpe diem” what happens. Will Carl learn how to be especially the banter between the char- Age or in a sci-fi future -- relates to situation serves as showcase for Carrey’s more reasonable about the opportunities acters played by Carrey and Deschanel. his desire to triumph over Kendall. In hilarious physical comedy skills. When he accepts? If so, how will that impact I consider “Yes Man” a welcome movie the meantime, Skeeter falls for Jill (Keri his character breaks out of his shell, he his relationship with Allison? Those two gift for comedy fans. (Released by Warner Russell), who takes care of the kids dur- plays the guitar, sings, speaks Korean, questions may make the movie sound like Bros. and rated “PG-13” for crude sexual ing the day. Unfortunately, the chemistry races a motorcycle, overdoses on “Red a downer, but don’t worry. It’s designed humor, language and brief nudity.) between Sandler and Russell comes across Bull,” attends off-the-wall concerts, plans strictly for laughs – and there are plenty “Bedtime Stories,” another film about as exciting as Jane Austen on tran- comedy available on DVD this month, quilizers. may evoke laughs from its young target Sandler tries his best to make audience, but it left me wondering why Skeeter fun to watch. He does his silly more attention wasn’t paid to the script of faces, talks to a big-eyed guinea pig and this latest Adam Sandler effort. Because so forth, but none of his actions resulted the movie centers on a great idea concern- in much laughter from the audience at the ing stories with elements that come to life screening I attended – except for the six the next day, it’s a shame the whole film and seven-year-olds in attendance. didn’t turn out to be more enjoyable for Still, I’m glad I saw “Bedtime all age groups. Telling stories to little chil- Stories.” Why? Because Guy Pearce dren can be such fun! No matter how silly (“Time Machine”) goes so far over the top the tale, youngsters love hearing adults put in a musical number, I thought my eyes their own spin on a fantasy or adventure and ears were deceiving me. But I couldn’t saga. Although capitalizing on this fact of help loving that scene! Obviously, Pearce life, “Bedtime Stories” becomes a series is an actor who’s willing to do anything of repetitive situations enhanced by fun for his craft. (Released by Walt Disney 1121 S. 9th St. special effects, then sabotaged by unfunny Pictures and rated “PG” for mild language, Cañon City, CO dialogue like “Goofy is the new hand- crude humor, and thematic elements.) 719-275-1286 some.” Sandler plays Skeeter, a hotel Read Betty Jo’s movie reviews at handyman who’s competing with the ReelTalkReviews.com. Autographed cop- ies of her two books, CONFESSIONS OF A villainous, high-powered Kendall (Guy MOVIE ADDICT and SUSAN SARANDON: Pearce) for a top spot in a big hotel. At the A TRUE MAVERICK, are available in Pueblo same time, he’s agreed to baby sit his sister’s at Barnes & Noble.