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August 2012 CornerMaintenance Hanscom Family Housing Staff Kelley Casey Community Director Angel Medeiros Asst. Comm. Director Recently we’ve seen a large Amanda Carlo Res. Relat. Specialist increase in calls for inoperable Karen Driscoll Admin Assistant garbage disposals due to jams, etc. John Tew Maintenance Director We’ve removed popcorn kernels, Rob Waters Asst. Maint. Director shells, grape pits and especially Popsicle Event - 19 July 12 cutlery. As a reminder, garbage Doug Best Maint. Coordinator Ice Cream Social disposals are to mill up those items on Tony Wyman Bookkeeper Once again, our the plate that didn’t come off after it Ice Cream Social has Maintenance Staff was raked into the trash can. proved to be a David Katt Howard Schon Dishwasher filters and lines will also resident favorite Phil Payne Luis Ortiz become clogged if large food event. Residents Jeff Alton George Grimes particles, bones, etc. are left on the were able to socialize while enjoying Carolina Amaya Raquel Calles items to be washed. We ask you to Bedford Farms Ice Cream. Thank you Tony Simmonds Milko Moncada please review the correct methods of for coming out. We know we enjoyed disposal with all family members. it! We would also like to remind everyone who enjoys backyard fires Steer for Shade and grills to keep in mind that we’ve Whenever possible, seek a shady had little to no rain and the grounds place to park your car. Sunlight will are very dry. Please keep a close cause some of your gasoline to watch on any outside fires to include evaporate out of the tank. tiki torches and candles.

Chocolate Each Day A study published in the Journal of End of Summer Party Psychopharmacology found that a few Join the FSS in welcoming returning ounces of dark chocolate a day can deployed members at this year’s End of result in a better mood. It also Summer BBQ/Blues Party. This event improves concentration and blood flow will take place on Thursday, 30 August. to the brain. Chocolate with the We are proud to be one of the Enjoy Your Summer highest percentage of cocoa is best. co-sponsors for this event. Go outside once a day just to savor the fresh air and sunshine.

[email protected] Celebrate Southpaws a fence or other structure. Sometimes, Which hand do you write with? the caches contain small toys or One in 10 people will answer “my left.” trinkets that can be taken, provided About 10 percent of the population is something is left in return. left-handed, and that figure has stayed About 5 million people around the the same throughout history. globe participate in searching for more Archaeologists know this by looking than 1.5 million caches. at which hands hunters are using in Although the bulk of geocaching cave paintings and by analyzing occurs in the United States, there are ancient tools. caches in more than 100 countries, As we celebrate Left-Handers’ Day Cache in Today plus one on the International on Aug. 13, here are other nifty notes Aug. 18 is International Space Station. about lefties: Geocaching Day, a day to celebrate a Those who hide the caches are • Stroke victims may recover popular sport for the modern world. encouraged to choose public property faster if they are left-handed. It Sometimes described as “high-tech and to not hide a cache where could be because lefties have hide and seek,” the basic idea of seekers will arouse suspicion, such as had to strengthen both sides of geocaching is for participants to use a near schools or government buildings. their brain to get by in a GPS or other navigational device to Some detractors consider caches right-handed world. follow coordinates to discover hidden “litter,” so now geocachers often pick • Six of the last 12 United States “caches.” Each cache contains a log up debris as they search, an effort presidents have been book so those who find it can sign called CITO, or “Cache In, Trash Out.” southpaws. their name and date the book. Several websites register caches. • A study found that two The caches are generally hidden, Check out www.Geocaching.com or left-handed parents will produce often inside tree stumps or alongside www.OpenCaching.com. left-handed children about 35 percent of the time. It is unknown if this is because of now 1,200 varieties of watermelon genetics or learning. Food grown worldwide. • Despite what you may have Every part of a watermelon is heard, there is no real proof that Facts edible. In Asia, the seeds are roasted. lefties are more accident-prone The rind can be pickled, stir-fried than right-handed people. or stewed. • Southpaws have an advantage in Watermelon contains no fat or Weighing in on Watermelon many sports, such as baseball, cholesterol and is high in fiber. It is a Watermelon might be the perfect tennis and fencing, because of good source of potassium and summer food. Sweet, juicy and the numbers: Right-handed vitamins A and C. Watermelon also refreshing, watermelon is a popular people don’t face lefties very has high concentrations of lycopene, treat at picnics, potlucks and parties. often, whereas lefties are used to an antioxidant that could help reduce Watermelon is aptly named, since it facing righties. the risk of some diseases. consists of 92 percent water. The Lots of Lefties average American eats more than Famous southpaws include: Neil 17 pounds of watermelon a year, Armstrong, George H. W. Bush, Julius making it the most-consumed melon Caesar, Winston Churchill, Albert in the United States. Einstein, W. C. Fields, Henry Ford, Although usually considered a fruit, Benjamin Franklin, Greta Garbo, Judy watermelon is a member of the gourd Garland, Bill Gates, Michelangelo, family and is related to cucumbers, Marilyn Monroe, Barack Obama, pumpkins and squash. H. Ross Perot, Pablo Picasso, Babe Egyptians cultivated watermelons Ruth, Mark Twain and H. G. Wells. more than 4,000 years ago. There are Wit & Wisdom “When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.” —Dale Carnegie

“We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial Prosciutto and Pea flavors and furniture polish Bowtie Pasta is made from real lemons.” Search for Stars Ingredients: —Alfred E. Neuman This Summer • 16 ounces bowtie pasta Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote, “If • 2 tablespoons olive oil “At my lemonade stand I used to give the stars should appear but one night • 2 tablespoons garlic, finely the first glass away free and charge every thousand years, how man would chopped five dollars for the second glass. marvel and stare.” • 1 (9-ounce) package frozen The refill contained the antidote.” Luckily, on any cloudless night, we artichoke hearts, thawed and —Emo Philips can stargaze, which humans have drained been doing for thousands of years. • 1 red bell pepper, finely diced “When life gives you lemons, The cave drawings at Lascaux in • 1 cup frozen peas, thawed you make lemonade. I have several France, estimated to be 17,300 years • 6 ounces prosciutto, thinly sliced stands around here.” old, include images that some experts • 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, —James Brady believe are star clusters. Ancient finely chopped Greeks wrote about constellations • Salt and pepper, to taste “We’ve got a lemon factory and we’re during the 7th century B.C., including • Parmesan cheese, shredded turning out 80–85 percent lemons.” some of the 88 official constellations Directions: —Albert Shanker recognized today by the International Prepare pasta according to Astronomical Union. package directions. “When life gives you lemons, While the IAU has a more complex While pasta cooks, heat oil in make grape juice and sit back and interpretation of stars in the night sky, medium skillet and sauté garlic with watch the world ask how you did it.” beginners don’t need much to identify artichokes and red pepper just until —Unknown and enjoy the stars and planets that garlic turns golden brown; add peas make up our solar system. It’s a good and cook another minute. “When life gives you lemons, idea to start with pictures of the night Drain pasta and place in serving squirt someone in the eye.” sky that show constellations according bowl. Add artichoke/peas mixture, —Cathy Guisewite to the season, like the ones found at prosciutto and parsley. Toss gently. www.SeaSky.org. This way, you’ll Season with salt and pepper, if “As you go about your daily life, know what you are looking for before desired. Sprinkle with cheese you will encounter many lemons. heading out. A moonless sky is best, and serve. Sour expressions, sour attitudes, because more stars can be seen, as Find more recipes at sour auras! The good thing is that well as a location away from city www.BoarsHead.com. if you don’t want to be a lemon, lights, although many constellations you don’t have to be!” can be seen from an urban setting. —C. JoyBell C. Besides your own eyes, not much else is needed, although binoculars “Fifty lemons are a burden can be handy for seeing dimmer stars. for one person, but they “It is not in the stars to hold are treasures for 50 people.” our destiny but in ourselves.” —Emmet Fox —William Shakespeare August 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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