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“It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells what kind of life you have lived.” —Anonymous

If you would like to be featured as quote of the month, please contact GAB Editor, Dr. Walt Ector. We’d love to share your words of wisdom!

Red Orchids China Bistro is a cut above most oriental restaurants. Kelly and Tony Chu have been running the restaurant for 14 years and have garnered a good reputation for a classy Chinese meal. No buffet stations or busy take-outs. Just a calm Bistro atmosphere with excellent service. Pat Mesel and I tried the restaurant at lunchtime. The HOT AND SOUR SOUP (cup $2.95, bowl $4.95) was the best I've ever had. The combination of pork, bean curd, bamboo shoots and wood ear mushroom in hot, sour broth was rich and delicious. Pat enjoyed the WONTON SOUP (cup $2.95, bowl $4.95) with pork filled dumplings in chicken broth. You don't need the bowl unless it's your entrée—the cup is generous. We shared the appetizer FIRE CRACKER SHRIMP ($3.95), shrimp rolls in an unusual firecracker shape. Could have eaten ten at least! A good idea that would be perfect for BG diners is a family style meal at lunchtime or dinnertime. Everyone orders a dish and then everything is passed. It's called a tasting spoon meal. Even if it's lunchtime, dinner dishes can be ordered. Just call ahead and let the restaurant know what you have in mind for your party. Here are some entrée possibilities: RED SNAPPER (SIGNATURE) features a pair of nice-sized crispy snapper fillets, gently glazed with Chinese sherry, cayenne and marmalade sauce (market price). Then there is the hearty SINGAPORE MUNG BEAN PASTA ($14.95) with coconut sauce, mung bean noodles, and shrimp, pork, chicken, and beef. Some chicken dishes beckon-CHICKEN BROCCOLI

B G E A T S O U T . . . C O N T ’ D

There are many songs, verses, bits of speeches, and phrases that are so familiar and often repeated. Bits of Shakespeare, poems and nursery rhymes, the National Anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance, “My Country Tis of Thee”, the 23rd Psalm, the Lord’s Prayer, and so many more. We have said or sung them all our lives. So, one day, I found that I was forgetting phrases in the Lord’s Prayer. I could recite it perfectly in unison, but by myself at the end of the day, I just wasn’t getting it right. Getting older and forgetting names is one thing, but this was a jolt. And so, I began to repeat the prayer more slowly, trying to recover the phrases, getting them in some order, and I slowed down. It reminded me that I had not thought about what I was repeating for years. Not the words of the Lord’s Prayer or the National Anthem, or so many of those familiar bits and pieces that had become rote. And THEN, I realized that this was not another of those slings and arrows of getting older. This was a completely unexpected gift! I began to really, really slow down, examining the words and what they mean in my life: how I prize this nation and how lucky I am to have been born here in this life of freedom, repeating “My Country Tis of Thee” and the National Anthem.

(lunch $6.95, dinner $11.95, with stir-fried chicken and broccoli in brown sauce. MOO GOO GAI PAN (Lunch $6.95, dinner $11.95) is a light chicken dish with mushrooms, snow peas, and water chestnuts in a white sauce. For those who love dishes with rice, rice noodles or egg noodles, there is one of each

to please you. Each has a selection of chicken, beef, pork or shrimp to complete the pancit, fried rice or lo mein. For vegetarians, there is EGGPLANT WITH GARLIC SAUCE ($10.95) and several others featuring vegetables and tofu or fried bean curd. The restaurant has a well-stocked bar and features a good wine selection. For you who love ice cream, you have a wonderful surprise awaiting you at Red Orchids: many flavors of Cirsea ice cream developed by co-owner Kelly Chu and right-hand man Matt Cook. Kelly won first prize at the James Beard House early this year for Best Iced Dessert. The winner was a coconut gelato with black and pink peppercorns folded in and a garnish of cinnamon-candied pineapple flowers made by hand. Kelly and Matt will head for Rimini, Italy, in September to compete for the world championship. You can order flavors such as chocolate cayenne, toasted black sesame, strawberry goat cheese and birthday cake for your dessert. Or stop by the ice cream case and choose an ice cream to take home. A shot of ice cream is $3, and a scoop is $4. Pints sell for $10. As you can see, this ice cream is for savoring, not devouring in a hurry. (Kelly has a separate facility where Cirsea ice cream is made to sell to regional

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W H A T ’ S H A P P E N I N G !

J e n n y J u h a s z , B r i t t L o c k , C e c i l i a M o o r e , a n d C h r i s t y S m i t h

The Concierge at the Commons and Myers Hall

perform a variety of services that you may not know

about: Sending faxes, making photocopies, shredding

services, and/or assist with setting up dry cleaning

services.

Wednesday, August 2, at 4:30 PM Karaoke Fun

Wednesday, August 9, at 4:30 PM Music by Sally Perkins

Wednesday, August 23, at 5:00 PM Music by Lisa Smith

Wednesday, August 30, at 4:30 PM “Fashion Week” Formal Wear Display

Put’s Pub

Friday, August 4 11:00 AM

Morse Activity Room Come play with curious &

cute Kittens from Pet Helpers!

Walkin’ the Dog By a BG Leash Holder

Get way back, and snap your fingers

Get over Rover, one and all Grab your leash, and don’t you linger.

Do that slow-drag—just not in the hall Do that step, the “Gotta Go, Mommy”

After all, you’re walkin’ the dog.

Yes indeed, you love your cutie. And when it’s done its duty

Just pick it up and rise real slow.

That’ll prove you’re healthy And truly show

You can dance the dance While walkin’ the Dog.

Remember—to please pick up after

your pet!!

Let’s Be Fashionable! Monday, August 28, at 3:00 PM, Myers Hall Activity Room

“Women He’s Undressed” - A Documentary about the Most Famous Fashion Designer of Early Cinema

Tuesday, August 29, at 3:30 PM, Myers Hall Activity Room Travelogue: The Costume Institute at The Met

Thursday, August 31, at 3:30 PM, Morse Activity Room Create Your Own Fashion Statement—Silk Scarf Dyeing

Friday, September 1, at 3:15 PM, Myers Hall Living Room Eliza’s Attic Fashion Show

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W H A T ’ S H A P P E N I N G !

J e n n y J u h a s z , B r i t t L o c k , C e c i l i a M o o r e , a n d C h r i s t y S m i t h

Mark Your 2017 August Calendars

Saturday, August 5, at 4:00 PM Infinity Quartet and Soda Shop

Blackmer Hall

Wednesday, August 7, at 11:00 AM Folk Music & Humor with Mark Mason

Morse Activity Room

Tuesday, August 8, at 3:00 PM Audubon Lecture: Bird Banding and Migration

Myers Hall Living Room

Wednesday, August 9, at 4:00 PM Wine Down Wednesday

with Classic Guitar Music Anderson Conservatory

Thursday, August 10, at 3:00 PM

500 Mile March Ceremony: Celebrate Your Victory Myers Hall Living Room

Thursday, August 10, at 4:00 PM

Fraud Prevention Blackmer Hall

Friday, August 11, at 4:00 PM

Women of Valor Folk Songs Blackmer Hall

Saturday, August 12, at 11:00 AM Smooth Saxophone with Dan Jani

Morse Activity Room

Monday, August 14, 11:00 AM Stock, Bonds, Mutual Funds, Oh My!

Presentation by Gorman Financial Group Blackmer Hall A

Monday, August 14, at 3:30 PM

Music and Singing with Mike Smith Morse Activity Room

Tuesday, August 15, at 4:00 PM

Thomas Pandolfi Piano Performance Chapel

Friday, August 18, at 4:00 PM

Dramatic Reading of Total Eclipse Blackmer Hall

C h a r l e s t o n A u g u s t E v e n t s C a l e n d a r

Please note, these are not Bishop Gadsden events; therefore, no transportation is provided.

August 3 Much Ado About Nothing Threshold Repertory Theatre 843-277-2172 August 10 Cirque Du Soleil Ovo Preview The Charleston Museum 843-722-2996 August 10 Paws on the Patio: Benefiting Charleston Animal Society Mt. Pleasant Towne Center 843-216-9900 August 11 Conversations with a Curator: Forces of Nature-Charleston in the Aftermath The Charleston Museum 843-722-2996 August 11 Sunset at Fort Sumter Liberty Square 843-722-2628 August 16 The Art of Jazz The Gibbes Museum 843-722-2706 August 21 Solar Eclipse Viewing Party MUSC Health Stadium 843-671-4625 August 21 The Great American Eclipse The Charleston Museum 843-722-2996 August 22 Tony Bennett The Gaillard Center 843-724-5212 August 30 Disney’s The Little Mermaid Dock Street Theatre 843-577-7183

Resident Update Meetings

No Meetings for the Summer.

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H A P P Y A U G U S T B I R T H D A Y S

M O V I E S ( F R O M A S E N I O R S ’ P E R S P E C T I V E )

Sam Elliott is an absolutely perfect “geezer” in the movie The Hero. The pot-smoking, boozing has-been movie star only finds current work as a voice for commercials. And then he finds out he has pancreatic cancer. The movie is slow, not very happy...but if you want to see the perfect portrayal of a geezer… Baby Driver was awarded 4½ stars and, for my money, it was a ½ star short. A very good heist and action flick with really bad and really sympathetic characters. Baby, a young man and the hero, is coerced to drive for criminal elements. What he can do with a getaway car is worth the ticket. Good action, good suspense, good acting and good popcorn. A fabulous cast in The Beguiled! But one of the standout “cast members” is the South: sultry, Spanish-moss covered, hot, humid, overgrown and going to ruin. I had seen the original movie and feared the dismemberment by bits and pieces, but this

version was much more benign…although just as fatal. Good movie, not great. Spiderman: Homecoming is a refresh to the superhero saga. To its credit, it is well cast, directed and a good way to reboot the franchise. An aspiring Peter Parker, aka, Spiderman, is intent on becoming part of the Avenger gang of super-heroes. But as a fifteen year old, he has teen issues to overcome. The characters are likable as is the movie with just the right amount of humor and conflict. The Big Sick is an endearing movie. Real life “hero” plays himself in the movie. He is Pakistani, fully Americanized (his career: stand-up comic) with parents who yearn to arrange a marriage for him. Complications set in when he falls for a “white” female. The culture clash is interesting, but the “white” girl’s parents, played by Ray Romano and Holly Hunter, are the best. I really enjoyed The Exception, starring Christopher Plummer, as the deposed Kaiser of Germany during the early days of WWII. The “exception” refers to an SS officer on guard over the Kaiser who falls for a maid in the household. She turns out to be Jewish and also a spy for England. Tangled allegiances, love, intrigue, and appealing characters in a lovely movie. Dunkirk was a disappointment. I expected the five-star production as advertised by most critics and got five stories of survival in the throes of a colossal disaster. Missing was the courage and commitment of the new British prime minister who drew the line in the sand and made the miracle happen. A bit thin for me.

1 Walt Ector

1 Bev John

2 Bitsy Aimar

2 Sheila Kelly

2 Lorraine McDermott

2 Char Stricklin

4 Joyce Pendleton

4 Dee Schafer

5 Claude Kemper

5 Betty Meese

5 Caroline Meyer

8 Curtis Worthington

9 Sabina Kurtzman

10 Ellen Marckesano

11 Maggie Gussenhoven

11 Lori Muenow

12 Ann Brown

12 Jane Condra

12 Billye Mann

12 Trilla Minkel

12 Mayo Read

13 Ralph Edwards

13 Ginny Ennis

13 Hal Fallon

14 Ben Legare

17 Kate Gorgas

17 Jean Morton

18 Louise Stevens

19 Bill Connellee

21 Irene Donnelly

21 John Howe

23 Lewis Minkel

24 Jimmy Evans

26 Kiki Anderson Welcome New Residents

Edward & Nancy Lilly Carole Moore

26 Joan Bailey

26 Linda Vingi

27 Mitzi McDevitt

28 Anne Olsen

28 Dot Roth

29 Catherine Boykin

29 Lois Hair

29 CD Melton

30 Orren Knauer

30 Tom Mann

30 Bruce Skidmore

30 Beatsie Solow

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My wife, Ruth and I knew that moving from Kansas to Charleston was a big change. In preparation for this move, we discarded and gave away countless household items; we sold a few items of furniture at a consignment shop. Euphemistically, this process is known as “downsizing”. For me it has been a “challenge”; also euphemistically speaking. We now are in our new home, which is roughly 1/3 smaller than the one we sold in Kansas. By my count, having moved in we are now in our third round of “downsizing”. Interestingly, somewhere along the line, my attitude changed. No longer is “downsizing” painful and approached with hesitancy. As this new round has picked up momentum, so has my ease in letting go; I am enjoying a sense of success, particularly when an item actually leaves our home. No longer do I worry about our daughters and whether they want something. Now, in quick fashion, an item is offered to them, along with a short time to respond, if they want the item. If they do not respond or

C H A P L A I N ’ S U P D A T E

R e v . T o m W i l s o n , D i r e c t o r o f P a s t o r a l C a r e

I N L O V I N G M E M O R Y

Judy Cassatt and I visited the most wonderful dairy owned by her step-daughter and husband, Lissa and Pete Gelbar, near Montezuma, Georgia, about a six hour drive from Bishop Gadsden. Ten thousand cows are immaculately housed in myriad shed, cooled with fans and sprinklers. These provide food, water, and very importantly, individual raised sand beds for the cows to lie down in. The waste products are sluiced down a trough and reused as fertilizer for the crops–mostly corn and wheat for silage. The mix of feed varies depending on the state of the cows (pregnant, milking, or growing calves). The feed bill is $2 million a month. In addition to the milking cows, called milkers, there are 11,000 calves, out in the fields, all on 8300 acres. Each calf receives an ear tag at birth. She (there are no he’s; all the males are sold right after birth) can be tracked through all phases of her life. In the milking parlors, there are monitors showing each cow’s production of milk. The cows are milked three times a

day. There is a crew of 130 workers and several full-time vets. The milk goes directly from the cow into 16 or more trucks carrying 6000 gallons apiece to the co-op. There it is diagnosed for quality and undergoes the pasteurization process. The milk is sold mostly to the Publix chain of grocery stores.

Happy and clean cows and almost no smell except for the fertilizer being spread in the fields….this is a great recycling business with sand recovered and cows having calves. There was one escaped cow while we visited. When caught, the ear tag showed the group to which she belonged and she was returned to her comrades (cows are pack animals). With all this information on each cow, management can increase the product through breeding, all done by artificial insemination. The operation is 24/7 and it is family run. There are mountains of silage, sheds, milking parlors, and green fields…all part of a hard-working farm. Our visit was an eye-opener for us, and a delight!

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tell us they do not want it—then it is wrapped, boxed and out the door. In the relatively rare case where they do want something, it is set aside; also with a timeline for their picking it up.

To place my change of attitude into perspective, let me share a bit about my family of origin. I came from a home, where my mother “saved” most everything and my father didn’t disagree. Beginning to move past family tendencies to “collect” or “keep” items, has been amazing. My embrace of “downsizing” has been transformative and exhilarating. Looking forward, assuming that we do not refill our home, our daughters may very well thank us. Their gratitude may soar. I say soar, because they will avoid telling us what I said to my folks, “One more thing added to this house and it may be grounds to challenge your competency.” Oh never worry, we are far from perfect. I say that acknowledging the truth that Ruth and I are now free to create a different “focus for discussion” for future child to parent conversations. Cheers!

The Gadsden GAB is a monthly publication written by and for the residents of Bishop Gadsden.

Submissions from all residents and staff are welcome and are used on a space-available basis.

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Managing Editor

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Sally and I recently returned from a 2,700-mile road trip covering eight states and several family visits. Ironically, the hit on this trip was our whale watching adventure off the coast of Cape Cod during

our stay at Chatham Bars Inn. Our adventure began in the early morning on a bright and beautiful day in late June. We were welcomed aboard our cruiser by our handsome Captain, Matt. He told us we were blessed with the finest weather he had seen so far this summer. He assured us the whale watching would be perfect and his optimistic assessment proved correct. Our 35 foot open runabout was extremely comfortable and just right for our adventure. We learned, contrary to our previous understanding, that the whales were not migrating farther but staying locally in the Chatham area. After running about 15 miles off shore, we didn't have long to wait for the action to begin. At first, the presence of whales come through our ears, not our eyes. Whales usually spout about two minutes, and the sound resembles an automobile tire suddenly going flat. We soon realized there were

dozens of "tires" going flat in our vicinity. Matt told us that the whales we were seeing were mostly humpbacks, finbacks and minkes plan to stay in the area because the krill were plentiful at this time. Aside from the main event, we were surrounded by many large seals and busy dolphins who wouldn't let us forget that they were there as well. On top of the water were thousands of birds, mostly shearwaters, who followed the whales who stirred up krill for the benefit of all. All of this was very exciting, but it was the humpbacks that the most entertaining. These 45-50" whales have dorsal fins 10-12" long, and while rolling side to side, they slap them on the surface of the water with loud splashes. When you consider that these whales look like submarines and could often be seen 30-40" from our boat, we were presented with such a fantastic show. To maintain these large mammals, they need at least 2,000 pounds of krill every day. It's hard to fathom, but despite all the ecological challenges to our oceans they continue to support an incredible variety of hungry creatures. Millions of years ago the dinosaurs could consume an abundance of available greenery on land. Today, the whales can do the same because of the abundance below the waterline. Watching the largest mammals in the world putting on a show is a fantastic treat. We suggest you put a trip to Chatham, MA, on your agenda.

W H A L E W A T C H I N G

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B A C K I N T I M E : U N I T E D S T A T E S C O A S T G U A R D

D r . J a c k H i s l e y

Our first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, recognized the need for a "floating" police service, which became a part of our national fiscal plan. In 1789, Congress passed an act that regulated the collection of duties on vessels and imported goods and authorized the construction of government cutters to be used in the enforcement of this law. This service had no official name and for the next 70 years, was called the System of Cutters, Revenue-Marine Service, and Revenue Service. A congressional act in 1863 officially named this U.S. Treasury Department function the "United States Revenue Cutter Service." In 1915, the life-saving service was combined with the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service to form the United States Coast Guard, which was housed within the U.S. Treasury Department. Should war occur, the USCG would be loaned to the U.S. Navy. The Bureau of Lighthouses was transferred to the USCG, and by 1942, all functions of the Bureau of Marine Inspections and Navigation came under the USCG umbrella. Presently, the USCG is an Armed Force and operates within the Department of Homeland Security, and it will be on loan to the U.S. Navy in times of war.