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Wilson: labor should not be a Competition / p5
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AlAbAmA-born Winston long And his mediA production compAny hAve been cArmel stAples for 33 yeArsBy Mike Beas Current in Carmel
Winston Long’s 33-plus years in Indiana have joined forces to gradually dilute his Southern accent, but traces of the South are still audible every time he talks.
“Some people hear it and some don’t,” said Long, whose Carmel-based media production company, OMNI Productions, has been going strong since 1976. “I have heard that my accent gets recharged when I come back from the South. Down there, they think I’m a northerner – that I’m thoroughly acclimated here. And I am. I just like this city and am proud to be a part of it.”
So how does someone born and raised in Birmingham, Ala. wind up riding fate’s unpredictable tide to the heart of Hamilton County? Perhaps the same way a college student completely switches gears after three years in pre-dentistry, like Long did at the University of Alabama.
“I was involved in educational television even before what we know today as PBS,” said Long. “I got into the business at the ripe old age of 21. What intrigued me was the opportunity broadcasting provided to communicate with people.”
One notable perk associated with this then-new-found passion was the opportunity to meet the university’s Houndstooth-crowned head foot-ball coach. Like millions of other Alabamans, Long revered Paul “Bear” Bryant. But unlike most of them, Long got to work with the grizzled legend.
He describes Bryant as “gentle, but imposing.”
Years later, on a cold January day in 1983, the two men were scheduled to meet in Tuscaloosa so Bryant could autograph a poster Long had picked up on a business trip to New Orleans. That was the day the 69-year-old Bryant died of a massive heart attack, sending an entire state into mourning.
“That,” Long says, “was one of the saddest days of my life.”
He’s enjoyed his fair share of good days as well. He’s been mar-ried to his wife, Sandra, for 43 years as of this past New Year’s Eve. They’ve been blessed with three chil-dren (all Carmel High School gradu-ates) and three grandchildren.
Hoosiers since 1975, the Longs moved to Carmel after Winston heard one of his co-workers at the Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis sing the city’s praises.
“The dean of the School of Nursing lived here, and she said this is a solid family
community with excellent schools,” Long said. “And she was right. We’ve been very happy with the quality of life this community offers.”
Long has thrived professionally as well. Fascinated by the world’s technological advancements, he finds himself
constantly challenged as newer, quicker and clearer meth-ods surface. Roughly 65 percent of OMNI’s business deals with video production, while 25 percent is focused on video streaming for company and individual Web sites.
“OMNI Productions started out producing product videos,” Long said. “‘This truck has these features’ – that sort of thing. We rarely produce commercials per se, but we do corporate videos and image productions for companies.”
Long prides himself on being an active member of the Carmel community, having served on a number of local boards. These days, one of his primary objectives is to educate the residents of homes that have been standing
for more than 25 years. He says it is im-portant to maintain those homes to
keep property values up.Long can talk long and pas-
sionately about this subject, and he does. And as usual, the ‘Bama accent is always along for the ride.
the main thingIt is our position that the time is right for the city of Carmel
to begin unifying street names and addresses across our fine community, including Main Street. Carmel has long worked toward unification. We continue to support the contentious Keystone Avenue project because it is designed to remove the barrier between east and central Carmel. The U.S. 31 project will have a similar effect.
Unfortunately, Main Street is impossible to find from either of these thoroughfares, even though both are bisected. As drivers move in either direction from Range Line Road, they quickly find themselves on 131st Street.
If city officials expect Carmel to become a destination city, they have to help it develop a sense of place. We believe creat-ing an easily identifiable Main Street is an important first move. Of course, the expense and inconvenience for business and home owners should be considered. Perhaps the change could be phased over a number of years and completed as the U.S. 31 Major Moves project draws to a close in the coming decade.
Worst President ever?Editor:
It was with great disappointment that I read Andy Ray’s silly little tirade (Dec. 23) about how President Bush is the “worst president ever.” What makes an article like that worth printing anywhere, let alone in a locally-oriented publication like yours? I noted that he didn’t mention how Barack Obama is the “most unqualified president ever,” but I suppose that would
have been equally juvenile. In fact, President Bush was dealt a tough hand and history will be the judge of his performance.
How about sticking to news of local interest and letting the broader media deal with national matters? Perhaps they can do it in a more thoughtful and ap-propriate way.
Chris Horne, Carmel
Editor:I wanted to write you and express my appreciation
for your article titled “Bush is the worst president ever” (by Andy Ray). Ray expressed my thoughts on the subject most eloquently, but he missed a few sins in the clutter of Bush’s misdeeds.
• The trampling of the Constitution with Bush’s war-rantless searches of Americans’ e-mails and phone calls.
• The trampling of the rights of Iraqi and Afghani prisoners in Guantanamo Bay.
• The hyper-inflation we will all endure because of Bush’s guns-and-butter policies in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• The ubiquitous and successful attempts to silence regulatory oversight resulting from a blind, ideologi-cal faith in the ability of market forces.
Though there are numerous other misdeeds, I think these are, like Ray’s, top-tier candidates. I have no doubt we will all suffer from Bush’s missteps and miscalculations for decades to come.
Neal F. Eggeson Sr. , Carmel
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Brian Kelly & Steve Greenberg
Biggest Red tag sale eveR!Al Franken, the washed-up comedian/
actor, as the next Democratic senator from Minnesota? What is this? Chicago? “Saturday Night Live?” Nope, it’s an outrage! On Election Day, way back in November, Republican Norm Coleman was ahead by hundreds of votes. Go figure. It’s 1960, Part Deux. It’s also just like what the Dems tried, but failed, to do in 2000 – which explains, in part, their hatred of President Bush. But the Republicans are a bunch of wimps for not fighting back and protecting legiti-mate votes, so they get what they deserve. Look at the bright side: No need to worry about sanitizing the Senate chambers after Hillary’s stay.
• • •President-elect Obama – man, we
can’t WAIT for next Tuesday – should be roundly lauded for what seems to be an embrace of tax cuts as a key component of his stimulus package. Somebody has to lead us away from the economic morass we find ourselves in these days, and we believe he can pull it off. Doesn’t it also seem to be the best way to stave off the Pelosi/Reid Horror Show? Further, it ap-
pears Obama is determined to prevent the crooks in Congress from adding their pet projects to his stimulus plan. He deserves to be praised for this, since his predecessor NEVER rejected ANY spending plan. Do we EVER need a change!
• • •This is some funny stuff: Syndicated
columnist Ann Coulter apparently was temporarily banned from offering her witty, on-point, concise commentary on NBC. We caught her actually bragging about it on Fox. At least Fox doesn’t believe in censorship. You go, girl! (You may remember MSNBC allowed the “virtuous” left-wing motor-mouth, Keith Olberman, to anchor conven-tion coverage. Even NBC had to take him off that assignment because of his lack of professionalism.) Excuse us, but what exactly are the Peacock’s ratings these days?
al franken? this must Be a joke!
STUDENT WINS BOy SCOUT AWARD Matt Ralls of Carmel recently received the Walter J. Schuchmann Boy Scout Leadership Award from the Indianapolis Veterans Day Council. The council hands out the award every Veteran’s Day to honor the achieve-ments of Schuchmann, the highest-rank-ing civilian at Fort Benjamin Harrison and an active Boy Scout. The award honors a Boy Scout who has demonstrated out-standing leadership abilities. Matt is an Eagle Scout from Carmel Troop 112. He is also a junior honors student at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School.
LOCAL TEEN WINS FEATURE RACE Shelby Campbell, 16, of Carmel, won the Heavy Honda feature race at the Fort Wayne Rumble Dec. 26. Shelby has been driving Quarter Midgets for the past three years. She raced 2-3 cars in local club races at Mini Indy Speedway and Kokomo Quarter Midget Club. She has also been involved with the Indiana State Championship Series, Region 4 Championship Series, the Eastern Grand Nationals and the Buckeye Indoor Winter Nationals. She raced in all five Rumble Series feature shows this year. For more information, visit www.rumbleseries.com.
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You know how men like to em-bellish stories to make them-selves appear more masculine? “I rock! I just shot an 86” (read: He took nine mulligans and lost
three in the lake); “I’m wiped! I just spent four hours mowing the lawn and another two edging and weeding” (read: He paid the neighbor’s kid to cut the grass and watched the Cubs doubleheader); “I was the man! I played tight end in high school and scored 14 touchdowns as a senior” (read: He rode the pine for four years except one down on senior night when he fumbled).
I used to think guys were the only ones who sat around trying to one-up each other with exaggerated tales of long-ago glory. But alas, we women are just as bad, especially when it comes to labor and delivery. I don’t know why we do it, but it’s like a competition over who had the worst experience. One mom will tell the story of a birth, making it sound slightly more traumatic than it actually was. Then another mom will follow with an even more disturbing account of her delivery, and so on and so on until someone is liter-ally on her death bed as she is pushing her 14-pound breech child into the world in a McDonald’s drive-thru.
“Oh it was really bad. My heart rate dropped, I was running a fever, my epidu-ral failed, there was meconium, and I was moments away from a C-section.” (Read: It was a normal labor and delivery.)
“Mine was worse. I had to have oxygen, I was Strep B positive, the cord was wrapped around the baby’s neck and the doctor had to use a vacuum.” (Read: It was a normal labor and delivery.)
“Oh yah? Well I was in labor for 49 hours and had to have toxic levels of pitocin, a level-four episiotomy and an internal fetal monitor! Oh, and my baby
only scored a seven on the Apgar test. Top that!” (Read: It was a normal labor and delivery.)
Granted, I actually do know one woman who almost died during childbirth, one
who was totally screwed over by a doctor and ended up having the nurse deliver her baby, and another who made it all the way to nine centimeters before having an emergency C-section. But I think the majority of us have had very normal experi-ences in the delivery room, even if they were the most traumatic events of our lives, relatively speaking.
I just find it funny that when we retell these stories, we do whatever it takes to make ours sound more heroic than the next. So what was a 15-hour
labor becomes a 20-hour labor. The 45 minutes of pushing becomes two hours. And what passed as a drug-induced rest-ful slumber turns into a night of hell-ish suppositories and evil, unqualified anesthesiologists.
Come on, ladies! The miracle of birth should not be a competition! We should wait until our kids are old enough for pre-school before we begin “accessorizing” the truth. “Oh yes, little Billy could sign the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ at age two.” (Read: He could wave his arms and say “bombs bursting” over and over.)
We are all amazing women simply for being women; there is absolutely no need to play the men’s game of one-uppance. So the next time you feel the urge to make stretch marks out of the truth, remember we are all heroines in our labor and deliv-ery stories, even if we’re heavily medicated and only push once.
Peace out.
Danielle Wilson is a Carmel resident and con-tributing columnist. You may e-mail her at [email protected].
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Jason, David and Jaime Glenn repre-sent the next generation of children who are fully grown and working in the local family business. Probably more than one of their gram-
mar school chums has fond memories of the loot acquired from a Glenn birthday party. “Jackpot!” these kids must have thought when their invitations arrived in the mail, as the Glenn family owns the 129-year-old Kipp Brothers Toy and Novelty Company, 9760 Mayflower Park Dr. in Carmel.
In the company’s century-plus life, only three families have controlled the reins since Albrecht and Robert Kipp founded it in 1880. President and owner Bob Glenn told me the secret to the company’s longevity is its ability to change with the times.
The Kipps started their enterprise selling high-end figurines and fireworks imported from their native country, Germany. They sold the business in 1939 when World War II put a damper German exports. The Levin family bought the company and turned the focus toward carnival supplies and novelties.
Kipp Brothers products sell across the nation, and at one time the company had 29 sales representatives in Indiana alone. Now, the company markets itself only through its
catalog, the Internet and word of mouth. In 2001, the company moved to Carmel
to occupy a brand-new building, and it changed some longstanding business practices. Only then did it computer-
ize its inventory, having used the same paper-card filing system for 120 years. The com-pany’s showroom in Carmel’s Mayflower Industrial Park is the place birthday-planning moms, carnival co-chairs, school PTO leaders and others gather to find everything from chattering teeth to colorful laugh hammers.
After 129 years, Kipp Brothers is still going strong, and we are lucky to have it in the community. I became aware of the company recently when it was recognized by the city of Carmel for its sponsorship
in the recent Holiday Tree Lighting cer-emony. It has also supported other Carmel activities, including CarmelFest.
For a company that promises smiles and giggles, it is no joke that Kipp Brothers has persevered through decades of economic ups and downs. I hope you will join me in wishing the company another 129 years of success.
Jeff Worrell is a local business owner. He recognizes volunteers on “Connecting with Carmel” on cable channel 16. Contact him at [email protected]
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By Ellen GilmerCurrent in Carmel
As Hamilton County residents deal with a troubled economy, animal shelter offi-cials say local animals are suffering as well.
David Landau, manager of market-ing and public relations at the Humane Society of Hamilton County, said the shel-ter, located in Noblesville, has seen a 59 percent increase in surrendered pets over the past two years.
“The shelter is at capacity,” he said. “We are feverishly working with various rescue groups.”
The Humane Society accepts animals found on the street or given up by families who can no longer care for their pets. The Hamilton County location does not turn away animals, not matter how full it gets.
Some people get to the point where they have to choose between feeding their family and feeding their pets, Landau said.
“Hamilton County residents are not immune,” he said.
The Humane Society of Indianapolis is also suffering from the downturn, Executive Director John Aleshire said. In November and December, almost 600 animals were surrendered, and 80 percent of the owners blamed the struggling economy.
Surrendering pets to shelters is not ideal, according to the Humane Society’s Web site, because pets have trouble adjusting to shelter life, and they often become de-pressed or aggressive.
The Humane Society ran a successful holiday adoption campaign. The Home for the Holidays Adopt-a-thon aimed to find homes for at least 200 animals. The final count was 225.
Landau said adopting one animal actu-ally helps two because it frees up space for another animal to live.
“We’re happy, but the work continues,” he said.
The shelter still has many animals in need of homes. However, if you cannot adopt a pet, you can still support the Humane Society by donating supplies from its wish list at www.hamiltonhumane.com.
doWnturn hits loCal animal sheltersBy Ellen GilmerCurrent in Carmel
The Marathon gas station and convenience store at Guilford Road and West Main Street in Carmel will reopen soon, said Elaine Farhood of Tharp Investments, which owns the property.
The business has been closed since a broken gasket in the station’s under-ground tank leaked 8,000 gallons of gasoline into the ground in October.
The convenience store’s original tenant left after the gas leak, Farhood said, and Tharp has met with several potential new store managers.
The intersection of Guilford and West Main closed shortly after the leak, and business owners said they were hit espe-cially hard.
“It is a 100 percent loss,” Michael’s Family Restaurant owner Michael Vagias said in October. “We don’t have any customers.”
Vagias’ restaurant is in the same plaza as the Marathon station. He said his restaurant has been doing fine since the intersection reopened.
Farhood said she does not know ex-actly when the station will reopen.
“We’d like to see it open as soon as possible,” she said.
At least one neighboring business is anxious to see the station back in business. John Mikesell, co-owner of A Dog Bakery, said his business has suffered since the spill.
“(The gas station) drives business for the whole center,” he said. “Everyone wishes it would come back.”
City Attorney Doug Haney said Carmel hopes to recover all emergency response costs from the accident through a claim with the Indiana Excess Liability Trust Fund.
“We anticipate recovering the vast ma-jority of our costs through that fund,” he said. “But we may be out a small amount of money (because of the deductible re-quired for the fund).”
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Warning! You’re sitting smack-dab in the middle of the Bermuda Dating Triangle.
Even with all my opinions on relationships, I am completely stumped on this one. I did a little research and found some conflicting views. Get this: Women writing on this topic say to give an ultimatum. Men say if a guy hasn’t already expressed interest, you should just move on. Don’t look back.
So I had to go to my cousin for help on this one. He’s one of the “good guys” (too bad he lives in Texas, ladies). Here is his balanced view on the subject:• A guy usually knows if he is interested within the first couple dates. If you’re still dating after two or three months, things are looking good. Beyond that, start trying to figure out if things are moving forward or if they’re stagnant.
• Nearly everything in a relationship de-pends on how much a guy likes the gal he is dating. If he likes her a lot, he will start to think of her as his girlfriend within the first three to four months. If he doesn’t,
she’s probably not “the one.”• He could, however, drag his feet for other reasons (his fi-nances aren’t in order, he doesn’t feel settled, his job is stressful, etc.). If this is the case, con-fronting him about the relation-ship would not scare him off. It would strengthen the relation-ship. If he’s not interested, this conversation would probably end the relationship. But that’s a good thing – it’s time to move on. • If a few months have passed and he still hasn’t made a move, continue dating other people.
He may not be the one for you. Keep your options open.
No matter how much things change, men will always be pursuers. Let them pursue you. If they don’t, pull yourself out of that Bermuda Dating Triangle and steer yourself to better seas.
Happy sailing!
Rachael Noble is a single Carmel resident and contributing columnist. She can be reached at [email protected].
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The recent Colts loss created anoth-er year of disbelief and anguish for fans. But the business impact on greater Indianapolis is devastating.
We the people have invested our tax dollars into the Colts organization, and we expect a return. Because the team did not host a home playoff game, greater Indianapolis lost more than $5 million in tax revenue and profits. This adds up. Colts revenue helps the local economy pay for services, and it creates wealth.
We need the Colts to use their first draft pick on a very large defensive nose tackle, and their second pick needs to be another large defensive nose tackle. We need an extra player in case one gets a mys-terious illness, like Booger McFarland, or gets caught with a bag of pot, like Corey Simon. We have to stop the run. We are
great on pass defense, but the run is cost-ing us too much time.
I understand that Marvin Harrison’s inability to draw double coverage was part of the problem. The Colts staff will have
to adjust the offense through free agency. This is not the time to be hard-headed with draft picks, be-cause we need to stop the run on defense. And we need to spread the wealth around with our cur-rent players and try not to lose these guys to free agency.
But remember, we the people invested in the team with tax dol-lars, and we expect home playoff games. We probably have another eight to ten years with No. 18, so we need to make the most out of it.
Brian Shapiro is a Carmel resident and contributor to Current Publishing. You may e-mail him at [email protected]
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MONEY MATTERSIf you won the million-dollar lottery, what would
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“I would divide it among my children and family and try to help the needy.”
Mickie Sheats Carmel
“I would help some family members in need and put some away for my kids’ col-lege education. I would invest some and I might take one fun trip, maybe overseas.”
Barb Neumann Carmel
“I would put it in the bank for future need.”
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actually put the shoes on them – laces and all,” said Store Manager Nick Sorensen. “We are here to provide a service, and in that respect we are kind of like an old-time shoe store, because you just can’t find that kind of service
anymore.” There is a focus on the Merrell brand at the store, but Sorensen also em-phasizes the “community wall” – a bulletin board featuring pictures from customers. The unique board allows for the sense of community Sorensen loves. “People always want to tell their stories and give us their stories,” he said. “It is really a great way for community building.”
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ROGAINE FOR WOMEN - Most hair loss in women is treatable (once you’ve ruled out underlying health issues with your doctor). The first line of attack is often Women’s Rogaine ($25 for a one-month supply). The only catch: Rogaine isn’t a cure; you have to keep using it. The FDA is reviewing data on a much pricier option for women: the HairMax LaserComb ($545, hairmax.com), which stimulates follicles with light energy. It already has FDA clearance for men.
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NECK AND HANDS ARE AGE GIvEAWAyS - Most people can correctly guess whether a woman is in her 40s, 50s, 60s, or older simply by glancing at her hands or neck, says Zoe D. Draelos, a dermatologist in High Point, N.C. Some tips for young hands: Use hydroquinone to bleach age spots and a lotion that will remove dead cells. Tips for a younger-looking neck: Slather Arbutin or kojic acid on the broadly spaced age spots, try a “densifying” cream, and use sunscreen.
DISPATCHES MACADAMIA NUT OIL - For years, olive oil has been the “gold standard” when it comes to healthy cooking oils, but the big news for 2009 is macadamia nut oil. It has more heart-healthy monounsaturated fats than olive oil, and it is cholesterol-free and the only significant natural source of palmitoleic acid, which supports overall cardiovascular health. It also contains a healthy balance of essential fatty acids, including omega-3s, which support optimal cardiovascular health and mental functioning, and the omega-6s, which support the immune system.
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By Dr. David Sullivan Current in Carmel
Stabbing, aching, sharp shooting – this is how many people describe heel pain, es-pecially in their first few steps out of bed each morning. When people have me-chanical issues with their feet or have added stress to them, they often feel symptoms like those above.
Plantar fasciitis (planter fash-e-ite-is) is the most common heel-pain diagnosis. It is caused by excessive physical stress to the plantar fascia (fasha), a strong, wide, thick ligament stretching from the heel to the ball of the foot. This pain is often worse during the first few steps out of bed because the fascia tightens at rest, especially after physically demanding activity. When weight is placed on the foot, it natu-rally wants to flatten out, but the tight fascia doesn’t want to stretch, so it jerks on the heel bone. This causes inflam-mation and pain.
The physically demanding stress can be any of the following (or a combination):
• Poor foot mechanics
• Weight gain• Prolonged stance or walking• Uneven terrain
• Poor shoegear/poor support• New exercise routine• Excessive barefoot walking
If this condition goes un-diagnosed or untreated for several months, the inflamed tissue can thicken, similar to scar tissue. The vast majority of patients respond well to conservative treatment with only 3-5 percent requiring sur-gical intervention.
Treatment begins with deter-mining the actual stress, then it may include orthotics, corti-sone injections, anti-inflamma-tory medication, education on shoes, splinting, lifestyle chang-es, and physical therapy. If pain is not adequately controlled with conservative treatment,
surgery is usually the next step. Consult your podiatrist if you have
heel pain that has not improved.
Dr. David R. Sullivan is a board-certified foot surgeon and certified wound special-ist with Westfield Foot and Ankle, LLC. He can be reached at [email protected] or 317-896-6655.
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Avoid these unhealthy fad diets:
RAW FOODS DIET: Eat healthful whole foods, cooked or raw, to help whittle your waist, not your wallet.
HCG DIET: Just 500 to 800 daily calories (below 1,000 is dangerous) and injections of red-flag-laden pregnancy hormone hCG. Um, no.
MASTER CLEANSE: You’re likely to wind up losing lean muscle and replacing it with fat – not a clean exchange.
CABBAGE SOUP DIET: Good nu-trients and liquids, but impractical and bland.
EAR-STAPLING: Acupuncture theory to curb appetite. No science behind it.
BRETHARIAN DIET: Most “out there” of the bunch. Just air alone, no food or water. “Align with the universe” mumbo jumbo. Sounds like … starvation.
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Walking into Starbucks is a morning ritual for my friends and me. When we went there for the third time last week, we took
precautions while choosing our purchases. My friend has a “calorie-counter” application on her iPhone, and when we looked at the Starbucks menu, we realized most of the drinks contain double the calories just because of the whipped cream!
Concerned with the calories in my favorite coffee, I chose wisely. I still got the drink I wanted, but I decided a “tall” was more appropriate than the usual “grande.” I received my ice mocha, and sitting on top was a delicious-looking dollop of whipped cream. But with our knowledge, we knew we had to scrape off the whipped cream, lowering the calories from 330 to 200.
I think my generation is more knowl-edgeable about health issues. We learn a lot from health and physical education classes, and it seems as if more information is available every day. But I wonder if teens really follow through.
One problem is that people sometimes
think they are making healthy choices when they aren’t. For example, when some people go to Arby’s, they try to make a health-conscious choice by picking the Santa Fe Salad. But in the end, that salad
is 844 calories – 504 more than the restaurant’s famous roast beef sandwich. People associate the word “salad” with healthfulness, when in reality the dressings and toppings make it worse than the sandwich they craved all along.
I think I eat pretty health-fully, with the occasional excep-tion of Starbucks and Steak ‘n Shake. My good eating habits came from playing sports. Coaches really stress eating right. Mountain Dew and candy aren’t the best choices before a workout or game.
As active as teens are today, the opportunities to stay healthy are much greater than in my parents’ generation. Teens need to follow through and eat well. Having the calorie counter really brought it all into perspective. Though I consider myself active, with a good diet, that occa-sional splurge may undo all my hard work to stay in shape.
Maddi Bourgerie is a student at Carmel High School. Contact her at [email protected]
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CHS ALUMNI HALL OF FAME - Jan. 15 is the deadline to nominate a Carmel High School graduate for the school’s Alumni Hall of Fame. Members of the school’s hall-of-fame committee seek individuals who have excelled in their profession or in community service activities and who would be considered role models for current students. All Carmel alumni who graduated before 1998 are eligible. A nomination form is available at http://carmelhighschool.net/chs/nomination_form.pdf.
CCS HELPS UNITED WAy - During this year’s annual campaign, Carmel Clay Schools employees pledged a total of $15,004 to the United Way of Central Indiana to help those in need close to home. Each of the district’s 15 schools and the Educational Services Center participated, with a volunteer at each site coordinating donations.
CHS INFO NIGHT - Eighth-graders planning to attend Carmel High School next year, along with their parents, are invited to the school’s academic information meeting tonight at 5:30 p.m. Students and parents may attend all or part of the three-hour event. The meeting will include information about scheduling, classes, academic departments, special services and the International Baccalaureate Program. School tours will also be available. For more information, call the Carmel High School freshman center at 317-571-4620.
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I can’t do this” is a phrase created out of frustration and used as an excuse for not getting the job done. Encarta defines “can’t” as a contraction
for “cannot,” using words like hypocrisy, insincerity, false piety, humbug and lip service to explain attitudes associated with the word “can’t.”
Allowing our children to excuse their frustrations with “I can’t” is allowing them to accept negative thinking. Sample dialogue:Child: “I can’t do this math.” Parent: “Tell me what you can do.”
Child: “I can only get the first three problems. After that I’m lost.” Parent: “Maybe I can help you. Are you ‘unable to,’ ‘struggling to,’ ‘choosing not to,’
or saying you ‘don’t want to’ solve the rest of the problems? You decide which of these
alternative phrases applies to your ‘I can’t’ attitude.”
Child: “I don’t want to.”Parent: “You’re telling me you don’t want to try to solve the rest of the problems?”
Child: “Yes. I’m telling you I hate math and I can’t do it.”Parent: “I hear you saying you don’t think much of yourself when you say you ‘can’t.’ Are you willing to fail math?”
Child: “No. I just can’t do it.”Parent: “When you use the word ‘can’t,’ you’re telling me you’ve given up on yourself and you’ve
given up on trying. Is that the case?”
Child: “No.”Parent: “Good. Show me what you can
do and let’s see how we can solve these problems.”
When we find our children saying “I can’t,” we need to stop them and change their thinking to “I’m not able to,” “I choose not to,” “I’m not willing to,” “I don’t want to,” or “I’m struggling to.” By not accepting the word “can’t” in our children’s’ vocabularies, we shift negative, stop-gap excuses into powerful and honest thought processes.
If you refuse to accept “can’t,” your chil-dren will develop a positive attitude and a willingness to give it their best shot. This approach will take patience, persistence and consistency for measurable results.
Hugs!
Have a parenting topic or question? Submit it to Ask Yiayia, aka Becky Kapsalis, Certified Parent Coach, at [email protected] or call 810.9358.
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trulY helPful - not!By Brandie BohneyCurrent in Carmel
I love getting emails about this column. Even when I make mistakes, the reader e-mails are fantastic.
When I made the mistake a while back of using the adverb badly instead of the adjective bad, my inbox was bursting with helpful corrections. Most of them were tre-mendously kind; others were more critical. But I deserved to be called out on it.
This past week, however, I got the most hilarious e-mail I have ever received in regard (I think) to this column. I have to share it with you. The message line read, “Your article is wonderful!” This is the body of the email (italics are mine):
(NOT)You have made many mistakes in your recent articles. Overall your articles have to many mistakes to be an efficient read, and a good use of time.
How truly helpful and beneficial to receive such a well-worded and specific critique of my work! I was pleased to get some constructive advice for improving my writing.
Okay, I’ll stop with the sarcasm and get to the grammar.If you read, see or hear something that prompts you to
write a letter to the responsible party, these guidelines will help you to be effective and, in turn, to keep from wasting your own and somebody else’s time.
Be clear. Any time you feel the need to critique or com-pliment someone in a letter or e-mail, it is important to be
as specific as possible. I write more for Current than this column, and I do other freelance writing. It is entirely pos-sible that this e-mail is criticizing something I wrote for another publication. But who knows?
Be professional. Using a decades-old single-word taunt isn’t the best foot to put forward. It’s important for your re-cipient to take your concern seriously and not double over laughing before making it to your first complete sentence.
Be correct. I’m not saying I haven’t made any mistakes in recent articles. I’ve noticed typos and some formatting issues that I’m working to correct. What I mean here, though, is you should use correct grammar, spelling and punctuation. I notice at least four glaring errors in the text of the complaint.
Sign your name. Unless you feel threatened by the party in question (and I hardly think I am a threatening force), your signature shows that you are serious about the critique in question. Failing to sign is akin to heckling at a huge event: It probably won’t interrupt the show, and hecklers are rarely taken seriously by anyone – even those who may agree with them.
Please, readers, keep the e-mails coming. I always enjoy thoughtfully written emails, even when they disagree with me.
Brandie Bohney is a grammar enthusiast and former English teacher who developed a mastery-learning system of teaching grammar to high school seniors. If you have a grammar-related question, please email her at [email protected].
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Despite your best intentions, great hair can turn bad. Changing climates and chemical services, amongst other factors can result in moisture depletion. During these harsh winter months, be sure to pay extra attention to your hair to help ensure that damage does not occur.
To ensure that your hair does not become moisture depleted over the next few months, use moisture-rich products, such as Davines’ Momo shampoo and condition-er, or Vegetarian Miracle, a deep condi-
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Furthermore, don’t go it alone! To help prevent unnecessary damage to your hair, be sure to consult with, and schedule, your chemical services with a professional. Professional stylists will be able to assess any previous damage done to your hair and avoid future dam-age during the next service.
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While this season’s accessories may seem bold and daring, and this time of year is perfect for adding a flash of color or some rich highlights to your hair, one thing that should remain subtle is your fragrance.
Choosing a simple, natural scent such as am-ber, rose or lilac, is a smart step when searching for a subtle scent amongst the ornate aromas that can be found at the perfume counter.
To achieve a perfect perfume balance, dab a tiny bit of your scent to your clavical, nape and
behind your ears. Another tactic for wearing your scent in a less intense way is to use aromat-ic body oils and mists.
Salon 01 now carries Ambre Blends, a line of oil-based scents which mix with your body’s natural chemistry to create a unique and delicate fragrance that’s all your own. This locally formulated fragrance line comes in three essences and can be worn by men and women alike. Stop in and find the perfect scent for you or a loved one. Ambre Blend gift boxes make the perfect Valentine’s Day gift! (317)580-0101.
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By Christi Thompson
Eye makeup has been an impor-tant beauty staple through the ages. From ancient Egyptians, like Cleopa-tra and King Tut, to the mesmerizing hues on Russian ballerinas in the 1800’s, to the Roaring ‘20’s and on to today, eye makeup has been a staple in fashion and culture for centuries.
Today, instead of grinding spices for richly colored shadows ourselves, or using coal as liner, we are fortu-nate enough to have a variety beauti-
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This season, eye shadow will take center stage, and proper application is a must for creating the daytime professional look or nighttime dra-matic look you are going for. Call Sa-lon 01 at 317-580-0101 to schedule a customized makeup lesson today!
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BECOME A LOCAvORE - Bon Appetit magazine lists 50 ways to
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Locavores only eat food grown or produced near their homes, supporting
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their carbon footprint. Many use a 100-mile radius as a guideline. They regard that distance as a fair radius because it allows some variety in their diet. Use the mapping tool at www.100milediet.org/get-started/map to calculate your own radius.
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Drum roll please! I would like to announce the winner of the most versatile furniture piece for 2009 … Without further adieu: It is the humble and
underestimated console. Whether it is in the form of a
French country buffet or a sleek metropolitan cabinet, this single piece lives a multiplicity of lives. And since furnishings are an investment, a smart selection can really last a lifetime.
A carefully selected piece might start out as the star of a dramatic foyer. When it features a lamp or artifact, this preemi-nent piece needs no supporting players.
Down the road, the same console could move to the dining room and accept a sup-porting role as a buffet dressed with lamps. It would be the perfect place to tuck linens, silver and serving pieces.
In yet another life, the console could morph into a cabinet anchoring a flat-screen television.
It could also provide texture and interest to a large bathroom. Used to hold cosmet-ics, towels or bath toys, a good console just might provide the perfect finishing touch.
If the look works, the same console could be used next to a bed. Topped with
a reading lamp and stocked with pens and paper, note cards, tissues, and reading material, it would be perfect for a fabulous guest room!
If the console is nearing the end of its lifespan, it could serve as a gift-wrap center in its final days. The height of most consoles provides the ideal work surface, and the storage is perfect for papers, ribbons and other wrap-ping supplies.
The same console, again at the proper height, could serve as a baby-changing table. Later, it could be filled with toddler clothes or toys. A good piece will stay with a child for many, many years.
Finally, this same console could eliminate countless steps from your morning routine. If
there is enough room in a large walk-in closet, move a chest inside and stock it with all the small items you’d normally keep in a dresser somewhere else. With double closet rods, you’ll still be able to use the hanging space over the chest.
Vicky Earley is the principal designer for Artichoke Designs in downtown Carmel. If you have an interior design question, please contact [email protected].
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In the computer world, bottlenecks cause those performance delays we all detest, and anything that reduces bot-tlenecks can improve performance.
In simple terms, the data path on a 32-bit operating system is half the size of that on a 64-bit operating system. That means your computer can be slogging around twice as much data at any given time with a 64-bit operating system.
Think 32-lane highway vs. 64-lane highway. A 64-lane highway could hold twice as much traffic at any given time.
In the computer world, how-ever, to take full advantage of the 64 lanes, you need specially designed cars capable of using them.
For the 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows to be worthwhile, you need a 64-bit processor and 64-bit versions of all your software. Without all three, you’re wasting your time.
The 64-bit version of Windows can run faster because it addresses twice as much physical memory (up to eight gigabytes of RAM). The 32-bit limitation for RAM
access is four gigabytes, which means that as soon as Windows needs more working memory, it has to get it from temporary free space created on the much slower hard drive.
Since most of us have less than four gigabytes of RAM, we use the hard drive more often for working memory, which is why we often find ourselves waiting for the computer to respond to our requests (while the hard-drive light is flashing almost solid).
So unless you are building a computer specifically designed to run special applications (3D modeling, video gaming, etc.) and you have the discipline to install only 64-bit or 64-bit compatible programs, you are probably better off sticking to
the 32-bit version of Windows. If you just want more speed, adding
more RAM to your computer may be the best answer.
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the differenCe BetWeen 32-Bit and 64-Bit WindoWs WATCH THIS - Want a workout
watch with a colorful personality? Fila’s new Acquarello has a pedometer, a lap gauge and three countdown timers, plus four daily alarms and a backlight. Available in black, gray, blue, fuchsia, white, or orange (shown), it’s perfect for runs and morning walks to the coffee shop. ($72; www.fila.com)
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BEST GPS UNITS - Here are the top four GPS units for automobiles according to CNET Reviews.
• Garmin Nuvi 880 ($627-$799). The Nuvi is always exceptional, and speech recognition accuracy pushes this unit to the front of the line.
• Navigon 7200T ($279-$449). This ever-improving unit offers complete feature set.
• Magellon Maestro 4370 ($399). A one-touch interface provides quick access to favored destinations.
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By Barbara E. CohenCurrent In Carmel
The start of the Chinese lunar year is more than a week away, but red lanterns are already pop-ping up in the Arts & Design District in preparation for the coming “year of the ox.”
The local Chinese commu-nity will also host a New Year’s celebration Saturday at Carmel High School.
“We used to hold our celebrations in Lawrence, but since more Chinese people live in Hamilton County now, we moved to Carmel in 2004,” said Youyan Zhang, president of the Indianapolis Chinese Community Center (ICCCI).
The festival is open to the community. Admission is $8 for ICCCI members and $12 for non-members.
Along with a Chinese meal, the celebra-tion will include a performance by a choir from the Chinese School of the Chinese Community Church of Indianapolis, as well stand-up comics and dancers from Indianapolis Chinese Performing Arts, Inc.
During the meal, elder members (“grandparents”) of the Chinese commu-nity will distribute “lucky money” in red envelopes to all children under 18.
Red is an ancient sign for luck among the Chinese, so the celebration will be filled with red. Attendees are encouraged
to wear red. It is also tradi-tional in China – where the New Year’s celebration is the most important day of the year – to wear new clothes or a traditional Chinese cos-tume to the festival.
The start of the lunar new year is Jan. 25. The red lanterns on Main Street signal the annual Lantern Festival (or “little new year”) held on the 15th day of the lunar year (Feb. 9 this year).
The Chinese New Year Celebration begins at 3 p.m. Saturday with carnival games in the CHS main cafeteria. Dinner will be from 4-5:45 p.m., with Chinese box dinners provided by local restaurants ($5 each) or dim sum and ice cream priced a la carte. The performances begin at 6 p.m. in the auditorium.
Advance tickets are available from Ms. Xiaohua He at [email protected]. Visit www.indy-iccci.org for more information.
Barbara E. Cohen covers the arts for the Current community newspapers. Please send comments or story ideas to [email protected].
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OIL AND WATER AND PASTA - Gourmet Magazine has weighed in on whether oil in cooking water keeps pasta from sticking together. Food scientist Harold McKee says the oil just sits on top of the water and lightly coats the pasta. So, to answer the question: Yes, a little. But it probably won’t prevent sauce from sticking to the pasta. McKee advises to use a “bigger pot” of salted water (five quarts per pound of pasta) and stir often for no-tangle pasta.
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Directions:Fill a tall chimney or hurricane glass with cubed ice. Add all liquor except the blue curacao. Add the pineapple juice, stir well, and float the blue curacao on top. Garnish with a pine-apple slice and maraschino cherry and serve.
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Society isn’t as hung up on the carbohydrate-free diet as it was a few years ago. For a while, the diet was a craze, and all the major restaurant and hotel
companies were scrambling to modify their menus to accommodate the 25 percent of Americans who thought it was a miracle diet. You know, the one ev-eryone could stick to without worrying about the restric-tions or culinary cravings.
You’re probably rolling your eyes,
ready to throw down the paper and yell, “Yes, the holidays are over, and I need to drop these extra pounds!” But who really wants to be reminded of that resolution from less than a month ago? Not me, that’s for sure. If we’ve met, or if you’ve seen my picture, you know my self-control when it comes to culinary delights is not what it should be. Moderation is not always in my vocabulary.
Coincidently, this leads into my topic, which is both a traditional winter meal and the basis for the original no-carb diet, created by James Salisbury in the mid-1800s.
Am I so bold as to imply you or I need a diet? No! What I am saying is we should indulge in great winter meals in modera-tion, just as we did decades ago when we were growing up. The funny thing is be-sides inventing Salisbury steak, Dr. James Salisbury also invented a diet claiming vegetables and bread were bad for us. He was the originator of the high protein, no-carb diet – just like the one popular today, except Salisbury steak was the foundation.
Salisbury said starch ferments in the digestive system, causing abnormal acids, alcohol and yeast. These, he said, act as poisons to tissue and muscle, causing or accelerating disease and mental derange-ment. He believed anemia, colitis, gout, tuberculosis, arthritis and asthma were products of starchy foods.
His alternate diet consisted primarily of
lean ground beef. He said fruit, vegetables and starches should make up 25 percent or less of one’s diet. If you already have one of the above diseases, he said, you should eat the “meat cure” thee times a day.
If you’re interested in Salisbury’s diet, the following is a version of the original recipe. I found it in one of my historical cookbooks.
“Eat the muscle pulp of lean beef formed into a cake. The pulp should not have sinew, cartilage or connective tissue. It should not be firmly pressed or it will taste of liver. Broil the patty, which should be one inch thick not too close to the fire or smoke. It may be seasoned with Worcestershire and mustard, horseradish or lemon. Once cooked, melt butter on it, finishing with salt, pepper, and pan gravy.”
Here is his Salisbury steak recipe:1 kilo lean chopped beef1/3 cup Worcestershire1.5 tablespoons dried mustard1 juice of whole lemon1 stick churned butter to melt[1/4 #]Salt and pepperPan gravy to smoother
Chef Michael R. Vlasich, CEC, AAC, is a Carmel resident and the executive chef at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. You may e-mail him at [email protected]
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Where she likes to eat? Marco’s Restaurant and Lounge
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Jewish American SongbookThe Jewish American Songbook Series, inspired by the Michael Feinstein Great American Songbook collection (coming soon to Carmel) is presenting the first of three fund-raising concerts Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. in Meridian Music’s Munger Hall, 12725 Old Meridian St. in Carmel. The show is a celebration of the enduring contributions of Jewish American lyricists and composers, past and present. It will feature the music and lyrics of Stephen Sondheim and Stephen Schwartz, with selections
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Phoenix Theatre Produces “LovePerson” - The Phoenix Theatre of Indianapolis will produce the rolling world premiere of Aditi Brennan Kapil’s Pulitzer Prizenominated “Love Person” Jan. 8 through Jan. 31 in its Frank & Katrina Basile Theatre. The play is presented as a partnership with fellow National New Play Network member theatres Mixed Blood Theatre (Minneapolis) and Marin Theatre Company (Mill Valley, CA). Through the partnership, each theatre produces an independent production of the same previously unproduced play.”Love Person” explores how the format of communication shapes understanding. The play is performed in American Sign Language, Sanskrit, spoken English, and projected e-mail. For more information, call 317-635-2381 or visit www.phoenixtheatre.org.
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Growing up in the Episcopal Church of the 1960s, the Lord’s Prayer was a weekly staple.
Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And for-give us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.
It was something you learned as a kid “by heart” (memorized) – like the Pledge of Allegiance or the Boy Scout Oath. You heard it over and over and just knew it in case you ever needed it, but you probably never thought seri-ously about what it meant.
Today, outside the liturgical churches – Roman Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Methodist and a very few other denominations (“liturgy” means standard-ized worship services and prayers) – the Lord’s Prayer is not part of the routine Christian experience. I think that’s sad.
And speaking of routine (and sad), at this point many Christians would argue various points of this example of the Lord’s Prayer:
• It’s “debts,” not “trespasses.”• No, wait. It should be “sins.”• The “thy” and “thine” language is
antiquated. • You should pray what is in your heart,
not some rote bit of archaic liturgy. • It’s a prayer, not an instruction.
The Lord’s Prayer comes from the Bible: Matthew 6:9-13 in the Sermon on the Mount, and again in Luke 11:2-4. Matthew, in Greek, says “debts” (ophei-lema); Luke says “sins” (hamar-tia). “Trespasses” doesn’t appear in any version of the Bible: The word was inserted into the prayer by Origen of Alexandria in the third century.
Christians often fight and disagree over all the wrong
things, but here is why the Lord’s Prayer, to me, is critical:
When I wasn’t going to church, needed a prayer and had no idea how to pray, I could say the Lord’s Prayer and know Jesus was listening.
Bob Walters ([email protected]) believes God loves all of us all the time; many of us, however, do a bad job loving God. More on the Lord’s Prayer next week.
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Consider these tips as well:• Train your dog to behave
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• Be on the lookout for dogs at risk of heatstroke in cars on warm days. Don’t hesitate to call animal pro-tection authorities or the police depart-ment if you see a dog suffering from the heat.
• A dog sitting on the driver’s lap can in-terfere with steering. When a dog gets on or under the accelerator or brake pedals, hits the gear shift or blocks the driver’s view, it can cause an accident.
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My wife is becoming very in-terested in nutrition. I knew this would happen as soon as she got her AARP card. And to make matters worse,
she has subscribed to a publication called Prevention Digest. It’s about the same size as Reader’s Digest, but they are absolutely nothing alike – with one exception: The word “digest” is all over the place.
You see, the pur-pose of this annoy-ing little magazine is to give you the latest inane research on all the foods you can and can’t eat. And my wife, who is too busy during the day to read all her periodi-cals, has decided to quote the magazine in the car on our way to dinner.
“Wow, listen to this. Men who eat one handful of peanuts a day are 14 percent less likely to have a stroke.”
“That may be true. I’ve never seen an elephant with a walker.”
“Oh, here’s one. They did a study with women who wear completely natural fibers, like 100 percent wool and cash-mere. And guess what those women are 23 percent less likely to have?”
“A bad shopping spree?”“No, osteoporosis. And listen to this:
Men 50 and over – that’s you – who eat fish just once a month are 30 percent less likely to have a heart attack and will live 10 years longer.”
“Wow, now that is amazing!”“Yes, and if fish didn’t stink up the
house, we could try that.”“Look, this is crazy. Where should we go
for dinner?”“Maybe Baskin Robbins. Listen to this:
Chocolate is actually good for you. It says here chocolate contains anti-oxidants and can prolong your life. But it also says chocolate contains calories and fat, which can cause obesity and heart disease. I guess that’s not all good news.”
“No, Dear. That’s why they call it bitter-sweet chocolate.”
“First of all, it’s semi-sweet chocolate. And secondly, how come you get all the clever lines?”
“Keep reading.”“Okay. They did a study with 500
nurses. Half ate regular mayonnaise and half ate low-fat mayonnaise and guess what they found?”
“The low-fat mayonnaise nurses were more likely to marry a doctor?”
“No, wise guy, the regular mayonnaise nurses actually had lower cholesterol.”
“Really?”
“And Dick, guess what the real mayon-naise nurses also had?”
“Not a clue.”“Better BLTs.”“That’s not in the magazine.”“No, but now we’re even on that choco-
late comeback.”“Tell me more.”“OK, according to this magazine, cou-
ples who eat out more than twice a week have a 12 percent greater chance of being in a car accident.”
“Put the magazine away, Mary Ellen.”“Let me ask you this, Dick. Do you get
your pulse rate up to 180 at least once a
day?”“Yes. Three cups of coffee usually does
the trick in the morning. Listening to you read this magazine has also been incredibly effective.”
The other day, I opened the mail and noticed my wife had bought a copy of the “Prevention Cookbook,” which doesn’t have quite the same allure to me as the “Joy of Cooking.” This book not only tells you the number of calories and the amount of fat in each dish, but it also tells you how long you’ll live if you eat each recipe every day for the rest of your life.
Here’s their meatloaf recipe:
Half pound of no-fat sausageThree oz. of soy milk6 oz. of hummus12 peanuts2 oz. of skim milk1 cup of wheat germ3 leaves of fresh chopped spinachMary Ellen made me mix this stuff up
and form a hamburger patty; then she made me grill it outside on my Weber.
Was it good? I don’t really know for sure. But the dog is going to live to be 100.
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