-Rage 6B

The Castlegar Sun

Wednesday, January 9, 1991

, Nancy Lingley —

the mini-family.
bedroom/puppy nursery.
Bitsy BowWow, and rushed to the

At any
been all downhill since then.

‘W raising Havoc in the household.

time after time.

V2e sugar -

12 ap. cinnamon

3c.

3/4c. a eagsiico liqueur

"All in the Family

+, They were ugly, There was no way around it.

~The Mighty Midget Mutt, a cute, tiny, adorable little stray who bad
somehow managed to become a household fixture instead of the tempo-
rary guest she was supposed to be, had given birth to a couple of pup-
pies that looked like nothing so much as fat little slugs in fur coats.
Midge was a good mom though, and soon her littie family looked
like bigger fat little slugs in fur coats.

Then my nearest and dearest, who hadn't yet caught up to my latest
relocation on a permanent basis, popped in for his regular visit and met

“Are they ever cute!” came the exclamation from the
I dropped the potato peeler, tumed abuptly,tripping over the Itsy

some miracle had come about during my long absense of perhaps three
minutes — or if maybe Midge had pulled off a quick trade somewhere,
somehow. But, no, they were the same bigger fat little slugs in fur
coats, There is no accounting for the taste of some men.

rate, in time, a fair amount of time, the pair grew into bigger
“fat little slugs with legs that actually held them up off the floor and it’s

Mac and Tosh — no, I was not the one that named them - you guess
— did eventually become cute in an ugly sort of way. They also
became active, shedding their slug-image (but not their fur coats) and

They really, really enjoyed the Christmas tree and, although they did
start a little early, there was quite a lot less of it to take down this year.
Of course, there are also quite a lot less glass balls to put up next year.

" T bave virtually given up wearing my snuzzy, furry, warm, floor-
:¥ length winter housecoat in favor of the silky, cool, knee-lenth one that
‘] does not have two puppies permanently attached to it by their tiny litde

Yeeth. i

*" Black Cat, a doddesing old man of 15, has found new life in the joy
.of teaching small canines how not to treat large felines. The attendant
shrieks from boxed ears and scratched noses guarantee that the silly
human, who always figures one of the little dears has really hutt itself,
will drop everything, including ber sanity, to come running. Time after

The weeping fig tree will have to put in some time growing more
branches just like the ones that used to hang down to floor level. And
I'm sure I will eventually be able to locate my mocassins, both of them,
in something less than 20 minutes of desparate searching.

It's enough to drive a person to drink.
” Me.

Spiked Cocoa

|.- This goes a long way towards warming a person with bare legs,
:]. because she can’t wear her full-length housecoat, up. Frangelico i is an
‘A'Italian liqueur tasting of hazelnuts and this is terrific. If you're serving
{this for some normal reason, say, like at a wintertime party, omit the
esanamn ors Eran the Feeage anit 5 cv mutes with cinnamon sticks for

ry 3 Sp. cocoa powilér wore Chocolate’ ‘drink mix)“

1/2.c. whipping cream, whipped until stiff

Combine the cocoa, sugar, and cil
saucepan. Add 1/4 c. of the milk.and stir to make a smooth paste. Slow-
ly add remaining milk, stirring constantly. Add liqueuer and heat mix-
ture until steaming, but be careful not to boil it — and thereby boil off
‘the alcohol. Pour into mugs and top with a good dollop of whipped
-cream. Enjoy. Makes four servings, but if you’re smart — or if you
have puppies, the two are not one and the same — you won't share
them,

Creamy Pineapple-Orange Juice with a Kicker

This rich and creamy concoction can also go a Jong ways towards

calming a person's nerves. It’s great for a special breakfast. Or any
that i the

bedroom/puppy nursery to see if

in a heavy

of a small furry family.

1-1/2 c. orange juice
410 6 ounces of vodka
1/4.c. whipping cream
1 tsp. honey

19 oz. can crushed pineapple, chilled

Combine all ingredients in the blender goblet and blend until frothy.
Serve in tall glasses with straws. Makes four servings.

Somebody take my husband, please

Dear Ann Landers: In recent
years I’ve become aware that there
is an abundance of lonely women
who are looking for a companion
or simply a warm body,

T have one for them. My hus-
band. He's in excellent physical
shape, is a fine family man and
tidy. He goes to church every
Sunday without fail. He enjoys

olf and tennis, He isn't a
He doesn’t gamble and has never
had do much as a speeding ticket.

I'm not the worshipful, loving
wife he deserves. That woman
died a long time. ago. In her place
is one who has adjusted to reality.

So what's the catch? Simply
this: My husband is mean, selfish,
critical, deceitful, miserly,

ing, vain, rude, i i
unforgiving of the most trivial
transgression and impossible to
please, He sucks the joy out of life
on a daily basis.

For many years I kept thinking
everything that went wrong was
my fault and if I just kept trying
things would get better. Now, 40
years later, I know it will never
get better and he is at least 50 per-
cent at fault.

Please print this letter and send
me the replies you get from inter-
ested parties. Some women are so
desperate for a man they'll take
anything. This one comes com-
plete with wardrobe and he makes
an excellent appearance. No one
will ever know. — Louisiana

Dear Lou:'I sense a tinge of

tongue-in cheek playfulness but °
I'll bet you feel better for having
written, Let me assure you that I
am going to receive dozens (if not
hundreds) of letters asking how to
get in touch with you. Of course, I
will not respond.

The sad truth is that there’s a
large number of lonely women out
there, some foolish enough to

think that a) one they get the guy
they can change him to suit their
specifications, or b) a badly flawed
busband is better than no husband
at all. Let me assure them that they

are wrong on both counts. 3
Dear Ann Landers: I just came
across your “Twelve Rules for
ildren.” There's no date
on it, but it’s at least 20 years old.
My mother must. have clipped it
when she was raising me. I am
using it as a guide to raise my three
children. Please run it again. —

Meguret Benson, Cincinnati, Ohio
Dear Margaret: With pleasure,

Here it is:

Twelve Rules For Raising Children
¢ Remember that a child is a
gift from God, the richest of all
blessings. Do not attempt to mold
him in the image of yourself, your

‘father, your mother, your brother,
or your neighbor, Bach child is an ,
individual and should be permit-,
ted to be himself.

¢ Don't crush a child’s spirit
when he fails, And never compare
him with others who have dons
better.

¢ Remember that anger and hos-
tility are natural emotions, Help
your child find socially acceptable
outlets for these feelings or they,
may be tumed inward and create’
physical or

roe too.

* Don't make threats in anger
or glowing promises when you are
in a generous mood. Threaten or

Promise only what you can deliv-
er. To a child, a parent’s word
means everything. If be loses faith
in his parents, be will have diffi-
culty believing in anything.

* Do not smotiier your child
with gifts and lavish Tho
purest and the healthiest love
expressed itself in day-in, day-out

i Consi: builds self-

« Discipline your child with
firmness and reason. Don't let
your anger throw you off balance.
TE be knows you are fair, you will
not lose his respect or his love.
Make sure the punishment fits

“the crime.” Even the youngest -

child has a keen sense of justice.

Present a united front. Never
join with your child against your
husband or your wife. This cre-
ates emotional conflicts and gen-
erates destructive feelings of guilt,
confusion and insecurity.

*Do not give your child every-
thing his little heart desires. Per-
mit him to know the thrill that
comes from earning something.
Do not deny him the greatest
pleasure of all, the satisfaction
that comes with achievement.

¢ Do not set yourself up as a
model of perfection. This is a dif-
ficult role to play 24 hours a day.
You will find it easier to commu-
nicate with your child if he knows
that Mom and Pop can make mis-

confidence, trust and a strong base
for character development.

¢ Teach your child thers is dig-
nity in hard work, whether it is
performed with a shovel or with
delicate fingers that hold surgical
instruments, Let him know that a
useful life is a rewarding one and
that a life of case and pleasure-
seeking is empty and meaningless.

* Do not try to protect your
child against every blow and dis-
appointment. Allow him to get a
few lumps; adversity strengthens
character and makes us compas-
sionate. Trouble is the great equal-
izer the common denominator of
living. He is bound to have some
trouble in his life. Let him learn
how to handle it.

* Teach your child to love God
and to love his fellow man. Don't
SEND your child to a place of
worship — TAKE him there.
Children learn from example.
Faith in God can be his strength
and his light when all else fails.

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current compilation of
themost
people do, edited by Chuck
Shepherd.

Proof that true stories are
weirder than made-up
stories,

In July, mail carriers in France
announced they would make no
more deliveries in Cap d’Agde, a
resort town of 30,000 (and also
Europe’s largest “naturalist” com-

-another car. At the second stop, he
voluntarily produced a vial of
white powder, telling police it was
heroin, which he was using in an
attempt to kick his 11-year drunk-
driving problem.

_— Birmingham, Ala., police,
responding in April to a woman's
plea to save her estranged

|, who was
suicide in her apartment, broke in
and shot and killed the man (wben
he failed to drop his suicide pis-
tol).

— Oldrich gravels | 50, had his
trial for shop

was ejected from Great Britain in -

May because of an incident at
Heathrow Airport during a
stopover. According to an airport
spokesman, when the players
made a cursory glance through
their dictionary to see what “duty
free” meant, they thought it
meant “free of charge” and began
stuffing their pockets with watch-
es and jewelry until guards
stopped them.

— In October, the Pittsfield,
Mass., School Committee adopt-
ed a plan to allow 11th- and 12th-

d to get credit for

Canada, halted pending a psychia-
trist’s report, ordered because of
his courtroom decorum. Pavek
criticized the judge for not stand-
ing up if he expected others to
stand. When Pavek failed to reveal
a previous conviction because he
thought it didn’t count until the
appeal was final, and the judge
corrected him on that, Pavek told
the judge to go brush up on the
law. When a probation officer said
he wanted to talk with Pavek,
Pavek said his “fee” for “consult-
ing” “just went up” to $20,000.

— Parents of three 12- and 13-
year-olds filed a lawsuit in
Lafayette, La, in March, charging
teacher

munity). Citing their
ment” at having to walk through
town to face people shopping and
gardening in the nude, the carriers
began dumping all mail outside of
town, forcing residents to sort for
themselves,
MISSED THE POINT

: — Kenneth Dean Johnson, the
first person to have his car seized
under a 1990 Portland, Ore.,
drunk-driving ordinance, was
topped again in February and lost

Bemadette me with causing the
kids “loss of the enjoyment of
life” by teaching sex education in
class,
+ — Bruce Fitzgerald was
appointed harbor master of
| Mass., in
Because of changes i in the flow of
the Connecticut River, Springfield
no longer has a harbor and is
down to a single dock.
— The Albanian soccer team

to make the arrest when the man
showed up for the date.

— Federal agents arrested
Gary and David Gross of
Alpharetta, Ga., in April for
attempting to counterfeit $4.5 mil-
lion with a printing job described
by agents as “poor,” done on an
offset press. The agents were
tipped off by a store owner, who
said the two had bought the linen
paper used in currency and then
asked the owner if he had any
green ink that “matched the ink on
a one-dollar bill.”

— The Lipman, Richmond,

classed ed meal by reading materi-

als on exercise concepts.

LEAST COMPETENT PEOPLE
— A gang of bank robbers,

hitting just ane $400,000 in pen-

Greene ig agency was
forced to revise a radio ad for
Yonkers Raceway in New York
several months ago. For the race-
. way’s 40th anniversary, the ad
+ took listeners back to 1950, when
“Biss i . the

sion been
in a Bologna, tay bank earlier
in the year, detonated an explo-
sive device beside the safe. How-
ever, they made off with just a
few thousand dollars because the
explosives brought down the ceil-
ing and walls, wounding 85 peo-
ple (including one robber).

— A 40-year-old woman’s
suicide attempts failed in

le, La., in August. She first
tried a drug overdose, but wound
up only groggy enough then to
misfire in several attempts to
shoot herself.

— Two, U.S. Navy enlisted
men were charged with theft of
Paula Thistle’s car phone in
April near Annapolis, Md. After
she discovered the phone missing,
she called the phone’s number,
toid the man wo answered that
she was “lonely,” made a date
‘with him, and arranged for police

is

“Army-McCarthy hearing are
going full-blast” (errors of three
and four years, respectively). In
the agency's “corrected” ad, 1950
became the year that Bobby
Thomson hit his famous 1951
‘World Series home run.

— In October, Camell Wilder,
25, fearful of failing his exam to
be a Philadelphia police officer,
arranged for his girlfriend, Dianna
DeLarge, to help him. However,
instead of having her take the
exam in his name, Wilder chose to
have both take the exam at the
same time in his name. Suspicions
were created when Wilder
received both a passing aoe
(hers) and a failing grade (his)

(Send your Weird Nene to
Chuck Shepherd, P.O. Box 57141,
Washington, D.C. 20037.)
COPYRIGHT 1990 UNIVERSAL
PRESS SYNDICATE

Can daughter overcome mom's bad example?

Q. I think my 17-year-old daughter
is sexually active, and lam concerned

about her. I worry that she might -

‘become pregnant, contract a disease
—-or marry the first guy who
Promises her the moon after he’s
made love to her. She lives with her
father and stepmother, but I see her
often and we have a good relation-
ship. How can I best give her advice
about protecting herself sexually?

Also, I am on my third unhappy
marriage. Yes, I know I have been a
‘bad example to her. Will my example
‘influence her to make the’ same
‘mistakes? Is there anything I can do
‘to prevent that from happening?

, -You don’t live with her, so there
is little you can do except give her.
some books containing good informa-
tion about sex, including birth control
and disease prevention. Make a nice
Package of perhaps three books for

ua don't want to bom-
bard her with information. And, of
course, you can let her know you are
there for her if she has questions or
wants to talk.

Then leave it alone. Stop worrying
about what kind of example you have
set for her. The best thing you can do
now, for her and’ especially for
yourself, is to concentrate on your
own happiness, both'sexually and In a
relationship.

a. Tam a fat woman and I make no
bones about that. My size doesn't
Prevent men from being interested in

ra@- Muny men enjoy making love to a°

worry about odor. Although I am very
clean and use deodorant and powder,
1 still worry.

For a while, I was using urderarm
deodorant around the elastic in my
panties, but this gave me vaginitis.
Now, I am back to depending on
baths, showers and powder. What if it
isn’t enough? Can body odor be a
turn-off to men?

A. A strong and unpleasant odor
can be a turn-off to anyone. If you do
have a problem with odor, see 2

who can

-soap or deodorant that is right fir

your skin. But you do not say that any
man has complained about your body
scent. Maybe the concer is all in
your mind. If you have no complaints,
you should just assume that you do
not have an offensive odor.

Many men are turned on by a
faintly musky feminine smell. I think
they would prefer this to the smell —
and taste! — of deodorant. And for
most women, dally baths or showers
are enough to keep them fresh and
appealing.

Q. My husband wants more sex
than I do, especially more oral sex.
We have been married for 40 years, 60
we aren't young. In fact, we are both

‘in our-mid-603, which is time for a
shutdown, if you ask me. I would be -

content with once,‘ maybe twice, a

month. I have read that most people. :

our age no longer have sex ‘anyway.
He doesn’t belleve that. |:: -
According to him,.I should be glad
he still wants me after all these years.
But he still wants me too often. He
would ike to have sex once or iwice

A

week. And he wants to get oral every
time! Now that he is retired, this is an
issue between us. Recently he has
begun telling me he will go out and
find another woman to have sex with
him if I won't do it more often. Do you
think this is a good reason for me to
have sex? I feel like I am being
blackmailed and I don't like it.

Ask
Dr. Ruth

THE FOLLOWING: COLUMN
| CONTAINS EXPLICIT SEXUAL
"MATERIAL WHICH MAY. NOT.
BE SUITABLE LFOR BSe
READERS: :

I say: yest’ ‘This is a good reason
Ps having sex:/And ifyon don't. want.
your ‘husband ‘to be out looking 'for
another scxual partner, now would be
a wel time. a Start! |,

If you could see all the mail I get
from people in thelr 60s, 70s and even
80s, you would change your mind
about “most” people not having sex at
this age. In fact, many couples find a
renewed interest in lovemaking after
retirement. It can be a beautiful time
of life. Relax and let your husband
pleasure you.

Q. Ihave been sexually active since
I was 18, and I am now 21. Like many
young women, I didn’t know how to
be orgasmic when I began having sex.
I did learn how to have orgasms
through masturbation. At first, I didn't
think about ‘pleasing myself through
sex with a man. It just seemed natural
to separate the two: sex, which I did
with my lover, and orgasms, which I
gave to myself when I was alone. But
now I have ‘become frustrated from
By lack of achleving orgasm during

or want to be honest | with my
partner, but I don’t know how to doit, it.
If 1 don't do something soon, 'I am
afraid I will lose interest in making
love. What'can I say to change things?

‘A. Don't talk at all! Just take his

* hand and show him how you need to

something different nov just tell him,
‘This feels’ good.” It doesn’t matter

: what happened in ie Past, even If |

you faked orgasms. But never admit x

to relieve the tension in his, muscles.”

Then ask hin tocuse fton you. Turn!

this into a new game. If he asks where
you got the idea, tell him you read

vabout it,

‘2. My wife and I enjoy watching
X-rated films.. But we don't enjoy
them as much as we once did. Some
of the practices are too rough for our
tastes, Also, it bothers us sometimes

that the actors in the films don'treally that

care about each other. And their
bodies are just too perfect. All that
perfection begins to detract from the
experience after a while.

We have heard that there are films
made of real people making love. Is
that true? And where would we find
them? This sounds like an exciting
new idea to us. We aren't crazy or
Perverse for wanting to see ordinary
People in the act of making love, are
we? Maybe this is something, only
actors should be doing. .,'

* A. T;don't now anything about
such films. I can’t give you a list of
them or tell.you where to' buy: them.
But I do have a suggestion for you:
Rent a video camera and a tripod and

ea film yourself! You
your own private video of real lovers

“with, less-than-perfect bodies who

sare very muuch about each other: And :
you' willbe able'to.use: the’ aim; or

young people ‘should be. making love.-:
You are: certainly, not canst for
king 0. coy eae

Q. My wite and have been mutica |

orgasm during intercourse. That
doesn’t bother me. I understand most
women don’t have orgasms this way.
What bothers me is the way she does
have orgasms. She can only have one
by lying on top of me and rubbing
against my penis. This is not the most.
comfortable experience in the world
for me. Isn't there anything I can do
would give her the same feeling
and be more comfortable for me?

A. You might mind this much less if
she would do it before you ejaculate!
Your penis is probably more sensitive
afterward and the rubbing may be
uncomfortable for this reason. Good
for you ‘for understanding that most
women donot achieve orgasm
through intercourse” alone. Some
women do find sexual satisfaction the
same way your wife does. «

How’ lucky you are that she finds
such delight in your penis! So many
women do not take such pleasure in a
man’s penis. But, it would also be
good for both of you if she could also
become: Sraseraie oin in’ other ways.

have « and different forms of clitoral stimu-
during intercourse. She

lation too will
enjoy sex much more if she has more
varied orgasmic experiences. :

for-two yeank Sho's twver. hud an’

aera escent oT EE

Wednesday, January 9, 1991

The Castlegar Sun

THE GOSSIP COLUMN @
— BY ROBIN ADAMS SLOAN’

Q We get the feeling that even

though he's a star now, Danny DeVito
still leads the kind’ of simple life that
his old character on the “Tax!” Tv
serles did. Are we right? — EH.

A: Not quite. DeVito is now a major
Hollywood star, and he lives like ore.
He and wife Rhea Perlman recently
purchased a house in Beverly Hills,

HOROSCOPES

Jan 13th-19th

ARIES - March 21/April 20. .
Your ambitious mood continues, and
it looks as if you have a good chance

Callf, one of the most real
estate marketa In the world. It's a two
story, colonlal-style house sitting on
two acres at the end of a cul-de-sac, It
has 6% baths, four Hteplaces; private
patios, a swimming pool — and went
for about $8 million. Because they
have three children, DeVito and his
wife may decide to tear it all down
and rebuild — tear-downs being a
trend among Hollywood's elite,

Q: Can you tell us if singer Whitney
Houston is a lesbian? — M.R,

+ A: That’s a question that dogs
Whitney. She expends a lot of effort
trying to combat that rumor, which
has persisted for some time. Houston
recently told a national newspaper
that she's romantically involved with
Eddie Murphy. Since he’s linked with
someone else, that be news to
Murphy. I'll have to keep you posted
on this one.

one

Q: Wasn't Suzanne Somets sexually
abused as a child? —

A: Somers, 43, is ae Nenaihisk ofan
alcoholic father. The abuse was not
‘ sexual in nature but psychic. Suzanne

+ says that she was convinced that she

* was unattractive, unlovable and stu-
pid. Her father was a mean drunk, the
actress recalls, The violence was
“verbal and occasionally physical.
“Suzanne escaped, married badly, and
was for many years a single mother
struggling against great economic
odds. The ending is happy — riches,
celebrity, a loving husband and son.
Now Somers is working hard to help
families plagued by alcoholism.

Qa We: really like David Coulier, the
funny young man who stars in TV's
“Full House” on Friday nights and
hosts “America’s Funniest People” on
Sundays. Can you tell us something
about him? — R.R.

A: Coulier, 31, was born in Detroit,
got married in June, and is expecting
a baby by the end of the year. He's a
closet musician (guitar), dislikes
people who are cheap with a buck,
wishes he'd exercise more and
regards himself as down to earth.
David's had practice, since he broke
into the business doing stand-up
comedy dates in Cleveland.

is NO. SECRETS:. How ‘horrified
«would Greta Garbo have-been to learn

after, spending the better. part of her:

life avoiding interviews, evading the
public eye and eluding the ever-
present curiosity seekers that, after
her death, thousands of fans would
wait in line at Sotheby's New York
auction gallery to view her personal
property. Had she known, perhaps

of
it's still ReceReary to have enough
rest and relaxation or you could end
up exhausted, January 14th and 15th
should be good days and luck comes

our way by the end of the week.

‘(AURUS - April 21/May 21
Travel plans have been in your‘mind
lately, and you seem to have become
more involved with people from
other countries. Emotionally, you
feel more secure and content, and
you could even decide to take u
some creative work. You may thi
about changing your ibe to some-
thing more suited to your talents.
GEMINI - May 22h une 21
The 16th of January may bring some

+ very encouraging news about a

domestic or Property matter. Be
careful you don’t spend too much
time on this issue; there are other
matters you need to concentrate on.
Socially, your life will become much
brighter and more colorful after the

CANCER + June 22/July 22
Relatives, close associates and even
your neighbors all seem to keep you
occupied these days. This may mean
having to put off some of your own
plans, just make sure you don’t
negicct anything important. Joint
finances and business affairs should
be handled with greater care after
the 18th. Also, it would be wise not
to become involved in anything of a
clandestine nature.

LEO - July 23/August 23

Your domestic situation brings prob-
lems over the weekend. Mercury
and Mars both highlight matters
related to marriage or long-standing
relationships. Remember not to boss
partners around too much because
you won't always have the upper
hand. There will also be some
happy moments emotionally, but
don’t let your heart rule your head.
VIRGO - August 24/Sept 22

You should feel more self-confident
now. January 16th could be an espe-
cially lucky day — your choices are
winners. This week is a creative one
for you; an interesting project is on
your mind and Sveryihiog i is in place
to begin working on i

LIBRA - September s3/0ct 23
Money problems are all going to be
resolved soon. Unfortunately, you

However,

have some personal matters on your
mind at the moment and are finding
some difficulties sorting them out.
But there's some happy news con-
nected with your job—promotion is
just one poe bility!
SCORPIO - October 24/Nov 22
Tt looks as though you are going to
have to spend more time at home
ause there may be a domestic con-
flict. Friends seem to want to sce
more of you, and you'll have to make
sure that you sort out your priori,
SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec
With Saturn, Jupiter and vied all
playing important roles in your life
at this time, you are finding it very
hard to achieve progress. ‘You have
great plans and projects in mind, but
one may have.to be postponed, or
even canceled this week, Relaxation
and romance are a must,
CAPRICORN - Dec 24/Jan 20
You have been broadening your
horizons recently, and may have
decided to travel more than usual or
even live somewhere else, Now it’s
time to take stock of your financial
situation so that you don't do any-
“thing careless, Make sure that some
of your current plans are not too
impractical, and don’t spoil things
by being too hast:
AQUARIUS - Yanuary 21/Feb 18
You will have more energy and
vitality, and probably be full of new
imaginative and inventive ideas
after the 15th. Before this happens
you'll need to try to avoid conflicts
with your partner,
PISCES - February 19/March 20
Since there are highly significant
trends involving Mars and Jupiter,
partnership matters are one of the
priorities nght now. Venus, the god-
dess of love, ensures that you are not
short of admirers, especially during
the weekend!

Your birthday this week
The next twelve months

Romance is in the stars for you, pos-
sibly starting around Valentine's
Day. Your ambitions can take you to
new heights, ones that you have
always dreamed of. Money is easy to
come by this year. Be cautious of
those around you who envy your
many material possessions, But,
with your good instinct and ability to
sense deceit, you will undoubedtly
not be taken advantage of.

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confident and sums it up by describ-
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and have everyone turn and look at

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Q: Is it true that at long last George
Burns has realized that he’s just too
ald to perform? — MLR.

A: Perish the thought. Burns will
forever be the trouper. As long as he’s
well enough to stand up, he'll come
forth with the jokes. George’s, 95th

birthday TV special js being planned.

now. He also recently put in an
appearance with Bob Hope (age 87)
in another of Hope's TV specials. The
two — especially Burns — may be
geriatric but they are

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Q: We really like “Meshach Taylor,
the young black actor who plays

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Anthony Bouvier on TV's “D
Women." Can you tell us something
about him? — S.G.

A: Tecan tell you Taylor is skittish
about his age. He was born on April
11, but “I won't tell you the year,” he
told me. His nickname is “Shack,” he
hails from Boston but was raised in
New Orleans, and has been married
for the last seven years to Bianca
Ferguson. His career took shape on
the stage in Chicago in the 1970s, and
he's quite a singer as well es actor.
And he loves classical music.

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Q: Isn’t it true that since the
breakup of her marriage to Timothy
Hutton, Debra. Winger has been
hitting the bottle pretty hard? — LP.

A: In the early days of her' career,
Debra had the reputation of being a
tough liver, one who caroused quite a
bit. Now 33, Debra has settled down.
She's the mother of a son by former
husband Hutton. The unlon went
south last June. The he, Te beer rumor may
have gotten started because’ Winger
will play Tom Hanks’ alcoholic girl-
friend in her next movie,

Other.” And remember, Winger is a
very strong actress who

detail for her roles. But it’s all acting.
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Q: I hear Steven Seagal, the hot
actor and martial. arts specialist
whose new movie “Marked for
Death” is raking it in at the box office,
has trained quite a few star pupils.
How about. naming a few? Was Sly
Stallone among them? — B.M.

A; Not to my. knowledge. One of ©

Seagal's most famous. students was
Sean Connery, who influenced. Ste-
ven'’s approach to acting. Another
catalyst, student and adviser was the
late James Mason, who gave him
important advice: “The secret is not
to act, but to be,” a philosophy that
has guided Seagal throughout his
meteoric screen career.
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Q: Can it really be as difficult being
beautiful as actresses always. claim In
interviews? — T.H.

A: Farrah Fawcett is. very \.vocal
about the drawbacks and insecurities
Involved in being unusually good-
looking, especially in Hollywood.
Fawcett says she never received

quality roles or good reviews until she .

took off her makeup in such films and
television movies as. “Extremities,”
“The Burning Bed" and “Small Sacri-
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A brief history of money

Although you often see
mom and dad paying with
credit cards, you still see
them using one of the oldest
methods of payment, the
exchange of paper and
coins.

You may ask yourself:
Who used the first coins?
Coins were first issued by
King Gyges of Lydia
(Turkey) and the idea spread

Lydian coins were mad
from small lumps of metal
which were a mixture of
gold and silver. On one side,
they were stamped with the:
badge of the king.

The Chinese issued the:
first paper money in the 6th:
century A.D.,

. The first credit cards came:
into being during the 1920's:
when they were issued by

through around
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oil for
buying gasoline,

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Whales. have been around

. for millions ‘of.years. They

are aquatic mammals and
they evolved from land
mammals; their nearest rel-
atives are hoofed mammals.

Instead of hair, whales
have a thick layer of blub-
ber beneath their skins to
keep them warm in cold
waters. :

The whale's “nostrils” are
on top of his head, where
they form a blow-hole.
After a dive, a whale spouts
to expel the used air from its
lungs b before taking another
breath.

Because the water sup-
ports their weight, whales
can grow far larger than any
living land animal. But the
largest whales cat only tiny
creatures about 5cm long,

called krill.
Saving the whales

But why are whales so
special? And why would any-
one want to spend time and’
Money trying to save them?

Whales are extremely
intelligent. They may be even *
smarter than we are! And:
whales communicate with
each other in a language that,
we are just beginning to!
understand,

‘Whales are hunted

For hundreds of years,
whales have been killed for: :
their blubber, the layer of fat.-
underneath the skin which
provides oil, or in the case
of the sperm whale, the
large reserve of oil in the
head, which is used for.
making candles, margarine" =
and soap.

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the manufacture of perfume;
also comes from the +
intestines of whales. “

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which may be killed in a+:
season is limited by intema-.-

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important for groups like,
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