‘The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, February 6, 1991 Dear Ana Landers: Thavo.a different point-of view than “Squashed on Arrival,” ¢ he man who was seated next to the fat woman on the plane, Tam one oft the lucky ones; I'm thin, But I can't help notice that the whole, world seems-to be Nancy Lin, y gley designed for people like me.‘ don’t have to worry about finding myself locking horns — or any other part of my anatomy — with a turnstile, Nor do I need to be concemed about the arm of a chair putting dents in my legs, « Most thin people take things for granted, They, don’;t stop to think about the obstacles they would What a Gas! . There's something about beans that seems to bring out the crude- ness in the nicest of people. Although truly, nice people wouldn't eat beans in the first place for fear of offending someone -- or gassing I, personally, love beans, But then, you probably guessed that. -Many good cookbooks suggest dumping off the water. the bow face if they were fat. The purvey- soaked in and then cooking them in fresh water to reduce the t ors of ion are so hungry to, er, flatulence, for profits that they skimp wherev- I kind of think that takes the fun out of the whole thing, though. er tby can and then enlist the sup-. T really consider it a personal achievement when I serve a large, port of us thin people by telling us totally unsuspecting group of new friends -- this never works more that those who take up less space than once, hence the need for constantly making new friends, or culti- are somehow superior. vating really vulgar ones -- a whole turkey roaster full of my killer The answer is not to require a baked be beans ata backyard pl Bienes fat person to purchase two seats on a plane. I opt for a more humane, though expensive solution. I would be willing to pay a few extra dol- lars to have one or two rows on planes fitted with extra-wide seats. If they are not occupied by fat pas- sengers, we thin ones, who can fit- anywhere, could use them. Until such a plan is implement- ed, I not only will allow. a fat per- son to sit next to me with the am bar raised but will offer to change after one of my intamees baked bean feeds, Of course, the time to bake these beans is now, when the extra heat generated by the necessity to have the oven on for the better part of the day is a bonus, Then you freeze or can them to serve come sum- mertime. Otherwise, you'll find it’s really, really tough to open all the doors and windows to air the house out after dinner with the mercury hanging about the lower nether regions of the thermometer -- unless you consider the altemative. Just tell the neighbors you're converting to natural gas, ooo = ley's Killer Baked Beans Guaranteed to rot the laundry right off the lines at least eight houses soats should I see a fat person denied this kindness by one of my more selfish cousins, I may have to use the person's hips as an armrest and my circulation might suffer for a few hours, but I would be happy to make this small sacrifice to \ ‘show support for my overweight sisters and brothers, — with a Conscience in O: “Skinny” “later,” I know this is true because he takes no pains to hide it. He says, “What's the big deal? My father did it and my mother never divorced him. “> He accuses me of being imma- ture and 6verly sensitive because I refuse to tolerate his abusive behavior, When I told him 1 was considering divorce he said that since he asked me to marry him, HE will end the marriage if and when he feels like it Counseling scems to be going he face to the Dear Skinny: Thanks for an insightful and some passionate let- ter. Your thin sisters and brothers would do well to take a page out of your book. Dear Ann Landers: My-hus- band and I are having serious prob- lems with our marriage. He is unfaithful and has been Hon the beginning. Pe _ We are therapist and makes me look like a witch. Part of his gripe is that I insist that he belp with the housework and pay part of the household bills. He works a half-time job, and I have worked as many as three jobs at once to support us. I think the main reason he wants to keep our marriage together is because I’m the major breadwin- ner in the family and he would not make it financially without me. ‘Want do you advise? — Hopeless, Ohi but he insists that there is nothing wrong and that the problem is between my ears. In addition to his cheating, he accuses me of being too controlling because I question his frequent visits to cocktail lounges where he dances with women and makes dates for io. Dear Ohio: What would you advise a woman to do if she was married to a liar and a cheat who was also abusive, domineering, insulting and a bit of a freeloader? How about, “Throw the bum out.” + Dear Ann Landers: I need some advice from an outsider. A ‘Sacrificing comfort for others less fortunate firlend suggested that I write to you. My son, 50, was divorced seven cars ago. He is going to be mar- Hed again soon andy need to know » what I have to pay for, Lam-81 years old. My busband died four years ago. The woman my son is marrying is 47. This is her second marriage, also. She - eloped the first time, and says she . owants the kind of church wedding she has always dreamed about. As the mother of the groom, what are my financial obligations? I want to do the right thing. — Need advice in Alabama ! + Dear Alabama: The mother of a 50-year-old son who is getting married for the second time should “not be expected to pay for anything. She should treat herself to a lovely new dress, get ber hair done down- town and have a wonderful time. Dear Ann Landers: Recently you printed a letter from Don Zim- mer, coach of the Chicago Cubs. he wrote a rather weak defense on behalf of players who chew tobac- co and pit on TV. (he said some ‘were cating sunflower secds, others were chewing gum and so forth.) T have an idea. Why not have a designated pitter? He could stay out of TV camera range and spare us all an ugly sight. I would be greatly appreciated: — Alvin Scroggin, Athens, Te Dear Al: In the absence of a bet- ter suggestion, I'd vote for yours. down. So few ingredients. So much power. 5 pounds dried beans 4-1/2 tsp. prepared mustard 5 quarts of water 2-1/2 c. ketchup 1-1/4 c, brown sugar 1-1/4 c. molasses 2-1/4 tbsp. salt 1 pound diced salt pork or bacon Although most people use the small white beans for baking, any dried bean can be baked. I personally prefer pinto beans -- but that may have something to do with the100 pound sack in the cold room. The first thing to dois to pick over the beans. Weigh out the proper amount and then dump a cup or so at a time onto a plate and pick out all of those little bean-sized rocks that slipped through the bean screens, They don't soften up worth a dam and can do mega damage to expensive dental work. Next soak the beans in the water in a large covered kettle overnight. That's easiest. Should you forget to put the little beggars to soak the night before - or if you truly enjoy doing things the hard way -- cover the beans with the water, bring to a boil, time the boil for two minutes, remove from heat, cover, and let soak in the liquid they boiled in (heh, heh, heb) for one hour. This gives you the same results as soaking 15 hours at room temperature. Now simmer the beans in the water they soaked in (snicker, snick- er) until almost tender, about an hour. Add all the rest of the ingredients to the beans, mix well, and bring’ ‘again to a boil. Pour the beans into a bean pot -- I use a large cast iron kettle now, I used to use my enamelled turkey roaster, the sauce will discolor an aluminum pan — and bake, covered at 300 F. for six hours: Add boiling water during the cooking time if the beans seem to be drying out. This recipe makes about eight quarts of baked beans, so unless you really want to pollute that entire area bounded by the Rockies to the east and the Fraser River to the west, I suggest you spread them out somewhat. To freeze baked beans: Cool the beans. Pack in pint or quart freezer bags and freeze. Simple, but require thawing before use -- ora microwave. To can baked beans: Pack the beans, hot from the oven, into clean jars, leaving one inch of headroom. Wipe the rims, adjust the lids. Process at 10 pounds pressure -- pints for 80 minutes, quarts for 100 minutes, Lacking a 30 hour day, you-can refrigerate the baked beans overnight. ‘The next day, bring to a boil, adding a little water, and then proceed as if they were hot from the oven. Makes 16 pint jars or eight quarts Deadly no matter how you, pack them. ne w Ss current compilation of. the most: people do, edited by Chuck Shepherd. Proof that true stories are - weirder than made-up stories. : Convicted robber Ferdinand Reynolds, 30, an inmate at the Fol- som State Prison in California, wrote Sacramento police in Octo- ber asking that they charge him with any unsolved crimes still on the books. Wrote Reynolds, “I am trying to be the first man in the history of America to ever get 5,000 years in prison, and I want you to please help me out.” He included a description of himself, with the words, “If he (the sus- Send a Valentine to Your Favorite Sweetheart with The Castlegar Sun Bove Lines, published February 13, 1991 Debra & Carl To my Loving wife Grace, All My Love on Valentine's Day and Always, ‘Verne You'll always be my Valentine ‘Love Lots of Love Dad John Love Lines are only ‘7° each for 20 words or less Mail your love lines with your cheque or money order to Ml ; i) = or drop In at our offices at 465 Columbia Ave., Castlegar: re Your Suvcttaad will Lave Yo CT dad pect) looks like me than (sic) charge me for the crime.” The Entrepreneurial Spirit « Among the inventions-at the Monroeville Expo mart near Pitts- burgh last year were golf shoes with technique pointers stitched across the toes; a pre-knotted silk tie that slips on and off via a zip- per, and, from the Japanese inven- tor of the digital watch, a seaweed compound labeled as “brain food” that supposedly guarantees clear g, and an engine run from tab water that supposedly produces three times the power of a gasoline fj engine. ° An industry analyst said supermarket carts would soon be equipped with 6-by-8-inch video monitors that would beam ads for nearby products automatically * based on the customer's location in i the: Store. And Texaco annouticed last year that it would soon intro- duce video monitors.at gas pumps, with a capacity of about 10 mes- sages per fill-up. * Young, fashi - © Japan’s Housing and Urban Develop Corp. d recently that an apartment (819 square feet and a minute’s walk to a train station 30 minutes from downtown Tokyo) had.attracted a record 8,265 bids when it was placed on the market. It was expected to sell for more than * Homeowners unable to sell their home sin Chicago, Newark, Detroit, New York, San Jose and other cities have recently tumed to St. Joseph, the patron saint of home and hearth. Religious stores in those cities report unusual sales of statuettes, which real estate agents bury upside down in the yard to stimulate sales. Kerry Meluskey, a real estate agent (who is Jewish), said the tactic helped her to sell four homes. in Philadel-, phia. : Sports News + Evergreen Foundation, an organization of “former” homo- sexuals ir supporters, spon- Japanese men and women have been wearing replicas of the sheep- skin flight jackets worn by US pilots during World War li, some * complete with the insignia of the squadron that bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. * Taking the lead of a 7-Hleven owner in Victoria, British Cc ia, several i stores in the United States and Canada have tried playing “eleva- tor music” in their stores in an . attempt to repel teen-agers who hang out there, ¢ In June, Taiwan's coast guard seized a smuggler’s ship filled with 30 tons of contraband rooster testicles and cow innards, for the country’s restaurants, whose owners say available testi- cles and innards are too expensive. last April on team’s manager, Lou Piniella, to rub her pet Saint Bemard before each home game for good luck and that for road games, she sends bags of the dog’s hair to Piniella’s hotel room. » Oakland A’s outfielder Ricky Henderson, in a September game in Boston, hit foul balls on two successive pitches right to Ron Vachon, 38, sitting in a luxury box seat. Vachon dropped both of them. « Among the participants in October's Asian Games were a 97-pound Chinese woman who can lift more than twice her weight in barbells; a 7-foot, 7-inch North Korean basketball player who has a full-time guide to help prevent him from bumping his ;” and six Iranian women.who compete in sharpshooting while covered from head to toe in their traditional black robes. + South Korean officials were investigating more than 200 golfers who, during a massive regional cleanup effort after a ig" through sports. President Alan Seegmiller said participation in “traditional flood, defied govern- ment admonitions and played golf, hitting shots while u masculine activities” such as bas- ketball and softball would “heal the inner child of the past.” Seeg- miller said some men, as an alter- native, took training as auto standing alongside cleanup work- ers. (Send your Weird News to Chuck shepherd. a O. Box 57141, 10037.) mechanics. e In June, Swedish golfer Mikael Krantz, fresh from a drink- ing binge the night before, teed off in the third round of the Irish Open, but his first swing caused him to lose his balance. he pitched forward, dragging his caddy and a toumament official ‘to the ground and stunning spectators. he hit his second shot into an adjacent bay. » Marge Schott, owner of the world champion Cincinnati Reds, said last year that she forces her The NAL iPlame paperbacks “News of the Weird” ($6.95) and the all-different “More News of the Weird” ($7.95) — each with over 500 of the most bizarre true news stories from the collections of authors Chuck Shepherd, John J. Kohut and Roland Sweet — are available at most bookstores or by mail from New American Library, P.O. Box 699, Bergenfield; N.J. 07621, Include $1.50 per book for and ‘i handling.) ¢. 1991 Universal Press Syndicate Why must sex get boring? Q. 1 am in my second once again the sex is boring. My second wife, like my first wife, has ceased to excite me in quite the same way. The Irony is that I left my first wife for this one. When I think of the money I spent on divorce, only to end up in the same marital bed. In the dark, 1 wouldn't, khow. the two apart now. I could be making love to either one of them, so mechanical has this all become.. Why must. this happen? At least this time, I know better than to think it wouldn't happen again. But is there no cure for sexual ennui? A. Your letter might serve as a warning to. men who are thinking | about trading one wife for another. one! Has it occurred to you that you might do something to make. sex more exciting-and less boring? You. seem to place all the blame for, “sexual ennui” on women. Try doing something different. It's true that sex 7 not boring for newlyweds, and that everything is new ‘and dinerent to them: If you want excitement, you should . | create it. Try different positions, new ways of touching and kissing and stroking. Be more ,romantic. Those iy a The eaeud SaGtiggarSun aS gestures make women feel, and. act, ‘sexier.’ Concentrate ‘on pleasing your partner, and maybe you ..| _will-get 20'lost in her ple ye forget to | be bored. id daughter by the loss. I've only recently begun dating again. The woman I'm seeing is very good in bed. Her orgasmic capacity amazes me. Recently she told me that my wife had probably been faking orgasms all the years we were married. Why did she say this? Could it be true? Also, a related question: Should I let - Ask Dr. Ruth 3 ‘wonderful | my: wornan for:17 years. sts was killed in* sexually’: accident three ‘years aio: leaving me.and.our 16-year-old afraid iting her," but’ the “upso ‘ question sof spending = lah together 7 with this woman keeps coming up. A.I don't know why she said that — or if it's true. Maybe your amazement at her orgasms led this woman to believe your wife didn't have any. Whatever the reason, she shouldn't have said what she did. And you shouldn't worry about it. Not every woman has a dramatic orgasm. Don’t tell your. daughter you are unless she asks, and se keep your answer to a minimum. I am not suggesting you hide it from her. Just don’t give her more information than she wants or needs. She Is old enough to.accept that you will sleep over, or eventually have a sleeping guest. But the circumstances dictate that you give her ample time to adjust to this new evelopment’ is both your tives, Be patient... “Wednesday, February 6, 1991 ‘THE Gossip. COLUMN ® — BY ‘ROBIN ADAMS SLOAN * Q: What's ‘this ‘about controversial - actress Vanessa Redgrave writing her autoblography? Will dt cover the son she had by an obscure Itallan actor? — JF, A: More than two decades ago, Redgrave had a son — Carlo — by Italian actor Franco ‘Nero, who Is a well-known screen figure internation- ally, Redgrave's gon turned 21 this fall “and is'in a film studies program at New York University, Vanessa tells me she is writing her autobiography, but she says it will focus not as much ‘on her personal life as‘ on “how I work.” Q: What's become of Erik Estrada, _that_ handsome hunk who was so great on TV's old “C.H.LP.S,” series? A: New ‘York-born Erik, 41, Is easing nicely Into early middle age. He Is currently married, has two sons, Anthony and Brandon, and takes an occasional TV role, His next will be oppdsite Cindy Williams in a '60s rock ‘n’ roll evocation for TV titled “Earth Angel.” As befits his station in life, Erik applies, his’ ‘considerable “C.H.LPS." 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