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Thursday, March 18, 2021 Volume 67 | Number 29
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THE DESERT MOBILE HOME NEWS CELEBRATING THE DESERT COMMUNITIES FOR 65 YEARS
Desert X 2021 explores the desert as a place and idea
First art experience in the reigion now on view, free and open
In This Issue
Seniors Raising Grandkids...................2 What’s Lurking Behind the Mirror?.......4 Moments in Time..................................5 Italian Simmered Chicken Breast.........8
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esert X , the recurring sitespecific, international art exhibition, has opened its third edition through May 16, at site across the Coachella Valley. Free, safe and open to all, Desert X 2021 is among the first art experiences in the region since widespread lockdowns. Curated by Artistic Director Neville Wakefield and Co-Curator César García-Alvarez , the exhibition will activate the desert landscape through thirteen newly-commissioned installations by a diverse roster of artists from eight countries. Artists include: Zahrah Alghamdi, Ghada Amer, Felipe Baeza, Judy Chicago, Serge Attukwei Clottey, Nicholas Galaninm, Alicja Kwade, Oscar Murillo, Christopher Myers, Eduardo Sarabia, Xaviera Simmons, Kim Stringfellow, Vivian Suter. Full descriptions and installation images of the 2021 artists’ projects are now available at desertx.org/dx/desert-x-21, and a site map, dates and hours for each project can be found at desertx.org. The exhibition explores the desert as both a place and idea, acknowledging the histories, realities and possibilities of people those who reside in the Coachella Valley and the political, social, and cultural contexts that shape their stories. Imagining the landscape as both
1. TELEVISION: Which animated series stars a precocious toddler named Stewie Griffin? 2. GEOGRAPHY: Where are the Diomede Islands located?
“The Wishing Well” 2021 by Serge Attukwei Clottey. Photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Desert X.
“Never Forget” 2021 by Nicholas Galanin. Photo by Lance Gerber, courtesy of Desert X.
an amalgamation of natural forms and a terrain forged by people, the 2021 edition refuses the notion of the desert as homogenous entity. Newly-commissioned works address themes of land rights and ownership, the desert as border, migration, water exploitation, social justice, racial narratives of the west, the gendered landscape and the role of women and young people and the creation of new dialogues between regional and global desert experiences. In an effort to make the exhibition and the ideas and conversations provoked by it available to the widest possible audience, Desert X 2021 will present Currents, a robust series of public and education programs inspired by the desert’s layered geological forms and the forces that shape deserts
and the immediacy of this moment. The programs will amplify the ideas and questions raised in the exhibition. Through Virtual Gatherings, Hybrid Programs, and Educational Resources, the public programming is grounded in the pasts, presents, and futures of both the Coachella Valley and communities around the globe that are shaped by shared circumstances.
on inheritance issues and counsel parents on how to raise children who aren’t spoiled by money.
• Originally scheduled to be erected in Barcelona, the Eiffel Tower was rejected because citizens thought it was an eyesore.
• Tyromancy is the practice of predicting the future with cheese. • Iguanas have three eyes: two in the normal spots and a third on top of their heads, that only perceives brightness.
• In 2016, a student left a pineapple in an art museum in Scotland. Two days later, it had been placed in a glass case as part of an exhibition.
• Banks employ therapists known as wealth psychologists who help ultra-rich clients unable to mentally cope with the guilt they feel over their immense wealth, advise
• The scientific term for brain freeze is “sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia.” Now you know why we call it brain freeze.
A special Desert X printed program available at the Desert X Hub at the Ace Hotel & Swim Club will contain up-to-date information on how to experience the exhibition and its public and education programs safely in compliance with CDC, State and County regulations. The map of the 2021 installations can also be found online at desertx.org and via the Desert X 2021 app.
• Alcatraz was the only prison to offer its inmates hot showers, but that had nothing to do with personal comfort. Rather, the reasoning went that if the prisoners were used to the hot showerwater, they’d be unable to cope with the frigid temps of the San Francisco Bay and hence deterred from attempting to escape. (c) 2020 King Features Synd., Inc.
3. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Former President Jimmy Carter served in which branch of the military? 4. LITERATURE: Which 20th-century novel featured a character named Boo Radley? 5. U.S. STATES: What animal is featured on California’s state flag? 6. HISTORY: Which U.S. state was the last to remove a ban on interracial marriage? 7. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a group of sharks called? 8. AD SLOGANS: Which products were advertised with a slogan that called them “indescribably delicious”? 9. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What shape has been used in U.S. stop signs since the 1920s? 10. PSYCHOLOGY: What irrational fear is represented by the condition called alektorophobia? © 2021 King Features Synd., Inc. ANSWER TO TRIVIA ON PAGE 6
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For many seniors, retirement plans can change instantly when it becomes apparent that they’ll need to raise their grandchildren. The reasons this can happen are many, and none of them good: parental drug use, arrest and incarceration, a dangerous military assignment, alcoholism and even death of the parents. The potential complications can be immediate: You have no extra room because you downsized, you’re in a strict 55-plus seniors community, you’re on a very limited Social Security budget, your health isn’t great ... and so much more. If you’re a senior who’s now in this position, you’re not alone. It’s estimated that 3 million children are being raised by grandparents. But help is available. Start with the Child Welfare Information Gateway (www. childwelfare.gov) and scroll to your state. Ask about Medicaid for
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Children, SNAP benefits, TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) and Supplemental Security Income for children. Raising Your Grandchildren (www.raisingyourgrandchildren. com) has a wealth of information. State Resources, for example, will take you to social workers, support groups and programs in your state. The legal aspect of raising your grandchildren can’t be ignored because it will impact all parts of your life. What you’re providing is called Kinship Care. Be sure you understand the differences between Formal, Informal, Temporary and Voluntary. Formal Kinship Care, for example, means the state has legal custody of the child but he lives with you. State laws vary, and you’ll have caseworkers, court appointments and more. Informal Kinship Care, on the other hand, leaves the courts and caseworkers out of your lives, but legal custody remains with the parents. That can be a problem when it comes to getting the child medical care and enrolling them in school. The only financial assistance you might be eligible for is TANF. Raising grandchildren is not easy. Get all the help and support you can. (c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.
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ACROSS 1. Now and __ 5. Israeli city __ Aviv 8. Indicates near 11. Minneapolis suburb 13. Large Australian flightless bird 14. Fine-grained earth 15. Plant genus that includes water caltrop 16. Peacock network 17. TV writer Dunham 18. Excessive fluid accumulation in tissues 20. They __ 21. Muslim ruler title 22. Position given in respect of
ANSWER TO PUZZLE ON PAGE 6 25. Explaining 59. Engineering further organization 30. Measuring 60. Beverage instrument receptacle 31. Romanian 61. Spiritual leader monetary unit 62. Doctor of 32. Council of __, Education l545-1563 63. Where golfers 33. Savory jelly begin made with 64. Impudence meat stock 38. Journalist Tarbell 41. Most suspenseful 43. Festivity 45. Animal embryos 48. Fertility god 49. Medical patients’ choice (abbr.) 50. Type of sword 55. Competition 56. Bird of the cuckoo family 57. Afflicted in mind or body
DOWN 1. Vietnamese offensive 2. Fast mammal 3. Oh goodness! 4. The back of one’s neck 5. One who lives in another’s property 6. Involve deeply 7. Alfalfa 8. Tropical tree resin
9. Sudden fear 10. Jewish religious month 12. Veterans battleground 14. Musical symbol 19. German river 23. Paddle 24. Lizard 25. Shock treatment 26. The common gibbon 27. Brew 28. Usually has a lid 29. Lenses in optical instruments 34. Time zone in Samoa (abbr.) 35. Wrinkled dog: Shar __ 36. Denotes equal 37. TV network for children 39. Take the value away from 40. Female graduates 41. Don’t know when yet 42. “__ tú”: Spanish song 44. “Seinfeld” character 45. Bleated 46. Entwined 47. Away from wind 48. Soft creamy white cheese 51. Swiss river 52. Prejudice 53. Actor Idris 54. They resist authority (slang) 58. Speak ill of
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What’s that lurking behind the bathroom mirror? Samantha Hartsoe felt a cold draft coming from the bathroom of her New York City apartment and so she went in to check it out. What she found was somewhat startling and a bit creepy, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens. It seems there was a large, square hole behind her bathroom vanity mirror. Armed with a hammer, she passed through into what turned out to be an empty two-story apartment. She told a
local TV reporter that she found trash bags and an empty water bottle but no sign of an inhabitant. Before crawling back into her apartment to call the building’s maintenance department she made sure the mysterious apartment’s door was securely locked. The Association of Mature American Citizens [www.amac.us] provides the Filler Files as a service on issues of concern to Americans over 50.
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Purebred emoji One never knows what tricks Mother Nature will be up to next but, to be fair, this time she had a little help from a snake breeder in producing a python that sports three distinct, naturally occurring smiling emojis on its body. According to the Association of Mature American Citizens Justin Kobylka has been breeding golden yellow and white ball pythons for
some twenty years and about 20 of them were born with a single emoji on its scales. But his latest baby python is the only one with three emojis, a rarity that boosted the snake’s price tag to $6,000. The Association of Mature American Citizens [www.amac.us] provides the Filler Files as a service on issues of concern to Americans over 50.
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use computer animation, opens. Based on a Michael Crichton book, the sci-fi thriller featured scientists racing against time and an alien virus. On March 18, 1911, Irving Berlin copyrights the biggest pop song of the early 20th century, “Alexander’s Ragtime Band.” The song was easier to play than Joplin’s “The Entertainer,” which encouraged sheet music sales. Those topped 1.5 million copies in the first 18 months after publication.
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On March 22, 1947, President Harry Truman establishes a sweeping loyalty investigation of federal employees in response to public fears of communism in the U.S. Congress had already launched investigations of communist influence in Hollywood.
On March 19, 1953, for the first time, audiences are able to watch from their living rooms as the movie world’s most prestigious honors, the Academy Awards, are given out at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, California.
On March 23, 1839, the initials “O.K.” are first published, in The Boston Morning Post. Meant as an abbreviation for “oll korrect,” a popular slang misspelling of “all correct” at the time, OK steadily made its way into the everyday speech of Americans.
On March 20, 1861, President Abraham Lincoln’s sons, Willie and Tad, are diagnosed with the measles. The boys recovered, but in 1862 Willie contracted typhoid fever and died. Tad died at age 18 in 1871. Of Lincoln’s four boys, only the first child, Robert, lived to an advanced age; he passed away at age 82 in 1926.
On March 24, 1989, one of the worst oil spills in U.S. territory begins when the supertanker Exxon Valdez, owned and operated by the Exxon Corporation, runs aground on a reef in Prince William Sound in southern Alaska. An estimated 11 million gallons of oil eventually spilled into the water, polluting more than 700 miles of coastline.
On March 21, 1971, “The Andromeda Strain,” the first movie to
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CryptoQuote Answer
When you give away a secret chili recipe, somebody might say you’ve spilled the beans.
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Crossword Answer
Stickelers Answer The answer is 62.5 peanuts. Billy will eat 50, and Alex will eat 12.5.
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Sudoku Answer
1. “Family Guy” 2. The Bering Strait, between Alaska and Siberia 3. Navy
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4. “To Kill a Mockingbird” 5. A bear 6. Alabama in 2000 7. A shiver
8. Mounds & Almond Joy candy 9. Octagon 10. A fear of chickens (c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Pacific Dermatology Institute is a fullservice medical, cosmetic, and surgical dermatology office for all age groups. Board Certified Dermatologist Thomas Munyon, MD is committed to the
health and beauty of his patients skin and feels a great sense of pride when he helps them with their skin conditions. Making them look good is his favorite part. The doctor gives back to the community by participating in AIDS-related community services. Dr. Thomas Munyon believes all patients need a friendly and understanding physician. “Patients enjoy seeing a doctor who treats them like a friend,” he said. “And treating patients like friends makes work a joy.”
Thomas Munyon, MD is a board-certified dermatologist.
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• “Shaving cream can be used as a spot remover for many carpets. Use only a small amount, and follow up with a damp cloth.” — D.L. in New Brunswick, Canada • Here’s a great rule of thumb in the kitchen: The quicker it cooks, the more direct the heat. So, for a thin piece of steak that’ll cook quickly, a cast-iron pan fry will do nicely. For a thicker cut of, say, chicken, you should bake at a lower temp for a longer time. • To rid a shirt of a deodorant stain, sponge plain white vinegar onto the residue and rub briskly.
Italian Simmered Chicken Breasts • 16 oz. skinned and boned uncooked chicken breasts, cut into 4 pieces • 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can reduced-fat tomato soup • 1/2 cup water • 1 1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning 1. In a large skillet sprayed with olive oil-flavored cooking spray, brown chicken pieces for 3 to 4 minutes on each side. In a small bowl, combine tomato soup, water and Italian seasoning. Evenly spoon soup mixture over chicken pieces.
• To get clothing really clean, don’t overfill your washer. Oftentimes, we want to get the laundry done quickly by stuffing in as much as possible, thereby reducing the number of loads. But if there isn’t enough space for everything to move about, it can actually keep the clothing from getting clean. Never fill more than three-fourths full.
2. Lower heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until chicken is tender. When serving, evenly spoon sauce over top of chicken pieces. Makes 4 servings.
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Each serving equals: About 162 calories, 2g fat, 27g protein, 9g carb., 304mg sodium, 0g fiber; Diabetic Exchanges: 3 Meat, 1/2 Starch.
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