My looks are nothing special, My face reveals my age, My body shows some wear and tear, And my energy's not the same.
Too often my memory fails me, And I lose things all the time. One minute I know what I plan to do, And the next it may just slip my mind.
I try hard to avoid my mirror. There are things I would rather not see, And even those times when I just catch a glimpse, I can no longer recognize me.
The things I used to do with ease Can now cause aches and pains, And the quality of the things I do Will never be quite the same.
I always compare my older self To those younger versions of me, And I know I'm wasting too much time Missing who I used to be.
But the thing that really makes me sad Is despite what people see, Underneath my tattered, worn out shell, I'm still the same old me.
My heart can still feel endless love, And at times it still can ache. My heart can fill with so much joy, And then it can suddenly break.
My soul can still feel sympathy And longs for forgiveness and peace,
And there are times its light shines boldly through, And times when it longs for release.
It's true, maybe now that I'm older, Feeling lonely may be status quo, But it also has made me more willing To forgive and let past conflicts go.
So maybe to some I look ugly and old, A person who barely exists. I'm still quite aware of the beauty inside,
And my value should not be dismissed.
So although not as strong and no beauty, it's true, I'm still here and want so much to live, And I know that there's no one in this world quite like me, And no one who has more to give.
MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD…
Following a meeting of the WRA Board Thursday, September 11, Tom Jackson was appointed ACTING PRESIDENT and Josie Jewett was appointed ACTING VICE PRESIDENT of the Willow Ranch Association. Those present were: PK Dolly, Linda Bauer, Roy Goody, Linda Stookey, Jim Burrmann, Josie Jewett, and Tom Jackson.
The next scheduled Residents Meeting of the Association will take place on Tuesday, October 7 at 6:30 PM. At that time, discussion of the intent to revise or replace our existing Bylaws and Association structure will take place. Any changes made at the October 7 meeting will be submitted for members’ review. After 30 days, a vote (TBD) will take place on the proposed changes.
October Celebrations
ALL RESIDENTS
are welcome at the September 6th 10 AM ABC/Newcomers event to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries as well as welcome new residents and chat up a storm, while enjoying coffee and light snacks. Join us!
10/1
Happy Birthday!
Linda Stookey (#122)
10/3 James Goudy (#45)
Linda Chrisman (#150)
10/6 Xiang Ying Zhang (#26)
10/8 Eugene Ludwico (#171)
10/10 John Calamari (#55)
10/13 Lynnette Stadmiller (#145)
10/14 Precy Celis (#52)
Emma Pan (#121)
10/16 JoAnn Thompson (#50)
10/25 Pat Casey (#192)
10/31 Rosemarie Avanzado (#204)
Happy Anniversary!
10/14/06 James & Bibi Goudy (#45)
10/19/96 Carl & Song Johnson (#159)
10/23/92 Viktor Kabansky & Tanya Gaponova (#69)
Celebrations infuse life with purpose and passion. They summon the human spirit.
--Terrence E. Deal, author and leadership expert
Coming up -- Willow Ranch Events - ALL residents are welcome!
Saturday, October 4, 10 AM - Annivs/Bdays/Comm/Newcomers
Tuesday, October 7, 6:30 PM - Residents Meeting
Wednesday, October 22, 6:30 PM - Bingo
Friday, October 24, 6:30 PM - Movie Night (“The African Queen”)
Saturday, October 25, 8:30 AM - Recycle (plastic bottles/ aluminum cans ONLY w/CA CRV or CA Refund on them)
Check flyers (in your Willow Ranch mailtube) re: event details!
Editor’s Ramblings…
I found a quote (see page 4) that spoke to me: “Celebrations infuse life with purpose and passion. They summon the human spirit.” Maybe that’s a little lofty expression of how I felt about the Residents Meeting on September 9th, but I did feel a camaraderie of our community at that meeting. There were 35 of us sitting in a circle so that you could see the faces of everyone. Residents shared their concerns, wishes and ideas about activities and practices that the Association has provided and/or could do in the future. (See the minutes on page 15 for notes about the meeting.)
It was fun to be there, and I hope that we have more meetings like that… with maybe some cookies and drinks thrown in as food was mentioned as a social connector, not to mention yummy. I organized the Tuesday meeting and failed to have any cookies, for some dumb reason; maybe we would have had 70, if I had!
The next Residents Meeting will be on Tuesday, October 7th. At that meeting will feature a “discussion of the intent to revise or replace our existing Bylaws and Association structure.” Comments and thoughts from residents will be welcome, so save that date and join others in a meeting that is truly for all residents. Based on the talk about the importance of food to our social interactions, I hope that cookies or something will also be offered, so we know that the voice of the people has been heard.
Join hosts Peggy and Eugene Ludwico on the 4th Friday at 6:30 PM of each month for a movie that is sure to entertain
POPCORN and SOFT DRINKS
Mark your calendars for Friday, October 24th @6:30 PM to see the movie
“The African Queen” (in color)
Starring: Katharine Hepburn Humphrey Bogart
A gin-swilling Canadian riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced English missionary to undertake a trip up a treacherous river and use his boat to attack a German battleship. Bogart won an Academy Award for best actor in leading role.
Spinach Squares
Ingredients:
3 TBS butter or margarine 1/2 tsp black pepper, pinch of nutmeg
3 large eggs 1 tsp baking powder
1 cup flour 16 ounce shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup milk 10 ounce frozen chopped spinach
1 tsp salt or 20 oz fresh chopped spinach
Melt the butter in a 13 x 9 x 2” pan. Remove the pan and set aside. Beat the eggs well and add flour, milk and baking powder, mix well. Add the cheese and spinach, mix well. Spoon everything into the pan with melted butter and level. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Cut into squares and serves as an appetizer, makes 12 servings.
Option: You can also add 1 1/2 tsp minced garlic, 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms and 1 small chopped onion.
Praline-Glazed Salmon (makes 2 servings)
Ingredients:12 oz boned, skinned salmon fillet, cut into 2 pieces
1/4 tsp salt and pepper
1/4 cup chopped pecans
3 TBS packed dark brown sugar
2 TBS butter, melted
1 tsp lemon juice
Rinse salmon and pat dry. Sprinkle all over with salt and pepper. In a small bowl mix pecans, brown sugar, butter, lemon juice, and 1/4 tsp salt. Place salmon on a 12 x 15” baking sheet. Broil 6” from heat for 6 minutes. With a wide spatula turn salmon over. Spoon pecan mix evenly over fish and broil again, checking frequently to be sure nuts do not scorch, until fish is opaque, but still moist - looking in the center of the thickest part (cut to test), 1 or 2 minutes longer.
Transfer fish to serving plate. Enjoy!
Vera Neumann’s
Poetry Reading
-Part 2-
“When I’m Gone”*
By Phil Ochs
There's no place in this world where I'll belong when I'm gone
And I won't know the right from the wrong when I'm gone
And you won't find me singin' on this song when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
And I won't feel the flowing of the time when I'm gone
All the pleasures of love will not be mine when I'm gone
My pen won't pour a lyric line when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
And I won't breathe the bracing air when I'm gone
And I can't even worry 'bout my cares when I'm gone
Won't be asked to do my share when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
And I won't be running from the rain when I'm gone
And I can't even suffer from the pain when I'm gone
Can't say who's to praise and who's to blame when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
Won't see the golden of the sun when I'm gone
And the evenings and the mornings will be one when I'm gone
Can't be singin' louder than the guns while I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
All my days won't be dances of delight when I'm gone
And the sands will be shifting from my sight when I'm gone
Can't add my name into the fight while I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
And I won't be laughin' at the lies when I'm gone
And I can't question how or when or why when I'm gone
Can't live proud enough to die when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
There's no place in this world where I'll belong when I'm gone
And I won't know the right from the wrong when I'm gone
And you won't find me singin' on this song when I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it; I guess I'll have to do it; Guess I'll have to do it; While I'm here
*(Editor’s note: This song is a favorite of mine, and I may have included it in a previous issue of the Waggin’ Tongue, but even if I did, I am going to include it again. I truly believe that the song is misnamed because it should be “While I’m Here,” as that is the message of the song.)
[Editor’s comment: Since we didn’t have a “Know Your Neighbor” column this month, I decided to revisit a bit of history (October 2016), a “Community Connections” column by Gail Swegles highlighting Linda Barclay, with some additional words from Linda as she prepares to move on this fall to a senior residence, after contributing to our community for many years.]
Linda Barclay (#74)
A lot of you know Linda Barclay. You can see her at the pool almost everyday in the summer, except when she is on one of her many trips! She loves to travel and has been on many cruises and visits to other countries.
She is a 4th generation Californian. She is originally from San Jose and even had the same teacher in school that her father did! How cool is that? What a small world!!!!
do. Thank you for all you have contributed to Willow Ranch.
Her closing quote was, "It is interesting living with a Scotsman."
Now Linda’s update and fond farewell to Willow Ranch:
First, I would like to thank Sharon for asking me to update my article that ran in the Waggin’ Tongue several years ago that Gail Swegles wrote up. I am moving on to a senior facility that I will feel more comfortable in and enjoy my time there. I will miss my friends and neighbors in Willow Ranch. The park is a wonderful place to live, once you get to know the neighbors and your friends. It’s a second home wherever you go, and I always felt like I was part of a greater family.
Elvis
Linda has been an active part in the Association, in charge of supplies since 2007. Thank you for that.
She married Andy, on May 11, 1992, in Maui. Their relationship actually started by a TELEX machine! He was living in Australia, and she would communicate with him by TELEX because they worked for a branch of the same company. He wooed her until they finally got together! I call that fate!!!
She has lived here at W.R. since 1998 and has made a positive influence on the community. Thank you, Linda, for all you
Thanks to all of you that referred to me and watched over me, especially when I needed it, when Andy was ill. He is still doing well although he does not know me, but that’s OK. I still visit him everyday, and I will continue to do that daily. Take care. Enjoy your lives, and you can contact me as my phone number is still the same.
I’m cleaning out my last house.*
*More Editor’s Comment: I wish that I had the time to do the research…, but I know that Linda has organized swap meets and rummage sales, she had bought WRA supplies for many years, organized a WRA Facebook presence, and lately, she has been the one to call if a house needed to be cleared out. I hope that all that practice will have paid off!
We will miss you and wish you all the best!
September 9th Residents Meeting
Thanks and Photos
A sincere thanks to those who attended the meeting! Some are pictured below, and those not captured are: Shirley Nathan Rebecca Hsueh, and Dean Goodell. Thank you, all! See the minutes on page 15 for a summary of what was discussed.
Riz
Linda S. PK Cathy.
Tom Josie
Sharon Richard
Sharon
Marilyn Aisha
Peggy
Eugene
Roy
Lan Jim W Ali Robert Felicia
Barb
Pat
Linda B
Dina
Jim Bu Dennis y Debbie y BarbarayCelia Wanda
Ed
Wolf
Vera
Medical Shed Clean-up
After many years of use, The medical equipment shed finally needed a good cleaning out and reorganization. Members of the community came together on July 15th and spent the morning paring down the amount of equipment to a reasonable number of items. The rest was donated. Check out the day’s photos below (not pictured was the photographer, who also helped, Riz Miraglia).
Willow Ranch provides wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, canes, and a few other medical assistive devices for the community to borrow. Peggy and Eugene Ludwico took good care of the shed for many years and have now passed on this responsibility to PK Dolly. If you need any of this equipment, you can contact PK (650-346-3266).
PK Dolly Peggy Ludwico
Josie Jewett
Jeff Killitz
Eugene Ludwico
Jim Burrmann
Where Did That Come From?
by Lynn Killitz*
Calendar
This word comes from the Latin word for an interest book kept by money-lenders“calendarium.” Interest fell due on the “calends” or the first day of the month. Calends itself came from “calare”- the Latin verb meaning “to call” because the Romans would publicly “call out” the first day of the month.
Devil's Advocate
When any name is proposed for canonization in the Roman Catholic Church, two advocates are appointed. One of these is called “God's Advocate” and says all he can in support; the other, “the Devil's Advocate,” says all he can against.
Gordian Knot
This expression grew out of a legend about the Phrygian king, Gordius. Gordius was a peasant who, upon being chosen king, dedicated his wagon to Jupiter and then tied the yoke to a beam with a rope made of bark. The knot was so ingeniously tied that no one could untie it. It was said that whoever did so would reign over the whole East. Alexander the Great was shown the knot and told the story. “Well then,” said he, “this is how I do it” - and with his sword he cut the knot in two.
Go Off Half Cocked
A gun at half cock is in the safety position; it cannot be fired. But a hunter may, in his excitement at sighting game, raise the gun to his shoulder and pull the trigger while still “half-cocked.” Nothing happens. And so, to “go off half-cocked” means to attempt something in a hurry without proper preparation and to fail in achieving the end.
Paraphernalia
In Rome, upon the death of her husband, a wife could claim items that weren't originally part of her dowry. The Romans adopted a Greek word to cover these items, “parapherna,” meaning “beside dowry”
Dominos (the game and effect,)
The monks of a French monastery who invented the game gave it the name. The winner of the game was expected to recite the first line of the vesper service, “Dixit, Dominus, Domino Meo.” When you line up dominos on their edge in a row, if one falls, they all fall. This is the “Domino Effect.”
*Selections from Dictionary of Word Origins by Jordan Almond and other sources
Words are sacred. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little. --Tom Stoppard
Do you know…
Richard Kade
... how the meanings of words can be affected by pop culture?
Let's start the discussion with the 1992 film Scent of a Woman, which starred Al Pacino as blind and retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade. Throughout the film Slade peppers his conversation with the catchphrase "WHO-ah." This term originated during the Indian Wars of the 1840s and was a clipped version of "heard, understood and acknowledged" (HUA).
Where did Pacino get the word? Well, in preparation for his portrayal of Col. Slade he painstakingly researched the feelings of those forced to grapple with permanent blindness. This included meeting with a blind veteran who blindfolded him and taught him to take apart and reassemble an M16 rifle using only sound, feel and smell. As Pacino began to attain proficiency, his teacher would indicate approval by exclaiming, "WHO-ah."
Three years later the NBC sitcom Seinfeld aired an episode titled "The Soup Nazi." In one scene Elaine asks the New York soup vendor if anyone has ever told him that he looks like Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman. She then does her own impression of "WHO-ah," saying it twice.
Julia Louis Dreyfus, who played Elaine, had not seen the movie but did her version after Larry David had coached her on the inflection and timing.
Then in 2004 pop-radio host Laura Schlessinger ("Dr. Laura") periodically told her audience that she was the proud mom of an active-duty Green Beret currently deployed overseas. She would invariably follow those comments with the Pacino interjection "WHO-ah," no doubt thinking that the meaning was something like "hooray" rather than the original "heard, understood and acknowledged."
So pop culture did its thing on "WHO-ah," popularizing it and modifying its meaning. The term had remained largely dormant and obscure for a century and a half, until Scent of a Woman, Seinfeld and The Dr. Laura Program gave it a new meaning and a new life.
WHO-ah!
If someone sent this to me, I am sorry for not remembering whom to give credit. In any case, enjoy the word fun below…
WRA Meeting Minutes
September 9, 2025
The special September 9th meeting of the Willow Ranch Association began at 6:30 pm with Sharon Prentice leading the discussion. Thirty-five residents of Willow Ranch were in attendance, many of them members of the Association.
All present were given the opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas and/or listen to others in order to get a better sense of what members of the community want to be
1. What is the community thinking regarding activities and events going forward.
2. How can we make our neighbors feel welcome and the importance of having a house buddy.
3. There is a need to communicate in better ways. The community Facebook page, the online Calendar, flyers on door knobs and the Waggin’ Tongue are currently available, and the idea of using Email and Texts as a possibility was brought up.
4. There should be sign-up sheets for potential special events such as potluck and catered events.
5. There are many activities happening during the week already with good attendance. Added to the list could be a weekly exercise class and/or a “coffee chat.”
6. Snacks at events, more potluck and catered events were suggested.
7. We need to make sure people are aware of the Mobility Shed run by PK Dolly and the possibility of assisting residents to events.
The next residents meeting will be Tuesday, October 7th at 6:30pm.
Rizanne Miraglia, WRA Secretary
Kindness Korner
“Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness of people.”
--Roy T. Bennett
“Sometimes it’s easy to lose faith in people. And sometimes one act of kindness is all it takes to give you hope again.”
--Randa Abdel Fattah
“It takes courage to be kind.”
--Maya Angelou
“There is no wrong way to perform an act of kindness.”
--Catherine Ryan Hyde
“To extend yourself in kindness to anybody is an extension in kindness in the world.”
--Oprah Winfrey
“Each person who delivers kindness stays with us forever.”
--Robin S. Sharma
“Every small, unselfish action nudges the world into a better path. An accumulation of small acts can change the world.”
--Robin Hobb
“Be a little kinder than you have to.”
--E. Lockhart
“Kindness shouldn’t have to be earned. It should be given freely.”
--Raven Kennedy
Sunshine and Memorial Report
No cards were sent in August.
Please let me know if you know of someone in need of encouragement or comfort.
Linda Stookey, Contact Person 408-594-3548 lstookey3@gmail.com
Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.
--Betty Friedan
Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
--Samuel
Ullman
Newcomers
If you are new to Willow Ranch, we have a newly revised Residents’ Directory to give you. Also, on page 2 there is a calendar of activities open to all who wish to participate. Of special interest might be the ABC event on the first Saturday of the month at 10 am in the clubhouse. It’s an informal time to celebrate the month’s birthdays and anniversaries and a chance to meet neighbors. We look forward to meeting any new residents.
Welcome to new residents!
Josie Jewett 408-743-5911
Something to think about
1 Write things down - don’t rely on memory
2 Pause before you react 3 Read one page a day 4 Write one paragraph a day
5 Batch and automate your decisions
6 Get early morning sunlight
7 Take short breaks when your brain stalls
8 Focus on your top 3 tasks daily
9 Capture anything that resonates
10 Break big goals into tiny steps
11 Guard your time like its gold
12 Do hobbies that feed your soul
13 Keep your phone out of your workspace
14 Stop comparing your life to someone else’s
15 Let yourself be bored - that’s where ideas live 16 Listen more than you talk
17 Create more than you consume
18 Compliment more than you complain
19 Delete unused apps
20 Donate what you don’t wear
21 Reach out to old friends often
22 Never say “yes” out of guilt
23 Watch your info diet - junk input = junk output
24 Look at your phone less, and people more
25 Serve others - it’s free happiness
26 Revisit things that once brought you joy
27 Set time limits on your tasks
28 Remember names - and use them
29 Be kind - to others and yourself
30 Remember, you will die - live like it matters
Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor. --Stephen Hawking Find your joy!
Ode to the Plural
(Thanks to Josie Jewett for bringing this to my attention!)
We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes, But the plural of ox becomes oxen, not oxes. One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese, Yet the plural of moose should never be meese.
You may find a lone mouse or a nest full of mice, Yet the plural of house is houses, not hice. If the plural of man is always called men, Why shouldn't the plural of pan be called pen?
If I speak of my foot and show you my feet,
And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet? If one is a tooth and a whole set are teeth, Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called beeth? Then one may be that, and Three would be those, Yet hat in the plural would never be hose, And the plural of cat is cats, not cose.
We speak of a brother and also of brethren, But though we say mother, we never say methren. Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him, But imagine the feminine: she, shis and shim!
Let's face it - English is a crazy language. There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple.
English muffins weren't invented in England. We take English for granted, but if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
And why is it that writers write but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce and hammers don't ham?
Doesn't it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend.
If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?
If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught?
If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
Sometimes I think all the folks who grew up speaking English should be committed to an asylum for the verbally insane.
In what other language do people recite at a play and play at a recital?
We ship by truck but send cargo by ship. We have noses that run and feet that smell. We park in a driveway and drive in a parkway.
And how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?
You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a language in which your house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by filling it out, and in which an alarm goes off by going on. And, in closing, if father is Pop, how come mother's not Mop?
Firstly, Safeway did not pay me to do this, but I did have a neighbor tell me about this, and since Safeway is a common grocery store in our area, I figured that sharing what I learned recently about their $5 Fridays might be of interest to those in our community who are on a fixed budget. So here’s the deal: “Every week, select Safeway/Albertsons stores across the country offer $5 Friday deals. These are greatly reduced prices well below competitor’s prices and present stock-up opportunities for the items on sale. The items may not be $5, rather they will be available in increments of $5. For example –you may see items on sale for 5 for $5, which means each item is on sale for just $1.00. You may see items listed as 3 for $5, which means each item is $1.67. Obviously, 2 for $5 means each item is on sale for $2.50. The great thing about the $5 Friday deals is that you don’t have to buy more than one item to get the sale price even if it says 5 for $5, you can just buy one for $1.00. Safeway makes it easy to find the Friday Specials by highlighting the items in the weekly ad. Every Friday, Safeway offers a dozen donuts for just $5.00. You can choose your own donuts to make the dozen, or just select one of the pre-selected assortments.” (supersafeway.com)
Something that I learned recently...
Buying books would be a good thing if one could also buy the time to read them in: but as a rule the purchase of books is mistaken for the appropriation of their contents. --Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher
WILLOW RANCH ASSOCIATION INFO UPDATE FORM
$10/person annual 2025 WRA dues payable at any time now Pay by cash or personal check, payable to Willow Ranch Association. If you have an update to your info listed in the directory, please update your contact information and important dates below. Always include the space # and name and fill in the line that has changed. If you have not been listed before in the directory, but would like to be in the next version, please fill in lines that you want included (space #, name(s), telephone #(s), and emails). Birthday and anniversary info will only be included in the appropriate months of the Waggin’ Tongue, not the directory.
All info__ Name/Space _____ Phone ____ Email _____ No information_____
SPACE #_______ NAME(S) ______________________________________
BIRTHDAY: NAME MONTH DAY_____
BIRTHDAY: NAME MONTH DAY_____
ANNIVERSARY DATE (MONTH/DAY/YEAR) __________________________
When you complete this form, please put it in the mailtube at space #180 (Josie Jewett) or the Association’s white mailbox to the right of the calendar/bulletin board in the Willow Ranch clubhouse.
Association Officers
President (Acting)*
Board of Directors
Parliamentarian and Historian - OPEN
Activities Contacts
*Appointed by the WRA Board on September 11, 2025
Latin Lingo Dutch Brush Master
ALMA MATER
CARPE DIEM
CAVEAT EMPTOR
DE FACTO
E.G.
ET CETERA
ET TU BRUTE
EX NIHILO
IN MEDIAS RES IN VINO VERITAS
IPSO FACTO MAGNUM OPUS
NON SEQUITUR
PER CAPITA
PER SE
POST MORTEM
PRIMA FACIE
PRO BONO
QUID PRO QUO
STATUS QUO
Across
1. Shaggy Scandinavian rug
4. Colgate rival
9. Common Market inits.
10. Sled dog
11. “Casablanca” pianist
12. Ms. Williams in aquamusicals
13. Ancient rival of Athens
15. First word of the Constitution
16. Aleppo’s land
18. Word in a simile
20. Quantum theory pioneer Max
23. Wet lowland
25. “Smoking or ___?”
26. Gauchos’ weapons
27. Big deal
28. Doesn’t ignore
29. Tennis match part
Down
1. Remainder
2. “Awright!”
3. High points
4. Dark
5. “From ___ with Love”
6. “C’___ la vie!”
7. Bias
8. Phoenician trading center
14. Action on the side
17. Kournikova and Karenina
18. Court order against antisocial behaviour
19. Mop up, naut.
21. The “C” in U.P.C.
22. Masseur’s target
24. Bass, e.g.
The headline is a clue to the answer in the diagonal.
October Sudoku
How to solve sudoku puzzles
No math is required to solve a sudoku. You only need logic and patience.
Simply make sure that each 3x3 square region has only one instance of the numbers 1-9. Similarly, each number can only
appear once in a column or row in the larger grid. The difficulty on this puzzle is easy.
TRIVIA TEASER
T Time
1. What company is represented on the New York Stock Exchange ticker by the letter T? a-Target, b-Radio Shack, c-AT&T, d-Kodak.
2. Who played the title character on the TV cop show "T.J. Hooker"? a-Jack Lord, b-William Shatner, c-Erik Estrada, d-Burt Reynolds.
3. In what city could you ride the commuter rail service known as the T? a-San Francisco, b-San Antonio, c-Boston, dMiami.
4. What is the middle name of Captain James T. Kirk on "Star Trek"? a-Taylor, b-Thomas, c-Timothy, d-Tiberius.
5. In what country would you find the headquarters for the T-Mobile telecommunications service? a-Germany, b-Norway, c-Canada, d-South Korea.
6. White blood cells known as T-cells get their name because they mature in what part of the human body? a-Teeth, b-Thalamus, c-Thymus, d-Tegument.
7. One way of investing your money is with the purchase of T-bills. What does the T in T-bill stand for? a-Tax, b-Tangible, c-Transaction, d-Treasury.
8. What 1962 instrumental hit with an edible title was the highest-ranking song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart by Booker T. and the MGs? a-"Bread and Butter," b-"Cotton Candy," c-"Green Onions," d-"Sugar and Spice."
9. T-Bag was the nickname of a villain played by Robert Knepper on what Fox TV drama series? a-"Oz," b-"24," c-"Touch," d-"Prison Break."
10. What did the T stand for in the names of T.E. Lawrence and T.S. Eliot? aThomas, b-Theodore, c-Tyler, d-Terrell.
QUOTES
Riches don't make a man rich, they only make him busier. Christopher Columbus, discoverer of America in 1492.
By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination. Christopher Columbus, discovered the new world in 1492
Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear.
George Addair, Founder of the Omega Vector, a self knowledge program
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
Francis Bacon: English philosopher, statesman, scientist and author
When you forgive, you in no way change the past -- but you sure do change the future.
Bernard Meltzer, radio host of "What's Your Problem" in Philadelphia
He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.
Lao Tzu: philosopher of ancient China
You have a clean slate every day you wake up. You have a chance every single morning to make that change and be the person you want to be. You just have to decide to do it. Decide today's the day. Say it: this is going to be my day.
Brendon Burchard, author, of The Millionaire Messenger.
Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, but a thing to be achieved.
William Jennings Bryan: American politician from the 1890s
I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.
Edward Everett Hale, editor and author of 60 books
The Lighter Side
Leather
When a woman wears leather clothing, a man's heart beats faster. His throat gets dry. He gets weak in the knees and begins to think irrationally.
Ever wonder why?
She smells like a new truck!
Old man
He was eating lunch at a truck stop when three bikers walked in. The first pushed his cigarette into the old man's pie, then took a seat at the counter.
The second spit in the old man's milk, then took a seat at the counter. The third turned his plate over and then took a seat at the counter.
The old man left without a word. One of the bikers said to the waitress, "Humph, not much of a man is he?"
The waitress replied: "Not much of a truck driver either. He just backed his truck over three motorcycles."
What to do
An elderly couple just bought cellphones and learned how to text. She was the romantic type and one afternoon sent him this message.
"If you are sleeping, send me your dreams.
If you are laughing, send me your smile.
If you are eating, send me a bite.
If you are drinking, send me a sip.
If you are crying, send me your tears. I love you."
The husband texted back to her: "I'm in the bathroom. Please advise."
Answer to 'T Time'
1-c, AT&T
2-b, William Shatner
3-c, Boston
4-d, Tiberius
5-a, Germany
6-c, Thymus
7-d, Treasury
8-c, "Green Onions" 9-d, "Prison Break" 10-a, Thomas
