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Hello February G

ood things come in small packages. My mother used to tell me that whenever I was the shortest and youngest person in my class. Even though I soared to the height of 5 foot 2, I’ve always kept those words of wisdom in my pocket.

The same can be said for the month of February, the shortest month of the calendar with a mere 28 days, or 29 during Leap Year. This year, February will uniquely pass without a single full moon.

Though petite, the month is packed with events including Groundhog Day, Constitution Day, Valentine’s Day, Chinese New Year, Presidents’ Day, Mardi Gras and Flag Day. This year, Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine’s Day and Easter is on April Fools’ Day. So what’s up with that?

February is also Black History and American Heart Month. In this issue, we discuss how the practice of gratitude can improve your emotional and physical heart health.

In Florida, February and March are usually the most pleasant outdoor months and what a better way to enjoy our mild temperatures and abundant sunshine than by attending the Florida Strawberry Festival.

The 11-day event celebrates

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the strawberry harvest of eastern Hillsborough County with strawberry treats, star-studded entertainment, midway rides, livestock shows and much more. Check out our guide to the March 1-11 berry bash.

England’s King Henry VII officially declared Feb. 14 Valentine’s Day in 1537. It is celebrated with red roses (the beloved flower of Venus, the Roman goddess of love), chocolates (the physicians of the 1800s told their patients to eat chocolates to quiet their desire for lost love) and cards (most are purchased just a few days before the holiday, so if you’re a procrastinator, rejoice, you are not alone).

We held a First Kiss Contest to celebrate the day of love and received a huge response of well-written entries. The entries of the top six finalists are printed inside. We hope you enjoy the tender-hearted and humorous recollections of the first smooches and trust the musings will rekindle some memories of your own first romantic encounter.

Laugh along with columnists Susan Goldfein and Michael Wright as they share their own amusing looks at the holiday, and plan your special dinner with a recipe by Kathy Megyeri. Our Emmy award-winning writer, Mark Higley, has a new film review for our movie buffs.

There is much more to read about in our February edition. Some of the stories mentioned above may not appear in every edition so visit our website, www.lifestylesafter50.com to access them.

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February 8 Surrealist Sounds & Gallery Talk Featuring Steven Kenny 5:30 - 6 p.m.

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February 10 Rain – Tribute to the Beatles 2 p.m. $35 and up

Building: Ruth Eckerd Hall Address: 1111 McMullen Booth Rd. Clearwater, 33759 Phone: 727-791-7400 Website: rutheckerdhall.com

February 21-25 St. Petersburg Jazz Festival 7:30 p.m. $20 general admission / $30 reserved seating

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However, the wait does give me the opportunity to peruse the display of women’s magazines, each reminding me that it will soon be Valentine’s Day. While I can no longer relate to the luscious young things that appear on the covers, or to their sexy red dresses with necklines that plunge to the waist, (how do they keep everything in place?) my thoughts turn to the upcoming day of romance.

Having been married for several

decades, I wonder if this occasion has the same meaning it had when love was new, and he had the local florist on speed dial? Is there a Hallmark card, box of chocolates and a candlelight dinner in my future? Or is it meatloaf and the Golf Channel?

As years go by, it’s easy to take each other for granted. I can’t help but wonder if it is still love, or comfortable familiarity, like a pair of old shoes, that keeps the marriage engine running.

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He releases the remote control before falling asleep in front of the TV. He talks to me more than he talks to Siri.

He agrees to try snore strips.

He says yes to dinner with my old school friend and her boring husband without rolling his eyes.

6. He inserts his hearing aids when I tell him there’s something we need to discuss.

7. He grabs my hand even when he’s not about to trip over a curb.

8. When ordering Chinese food for two, he gives me first pick of the fortune cookies.

9. He gets rid of his old newspapers after only three requests.

10. Everything he can’t find is not my fault.

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forward to him reaching for me before he reaches for his iPad. And at night, meatloaf on the couch sounds delightful. Golf? I’m not so sure.

Susan Goldfein holds a doctorate in Communication Disorders from Teachers College, Columbia University, and enjoyed a successful career as a clinician, teacher, and consultant. For more essays filled with wit, wisdom and irony, visit Susan’s blog, www.susansunfilteredwit.com. Her book, “How Old Am I in Dog Years?” may be purchased on Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com

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n 1999, singer-songwriter Brad Paisley, a relatively unknown performer, was scheduled to headline a May 2000 fairgrounds show in tiny Madras, Oregon. By the time his scheduled appearance date rolled around, he had become a country music superstar. Many in Madras (including myself) wondered if he would even bother to show up.

Not only did he appear, Paisley proved to be a most gracious professional and at one point declared, “This is what country music is really all about -- playing in a small town on a Saturday night.”

Now, the winner of nearly three dozen major awards, including three Grammys, and a proud member of the esteemed Grand Ole Opry, will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. on March 11 at this year’s 83rd Florida Strawberry Festival. The 11-day jubilee begins March 1.

“Building New Memories” is this year’s festival theme so prepare to make a U-turn in time.

The lineup features marquee-toppers Reba McEntire, the reigning queen of country music, along with the Oak Ridge Boys, Lee Greenwood, Trace Adkins, Charlie Pride and Sawyer Brown.

Rock legends Jerry Lee Lewis (the only surviving Sun Records star), the Drifters, the Platters, and Cornell Gunter’s Coasters will lead a stroll down Memory Lane, right along with British balladeer Engelbert Humperdinck, R & B hit maker Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds, and the mighty elements of Earth, Wind and Fire.

Fans of 1990s music will enjoy the era’s mainstays Vanilla Ice, Tone Loc and Salt-N-Pepa.

“We’re proud of the lineup we have secured,” says festival president Paul Davis. “We sifted through hundreds of entertainers, working to find those we thought were the best fit for our guests.”

For a complete list of entertainment, see the Florida Strawberry Festival website at www.flstrawberryfestival.com.

The berry fest began in 1930 when the newly organized Plant City Lions March came up with the idea of establishing an 1–11 event to celebrate the area’s bountiful strawberry harvest—and to momentarily sweep away the Depression blues that hung over America at the time. Since then it’s been one big, family-friendly, slice of Americana that attracts more than half a million visitors from Florida and around the world each year.

Bring a hearty appetite as the seductive aroma of the deep-fried, the cheese-smothered, the smoked and the grilled will be wafting through the air. And, of course, the main course -- all the strawberry delectables that helped put Plant City on the map -- will be in abundant supply.

There’s the usual strawberry bonanza of shortcakes, milkshakes, cheesecakes, crème puffs, cobblers, pies, parfaits, crepes and jams. And for the culinary adventuresome: strawberry-infused hamburgers, peanut brittle and pizza.

Songs and strawberries aren’t the only options available here. The festival also continues its tradition of good old-fashioned fun with livestock shows, commercial exhibits, agricultural displays, arts and crafts, the 80-ride Belle City Midway, the Neighborhood Village, Indian World and a pioneer village.

Where else can you see a magic show, cow-milking, a canine stunt dog show, pig racing and half dozen eating contests that usually involve—you guessed it—a certain little heart-shaped fruit?

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Just one letter can make a big difference.

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I always thought Valentine’s Day was named after Hollywood heartthrob Rudolph Valentino, but my wife tells me the most popular theory goes back to the year 270 A.D. or so. Back then, the brutal Roman Emperor Claudius II banned all marriages during wartime because he wanted guys to focus on warring, not female companions back home. But a priest named Valentine performed secret marriages anyway for which he was beheaded. While in jail, St. Valentine left a farewell note to his friend, the jailer’s daughter, and signed it “from your Valentine.”

Hallmark has been making out like a bandit ever since.

About 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged each year. Most are pink or red and decorated with cupids that look like baby Jack Blacks wearing sumo wrestling togs.

Since the turn of the 21st century, we’ve had to endure the strains of songs like My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion and Un-break my Heart by Toni Braxton playing over the Muzak system as we shop for the perfect sentiment.

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I’m talking about those singing cards that start pumping out electronic sounds so that everyone within earshot knows you’re card shopping. I have to admit though, sometimes I get sucked in and start singing along, and just when I start to enjoy myself, the artist sings the wrong words.

I feel sorry for single people on Valentine’s Day. Many don’t get the pink cards with baby Jacks on them and may spend the day pining away

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There is an alternative though. They can travel to Finland where Valentine’s Day is called Ystavanpaiva and is all about celebrating friendship with one’s buddies.

Or here in America we have Singles Awareness Day, also on February 14.

You can just call it SAD for short.

Michael Wright is a hopeless romantic who, while watching “chick-flicks” with his wife has mastered the art of crying strictly out of the one eye that’s not in her line-of-sight. Reach him at micwrighthamo@gmail.com.

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f all the events of 2017, the one that will have the longest-lasting effect should be the passage of the much-anticipated tax bill in December. The new tax bill brought numerous changes to the tax code, many of which you have probably heard or read about by now, including: • a reduction in both the number of tax brackets and the tax rates within each bracket.

• higher standard deduction amounts, which should have the effect of fewer filers being able to itemize deductions.

• a cap on certain deductions, including $10,000 for state, local, property, and sales tax.

• retaining the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), but narrowing the number of filers to which it applies.

• modifications to the mortgage interest deduction, including a lower cap and the elimination of the ability to deduct home equity debt.

• a doubling of the base exclusion for the estate tax to $11.2 million, indexed for inflation.

• changes in the percentage limits for charitable deductions.

While all these changes are important, I wanted to highlight one more that is potentially impactful.

As many of you know, 529 accounts were established to allow families to save for “higher education,” which was traditionally defined as college or graduate school. Since anyone can contribute to the 529 for the child’s benefit, often grandparents are the largest contributors. Funds contributed to 529 accounts grow tax free and withdrawals are tax free, as long as the funds are used for “qualified educational expenses,” defined in the tax code as “tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment required for the enrollment or attendance of a designated beneficiary at an eligible educational institution.” Additional expenses are also allowed for computers, software, and room and board.

Under the new tax bill, beginning in 2018, account owners can now also use up to $10,000 each year to help pay for private K-12 education. This is a meaningful change that could be used to front-load 529 accounts and withdraw $10,000 out each year for K-12 private school, and then use the remaining amount for college and graduate school.

This change has many states that offer tax breaks for contributions to 529 accounts worried that their tax revenue will decline, as more people decide to take advantage of the breaks. Time will tell as to what the net result will be and whether states reduce or eliminate the credit and deductions offered.

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FIRST KISS CONTEST WINNERS Thanks to all our readers who entered our First Kiss Contest. It was a tough decision, but we’ve narrowed it down to our favorite six. From there, we drew from a hat and selected our first place winner. Congratulations to Joe Karl of Sarasota for his submission, Love in the Laundry Basket. Please note: entries have been edited for length, clarity, etc.

Love in the Laundry Basket -- First Place

Beth was in my seventh-grade history class and when she asked if I wanted to hear the Everly Brothers’ record, Bye, Bye, Love, I said “Sure.”

She lived with her grandparents and could only play her 45s in the basement because her grandmother had migraines. It was small and there was no place to sit, so we placed a large laundry basket upside down in the laundry tub and hopped up onto it, side-by-side, legs dangling.

We sang along with the recording. Then, the basket collapsed under our weight and we both fell backward into the laundry tub. We could barely move, tried to get up and began laughing. I turned to look at her and we were so close our noses touched. Time stood still. A second later, our lips met. Everything went fuzzy and soft. And nice.

(Sort of like a basket of freshly laundered towels, we say.) ~Joe Karl, Sarasota

The Goodbye Kiss It was in the 50’s, the good old days. He was handsome and all the girls noticed him but he only had eyes for me. I made it a point to casually bump into him between classes. Later, we would laugh at how brazen I was. It was snowing that year, but nothing stopped him from hitch-hiking from his home 25 miles away to my house in the country.

One evening, colder than most, we said our goodbyes as his family was soon moving to another state. Knowing we would not see each other again, he reached over and held my hand. Tears falling down my face, he gently kissed me.

Sparks flew!

Thirty years later, he returned for a visit to my town and we met at a local pizza place. His first words erased all fond memories when he said “Boy, you’ve gotten fat!” ~Ann Marie Stenhouse, Englewood

My None Such Kiss!

I had never heard of Nonesuch, Kentucky, however this is where Tom wanted to take me on our first date. The property is known as Irish Acres and features an old school building that’s been meticulously renovated into an antique mall and restaurant called The Glitz. Lunch is by reservation only and the highlight of our delicious meal was dessert, the Nonesuch Kiss cake. Still served today, it is a baked meringue shell filled with Jamoca ice cream, hot fudge sauce, toasted sliced almonds, whipped cream and a cherry.

After journeying through the school, we headed to the car for our trip back to Louisville. Once in the car, Tom politely asked if he could have a Nonesuch Kiss.

This was our first kiss, however not our last. We were married six months later. ~Jan Ballard, Bradenton

Oh Bologna!

It was September 1968; Neil’s dirty blonde hair had grown to his chin that summer before 5th grade. After four years of stealing pencils and books, passing notes, and bumping arms in the coatroom, we had agreed to go fishing.

As his green banana-seated Stingray bicycle lurched along the river path, I held onto his belt loops. He bobbed in front of me, so close I could smell dirt, sweat, and sunshine, along with whiffs of bologna and worms.

Afterwards, we stood at the path’s end, nervously kicking leaves.

“Sorry we caught no fish,” I said. “Sorry your sneakers got wet,” he replied. He took my elbow, placed his warm, polite, and determined lips on mine, then stumbled onto his bike, croaking, “It was fun.”

My speechless lips long-tasted the sweet nectar of that first kiss.

T’was like sunshine -- with a whiff of bologna. ~Wanda Wildhart, Port Charlotte

Balcony Kisses are the Best Herb and I were both age 13 and in the ninth grade when we started dating. Our first kiss happened in January 1946. We met at the theater downtown where the cost of a movie ticket was 16 cents; he paid for my ticket. We had to sit in the balcony for that price.

Half-way thru the movie, My Darling Clementine, Herb held my hand for the first time. My first kiss came soon after. I liked it so much, I don’t think we saw the rest of the movie. ~Eunice Iacovacci, Bradenton

Forbidden Love At 15, a teacher told his mother, “What your son needs is a girlfriend.”

Soon after, our paths crossed.

We had just returned from another clandestine back-streets-of-town walk.

The late bus would be taking me home to parents who had strictly decreed: “No dating until you are 16.” He accepted that.

The rest I was keeping to myself: “…and never a Catholic boy.”

At the school’s back door, he stopped short. In one fell swoop he pulled me aside, placed a firm hand against the brick wall, and bringing my head forward, melded our hungry lips into the steamy depths of a new and breathless moment.

“Ahhhh, that was like potato chips,” he grinned. “You can’t have just one!”

And his surrendered soul reached for another, and another...

Fifty-five years later, I still never take for granted being able to steamy kiss my forbidden husband. ~Linda Bond, Venice

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Taxes

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he Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which was passed on December 20, 2017 made some sweeping changes to the tax law. Unfortunately, the promised postcard for paying taxes is not a reality. In fact, as one of my tax accountant friends noted, the new tax law should be called “The Accountants’ Retirement Act of 2017” because of its complexity. Fortunately, taxpayers do not have to struggle with the new law until the end of 2018.

Here are some of the most important changes: 1. There are seven rates taxing income that range from 10 to 37 percent. The system for taxing capital gains and qualified dividends does not change except for a few exceptions.

2. The Act essentially doubled the standard deduction while eliminating the personal exemption. The standard deduction will be $24,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly, $18,000 for heads of households and $12,000 for single filers.

3. The mortgage interest deduction was reduced. Current homeowners aren’t affected, but those buying a

new home will only be able to deduct the first $750,000 of their mortgage debt.

4. The home-equity loan interest deduction is repealed.

5. A controversial cap is the $10,000 limit on deduction for state and local taxes including real estate taxes. This affects those living in states with high taxes.

6. Previously, most casualty losses not reimbursed by insurance were deductible. Under the new law, the President has to declare a disaster for the casualty loss to be deductible so things such as a random house fire would not qualify.

7. Medical expense deductions survived and will be increased by reducing the threshold to 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income for 2017 and 2018.

8. Alimony payments are not deductible after Decem-

ber 31, 2018. However, the spouse who receives the payment does not have to declare the income.

9. The Act doubles the estate and gift tax exemptions so only estates above $11.2 million are subject to taxation.

10. The alternative minimum tax calculations remain but the number of tax filers subject to this tax will drop by 96 percent.

11. One of the most controversial provisions is the repeal of the individual mandate imposed on taxpayers who do not obtain health insurance.

12. Charitable contributions remain for those who itemize and the current limitation of 50 percent of income is increased to 60 percent.

13. There’s a new $500 temporary tax credit for elderly dependents or adult children with a disability.

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American Heart Month

Researchers: Gratitude is Good Medicine for the Heart

By KATHy MEGyERI

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ebruary is American Heart Month, a reminder to take care of this very precious organ. One in four deaths is caused by heart disease; it’s the leading cause of death for Americans.

Risk factors include obesity, physical inactivity, high blood pressure, cigarette smoking, high cholesterol and diabetes. The good news is that heart disease can be preventable when people make healthy choices. Common sense practices include eating healthy diets, limiting salt, maintaining a healthy weight, being physically active, limiting alcohol use and quitting smoking.

The American Heart Association’s website (www. heart.org) is touting another important practice – that of showing gratitude. It’s not quite the same as thankfulness, where one appreciates certain things, but more the state of our soul, an appreciation for our existence.

Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at University of California-Davis and author of The Little Book of Gratitude explains the difference between gratitude and thankfulness: “Gratitude is an affirmation of the goodness in one’s life and the recognition that the sources of this goodness lie at least partially outside the self. It’s a trait, a state, and a way of coping and a virtue all rolled into one.”

Emmons says gratitude is good medicine.

“Clinical trials indicate that the practice of gratitude can have dramatic and lasting effects in a person’s life. It can lower blood pressure and improve immune function...grateful people engage in more exercise, have better dietary behaviors, are less likely to smoke and abuse alcohol, and have higher rates of medication adherence.”

Other researchers concur. The University College in London found that elders who were happy with their lives lived 20-35 percent longer than those who were less so. A Scandinavian study of people 85 and older found those who felt more optimistic about life lived

an average of 5 years longer than their pessimistic counterparts.

In addition, Dr. Paul Mills, a professor and researcher at the University of California-San Diego, studied 186 men and women with asymptomatic Stage B heart failure to see how their sense of thankfulness and gratitude affected their overall health. He found that after two months, the patients who expressed higher levels of gratitude had less depression, less anxiety, slept better, had lower levels of inflammation, and had better heart health.

Said Mills: “That was a lovely surprise. We thought people who had more gratitude would have a better sense of well-being, but we didn’t expect to see changes in their biology as well. We saw that indeed a grateful heart is a healthier heart.”

Negativity and cynicism can lead to depression which is linked to poor heart health, a weaker immune system, and heart inflammation, according to the Journal of Cognition and Emotion and the National Institutes of Health. Some neurosurgeons argue that our brains focus on negative information so we remember pain in an attempt to avoid it and therefore stay safe. Thus, they call it “negativity bias,” and many people immerse themselves in such bias.

To reverse negativity bias and practice gratitude, here are some tips from the American Heart Association. Write these down before you go to bed or share them around the dinner table.

EAT: What did you feed your body to nourish

yourself today? Was it an old favorite, something you made, or something new and different? If you eat three meals a day, you’ll eat about a thousand meals this year. Take a minute to savor an especially delicious meal.

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ELATIONSHIP: Who do you look forward to seeing? Is it someone who sets your heart on fire, always has a smile for you, has your back, or makes you laugh until you cry? Take a minute to smile as you think about this special person.

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Did you know you take about eight million breaths a year? Your feet can take you up a mountain; your arms can hold someone you love. Take a minute to marvel at the finely tuned machinery of your body.

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Book Review Review by KATHy MeGyeRi

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rolific fiddler and Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie Daniels has detailed the story of his incredible life and career in an inspirational memoir, Never Look at Empty Seats.

In the 269-page book, Daniels, who was raised among the longleaf pines of North Carolina, shares childhood memories, humble beginnings and highlights of his long and colorful life. Surprisingly, he never took music lessons and can’t read music but he possesses the uncanny ability to play by ear, whether on the guitar, the mandolin, or the fiddle.

His biggest hit, The Devil Went Down to Georgia, won a Grammy and Country Music Association Award in 1979.

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Throughout the years the CDB (formed in 1972) experimented with a variety of genres-- jazz, bluegrass, Southern rock, blues, gospel and country. As Daniels writes, “The anomaly of the Charlie Daniels Band is that is a self-contained, hardrocking jam band that writes its own music and does its own arrangements.” When accepting his Country Music Hall of Fame Award in 2016, Daniels admitted that his “best accomplishment

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“Weigh the cost of being a musician, especially if you have a family,” he writes. “You have to get up when you fall, grow thick skin, never give up and remember, you are working while others are playing. You will miss holidays and special moments with family. Many years I was gone for 250 days in a year.”

I’ve witnessed Daniels perform in several concerts and can attest to the fact he always gives the audience what they want.

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Triptych is written by Tampa native Michael Ippolito, a graduate of Brandon High School who grew up listening to The Florida Orchestra. Now he’s a rising star composer whose music has been performed by top musicians in venues around the world.

The three-part work takes inspiration from the swamps, storms and beaches of Florida. “I saw this piece as an opportunity to celebrate my hometown orchestra as well as reflect on the environment where I grew up,” Ippolito said.

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Romeo and Juliet & West Side Story (Feb. 16-18): An evening of killer love stories with Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet and Bernstein’s West Side Story.

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Technology

CES 2018: Back to the Future Again

By TERRI BRyCE REEVES

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he 60s Hanna-Barbera show, The Jetsons, seems to have accurately predicted much of the future with flat screen TVs, video chats, digital newspapers and smart watches.

At the annual CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2018, a global consumer electronics and technology tradeshow taking place in Las Vegas each January, the trend continues with bionic maids and a seemingly endless supply of voice-controlled doohickeys.

Sadly, we don’t have the flying saucer-like cars – yet – but one impressive robot unveiled at the show is much like the Jetsons’ maid Rosie, but without the frilly apron.

What the Aeolus robot does have is an agile arm to manipulate household objects and a “brain” to independently learn, remember, navigate and complete tasks. She – or he – can pick up items off the floor, put them away where they belong, vacuum, and look out for emergencies such as fire or an elderly person falling. She’ll put away the clean dishes and have your coffee ready when you wake up.

Aeolus is slated to be ready for market at the end of 2018 (just in time for Christmas)

and will be priced at “less than the cost of an overseas vacation for a family of four.”

Voice-controlled automation has exploded recently with devices like Amazon’s Echo Dot and Alexa that can play music, control lights, fans, TVs, and thermostats when connected to compatible devices.

The CES show showcased even more options including those for Aido showers, bath tubs, and kitchen appliances. For instance, you can now ask Alexa to flush, lift the toilet seat or configure your bidet on a high-end Kohler toilet.

Another adorable addition to the CES show was Sony’s robotic dog Aibo, the new ERS 1000 model. The company promises this version will be more like a real dog than ever as he dances, finds a bone, and recognizes people in the family. He has Wi-fi connectivity too. For about $1,700 you can be the first on your block to have this cute little doggie droid.

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The family drama portrays the life of tortured lead singer and songwriter, Bart Millard, of the Christian band, MercyMe. Millard wrote the song after the loss of his father to cancer. His father was a bitter and ill-tempered man and Bart leaned into his active imagination and his love for music to escape his turbulent home life.

Even though the song was written in mere minutes, as his girlfriend tells him, “those lyrics took a lifetime to craft.” The song has since become a crossover, triple platinum Christian pop music phenomenon.

The film stars a fresh mix of new faces and Hollywood A-listers. Bart is played by newcomer J. Michael Finley, who is bolstered by seasoned film vets Dennis Quaid and Cloris Leachman. Though it’s Finley’s first

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foray onto the silver screen, he’s no rookie thespian. He has been belting out tunes on Broadway in Les Miserables for the last three years.

Age doesn’t seem to be slowing down Oscar winner Cloris Leachman, 92, who plays Bart’s “Memaw.”After winning an Academy Award in 1972 for her role in The Last Picture Show, Leachman said, “I’m at a point where I’m free to go out and have a little fun with my career.” Audiences will recall that at the spry age of 82, she foxtrotted her way into the hearts of millions on Dancing with the Stars.

Dennis Quaid, 63, plays the part of Bart’s rancorous father, Arthur Millard, who wants nothing to do with his son’s career. “Dreams don’t pay the bills,” the elder Millard tells his son.

In his real life, Quaid is an accomplished musician, playing the keyboards with his band, The Sharks. Quaid is best known for his featured roles in films such as The Right Stuff and Breaking Away.

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I Can Only Imagine is a faith movie that beautifully illustrates no one is ever too far away from God’s love and redemption.

The movie is set for limited nationwide release March 16.

Mark Higley is an Emmy award-winning screenwriter who has written for many soap operas including One Life to Live and Days of our Lives.

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watching some sport and good movies.

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4777 - WomAn Seeking TRAVeL mATe. SWF, 71, 5’7”, professional, retired, affluent, loves to travel, seeking educated gentleman, good conversation, sense of humor, companionship, share life’s joys.

Cruising. Motorhome. Tampa

4119 Seeking HoneST genTLemAn. Former airline stewardess and model, 5’4”, 104 lbs., slender, white with Ph.D. in healthcare. Fulbright scholar, eats healthy and exercises. Likes sports and animals.

WW. Loves the Lord. Florida.

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NS, SD, English/Scottish descent. 5’5”, 150lbs, skinny. Must love music, anything from Beethoven to Rock. Dunedin

4765 - Looking FoR A CHRiSTiAn mAn who has a relationship with the Lord. Must be kind and between the ages of 50 and 75.

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4775 - FemALe. nS. nD. HiSPAniC. Love to cook. Very loving care. Looking for a Christian, H, men, someone that speaks Spanish.

4780 - DAmSeL in DiSTReSS. Still looking! 74 YO, WF, 5’7”, attractive, slim, blonde, grey eyes, romantic. Physically fit.

ISO SWM, Brandon/Tampa areas for LTR and companionship. I am romantic and openly affectionate. Enjoy social and quiet times.

4781 - ATTRACTiVe WHiTe FemALe. nS, nD, nDRgS. Looking for an honest man. Lost my husband 8 years ago.

Am financially secure, mid 70’s, honest, energetic, intelligent, fun loving.

4782 - WiDoWeD WF. Would like to meet WM, NS, SD who enjoys dancing, movies, dining out, music and just enjoying life.

Prefer someone in 70’s or early 80’s. New Port Richey or Pinellas areas.

4757 - mY nAme iS CHARiTY. I’m mature, single, cuddly with short blonde hair, blue eyes, 5’7”, 654kg, and very attractive. I’m a nurse and have been for 7 yrs. I am very caring, honest & trustworthy. I live alone and care very much about other people’s feelings. I enjoy gardening, cinema, cozy nights in with a bottle of wine, swimming,

4755 - FAiRLY ACTiVe 90 year old man. Seeking senior lady for dining out, companionship and possible cruise travel. I am 5’7”, NS, SD, HWP. Prefer she be in Clearwater area.

4674 - SingLe WHiTe mALe. Active, great SOH, likes beach, lunches, cruises. Looking for companion to share & discover each other, looking for romance & relationship, age 72, physically fit, likes to cook & quiet times.

4769 - SeCURe BLACk mALe. Bm seeks WF in the Pasco area (Hudson, Springfield, Port Richey) for conversation, occasional cocktails and spending time together.

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4768 - Soon To Be 66. Looking for LTR. I am kind, active and positive. Tampa area.

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