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* Want to test how ripe your cranberries are? Drop them on the ground!

Cranberries are nature’s bouncy ball -farmers even use this technique to see if the fruit is ready for shipment.

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I enjoy discovering secret information -- stuff most people don’t know about. And I love spreading the word. For example, my supermarket, like most, offers a rain check if they run out ® of a product that is on sale. This is really great, in my opinion, by because Mary Huntmy store’s rain checks have no set expiration date. But there’s another secret: There’s no limit on how many of that item I can get later -- at a more convenient time -- with my rain check.

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* Near the end of World War I, the French built a “fake Paris” designed to throw off German bombers and fighter pilots, complete with a replica of the Champs-Elysees and Gard Du Nord. It even included a fake railway that lit up at certain points, creating the illusion from the sky of a train moving along the tracks.

Case in point: Last summer, this supermarket advertised its London broil cut of beef for $3.99 a pound. That’s a bargain where I live. And sure enough, the store sold out before noon on Saturday, the day I was shopping. No problem.

* Allergy sufferers, take note: One ragweed plant can release as many as 1 billion grains of pollen. * Adolf Hitler helped design (with Ferdinand Porsche) the Volkswagen Beetle, as part of an initiative to create “the people’s car” -- an affordable, practical vehicle that everyone could own.

Because my goal was to load up for my freezer, I asked for a rain check. A full two months later, when London broil was at its regular price of $7.99 a pound -- quite plentiful in the butcher’s case (and, I believe, nicer selections,) I bought 10. And yes, I got the $3.99 per pound for the lot. I smiled all the way home.

* Each of the suits on a deck of cards represents the four major pillars of the economy in the Middle Ages: hearts for the Church, spades for the military, clubs for agriculture and diamonds for the merchant class.

I am excited to have just learned another secret. Don’t we all believe Starbucks has three sizes of drinks? Tall, Grande and Venti. Well, we’re wrong.

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more expensive per unit than the smaller size.

No kidding! You have to look carefully at the shelf label that indicates the unit pricing (or just figure it out if you’re some kind of math wizard).

This is not true of all products; you have to know to check.

Want another? I can’t guarantee this to be true nationwide, but at the Walgreens drug store close to my office, milk is $2.99 a gallon -- about half the $4.69 supermarket price. Who would ever think to buy milk at the drug store?

Smart people who’ve figured out that secret, that’s who! Another place for really cheap, fresh milk: the Mobil gasoline station’s minimart across the street from that Walgreens. They soak you out at the pump, but they offer a deal inside for those in the know.

There’s a secret in the back of Costco.

Even as food prices are soaring, the Costco rotisserie chickens are still just $5. Big, plump and juicy roasted chickens! Costco’s famous $4.99 rotisserie chickens sound too good to be true.

But they’re totally worth it. Have you seen how plump those birds are? Costco’s chickens can weigh twice as much as those of its competitors but for a fraction of the price. Plus, contrary to lots of internet rumors and fake reporting, they’re perfectly seasoned and have no preservatives, MSG, or artificial colors and flavors!

Got secrets? Come on, fess up! Share them with the rest of us. Our curious minds want to know!

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A number of emails recently have inquired about dogs that still eat their normal fare but experience weight loss. That could be caused by a lot of things, but one thing’s certain: Any pooch that eats what it normally eats and suddenly starts losing weight needs to see the veterinarian. This is a sure sign that something is wrong.

For example, unexplained weight loss is one of the symptoms of heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis), which is caused by a parasitic worm that infests the pulmonary arteries after the dog has been bitten by a mosquito that has previously bitten an infected dog. The disease is life threatening and must be treated promptly.

Other signs of an infected dog include coughing after physical exertion and labored breathing. You can protect your dog by avoiding exposure to mosquitoes, which is virtually impossible if your dog goes outside and mosquitoes are in season. So the best protection is preventive medication for heartworm, which can only be administered if your dog has not been infected.

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I frequently hear from readers who tell me that they contacted the Social Security Administration with the intention of filing for Social Security benefits of one kind or another and then were either told they were not eligible for any benefits or were just otherwise talked out of filing.

Of course, sometimes that is good advice.

For example, if you are 62 years old and still working full time and making $75,000 per year, and you call the SSA to file for retirement benefits, the rep would be correct in telling you that you simply are not eligible for benefits until you retire or reach your full retirement age, whichever comes first.

Or if you are a 58-year-old woman whose husband has died and you call the SSA to file for widows benefits, they should tell you that you must be at least 60 years old before you can get such benefits.

But sometimes, the circumstances are not so cut and dried. And because of that, here is the message of today’s column: If you think you are possibly eligible for Social Security benefits, you have every right to file for whatever Social Security benefits you think you are due. So, whenever there is any doubt about your eligibility, always demand to file a claim.

By doing so, you accomplish two things.

One, you will get a legal decision about your eligibility for benefits, and not just one Social Security clerk’s opinion. (Or, for that matter, one Social Security columnist’s opinion.) And two, you will have appeal rights. In other words, if your claim is denied and you still are not satisfied, you can ask that your claim be reviewed. You even could take it all the way to the Supreme Court if you wanted to!

That last comment is a little far-fetched (although feasible). However, the basic point I am making is very valid. If a Social Security representative just says “no” and you walk away and later learn you were due benefits, you generally won’t be able to do anything about it but gripe -- and then file a claim with no retroactivity. But if you actually file a claim the first time and it is denied and you later are able to prove your eligibility, you will get full retroactive benefits to the date you filed the claim.

So, that is the overall message to everyone reading this column: Always demand to file a claim for benefits if you think you might possibly be due them -- no matter what a Social Security agent tells you. And especially do so if you get different answers from different SSA representatives. (Sadly, I hear the latter complaint far too often from far too many of my readers).

Now, here are some questions from readers that illustrate what I am talking about.

Q: I am 68 years old and get a small Social Security retirement check. My first husband and I were married for 30 years. But it was an abusive relationship, and I divorced him about five years ago. Three years ago, I married a wonderful man. But sadly, he died last month. When I called the Social Security office to file for widows benefits, the clerk told me we had to be married at least 10 years, so

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she said I wasn’t due anything. She helped me file for the $255 death benefit, and that’s all I got. But lately, some friends told me I should be getting widows benefits. What should I do?

A: Unless I am missing some of the facts, you were given bum advice by the Social Security rep. The 10-year duration of marriage rule applies only to divorced spouses. So, assuming your second husband’s benefit rate was more than you are getting on your own, it sure sounds to me like you are due widows benefits. You should call the SSA back and immediately file a claim.

and she recently filed for her own benefits.

Friends told me I can employ the “file and suspend” strategy and collect benefits on my wife’s account and, at 70, switch to my own benefits. But when I called Social Security’s 800 number, the agent told me that I could no longer file and suspend. But in a recent column, you said I could (if I read it right). So, what should I do?

A: You misread my column and confused the SSA rep because you are using the wrong term.

You do not want to file and suspend. That maximizing strategy has been eliminated. (So, I won’t

Q: I am 62 years old. I called Social bother explaining what it means.) What you want Security’s 800 number and told them I want- to do is “file and restrict.” That strategy is still availed to file for my Social Security benefits. I run able to anyone who was born before Jan. 2, 1954. my own business, but I plan to turn it over It means you can file for spousal benefits on your to my wife (at least on paper) and pay myself wife’s record and then, at 70, switch to 132% of your a salar y of $18,000 per year so I will be un- own benefit. So, call the SSA back and insist on filder the Social Security earnings limit and thus ing a claim. And just to be sure, here is the precise eligible for my monthly checks. The telephone phrasing you should use. Tell them you want to file rep I talked to told me I was eligible for ben- a Social Security claim, but say, “I want to restrict to spousal benefits on my wife’s record efits, and she set me up for a phone inter view that claim ADVERTISING PROOF I canChanges switch to my own at with someone at my local Social Security of- so Final Fri.,retirement 8/24/18 benefits DUE: 5:00 p.m..

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recommended to keep the testicles cooler and healthier. I am wondering whether my extensive time sitting at a desk and reading could be related to my shrinking testicles. Or is it related to erectile dysfunction, which is caused by decreased blood flow? I have ED. My last testosterone result was about 500. Is there nothing that can be done, not even any exercises? -- L.D.

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Volunteering at the VA

Commercial Lab Tests vs Genetic Counseling

The Department of Veterans Affairs just ANSWER: The medical term for what’s celebrated its 75th year of using volunteers to run happening to you is “testicular atrophy,” and it programs for veterans. In that time they’ve toted up has several possible causes. Age alone is one: At age 81, many men have noticed some shrink1 billion hours of volunteer time. Last year alone, age in testicular size, but yours is beyond the 46,000 volunteers worked 4.4 million service hours

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a daughter norm.

You are right that cooler temperatures are and gave $108 million worth of gifts and donations. (almost 31 years) who is concerned about healthier for the testicles, but again, I am a little

That’s huge, and it’s a credit to all those volCharcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome. Her maternal surprised by the severity of your description. unteers that they found ways to support veterans grandmother has been diagnosed with that

Among the other common causes are despite COVID and all the restrictions it brought condition. She is interested in seeking out a a history of trauma or infection. However, any to our lives. genetic test for the condition to learn if she underlying cause can also affect the ability of

We can make this year even better. is susceptible. She was referred to a comAdtestosterone.

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Go to Voluntary Services at www.volunmercial, direct-to-consumer laboratory for the the testicles to make testosterone level is surprisingly normal for your John Cuddihy Flags “A” Flying test. teer.va.gov and see how you can help. On the left age (400-500 the average for arate man in his

How likely is it that a lab test for side look at Volunteer or Donate Now. Pick your BizisCard, BW, 26x 80s). A low testosterone is a common cause of this specific condition would be accurate? state and the facility you want to support.

Corrections due(poor by: 5blood pm,flow Mon., 6/19/17 erectile dysfunction is only one Should she be doing all of this through either

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ANSWER: Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is the eponym given to a family of hereditary motor sensory neuropathies: diseases that affect the nerves that carry the impulses necessary for movement and sensation. The initial symptoms are most commonly weakness and atrophy in the feet, followed by similar problems in the hands and sensory changes.

The diagnosis may be made by EMG testing (electromyography, a needle study of the electrical activity of the muscles), but genetic testing is another way of making the diagnosis.

If her grandmother has a known mutation, then genetic testing is likely to give her confirmation of her own status.

Commercial genetic testing is certainly available, and probably accurate. However, I would still recommend a visit to a genetic counselor. This may require a referral from her primary-care doctor.

The correct test to order, and its interpretation, depends on the exact diagnosis of her grandmother’s condition, since there are many genetic variations of Charcot-Marie-Tooth. It is likely that your daughter will have questions after the test results, and the benefit of having an experienced clinician there to answer them would be invaluable. ***

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If you’re a member of a service organization such as the American Legion and want to make a group donation, look at the list of wish items they need. Right now at my medical facility, they’re looking for store gift cards, sneakers, underwear, canteen coupon books and gas cards. Other facility lists are more specific, down to the actual size of pants and shoes that are needed or the type of paperback books that are preferred.

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Partnering with telecommunications companies, nonprofits and public entities, Aging Connected will help you search for services in your area that provide high-speed internet at a very low cost. Most participating companies charge around $10 to $15 per month, with no contract and no equipment fee. Aging Connected also provides referrals to affordable desktop and laptop computers for under $160.

To qualify, you’ll need to show that your annual household income is at or below 185 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, which is $23,800 for one person or $32,200 for two. Or, if you’re receiving certain types of government benefits similar to the EBB program.

To search, go to AgingConnected.org and type in your ZIP code, name and email address, or you can call 877-745-1930.

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Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior. org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

Little League

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Little League team made it to the quarterfinals of the 1991 World Series, and the 1980 NFL MVP, Cleveland Browns quarterback Brian Sipe, whose 1961 team took the World Series title. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the son of an MLB pitcher, played baseball until his junior year of college, when he switched to football.

• Some Little Leaguers turned to hockey, including Stanley Cup and Olympic champion Chris Drury, whose Trumbull, Connecticut, team won the World Series Championship in 1989. Before his 18-year pro hockey career, NHL forward Ray Ferraro played in the 1976 Little League World Series.

• The NBA’s all-time leading scorer, Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul Jabbar received his New York City team’s sportsmanship award when he played Little League as a youth.

• How about a look at some other famous Little Leaguers? Musicians Bruce Springsteen, Jason Aldean, and Luke Bryan all played in Little League. Kevin Costner gained fame in the 1989 baseball film “Field of Dreams,” but long before that, he was playing ball in Santa Paula, California, in the 1960s. And before they teamed up on “The Office,” actors John Krasinski and B.J. Novak played on the same team in Newton, Massachusetts.

• The junior division of Little League, ages 8 to 12, plays on a field two-thirds the size of a professional baseball diamond. Two members of the nine-member team must be under 11 years old, and the number of 12-year-olds is limited to seven. Their games are limited to six innings rather than nine. □

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1. MOVIE: Which 1985 Brat Pack movie featured the theme song “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”?

2. FOOD & DRINK: What is the color of the spirit called absinthe?

3. GEOGRAPHY: Which Central American country used to be called British Honduras?

4. TELEVISION: What is the dog’s name on “Family Guy”?

5. MEDICAL: What is the common name for the condition called lateral epicondylitis?

6. LANGUAGE: What does the Japanese word tsunami mean in English?

7. BUSINESS: In what year did Amazon launch?

8. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What animal has no vocal cords?

9. U.S. STATES: What is the only state that borders just one other state?

Thistle 10. SCIENCE: is empirical GO F I GWhat UR E ! by Linda Answer peekers names given to Puzzle Police science?

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