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By Christy Steele

The Connection

On Wednesday, Nov. 11, McLean areaveterans and other community members gathered in front of McLean HighSchool in honor of Veteran’s Day. Tho-

mas Lucas, acting first vice com-mander of McLean Post 270, gavethe introductory speech and askedattendees to pray for those whohave fought, past and present, inany way for this country.

Five McLean firemen attendedthe ceremony and Jack McMahon,a member of the McLean Post 270and the project officer for patrioticevents, later said: “After Sept. 11,we decided to dedicate this[McLean High School] memorialto all of our heroes. Twice a year, Memorial Day andVeterans Day, we bring all public service personnel,firefighters, policeman, and other first respondershere, plus the veterans. Hopefully this will go on for-ever.”

Four years ago, students donated a plaque to thegrove in front of McLean High School that reads “This

grove is dedicated to the McLean High School gradu-ates who have given their lives in the line of duty forour country.” Since then, the grove has been the siteof ceremonies both on Veteran’s Day and MemorialDay every year to pay tribute.

Deborah Jackson, principal of McLean High School,comes from a family with a long line of individuals

who have been part of the armedservices. She was in attendance atthe ceremony. “As I stand here to-day, I just want everyone to keepall the veterans, active and inac-tive, in their prayers, because itdoes mean a great deal when wefight for the great freedoms thatthe U.S. is based on,” she said. “Iam proud to be a part of what theydo here in the garden every year.”

After the ceremony, veteran BobRosenbaum said, “This is a small

part of my time to give to acknowledge what peopleare giving their lives for and it’s such a small tributeto pay to those who are worthy of a lot more thanthey receive. They quietly go about their job, doingthe business of keeping us safe. It’s a thing that youfeel good about that you should do. It’s an obliga-tion.”

McLean High School conducts Veterans Day ceremony.

Honoring Those Who Serve

McLean veter-ans stand withBarbaraComstock,recentlyelected Vir-ginia delegate,at the McLeanHigh Schoolveterans dayceremony.

“After Sept. 11, wedecided to dedicatethis [McLean HighSchool] memorial toall of our heroes.”

— Jack McMahon

Acting First Vice Com-mander Thomas Lucasrecently stepped in for JayEdwards who had a strokeand is now recovering. Veteran Bob Rosenbaum

Jack McMahon, a memberof the McLean Post 270 andthe project officer forpatriotic events, stands inthe grove at McLean HighSchool.

By Mike DiCicco

The Connection

After more than a year ofwork, the McLean Pedestrian Task Force submitted

its final report to Supervisor JohnFoust (D-Dranesville) on Thursday,Nov. 5. But this was not the onlygroup to present suggestions forbike and pedestrian safety in thedowntown area that evening. Asthis year’s First LEGO League chal-lenge centered on transportation,two teams from Haycock Elemen-tary had investigated the topic astheir LEGO League project.

“We were to choose a commu-nity that we wanted to study, iden-tify a problem with the communityand come up with some solutions,”said Kunal Naik of the sixth-gradeteam Gears of Fear, addressingFoust and the task force. The com-munity they had chosen, he said,was Westmoreland Street, wherefour schools, churches, a LittleLeague field and a pool were lo-cated on the 2-mile stretch be-tween Chain Bridge and Haycockroads.

Michael Tang noted that onlythree traffic lights were located onthat 2-mile stretch, no sidewalk onthe side of the road where the

schools were located and bikelanes that abruptly ended, andJake Barnett said school bus rid-ers had to cross the street at itsintersection with Lemon Road,where Westmoreland narrowedand a bus stop was located at thebottom of a hill.

“Our first idea is to simply addmore crosswalks,” Ross Dempseysaid. He also suggested a stop signor traffic light at the intersectionwith Lemon Road and the additionof continuous sidewalks. To deterspeeding, he recommended in-creased police presence. “Unoccu-pied police cars or even brokenpolice cars could be parked on theside of the street,” he said.

Michael Harris suggested somehigher-cost solutions, includingpedestrian overpasses or possiblya ski lift-style apparatus to movepeople safely, and Ryan Golantproposed a tunnel running underWestmoreland for walkers and bik-ers.

“You nailed it in terms of pick-ing Westmoreland,” Foust said,noting that he got more com-plaints about that street than anyother in the Dranesville District.He said a couple of projects for the

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The Gears of Fear sixth-grade LEGO League team fromHaycock Elementary School presents its ideas for pedes-trian safety. From left are Kunal Naik, Michael Tang, JakeBarnett, Ross Dempsey, Michael Harris and Ryan Golant.

The McLean Pedestrian Task Force met for the last timeon Thursday, Nov. 5 to submit its final report.

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Task Force, LEGO LeaguersTackle Pedestrian Safety

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The McLean CommunityCenter had its 33rd annual Antique Show and

Sale on Saturday, Nov. 14 andSunday, Nov. 15. More than 50antique dealers from variouscities on the East Coast were inattendance. Nearly every roomof the Community Center wasfilled with displays of American,English and European antiques,decorative accessories, furni-ture, folk art, porcelains, silver,paintings, prints, linens andmuch more. Proceeds from theevent benefited the AldenTheatre’s James C. MacdonaldArts Scholarship fund.

Paul M. Nulton, a glass resto-ration specialist, traveled fromHallstead, Pa. to provide his ser-vices at the show. A free verbalappraisal service was offered onSaturday afternoon for any cus-tomers who brought their ownantique pieces with them. Theevent drew hundreds of Virginiaresidents who shopped and en-joyed the food service providedby Bertucci’s Italian Restaurant.

Information about upcomingevents at the McLean Commu-nity Center can be found athttp://www.mcleancenter.org/

— Christy Steele

MCC Hosts AnnualAntique Show and Sale

Tony Womack, right, purchases a birthday presentfor his daughter Ellie’s 13th birthday while otherdaughter, Audrey, examines other jewelry on display.Enrica Frost, left, travels to about 10 antique showseach year.

With nearly every room in the Community Centerfilled up, some vendors set up tables in the hallways.

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Aidan Mehigan, a 16-year-oldsophomore from McLean, playeda variety of impressive gamesearning him a spot in the finals ofthe “Jeopardy!” Teen Tournament.On Friday, Nov. 13, Mehigan camein third place winning a cash prizeof $15,000.

“The entire ‘Jeopardy!’ experi-ence was great,” said Mehigan.“The actual playing was fun; the‘Jeopardy!’ staff was wonderful;the hotel was nice; and, most ofall, my fellow contestants wereamazing people to be around fora couple of days.”

Mehigan enjoys reading andplaying basketball and guitar. Healso spends as much time as pos-sible with his siblings and friends.

Rachel Rothenberg, who attendsPittsburgh High School for the

mulate in the last two games. Play-ers reaching the semi-finals areguaranteed $10,000, while everyplayer is guaranteed at least$5,000. For more information re-garding the tournament, visitwww.jeopardy.com.

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Creative and Performing Arts inPittsburgh, Pa. finished first andwon the grand prize $75,000. WillDantzler, who attends Bishop En-gland High School in Mount Pleas-ant, S.C., finished second and won$31,600. The two-week competi-tion featured 15 students fromacross the country.

The “Jeopardy!” Teen Tourna-ment was taped at the Sony Stu-dios in Culver City, Calif. on Aug.17 and 18.

In the Teen Tournament, play-ers compete in a series of fiveshows the first week. The winnersof those games and the four high-est money-earners go on to thesemi-finals, and the three winnersof those shows proceed to a two-game finals match. The three fi-nalists keep the money they accu-

Langley Residential Support Services conductsfund raisers like lastSaturday’s twice a year,

said Executive Director BetsySchatz. However, the event is usu-ally a “very low-key” affair at theMcLean Community Center, shesaid. On Nov. 14, though, the or-ganization had its wine tasting andsilent auction at the home of Su-pervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) and his wife, MarilynJerome Foust.

“A couple of the board membersknew the Fousts and asked them,and they generously let us usetheir house,” Schatz said, addingthat the luxury home provided a“great” setting for the event. Nor-mally, the fund raisers generatebetween $3,000 and $4,000, but

she said, “We expect it to be muchmore this year.”

Langley Residential is a McLean-based nonprofit organization thatprovides housing, oversight andvarious recreational and enrich-ment programs for people withintellectual disabilities. It wasfounded it 1983 by members ofTrinity United Methodist Church,Immanuel Presbyterian Churchand Lutheran Church of the Re-deemer and now operates fourgroup homes in the area.

The Arlington wine store TheCurious Grape conducted the winepouring and demonstration at

Saturday’s fund raiser, and boardmembers and businesses donatedthe silent auction items.

Board member Kelly Wolfe saidmore than $12,000 worth of itemswere up for grabs in the auction,which was spread across severaltables in different rooms of thehouse.

Guests filled the home’s lowerlevel, drinking wine, eating horsd’oeuvres and checking on theirbids in the auction. “There weresupposed to be 83 [guests], butmore showed up,” Foust said. Heand his wife have frequentlyhosted fund raisers for nonprofitgroups and political candidates intheir home, which can comfortablyaccommodate about 300 people.

— Mike DiCicco

Langley Residential’s wine tasting raises money tosupport those with intellectual disabilities.

Fousts Host Fund Raiser

From left, Langley Residential board members Meti Fekadu, Carol Mournighan, KellyWolfe, Dorothy Hassan, Judy Yolles, Scott Smith, Joanne Heininger, Sean Manley, Mel-issa Smarr, Betsy Schatz and Steven Cohen pose with Supervisor John Foust (D-Dranesville) and his wife Marilyn Jerome Foust during a fund raiser at the Fousts’home.

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The group of about two dozen children puts on an energeticshow, where the dancing is as important as the singing.

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Choir of HopeHope for Africa children’s choir per-forms at Methodist church in McLean.

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For years, Charles WesleyUnited Methodist Churchin McLean has supportedefforts to help residents

of war-torn areas of Sudan. OnSaturday, children from the EastAfrica Conference of the UnitedMethodist Church, which includesSudan and four other countriesravaged by war, did a favor for thechurch, providing an evening of

song and dance for members andanyone else who was interested.

The performance by the Hope forAfrica children’s choir was free, butany donations went to support thechoir, as well as “all-inclusive cen-ters,” such as the Humble UnitedMethodist School in Uganda, whichcares for and educates orphans andvulnerable children.

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road were in the works, such asa sidewalk along Haycock’s side ofthe road. “Some of your otherideas we hadn’t thought of,” hesaid. “But we’ll look into them.They’re very good.”

The fourth-grade team ChainChums had examined bike safetyin McLean and north Falls Church.“We like to ride our bikes a lot be-cause it is not only a way to getaround, it is also a fun and enjoy-able way to get exercise,” saidMaggie Chen, noting that bikeriding also reduced traffic and airpollution.

However, Owen Barnett said, theteam members had found that theywere unable to safely bike to eachother’s houses, due to traffic thatdidn’t yield to pedestrians, curbswithout ramps and a lack of bikelanes, sidewalks and crosswalks.Also, he said, medians on wide,busy roads were not large enough.

Leela Abrishami said the groupwanted to see more sidewalks

leading to Dolley Madison Libraryand more yield-to-pedestrian signsalong Chain Bridge Road, particu-larly at its intersection withWestmoreland Street. “We ob-served that intersection and no-ticed that a lot of cars don’t listento the sign that is there,” she said.“So, we think another one shouldbe put up next to the traffic light.”She also suggested that all carshave a red light while pedestrianlights are green and that camerasbe installed to photograph carsthat don’t give pedestrians theright of way. In terms of futuretechnology, she said the groupenvisioned sensors installed in carsthat would beep when pedestrianshad the green light.

Jack Kelly said 1,675 pedestri-ans had been injured and 76 killedin crashes last year, while 716 bi-cyclists were injured and 14 killed.“If some of our solutions are imple-mented, maybe those peoplewould not have lost their lives orhave been injured,” he said.

Many of the solutions the stu-

From Page 3 dents offered were not unlikethose suggested by the official pe-destrian task force, which had is-sued its preliminary report in July.At that time, the group had takensuggestions from the communityand incorporated many into its fi-nal report. Meanwhile, some rec-ommendations, such as pedestriansignals at Dolley Madison Boule-vard and Churchill Road, have al-ready received funding.

Among the many suggestions inthe 50-odd-page report are bikelanes on Westmoreland Street andDolley Madison Boulevard, a side-walk in front of the LutheranChurch of the Redeemer at the in-tersection of Westmoreland andChain Bridge and lowering speedlimits to 25 mph in the downtownarea, said task force ChairmanDoug Potts. The task force alsorecommended that Foust appointan ongoing group to advise himon pedestrian safety.

“It’s amazing the number ofthings that just need fixing,” hesaid.

Pedestrian Safety Discussed

Chain Chums, afourth-grade LEGOLeague team fromHaycock Elementary,presents its findingsto the PedestrianTask Force. From leftare Owen Barnett,Leela Abrishami,Maggie Chen andJack Kelly.

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The McLean Community Foundation (MCF)approved a grant of $8,333 to help fund PRS’Adult Education Program for the 2009-10 aca-demic year.

“Since our move to the McLean area, we have en-joyed meeting and getting to know our new neigh-bors and have discovered that the McLean CitizensFoundation has been a generous donor here in thecommunity for close to three decades,” said WendyGradison, PRS’ president and CEO.

Since 1963, PRS, Inc. has provided skills trainingand supports to persons working to recover fromserious mental illness. Today, PRS serves more than800 persons yearly with a variety of rehabilitationservices designed to facilitate clients’ recovery andassist them in achieving satisfying and productivecommunity lives. With centers in McLean and MountVernon, and residential sites throughout NorthernVirginia, PRS offers Day Programs, Supported Em-ployment Services, Community Housing Services andMental Health Support Services. The Supported Edu-cation Program is offered to clients in PRS’ two Day

Pictured, from left, are Tammy De Martino,director of resource development, PRS;Demetra Matthews, secretary, MCF; PamelaDanner, president, MCF; Wendy Gradison,president and CEO, PRS; Toni MacAulay,MCF board member, and Kala Koenig, PRSadult education/Fairfax County PublicSchools teacher.

MCF Helps Adult Education for Persons Recoveringfrom Serious Mental Illness

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Opinion

Every year, over the winter holidays,the Connection turns the pages ofone entire issue over to the contributions of local students.

We will feature artwork of many kinds, pho-tography, poetry, opinions, short stories, reflec-tions and more. Artwork can include paintings,drawings or any media; photos of sculpture,ceramics or other works too large to submitare also encouraged.

We welcome contributions from publicschools, private schools and students who are

home schooled. Past contributions have comefrom children from nursery schools throughthose preparing to graduate from highschool.

Sometimes an art or English teacher willassign a project and submit the work of anentire class, but individual submissions fromany young person in the community are wel-come.

You can see last year’s Children’s Connec-tions on our Web site. Go towww.ConnectionNewspapers.com, click on

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We prefer digital submissions, delivered onCD or via email. Please send in submissions assoon as possible. Our address is 1606 King St.,Alexandria, VA 22314. E-mail tomclean@connectionnewspapers.com. Pleasebe sure to include the name of the artist orauthor, and include age, grade, school attendedand name of the home town, along with ad-dress and phone number to be used for verifi-cation purposes only.

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To the Editor:

Open Letter to Our CongressionalRepresentatives: Senator Mark Warner,Senator Jim Webb and RepresentativeGerry Connolly:

We agree with PresidentObama’s assertion to Congressthat “now is the time to deliver onhealth care.” Moreover, westrongly endorse the views ex-pressed by many reform advo-cates, such as Dr. Howard Dean,that “the healthcare reform bill isnot worth passing unless theAmerican people have the choiceof signing up for a public option— a real public option.” And lastbut not least, we thank you, Mr.Connolly, for your vote on Satur-day.

Some detractors argue that apublic option would bring with ita bloated, inefficient, “big govern-ment” program, and that our hard-earned dollars should not be cava-lierly siphoned into a taxpayer-funded, perpetual revenue sinkthat citizens end up regarding astheir inalienable right. If you havea visceral reaction against federaltaxes in any amount or for anypurpose, we have nocounterargument to convince you.But if you are open to a more nu-anced assessment, we offer the fol-lowing comments for your consid-eration as you debate, amend, rec-oncile, and vote on health care leg-islation over the next few weeks:

We also don’t like paying taxes,and take personal offense whenour hard-earned dollars are squan-dered on special-interest projectslarge and small. We are, however,prepared, indeed enthusiastic, topay hard-earned dollars for pro-grams that benefit the citizenry atlarge — tangibly or intangibly,now or in the future. We under-stand that the executive depart-ments, from Commerce to Veter-ans Affairs, and the independentagencies must be funded, to ad-minister and enforce federal laws.Thus, while we may quibble aboutthis or that funding decision or

look askance at this or that mis-sion priority, we shed no tear aboutour dollars invested in the likes ofthe EPA, FBI, FCC, FDIC, NASA,NEA, NIH, NOAA, NSF, SSA, etc.,as well as the GAO that keeps tabson them all.

Now, with respect to health care,we submit that such a nuancedassessment resoundingly affirmsthe need for a true public option.Would a public option slather aslippery slope to socialism? Ofcourse not: one more agencyadded to the alphabet soup ofagencies would not transform theunderpinnings of this country. Isprivate industry inherently morecost-efficient than the public sec-tor? Not at all: without generat-ing income over expenses, a cor-poration ceases to justify its exist-ence; and a corporate executive’scompensation dwarfs that of thecivil service counterpart, regard-less of job description. Moreover,private industry shoulders ex-penses for advertising and lobby-ing that the public sector canlargely avoid. Thus, the healthcare industry is currently spend-ing well over $500,000 of our in-surance premiums a day to lobbyyour colleagues to abandon or di-lute a public option. Is a publicoption redundant to the privateinsurance industry? Apparentlynot: the private insurance indus-try fails to enroll over 30 millioncitizens of this country. And manyof the insured are denied cover-age under any of a multitude offine-print exemptions and excep-tions, including lack of portability,preexisting conditions,deductibles, notification andclaiming failures, etc. Estimatesfor the number of claims deniedvaries wildly, from around 20 per-cent by state agencies and publicadvocacy groups, to 2.36 percentby an insurance industry trade as-sociation in testimony submittedto Congress. In any event, wellover 60 percent of this year’s bank-ruptcies in the United States stem

from medical bills, even thoughover three-quarters of the bank-rupt had some form of medicalinsurance. And this is no wonder:medical bills following a singleauto collision can cost thousands,sometimes hundreds of thousands,of dollars; the cost for treating atypical breast cancer runs about$50,000 to $100,000 or more. Thisis not the sort of money that ordi-nary folks can set aside for a rainyday.

Thus, a respectable public op-tion strikes us in many ways asanalogous to our National ParkService. Just as we can choosebetween the Everglades andDisneyland for our Florida-vaca-tion, we should be able to choosebetween a public option and pri-vate insurance for covering ourhealth-care needs. Some of uscan’t afford Disneyland, and arehappy to have “nationalized rec-reation” as a fallback. Others of usare simply put off by the rampantcommercialism of the private sec-tor and prefer the public, un-adorned approach.

Like Great Falls, Gettysburg andthe Grand Canyon, a public healthinsurance option would cost ussome of our hard-earned dollars.But at Great Falls, Gettysburg andthe Grand Canyon, we are amazedat how much our park rangers dowith so little funding, and wishthat more of our tax dollars werechanneled in their direction. Ourbiggest fear regarding a publicoption would be chronicunderfunding rather than rampantwaste and abuse.

And finally, we note that ournational parks are a source of na-tional pride and actually weaveinto the fabric that defines us asAmericans. That fabric would bestronger and even more preciouswith the added thread of a na-tional healthcare option.

George, Christine andKarin Lehnigk

Oakton

Letters to the Editor

Making a Case For Public Option Don’t StopThinkingAbout TomorrowTo the Editor:

Please forgive the line liftedfrom the Fleetwood Mac song. Butit’s oh, so true.

Americans cannot stop thinkingabout the impact that enacting truehealthcare reform will have uponour generations to come. Despite thedoomsday prophecy fodder that theultra-conservative, ultra-right wingis pushing, the reality of this legis-lation would simply be twofold: ac-countability mandated for the hugeinsurance companies and a cost-ef-fective public solution for the 50million plus citizens and permanentresidents without healthcare.

That’s it.Let’s revisit those lies again,

shall we?No, undocumented workers/il-

legal aliens would not be givenaccess to this public program.

No, small businesses would notsuffer from the public program.They are already paying throughthe nose for expensive privatehealth insurance.

No, America will not become asocialist state because we do whatevery other country (count’em,every single one) in the develop-ing world did decades ago — in-vest in the long-term health oftheir most prized possession, theirhuman capital.

Why do you think medicine herecosts a grossly more amount thanin Canada or Cuba? Somebody’sgetting very, very rich, and it’s notyou or me. Or at least not me.

There’s nothing unethical aboutstopping private insurers from de-nying care and discriminatingagainst small groups based on anindividual’s health status, genderor age. There is something sickly,though, about leaving a fellowAmerican to die because of money.

Parvez KhanHerndon

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Faith Notes are for announcements andevents in the faith community. Send tomclean@connectionnewspapers.com.Deadline is Friday.

St. John’s Episcopal Church inMcLean will hold a Thanksgiving Dayservice of Holy Eucharist on Nov. 26 at10 a.m. The Thanksgiving Offering willsupport SHARE, a non-profit organiza-tion founded in 1969 to meet emergencyneeds in McLean, Great Falls, PimmitHills, and surrounding areas. All arewelcome. St. John’s Church is located inMcLean at 6715 Georgetown Pike. Formore information, call 703-356-4902, orvisit www.stjohnsmclean.org.

HAVEN of Northern Virginia of-fers a variety of free bereavementsupport groups, meeting on a weeklybasis. Contact 703-941-7000 orwww.havenofnova.org for schedulesand registration information.

The Jewish Social ServicesAgency (JSSA) offers a variety of sup-port groups for those with emotional,social, and physical challenges. ContactGary Axelrod, 301-610-8309 orgaxelrod@jssa.org, or www.jssa.org.

Vienna Baptist Church, 541Marshall Road, Vienna, is celebratingthe 400th birthday of Baptists. Sundayservice is at 11 a.m.; Sunday BibleStudy, 9:30 a.m. 703-281-4400 orwww.vbc-va.org.

Vajrayogini Buddhist Center of-fers ongoing classes on meditation andBuddhist philosophy, Mondays at 7 p.m.at Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter MillRoad, Oakton. $10 per class. 202-331-2122 or www.meditation-dc.org.

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NAME DROPPERS GIFTS spe-cializes in personalizing gifts withnames, initials and special sayings.While the store offers many tradi-tional gifts like frames and bath-robes, it also carries items like awooden tree swing that can bepainted with a personalized design.Name Droppers also carries a lineof glassware, barware andserveware created by Julia Knight.Knight traveled to Tuscany, Italy tomeet with traditional glassblowersand found four highly experienced

glass blowers that now create eachglass by hand. Artisans sculpt,sand-cast and polish every platterand serving bowl, each of which isinfused with crushed mother ofpearl.

The line is titled “EntertainingRedefined” and Knight hopes thather pieces “make the ordinary ex-traordinary” when it comes to en-tertaining. Product prices begin at$19.95. Name Droppers Gifts islocated at 1349 Chain Bridge Road,McLean.

CREATIVE OCCASIONS, locatedin Georganne’s Hallmark Shop,provides the service of personaliz-ing stationary, notepads, mugs andother gift items. Customers canlook through books filled with de-signs, fonts, layouts and imagesthat can be printed onto many dif-ferent items. This is a place to per-sonalize a gift for a teacher, coach,friend or family member. CreativeOccasions is located at 1312 ChainBridge Rd. McLean.

Locally Owned StoresOffer Variety of Gifts

TREE TOP TOYS is a specialtychildren’s toy store that carriesclothing, books, puzzles games andcraft kits, from onesies andchildren’s dresses to the newestchildren’s book or a game devel-oped by a local company. One suchitem that is perfect for children andadults ages 8 and up is Rush Hour,a puzzle game developed byThinkFun, a company based in Al-exandria. Tree Top Toys is located1382 Chain Bridge Road, McLean.

For the outdoor enthusiast, FORTHE WILD BIRDS is a specialtyshop that sells provisions and sup-plies for the bird lover. The shophas great gift items for those whoenjoy watching birds in their back-yard such as tubular bird feeders,hummingbird feeders and paintedbirdhouses. For the more experi-enced

A set of earrings made byShannon Price, co-owner ofthe Artisans. Her earringsrange from about $25-$50.

A fused glass sushi dinner set made by Sam Schmer andBarbara Koffer of O3M. Their studio is located in NorthernVirginia. $60.

Rush Hour is a game made by Thinkfun, a company lo-cated in Alexandria. $21.99

Julia Knight holds two ofher holiday pieces for saleat Name Dropper Gifts. The‘Argento’ cocktail glass ishand-made in Tuscany byglassblowers and costs$64.95. The ‘Holly Sprig’bowl, shown in ‘Mojito’color, is hand painted andcontains crushed mother ofpearl. This bowl costs$59.95.

Creative Occasions is located in the back of Georganne’sHallmark Shop. Prices for items vary. $11.95 for personal-ized luggage tags. $30-$50 for personalized stationary.

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Every year between Christmas and NewYear’s, the McLean Connection turns its pagesover to the contributions of local students. We areseeking artwork, photography, poetry, opinions,short stories and reflections. We welcomecontributions from public schools, private schoolsand students who are home schooled.

E-mail to:PhotoM@connectionnewspapers.com, or mail ordeliver contributions by Dec. 4, to 1606 King St.,Alexandria, VA 22314. Please be sure to includethe student’s name, age, grade, school and townof residence along with each submission. Forinformation, call 703-778-9410.

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THURSDAY/NOV. 19Daughtry. 7 p.m. at The George Mason

University Patriot Center 4500Patriot Circle, Fairfax. Tickets are$42.50 and $32.50, available throughall Ticketmaster outlets, online atwww.ticketmaster.com or viaPhonecharge at 703-573-SEAT.www.daughtryofficial.com orwww.patriotcenter.com. 703-993-3000.

The GMU Players present JessicaBlank and Erik Jensen’s “TheExonerated.” 8 p.m. at GeorgeMason University’s Black BoxTheater. $6, $3 students and seniors.703-993-8888.

Workshop Jazz Band Concert. 8p.m. at the George Mason UniversityHarris Theater, 4400 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. Free. 888-945-2468 orwww.gmu.edu/cfa.

Model Investment Club ofNorthern Virginia. 7 p.m. DolleyMadison Library, 1244 Oak RidgeAve., McLean. Learn about investing.Adults. 703-356-0770.

Joe Purdy and Julie Peel. 8 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $12. 703-255-1566 orjamminjava.com.

Our Daily Bread 25th AnniversaryCelebration. 7-9 p.m. at the OldTown Hall, 3999 University Drive.Fairfax. Business casual. Lightappetizers, cake, wine tastingprovided by The Wine House.Children’s activities for age 5 and up.Donations welcome. 703-273-8829 orinfo@ODBfairfax.org. www.our-daily-bread.org.

McLean Historical Society:Veterans - Living in Memory.7:30 p.m. at the McLean CommunityCenter, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean.Author and artist Richard C.Kirkland, a decorated World War 2fighter pilot in the Pacific theater anda helicopter pilot in Korea, will speakon his experiences. Books will beavailable for purchase and authorsigning. 703-442-9370.

Robbie Schaefer and LucyWainwright Roche. 8 p.m. at theBarns at Wolftrap Center for thePerforming Arts, 1624 Trap Road,Vienna. $18. Wolftrap.org.

FRIDAY/NOV. 20Aquila Theatre Company Presents

“As You Like It.” 8 p.m. at GeorgeMason University Center for the Arts,4400 University Drive, Fairfax.Tickets $17-$34. Charge by phone at888-945-2468.www.patriotcenter.com.

The GMU Players present JessicaBlank and Erik Jensen’s “TheExonerated.” 8 p.m. at GeorgeMason University’s Black BoxTheater. $6, $3 students and seniors.703-993-8888.

Charity Citrus Fruit Sale. SeedlessGrapefruit, Navel Oranges, andSunburst Tangerines fresh fromFlorida via American Legion Post 270,1355 Balls Hill Road, McLean. Fruitavailable on Friday, Nov. 20, 8 a.m. to6 p.m, and Saturday, Nov. 21, 8 a.m.to 12 noon. Proceeds support localcommunity youth, patriotic activities,and veteran needs. Pure Maple Syrupwill also be available. Call 703-356-8259 for additional details.

An Evening of Wine, Art &Chocolate to Benefit the GreatFalls School of Art. 7:30—10 p.m.at 1144 Walker Road, Suites D & G,Great Falls. Silent art auction, winetasting, professional chocolatier,wine and chocolate pairings andmore.www.greatfallsfoundationforarts.org.

Grant Lee Phillips and Winterpills.7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. $18. 703-255-1566 orjamminjava.com.

Passafire and MOJO. 10 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $10 advance/ $13 day ofshow. 703-255-1566 orjamminjava.com.

Jean-Luc Ponty and Clara Ponty. 8p.m. at the Barns at Wolftrap Centerfor the Performing Arts, 1624 TrapRoad, Vienna. $35. Wolftrap.org.

Jason Killian Meath signsHollywood on the Potomac. 8p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 7851 LTysons Corner Center, McLean. 703-506-6756.

McLean Art Society Meeting. 10a.m.-12 p.m. at the McleanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. With artist LauraClerici. 703-790-0123.

Dancing under the Stars. 8-11 p.m.at the McLean Community Center,1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean. $25 percouple, $15 per person for districtresidents and $25 per person for allothers. Free dance instruction at 7p.m. Music by The Hot Society ofWashington. Appetizers served; wineavailable for purchase. 703-790-0123, TTY 711 orwww.mcleancenter.org.

Meet Me in St. Louis. 7 p.m. at theThomas Jefferson High School forScience and Technology Theater,6560 Braddock Road, Alexandria.$10. TJ.TheatreBoosters@gmail.com.

SATURDAY/NOV. 21Masterworks 3 Fairfax Symphony

Orchestra with Chu-FangHuang, piano. 8 p.m. at GeorgeMason University’s Center for theArts, 4373 Mason Pond Drive,Fairfax. Falla’s The Three-CorneredHat, Suites 1 and 2, Gershwin’sRhapsody in Blue, Ravel’s PianoConcerto in G, and Ginastera’sEstancia. 7 p.m. pre-concert lecture,free to ticketed patrons. 1-888-945-2468 or Tickets.com

The GMU Players present JessicaBlank and Erik Jensen’s “The

Exonerated.” 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. atGeorge Mason University’s Black BoxTheater. $6, $3 students and seniors.703-993-8888.

Nation Coalition of Black Women25th Anniversary Luncheon. 12p.m. at the McLean Hilton in TysonsCorner. Speaker will be Joe Madisonof WOL-AM. Music by David Cole &Main Street Blues. $70 per person.703-920-1626 ortshirleyanderson@yahoo.com.

GMU Saxophone Ensemble. 3 p.m.at the George Mason UniversityHarris Theater, 4400 UniversityDrive, Fairfax. Free. 888-945-2468 orwww.gmu.edu/cfa.

The Jewish Community Center ofNorthern Virginia’s 29th AnnualFall Gala. 7:30 p.m. at WestfieldsMarriott, 14750 Conference CenterDrive, Chantilly. Casino night, artauction, dancing and entertainment,dinner buffet stations, desserts andopen bar. Tickets start at $180 perindividual/$360 per couple,sponsorships begin at $550. Proceedsbenefit the JCCNV’s Special Needsprogram. www.jccnv.org or SaraMoore, 703-537-3024 orSaraM@jccnv.org.

Robbie Fulks. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java,227 Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $12advance/ $15 day of show. 703-255-1566 or jamminjava.com.

Drumfish. 10 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $10 advance/$13 day of show. 703-255-1566 orjamminjava.com.

Meet Me in St. Louis. 7 p.m. at theThomas Jefferson High School forScience and Technology Theater,6560 Braddock Road, Alexandria.$10. TJ.TheatreBoosters@gmail.com.

SUNDAY /NOV. 22Young Soloists Recital. 3 p.m. at the

Alden Theatre in the McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. 703-790-0123.

Amadeus Concerts, A. Scott Woodconducting, presents AmadeusVirtuosi, along with the Domingo-

See Calendar, Page 13

“Trip the light fantastic” at theMcLean Community Center’sDancing under the Stars, co-sponsored by the Friends of theMcLean Community Center.The event will be Friday, Nov.20, from 8-11 p.m. Tickets are$25 per couple, $15 per personfor district residents and $25per person for all others. TheCenter is located at 1234Ingleside Ave. An hour beforethe dance, at 7 p.m., instructorsfrom the Fred Astaire DanceStudio will provide an hour of

free dance instruction, followedby a night of music provided byThe Hot Society of Washington.Appetizers will be served andwine will be available for pur-chase.

A limited number of ticketsare available for purchase. Tick-ets are on sale at the Alden The-atre Box Office [http://www.mcleancenter.org/alden/box-office.asp]. For more infor-mation, call the Center at 703-790-0123, TTY: 711, or visit:www.mcleancenter.org.

The Hot Society of Washington will provide the musicfor the evening.

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Cafritz Young Artists singers from theWashington National Opera. 4 p.m.at St. Francis Episcopal Church, 9220Georgetown Pike, Great Falls. Worksby Czech composers Dvorak andJanacek, plus opera arias by Mozart.$25, age 17 and under free.www.amadeusconcerts.com or 703-759-5334.

Iona. 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. at The OldBrogue Irish Pub, 760-C WalkerRoad, Great Falls. Reservationsrequired. $15. 703-759-3309 orwww.IonaMusic.com.

The GMU Players present JessicaBlank and Erik Jensen’s “TheExonerated.” 2 p.m. at GeorgeMason University’s Black BoxTheater. $6, $3 students and seniors.703-993-8888.

GMU Various Chamber Ensembles.

2 p.m. at the George MasonUniversity Harris Theater, 4400University Drive, Fairfax. Free. 888-945-2468 or www.gmu.edu/cfa.

Tracy Grammer and Pierce Pettis.7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave.E., Vienna. $15. 703-255-1566 orjamminjava.com.

MONDAY, NOV. 23Push Play, Emily Osment and Phil

Bensen. 7 p.m. Jammin’ Java, 227Maple Ave. E., Vienna. $12 advance/$15 day of show. 703-255-1566 orjamminjava.com.

TUESDAY/NOV. 24Colvin Run Community Center

Weekly Dance. 7 p.m. at ColvinRun Schoolhouse, 10201 Colvin RunRoad, Great Falls. $10.

www.colvinrun.org.The Dangerous Summer, Mercy

Mercedes and Single File. 7 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $10 advance/ $13 day ofshow. 703-255-1566 orjamminjava.com.

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 25Line Dancing Classes for Active

Seniors. 11 a.m. at the VinsonDominion Hall, 6251 Old DominionDrive, McLean. Join a newcommunity program designed for age55 and over. Free. Wear low heelsand comfortable shoes. Registrationrequired. 703-442-9075, TTY 711.

Bo Jankans and Mad NamesAlbum Release Party. 10 p.m.Jammin’ Java, 227 Maple Ave. E.,Vienna. $10. 703-255-1566 orjamminjava.com.

To have community events listed in theConnection, send to mclean@connectionnewspapers.com. Deadline isFriday.

THURSDAY/NOV. 19Lewinsville Road and Spring Hill

RECenter Information Meeting.7 p.m. at Spring Hill ElementarySchool, 8201 Lewinsville Road,McLean. Supervisor Foust hasrequested that Fairfax County ParkAuthority and Fairfax CountyDepartment of Transportation conducta community meeting to present theirrevised plans for a proposed mediandesign along Lewinsville Road and anew entrance to Spring Hill RECenter.The revised plans are in response toinput received from residents. Contact

Cheryl Patten at 703-356-0551, TTY711 or dranesville@fairfaxcounty.gov

Vienna Tysons Regional Chamberof Commerce Board ElectionLuncheon. 11:30 a.m. atMaggiano’s Little Italy, 2001International Drive, McLean. Withspeaker Sally Strackbein, onStrategic Bragging: Speak Out orMiss Out! Members $40, non-members $50. 703-281-1333 orwww.vtrcc.org.

MONDAY/NOV. 23McLean & Great Falls Celebrate

Virginia. 5:30 p.m. at the McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. The group is planningan event, for June 26, 2010,commemorating the 100th

anniversary of the beginning ofMcLean. Contact Carole Herrick at703-356-8223.

Providence District Council willhave Board of Supervisors ChairmanSharon Bulova and staff from VDOTand the Virginia Megaprojects Teamspeak to the community regardingroad maintenance issues and thestatus of the Northern Virginia“Megaprojects”: I-495 HOT Lanes, I-66/I-495 Interchange and Metro Rail“Silver Line”. The meeting will beheld at the Dunn Loring Center, 2334Gallows Road, at 7:15 p.m. inTraining Room 1 (enter through door#2). This meeting is free and open tothe public. For more information,contact Denise Rodgers, 703-698-7852 or emailPDCouncilChr@yahoo.com.

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AfricanChildrenShow HopeTONE MBOWA, a director of thechoir, told the 50 or so people whoattended the Nov. 14 concert thatthe children in the group all camefrom areas “where the schools arenot enough, the food is not enough,the water is so bad they often haveto walk very far to get it.” Some,he said, had seen their parentskilled. Mbowa said the Orphansand Vulnerable Children’s Ministry,sponsored by the United Method-ist Church, took such children inand fed and educated them.

This is the second year the choirhas toured the United States, andit has been traveling since May.

When the children are flownacross the Atlantic, Mbowa said,“They can’t believe they’re reallyin the sky.”

Mbowa said he shared thechildren’s background, as his fa-ther, a pastor, was killed under thereign of Ugandan military dicta-tor Idi Amin when he was 7, andhis mother died shortly thereafter.

When the church’s pastor, Rev.Candace Martin, asked the chil-dren what were their favoritefoods they had tried on the tour,they mentioned rice and beans,pizza, hot dogs, mashed potatoes,chicken and hamburgers. Askedwhat were the most interestingsights they had seen in the UnitedStates, the children listed rollercoasters, a zoo, a children’s mu-seum and “your nice schools.”

AFTER THE SHOW, Martin saidshe had first seen the choir lastyear at Crossroads United Meth-odist Church in Ashburn, whereshe was then a member, and shesaid the event had convinced herthat she wanted the group to visitCharles Wesley. “I was so over-whelmed with experiencing themand getting to spend some timewith them,” she said.

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Playoff-Tested Saxons Competing at StatesLangley volleyball hastoughened up duringthe postseason.

Senior outside hitter Carlie Owen (3) makes a hit during the Saxons’region semifinals win over Robinson last week.

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A year ago, Susan Shifflett’s Lan-gley High girls’ volleyball teamstruggled with nerve problems attimes during the postseason. Per-

haps the Saxons were trying to live up tothe previous year’s success in 2007 whenthey had won the Northern Region title.Langley’s 2008 squad never was quite ableto get things rolling during the playoffs andultimately was swept by Herndon in a sec-ond round region tournament match. Evenso, it was still a good season for Langley,which went 17-7.

But, this season, the Saxons have brokenthrough in a big time way. Langley, an over-all young team much like last year, has im-proved as the fall season progressed.Shifflett was most concerned with herteam’s offensive firepower at the beginningof the season. She loved her team’s passingand defense, but hoped the offense wouldround into top form. It did.

On top of that, Langley’s ability to playwell and handle the high energy tension ofbig matches has improved, as indicated bythe Saxons’ outstanding postseason roll thepast several weeks.

“I always felt physically we had it,” saidShifflett. “I wasn’t sure if emotionally wewere ready to deal with the big stress [ofbig matches] and winning. Emotionally,they’ve made so much progress and their

awareness of the game has improved.”Langley has hardly buckled under during

this year’s postseason, but has insteadthrived under the pressure. Behind the stel-lar play of standout players ElysseRichardson, a senior setter, and KathrynCaine, a junior middle hitter, the Saxonshave made a playoff charger similar to twoyears ago.

As the No. 2-seed at the recent LibertyDistrict playoffs, Langley reached the finalsbefore losing to top-seed and defending dis-trict champion Stone Bridge, three gamesto one. But Langley re-grouped for the 16-team region tourney, dominating in 3-0match wins over both West Springfield andHayfield before upsetting Robinson (19-6

record), three games to one, in a regionsemifinals match triumph last Thursday.

That put the Saxons into last Saturdaynight’s finals against South County, whichhad reached the title match with a semiswin over Stone Bridge. The Stallions got thebetter of play against Shifflett’s bunch anddefeated the Saxons, three games to one,for the title. Both Langley and South County,by reaching the finals, qualified for thisweek’s state AAA tournament.

THE REGION FINALS LOSS hardlyspoiled what has been a postseason joyridefor the Saxons (16-7), who return to thestate playoffs for the second time in threeyears. Langley was scheduled to travel to

Loudoun Valley (Purcellville) for a statequarterfinals match on Tuesday of thisweek. Valley (20-5) is a part of the CedarRun District and a member of the North-west Region.

Langley hosted Loudoun Valley during aregular season match on Sept. 24. The Vi-kings topped the Saxons, 3-1, that night.

“They are strong all the way across theboard,” said Shifflett.

The first round state playoff winner wasscheduled to advance to Thursday night’sstate semifinals at Virginia CommonwealthUniversity’s Siegel Center in Richmond.Langley, if it moves on to Richmond, wouldplay the second semifinals contest onThursday at 8 p.m. The region finals arescheduled for Saturday at 2:30 p.m., alsoat VCU.

Langley played one of its best matches ofthe season in its region semifinals triumphover Robinson last week.

“We just played so well against them,”said Shifflett. “We had to play one of ourbest matches to beat them. It really was awhole team effort.”

Then at the region finals, Langley startedoff well before South County re-grouped.

“South County was really nervous at thebeginning,” said Shifflett. “Once they settledin and got their passing going, we got a littledown.”

Both Richardson, this year’s Liberty Dis-trict Player of the Year, and Caine werenamed to the All-Tournament team.

Members of this year’s state qualifyingLangley volleyball team are: Christine Baek,Kathryn Caine, Nikki Hero, Olivia Justus,Maddie Kotoriy, Lainey Le Blanc, MaureenMarsh, Kat Ngov, Carlie Owen, Allison Prell,Elysse Richardson and Lindsay Warden.

Highlanders’ SuccessfulFootball Season ConcludesMcLean, followingplayoff loss to Lee,finishes 6-5.

Will Hecht, McLean’s senior quarterback, was behind center for thewinning Highlanders this season.

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A remarkable turnaround footballseason ended for the McLean Highlanders Friday, Nov. 13, when they

lost to Lee, 42-18, in a Division 5 NorthernRegion quarterfinals playoff game.

With the loss, McLean finished the sea-son 6-5, a vast improvement from last year’swinless season.

The Highlanders, under second year headcoach Jim Patrick, took a 9-0 first quarterlead against Lee, thanks to a two-pointsafety and a Riley Beiro scoring run from 6yards out. Lee came to life in the secondquarter with a couple of touchdowns, but

McLean’s Beiro scored on a 3-yard run andthe Highlanders led 16-14 at halftime. TheLancers, however, dominated second halfplay with four touchdowns to advance toFriday night, Nov. 20’s region semifinalsgame against Hayfield. Lee, a member ofthe Patriot District, is 8-3.

It has been a remarkable season forMcLean, which opened the season with aconvincing 44-14 road win at Washington-Lee and never fell under .500 thereafter.Perhaps the team’s biggest win of the sea-son came on Sept. 25 over Liberty Districtopponent Madison, 24-21, improving theHighlanders’ record to 3-1. Madison, laterduring the season, went on to defeat regionpowerhouse Stone Bridge. This past week-end, Madison defeated Edison in anotherDivision 5 quarterfinals game. This Friday,the Warhawks will travel to Ashburn to takeon the Bulldogs in a Division 5 semifinal.

McLean’s toughest stretch of the seasoncame in back-to-back losses to Fairfax, 55-

17, and Stone Bridge, 38-21. But a weeklater after the loss to the Bulldogs, McLeancompleted the regular season with a dra-matic 35-34 district overtime home win overcross-town opponent Langley to clinch a

winning record.The loss to the Lancers last week hardly

diminishes the memorable, victorious fallof 2009 experienced by the Highlanders andtheir fans.

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I would have thought – or expected, thatafter nearly eight months since I received mycancer diagnosis and six months since I’vebeen column-writing my thoughts on thesubject, that I would (perhaps even, should)be able to actually talk about it. And in talkabout it, I mean, actually say the word cancerout loud in response to a friendly inquiryabout my appearance, my hair (or lackthereof), my water-drinking, my diet, mywork schedule, etc. But I can’t, apparently, atleast not without a lot of stammering andstuttering, and hemming and hawing,anyway.

And here I thought I was so well-adjusted,so comfortable in my cancer-affected skin;Mr. Positive, Mr. What-A-Great-Attitude, Mr.I-Can-Handle-This, that a simple questionasking the obvious wouldn’t illicit such a ver-bal vacuum. I know silence is supposed to begolden, but this silence seems so awkward,so inappropriate, sort of, that I find myselftrying, occasionally, to avoid the conversa-tion/situation altogether. Sometimes it feelsbetter to be simply left alone with my ownunspoken thoughts rather than struggling toexpress them in public to a sincerely inter-ested person but one who is not, quitefrankly, someone who my life is not depend-ent upon (the kindness of othersnotwithstanding).

And not that my life is dependent uponanyone right now, thank God! And not thatcancer patients in general, or anyone withserious medical issues, are not dependent insome way on said kindness and queries –and prayers of others, because I’ve certainlycome to realize that we are. Moreover, it’snot that I’m a private person fearful of theinvasion of that privacy. Hardly. I’m comfort-able writing about it (obviously) and comfort-able having people know about it. But in thepast few weeks, social situations have pre-sented themselves that have made it clearthat I’m not nearly as comfortable talkingabout it as my writing would have lead me tobelieve.

I don’t think I’m in denial; I think I’m inreality. Heck, when they stick a needle inyour arm every three weeks for chemother-apy and every week for lab work, there’s nota minute (make that second) that goes bywhen you’re not keenly aware that you’re“Not in Kansas anymore,” unless of course,you’re a cancer patient who actually lives inKansas. I know exactly where I am, what I’mdoing and more importantly, why I’m doingit. I don’t know the outcome, yet. However,if I were to guess as to why my words aremore easily written than they are spoken, Iwould bet that not knowing my future maybe the cause of some of the verbal problemsI’m having in the present.

It’s that uncertainty that ties my tongue, Ibelieve. And in recounting various conversa-tions I’ve had with my oncologist, my oncol-ogy nurse and miscellaneous other healthcare professionals with whom I interact (andwho know my diagnosis), my prognosis is sointerdependent on variables impossible evento predict and/or anticipate that receiving adefinitive assessment/scenario/future summa-rizing them and in turn comforting me, isunrealistic, apparently.

Therefore, when I ask the existential ques-tion, “What does it all mean, doctor?” theanswer I usually receive is unsatisfactory. Butat least I’m alive to ask it (and to hear theanswer, too).

For a stage IV lung cancer patient that maybe as good as it gets.

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including mid century & danish modern Teak

furniture, sterling, mens watches, painting/art glass,

clocks, jewelry, costume jewelry, etc. Call Schefer

Antiques @ 703-241-0790.

29 Misc. for Sale

Pride Power Lift Chair

Infinite position, wine color

never used, very comfortable

$800 cash. 703-266-2223

117 Adoption

Loving Family Seeks to Adopt Will pay medical & legal expenses Please call Meg & Jay 301-920-0434

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