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Christmas Evictionby Terry Berkson

One late December morning, I heard a scratching behind the wall of my workplace in the attic. I glanced out the window and spotted a squirrel emerging from a hole between the rain gutter and the shingles on the roof.He looked at me with a smug expression as if to say,“I moved in and I’m stayin.”I’d heard stories about

squirrels destroying houses as they chewed through walls and lead plumbing and electric lines. The intruder

on the side of the house and was gone. The thought of a critter storing his nuts under my rafters was too distract-ing. I shut the computer and descended to the kitchen for coffee. On the phone an exterminator quoted a pain-ful price to set a Have-A-Heart trap that would catch the animal for transport to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park.“It’s time consuming,” the man explained. “We’re not allowed to kill them.” When I didn’t jump at his services he offered to sell me a trap for $95, but I thought a bird cage we had in the cellar would serve just as well.Walter Haskel, my editor had called the day before to remind me about a deadline on a story. I felt I’d do a better job if I didn’t have the squirrel to think about. Pea-nut butter for bait worked well for mice so why not for this guy. In my yard he was a squirrel but in my house he was a big rat.I used a chopstick with

twine attached to it to hold the cage door open and a Ford accelerator spring to slam it shut. I placed it at the base of the maple.The advantage of using the exterminator’s trap was that it would catch the squirrel automatically. But it was expensive and I was sure I’d get this rodent without losing too much time.When my irritably preg-

nant wife came home from work and saw my set-up she asked,“Get much writing done today?” I explained the gravity of the invasion.“Should’ve hired the exter-minator,” Alice said.Late the next day the

squirrel made his way down the tree and jumped to the ground. He leaned against the bars of the cage and

smelled the peanut butter.Then he stuck his head through the door and I was about to pull the string, but a stray cat frightened him off.

The next day Alice was getting out of the car with her arms full of Christmas packages when she spot-ted me idling at the win-dow. “Told you to get the exterminator!” she called. I obliterated her from view by fogging the glass with mybreath.In the morning I observed

the squirrel slowly descend-ing the maple. I ran out to the pantry as he poked his head into the cage. I didn’t have on a jacket and soon began to shiver. Inside the house the phone on the wall rang. It continued to ring as my whole body shook.Through the glass in the back door the caller I.D.showed that it was Haskel.I was supposed to be working.The squirrel entered the

cage cautiously, his hind legs holding on to the outside of the bars. I waited as he scooped paws full of peanut butter out of a birdseed cup.The more he ate the more his body advanced. I looked in at the phone which was still ringing. “Remove all distractions,” Haskel had said on another pressing assign-ment. When I turned back,the squirrel was completely inside so I yanked on the twine and the door snapped shut. I had him! He was circling his cell in a frenzy. To calm him I covered the cage with an old blanket as fat

After drinking a celebra-tory eggnog I went upstairs

-puter. My heart sank when

checked backup but it was empty too. The deadline! How could I face Haskel--or Alice? My wife showed up just

before dark. I removed the snow and lifted the blanket to show her my prisoner.“So, now you’re going to let

him loose in the park with-out his nuts--that he’s been gathering all year. How would you like it if some-body separated you from your work?” The squirrel sat there looking pathetic.“Yeah,” my wife contin-

ued. “He’ll be panhandling,

getting chased off by other squirrels.”“After all this work, you

want me to let him loose?”“It is Christmas Eve,” she

said.Later that night as Alice

prodded me on, I walked out to my prisoner with some walnuts and water.Then I replaced the cover. I had a restless night think-ing of Haskel’s advice, mycomputer problem, and the squirrel panhandling in the park.On Christmas morning

I awoke to a cranked up rendition of The Nutcracker.Alice was curious to see how the squirrel had fared,so before opening gifts I dressed and waded through a snowdrift to the cage.When I lifted the blanket it was empty. The door was shut tight and there were no breaks in the bars. Two faint snow blown tracks were nearby. “Well?” my wife called from the window.“Did you let him loose?” I

asked.“Me, go out there in that

snow?” she protested.That evening, after pushing

aside plumb pudding, I grabbed my coat and gloves and went outside to shovel the sidewalk. Later, I crawled up to the attic and once again heard rustling behind the wall.That squirrel was back. To add insult, the task of resurrecting my lost worklooked impossible.When I turned on the computer the mouse seemed curious-ly warm in my hand.Then the screen lit up and there to my joy and amazement appeared the story! I could hear Alice laboring up the stairs. “How’s the work go-ing?” she asked cheerfully as she reached the top step.“Fine,” I answered suspi-

ciously.

chatter behind the wall. My wife looked me straight in the eye.“Sounds like some-one’s home for Christmas,”she said in response to the noise.

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I read recently the Olympic Committee has from time to time ordered athletes to undergo gender testing.I guess the reason is so male athletes don’t parade around as females and win the competition unfairly. I’ll bet there are many women who couldn’t care less about that, and are willing to take on contenders of either sex.However, I always liked girls who expected to be treated like girls.

I’m seldom in the company of males or females whose sex is a mystery. But since

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Kids of all ages bundled up like Eskimos in so many layers of clothing we began

to lose our shapes and iden-tities. True, no one seemed to care as we stood on frigid street corners in the morning waiting for a bus to take us from Cornhill to some other destination on the polar ice cap we knew as Utica.

And in the dark of a late after-noon,I waited for the bus on the Busy

Corner at minus 4 degrees. As I stood in the crowd, shivering under my coat, vest, sweater, plaid shirt, striped tie, and two undershirts, I got to thinking.“How can I tell if a girl I’m

really Mary Lou or her younger brother Bruno?

Not wanting to make a monumental mistake so ear-ly in my career of speaking with girls, and to delay the

Hello to a young woman, I spent my time on the bus stop looking at my boots and devising a foolproof method to determine gen-der by way of conversation.All of this was just in case I got up the nerve to speak.

following questions instead of having to inquire,“Are you a girl?” So I offer them to young men everywhere.

people shorter than himself will greatly increase the odds of success.

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woman will always be polite.

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“How much do you weigh?” A young woman will ignore the question or quickly stamp on your toe.

you’re wearing.” A girl will move her hips once, veryslightly. A young man will

bulges out.” A young wom-an will walk away, but if not she’ll move her hips two or three times. A guy will laugh or walk away or punch you.Any other reaction should cause alarm.

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The best holiday gifts areoften those that encouragetheir recipients to pursue apassion or favorite hobby.Tickets to a ballgame mightbe right up a sports fan’s alleywhile the family globetrot-ter would no doubt love acontribution to his or hertravel fund.

When gifting the familyfoodie, that one person wholoves to cook or simply can’tget enough of his or herfavorite cuisines, shoppershave a host of options attheir disposal to ensure thisholiday season brings a smileto their favorite foodie’s face.

· Spice rack: Few homecooks can get by without avast selection of spices, so aspice rack that includes all theessential spices makes perfectsense for the family foodie.Some spice racks even comewith several years’ worth of

will have your friend or familymember spicing things up foryears to come.

· Cooking lessons: Cookinglessons can be a great wayfor men, women and evenchildren to cultivate theirlove for food. If your friend orfamily member prefers a spe-

him or her cooking lessonswhere he or she can learnhow to prepare and not justeat some favorite dishes.Cooking lessons also makea great opportunity to bondwith a loved one. If you, too,want to expand your cookinghorizons, buy your own les-sons and go with your friendor family member.

· A night out: If your favoritefoodie prefers his or hermeals made by someoneelse, treat that friend or fam-ily member to a night out athis or her favorite restaurant.You can give a gift card to therestaurant or take this specialsomeone out yourself andenjoy a great meal and greatcompany to boot.

· Serving dishes: Manyfoodies not only love to eatbut also love to serve uptheir favorite foods to familyand friends. If your friend orfamily member has playedhost to guests many timesin the past, surprise him or

her with some new servingdishes.You probably have asense of their serving stylealready, but if you don’t, makea mental note the next timeyou visit or simply buy thema gift card so they can buywhichever dishes they needto make their next soiree asuccess.

· Wine rack:A great bottleof wine completes a greatmeal, so why not buy yourfamily foodie a place to storeall of his or her bottles ofwine? Wine racks can rangefrom the simple, inexpensivestandup models to morecomplex or expensive mod-els that need to be installed. Ifthe eventual recipient of yourthoughtful gift rents ratherthan owns his or her home,avoid buying a wine rack thatneeds to be installed, as thatmight cause damage thatwill cost them some moneywhen the time comes tomove out. But if your friendor family member owns theirhome, then look for a wine

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As the clock counts downto Christmas and we are allout running around tryingto snatch up the perfectgifts for our loved ones ourminds drift back in time toChristmases past. As I ran

Disney Frozen 2-in-1 Castleand Ice Palace Playset formy daughter I am remindedof one of the must havegifts from my youth.

Lazer Tag! One of thecommercials boasted,“Thegame that moves at thespeed of light.” In 1986 lat-er tag was straight from thefuture. Slick, aerodynamiclazer pistols that shot eithera nano or wide beam of in-frared light, accurate to 100feet in daylight or night. Atthe other end was the “StarSensor” which registered upto 6 “tags.” Lazer Tag waspresented as the sport ofthe future with teams of fu-ture warriors running aboutshooting and zapping ateach other. It was awesomeand I had to have it.

I remember my friendstalking about Lazer Tag. Wediscussed how we wouldform teams and how wewould conduct the games.League rules were drawnup in the back of our 7thgrade spiral bound note-books. We were all goingto become professionalLazer Tag players. All of myfriends assured me that, notonly had they put Lazer Tagon their Christmas lists, butthey were all positive thattheir parents were goingto buy them Lazer Tag forChristmas.

The ads were every-where that Christmasseason. They ran Lazer Tagcommercials during theSaturday morning cartoonsand in prime time. Printads appeared in the comicbooks I read and doublepage spreads advertised thegame system in Sears andJC Penny’s catalogs. I couldnot escape seeing an ad forLazer Tag.

I dropped hints and playedangelic in the last coupleweeks before Christmas.Christmas Eve came and

went in the blink of aneye. I went to bed earlyand prayed for Lazer Tag.Christmas morning cameand I bounded down thestairs like Ralphie from themovie a Christmas Story(minus the pink bunny out-

and I opened our stockings,ripped open presents, and

each received a “StarLyte”

pistol, “Star Sensor,” andwe both got a “StarVest.”I had not even asked fora “StarVest.” I must havebeen really good in 1986.

Christmas afternoon zap-ping and tagging each otherwith infrared light. The “Star

Sensor’s” beeping noiseswere like a symphony ofelectronic joy. At one pointwe even attached the “StarSensor” to the dog andhad target practice. It wasamazing and in the back ofmy mind I knew we wouldsoon be playing Lazer Tagon the professional level.

Early the next morning Igot up, donned my “Star

Vest,” and made sure therewere fresh batteries in myStarLyte pistol. I snatchedthe kitchen phone off itsreceiver and called myfriends to immediately set

As I called around my heartsunk. Not one of my friendshad gotten Lazer Tag. No-body. Not a single one.

I wish I had not spentmy pro Lazer Tag checkbefore I got it. I wish I hadreally paid attention to thecommercials and advertise-ments. I wish I had readthe small print or heard thecommercial’s narrator say,“Stadium not included.”

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By Diego Phillips

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Using the latest in ultra-sound technology, shopowner Shannon Nelsonof Utica delights cus-tomers with the unusualimages. A 3D ultra-sound is like meetingyour baby for the firsttime before it is born,Shannon says. This serv-ice provides a once in alifetime opportunity tosee and bond with thebaby before birth.

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simply sound waves thatbounce back to renderan image. 3D is sound

waves that are sent at dif-ferent angles and the re-turning echoes areprocessed by computerresulting in a 3D image.

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Babys Debut s specialtyis 3D ultrasound and gen-der determination. Shan-non adds that her prod-ucts are for entertain-ment only and it does nottake the place of the ultra-sound the doctor ordersto make sure the baby isdeveloping correctly.

Just by showing a babysface in 3D for the firsttime delights her cus-tomers, she says. This isso much more than seeingthe baby in the traditional2D ultrasound that mostpeople are used to, Shan-non says. 4D is just 3D inmotion. So if the babystretches, smiles, waves orsticks its tongue out I willcapture that in 4D.

The shop s most popu-lar item sold is The Gen-der Determination Pack-age, Shannon says I do it

at 16 weeks whereasmost doctor offices willcheck gender at 20weeks, she says. Somepeople are eager to findout ASAP.

The packages range onprice from $50 to $259depending on what typeis purchased.The clientreceives CDs, DVDs setto lullaby music, andblack-and-white and colorprints of their baby.Shannon also can recordthe baby s heartbeat on aheart-shaped recordingdevice that can be insert-ed into a stuffed animalthe shop sells.

Shannon says that hermotivation for startingand running her businessis heartfelt. I love babiesand I get great satisfactionknowing I offer a servicethat puts a smile on somany families faces. Shesays she plans to expendsomeday, offering moreservices to pampermoms to be.

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hellothoughts from our publisher, Fred Lee

Hello Again,

I’m in the process ofdrumming up support for

President of the UnitedStates.Your support willbe appreciated. I believewe should have two pres-idents.The main presidentshould be consideredthe “Primary President.”The secondary presi-dent would be called the“Other President” or “NotPrimary” or something likethat.

We could easily differ-entiate between the twoby their workloads.Theprimary president wouldbe in charge of givingspeeches on nationalTV and radio and hold-ing news conferences. Itwould be advisable thatthe primary president bewell trained in using tele-prompters so that he candeliver speeches preparedby someone else.

Naturally he should notbe held responsible forlies or exaggerations, asthey should be blamedon someone else. If heseems to be confused atany time, he should beallowed to blame it onBush.

The primary should beissued a complete set ofgolf clubs with a list of allof the most famous golfcourses reachable by thehuge Airforce Number

planes to protect his tripsto the golf meets.

Naturally his wife andfamily members alongwith a host of friendsshould be allowed tocommandeer one of themulti-million dollar 747’sto travel with escorts tonearby places such asChina.

Naturally the primarypresident should voice hispresidential opinion onthe behavior of city police,

and other local and stateproblems, even thoughthe states and localitieshave their own courts,judges, governors, and

It would also be im-perative that he voicespresidential opinion onethnic problems. Being sopreoccupied with all theseimportant problems, itwould clear the path forthe secondary president.While not as importantas the problems of theprimary president, the“other president” wouldbe called on to handlemundane problems suchas Mr. Putin’s and Russia’saggressive behavior alongwith Iran’s atomic arsenalbuild-up, and the evergrowing problems in Iraq,why U.S. companies areleaving this country – inother words – to handleevery problem that theprimary does not havetime to do or appears tonot be concerned with,which appears to be nu-merous at this time. Oh!How about the thousandsof jobs going up in smokein this country.

Now this CHANGEmight cause a new setof problems. Should theprimary president takea cut in pay so that theyshare in “equal pay forequal jobs,” or should thesecondary have salary

number 1?

I can hear all of the so-called liberals saying,“Thatis a bunch of nonsense.”It seems when I hearspeeches and read thedaily news accounts ofwhat is going on – or notgoing on – in the whitehouse, it might be moresensible to the presentcondition to see if Web-ster has picked up thenew word bullarney.

I believe Mr. Bush wouldapprove of this plan as theprimary could blame ev-

erything on the secondaryand leave him alone.

Isn’t this a wonderment?Do you ever wonderwhat we would learn if wesent most of the liberalnewspaper writers to amedical clinic to have anMRI taken of their heads?

Not long ago, they wereagainst fracking.You wouldbe led to believe theyactually knew what theywere writing about.Then– nearly all of a sudden– they reported favor-ably about the growth inour economy due to thelower prices for gasolineand fuel oil production –which was due in part tofracking.

Three years ago attempt-ing to learn why I washaving a hearing loss inmy left ear, the doctor or-dered an MRI of my head.When the report cameback, he said they couldn’t

be a news opinion writerfor a liberal daily newspa-per?

Here we go again:Theliberal press seems to besupporting the ObamaAdministration to haltall leases on 8.1 millionacres of federal oil and gasparcels – an area largerthan Massachussetts andRhode Island combined– because of the worriesthat drilling could harmthe greater sage grouse. Iwonder if they are lookingat the sage grouse out ofa western window of theWhite House.

It’s obvious these WhiteHousers do not have thefoggiest idea what a billiondollars is – how can weexpect them to copewith 8.1 million acres offederal oil land and thesage grouse?

All of this just for thebirds. If you can believethat – what can I say? Is itbeing paranoid to wonderif someone is doing hisbest to force the UnitedStates to continue buyingpetroleum products fromother countries? If so –why?

I called our local familydoctor and said,“All ofthis political bullarney iscausing me to become

forgetful.What should Ido?” He replied,“Makean appointment withmy nurse and pay me inadvance.”

In a few months, my wifeand I are going to cele-brate our 10th weddinganniversary. I suggested itwould be nice to spend anight in Skaneateles at theSherwood Inn and then afew days in Key West Flor-ida. She did not go for thatidea. I tried to convinceher how nice it would be.

She said,“Are we going tohave to argue about thisevery ten years?”

Who says more ed-ucation doesn’t pay? Ijust learned that politicsis the art of facing trou-ble –seeing it all around,talking about it and doingnothing.

Why did God create theworld to have snow inthe north and hot sun-shine in the south at thesame time? Could it be

he wanted us Northeast-erners to enjoy a heart

Floridians something tobrag about.

If you’re feeling cold onSunday, maybe it is be-cause you’re standing onthe outside of a church.Hearing God, messagesfrom the bible warmsthe heart – taught in thechurch.

Fred Lee


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or favorite cookie that is

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TimeSeniors who truly do

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By S.D. Shapiro

In the fast paced 21st century we ve traded common

sense for the ability to quickly look up information on

the internet. We ve forgotten our manners and civility.

How do we get back to our roots? Can we get back?

Food for thought...

I just had a 30 yard roll off dumpster hauled away. It

was filled with junk from the attic. The funny thing

was; most of the junk was not even mine. It was all

stuff that belonged to my kids. How long are you sup-

posed to hold on to their stuff?

We threw out three boxes of baby clothes. There

were baby booties and snow suits. In a box that fell

apart I found the ugliest baby blanket ever knitted or

crocheted in the history of the world. Aunt Hilda

thought that browns and greens were more neutral

than the traditional blue or pink. I remembered that

the dog wouldn’t even lay on it. So we held on to it.

We moved five gigantic plastic totes full of toy trains

that our son had outgrown. These were the expen-

sive variety of little wooden trains that all have indi-

vidual first names and smiling faces on the locomo-

tives. What do you do with them? You spent too

much on them to begin with so you do not want to

liquidate them at garage sale prices. So, they will live

in the plastic totes until they come back into style or

my son decides to throw them out, sell them or,

maybe his children will use them.

There were boxes and boxes of toys. There was

enough plastic to start our own recycling center.

Construction guys, space rangers, and army men lay at

the bottom of a cardboard box. They looked at me

longingly and for a brief moment I considered tossing

them into the bin. But, I remembered how much the

original Starwars action figures from the 1970’s are

worth. I erred on the side of caution and stashed my

newly rediscovered retirement fund behind the

Christmas decorations.

Not all of our children are modern masters. What do

you do with all the art work they bring home from

school? You cannot possibly hang all of the art projects

on your walls. The cost of framing all the elementary

art projects that little Jimmy or Jenny brought home

would set you back thousands of dollars. Another thing

to consider is how much the mice in your attic enjoy

macaroni art? Some of the art is better fed to the

garbage disposal rather than rotting away in the attic.

We only have so much space and our kids are grow-

ing so fast we can hardly keep up with their phases.

Toddler becomes child. Child becomes a tween and

tweens become teenagers and before you know it

they are off to college. Your attic will have pom-poms

and drum sets and toys. It is what it was made for.

When it comes down to holding onto your kids

stuff it’s a lot like picking out a good wine. You have

to be discerning; you have to know what to keep and

what to get rid of. You have to know what will get

better with age and what will turn to vinegar. Stop

and think, What would my mother say? She would

say, Quit looking in the attic for those baseball cards

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Make new memories, but keep the oldBy Carly Proulx

With the Holidays long swinging stride to December 25th gaining more mo-mentum, too many remain,myself included, who don’t take the time to stop and

it to this Christmas.A lot can happen in a year, and some-times we forget to count our blessings. Some of will be left in the department store isle’s chin scratching right before bee lining it towards the checkout lines, cursing

along with the number of members in our family.And sure enough, someone out there wont get exactly what they wished for. But whether

or an engagement ring, we

to be reminded that there are those of us who will spend this season without gifts to exchange or food to eat, and some still who after

mourning for what Christ-mas used to be.For many families the walls

of the room’s of which once

entirely new rooms alto-gether, sitting across from new faces, and missing the

lost along the way.When this happens we’re left to adapt to the mere memory of tra-dition. I can think back to the days when my grandmother spent an entire month planning her tree’s décor.One year she’d hand made ornaments to represent

-mas.”You know the song. I wonder if there was exactly

eight dancers dancing amidst those needles of pine.With a little help from my mother and her grandchildren mygrandmother Lillian cooked and baked enough for an army.Well maybe not that much, but certainly their was more than enough food and

of the bellies in my family. My great grandmother Gracie was the great entertainer.Year after year, sure as Santa was supplied with a midnight snack she’d play us all “Silent

I close my eyes I can still see

upon black and white keys.

stubborn as the cold ice and snow.The years scurried quickly

as mice behind our family,as did our headcount, which now amounts to eight. Good ole Gracie has long since passed, along with those unyielding music maker’s of hers, and a handful refrain

-es, work obligations, and or

apart. My grandmother Lil-

bakes as if December 25th

Apocalypse. I can assure you we make due with her

in a small apartment with a kitchen that refuses to satisfy her passion for cooking for the masses, and a four foot

leaning slightly to the left where once upon a time

feet worth of fresh pine. I know she sometimes wishes things could be what once they were, before life took its toll.Yet year after year, no matter how burdened with the ghost’s of Christmas past Lillian sticks to tradition.Traditions that mostly she started, and some of which she held onto from the reign of her great great grandpar-ents.I too miss those days

when the Holiday’s seemed bigger and brighter. My three younger cousin’s and I would perform for the whole lot of us a play we’d written that day, or a dance we’d only

-strating choreographed. My cousins are all grown up now. Kayla’s expecting her

Ashley works in L.A. for a talent agency. Just a few months ago Ashley met our grandmother’s life long idol Julie Andrews. Megan,

semester shy of graduating college. My brother and his

a beautiful baby girl. Gone are the days when we’d all gather together in front of my grandmother’s giant tree,not a care in the world out-

of how a man named Santa

to the world.With the rate of the world

today; how fast things,people, and places change,life itself is bound to change.And though I miss my family

single second of those mem-ories.Those are the ultimate

Those are the gifts worth keeping close, worth more

-wrapped beneath any tree.The lengths my grandmother went to make Christmas the most magical time of the year when I was growing up is truly unbeatable, and has without a doubt ruined all of my future Christmas’s to come. Just kidding Lilly! In all honestly, the sanctity of

tradition may not hit home right off the bat, but stick with it, and year’s down the road I promise on good ole Gracie’s song’s you won’t regret the imprint on your

up on my old piano skill’s,and I think “Silent Night,” will

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When I was in college in Utica in 1962, my Uncle Jack decided Ray Kroc was a genius.The day the ham-burger chieftain invented a cheap and fast burger a new industry was born, not to mention the resuscitation of the State of Maine’s ailing

potato business. Jack saw that McDonald’s successful formula could be gener-alized to other foods and so he invented O’Dooley’s Beer Battered PBJ, which wasn’t much more than a peanut butter and jelly sandwich rolled in a batter and dropped in a deep fryer.As long as he was careful about timing the drop, the PBJ’s ingredients wouldn’t leak out.

The batter came as a dry powder from a supplier Jack met at a gun show.Toeach plastic bag he added a quart of water and a can of beer.Although the mix was originally intended for

was general purpose and could have been used to make Beer Battered Bowling Balls. The stuff looked like high grade plutonium ore. In fact, after a few drinks Jack

would pass a bag around to company in his basement rec room and claim exactly that. He explained he got it from an international arms dealer he met on a trip to Algiers. Jack had been no farther east in his life than St.Johnsville.My uncle opened the very

in the garage behind his house on Mortimer Street.I can’t tell you how much he spent on a splendid sign,constructed with replace-able numbers. It read,“O’Dooley’s Beer Battered PBJ - 0000003 SOLD.” He placed it out in front of his house near the road.The neighbors were excit-

ed to have an entrepreneur amongst them… excited,not happy.After a month of very few

sales, Jack became convinced he needed more publicity.He called me up one night to discuss the problem. At the time I was the only member of our family crazy enough to listen to him. He had worked his way down through the family’s age groups before he found mysympathetic ear. I thought it was my entrepreneurial skills that attracted him. I’d had some business success with my paper route in high school. I recommended he move his sign down the street to the corner of a busier thoroughfare.The next afternoon I helped him drag it to a new location next to the dry cleaner on South Street.Two days later it was gone.“Taken by someone who

is going to steal my idea,”he moaned over the phone when he called.Not really.The dry cleaner

had called Jack’s house while he was out to complain and my Aunt Alice telephoned me with an offer of $5 to

take the sign in my father’s car to the dump. In truth, I stored it behind our house.It seemed too nice to just throw away.“Don’t say a word about

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next day in the newspaper.“Reward: For the return of my sign ‘O’Dooley’s Beer Battered PBJ Emporium – 0000009 SOLD.” I put the sign back on the corner late that night. No one collected the reward, of course.Because of the ad, a local

reporter showed up two days later with a photogra-pher in tow and the result was a big spread in the Sun-day newspaper’s Neighbors section. 000009 almost immediately zoomed up to 0000187.Uncle Jack was back in

business. Practically every-one knew of him and his sandwich now, including the City Health Department,the State Business Prac-tices Board, the Alcohol Board of Control, the Internal Revenue Service , the nearby Third Avenue Baptist Church and even the Nuclear Regulatory Com-mission. More than one of them offered him a deal he couldn’t refuse and no one ever heard of his sandwich again.Years passed before Aunt

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Dad’s AtticBy David Schnell

It’s been more than three years since I have returned to the home my parents built on Wiltse Hill Road.The house is full of artifacts of my parents – items of accomplishment, recogni-tion, the kind of things they would want people to re-member long after they are gone. My father’s toy sail-boat, Gibraltar, won a race in Rochester when he was

6.There’s my father’s coast guard dress uniform and a thank you from President HarryTruman for serving in World War II. My father not-ed on a photograph of his 1961 high school band “A in grade 4” at All State compe-tition. On and on, boxes and boxes.A wedding picture,1939. By all appearances, myparents were a model of harmony. My mother looks mildly submissive, but she wasn’t.My mother had the power

in the family, and she devel-oped it through relentless harping.That’s what myfather faced if he was caught drinking more than a couple beers in an evening. She was a teetotaler and did not ap-prove of drinking, although

she tolerated small amounts.So he’d have a public beer,then go outside to check the weather, or maybe he heard a fox by the chicken coop, or the car needed to be moved before the snow storm. He’d come back a while later. Everything was

beer and call it quits for the night. My mother would nod approvingly.Two beers in a day never hurt anybody.Sometimes on my walks

down the hill from myhouse, I would see an old beer can in the ditch.They were not tossed there bysome litterbug.They are old -- faded, dented and dirty.They have the puncture of the old can openers – the church key. Some of the brands are not around any-more or not very popular – Grand Union, old Milwau-kee, others. Despite their

weathered appearance, they have a familiar look.A few emerge each time there’s a heavy rain, especially in the spring.They wash down a lit-tle stream below my house and into the ditch in front of a neighbor’s. If not picked up, they eventually wash intothe Otsquago Creek that runs through Van Hornes-ville. I wondered where they came from.My brother told me about

a secret. Back in the prop-erty, there is a hidden beer can dump where my father threw the cans he did not want to acknowledge drink-ing. It is in a somewhere in a small gully with a seasonal

the adjacent property.The dump was abandoned in theearly 1980s, when the bottle deposit bill went into effect and my father wisely decid-ed to abstain from drinking until his death in 1996.

He had other interests back then. One was the eradication of burdocks that had over taken parts of the property. He won a few bat-tles but lost the war. How-ever, in a way he couldn’t understand then, the bur-docks may have been more friend than foe.A couple summers ago, I went looking for the beer can dump, but the burdocks and briars had formed a fortress around the area that seemed intent on preserving the secret. I still haven’t reached it, but I know it is there and I know why it is there. He never mentioned the beer can dump to me and I doubt he ever thought it would be part of his legacy.But each spring and some-

times during the summer,

cans into the ditch below my house, and I see them on my morning walks.Sometimes I pick them up.How long will this go on? I have no idea.What will the spring rains

reveal after I am gone? �


Celebrate with religious sights and sounds

In many ways, secular celebrations garner more attention than religious gatherings during the holiday season. But all it takes is a

come the month of Decem-ber.

Midnight MassMany Christian churches

commemorate Jesus Christ’s birth with a special midnight Mass on December 24th.Some Christians wait until the clock strikes midnight

Nativity scenes are popular in time for Christmas. Some may be filled with statuettes, but some communities sponsor a live Nativity show.

into their Nativity scenes a t home. Midnight Mass may bring entire communities to-gether to share the holiday season message of joy and peace. Midnight Mass also may feature awe-inspiring performances by church choirs or private performers who lend their talents to the festivities.

Living NativityArea houses of worship

and community centers

may produce their own Living Nativity performances.Costumed volunteers and actors present the story of Christ’s birth and the good news that followed.This can be an especially exciting experience for children and may also be a creative way to reinforce religious beliefs,especially to children who

relating to written text.Christmas pageantsIn some areas, children play

integral roles in recreating the story of Christmas.Private Catholic schools may offer performances of Christmas pageants that ex-plain the Nativity and other events leading up to the birth of Christ. Parents and extended members of the family can enjoy a religious experience while also shar-ing praise for their youngest performers.

Volunteer effortsHouses of worship may

organize clothing drives,holiday meals, toy donation collections, and many other community events this time of year.Volunteer to lend a hand at such events, which can help to remind you that the holiday season is one of giving.

CarolingChristmas caroling, which

likely evolved from the British tradition of wassailing,has largely fallen out of favor.However, many close-knit towns and communities still include caroling among their traditions. Caroling can be a great way to spread holiday share cheer.Although carols are often a blend of religious and secular tunes, many

revitalized by joining their friends and neighbors to carol during the holiday season.��

Traditions of Three Kings DayChristmas celebrants real-

ize that the holiday season does not end on December 26 or even January 2. For many people, Christmas and New Year’s Eve are merely a prelude to the real celebra-tion to come on Three Kings Day.

Three Kings Day, or Día de los Très Reyes, is celebrated on January 6 to honor the wise men who visited and brought gifts to Jesus Christ.Also known as the Epiphany,the holiday marks the end of the Christmas season for many practicing Christians.

Very little is known about the kings, or magi.These kings, who are only men-tioned once in the Gospel of Matthew, are never named.The story says they hail from the “east” and

are guided to the manger by a mysterious light in the sky.They begin a journey to bring gold, frankincense and myrrh to the newborn king. Unbeknownst to many,the popular song “The 12 Days of Christmas” actually marks the 12 days following Christmas, ending on the Feast of the Epiphany, and not the 12 days preceding Christmas Day.

Many traditions are associated with the Epiph-any. Celebrants in Mexico serve Rosca de Reyes,an oval-shaped cake that symbolizes a crown.The cake has a small doll inside that represents baby Jesus and the hiding of Jesus from King Herod’s troops. Herod ordered his soldiers to seek out and murder all male infants born in Bethlehem in

retaliation of the prophecy that a messiah would come and become the new King of Jerusalem.

Roscas can be made with dried and candied fruits to symbolize the jewels that adorn real crowns.Whoever receives the plastic doll in his or her slice of cake is ex-pected to throw a party on Diá de la Candelaria (Can-dlemas Day), which occurs

each year on February 2.

Unlike in the United States,where gifts are typically ex-changed on Christmas Day,much of the Latin communi-ty exchange gifts on the eve of January 6. Puerto Rican children have been known to gather grass or straw in shoeboxes for the kings’horses or camels. Some families display carvings and artwork of the three magi atop camels.

Many celebrants participate in Three Kings Day parades and festivals. Family gather-ings and parties that would rival other special holidays are common as well. A spe-cial meal consisting of corn tamales and hot chocolate may be served, while others may enjoy black beans, pica-dillo and yucca. �


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The reward for workwell done is the

opportunity to do more.

~ Jonas Salk

How to maintain workout routines during the holidays

Between decking the halls,visiting family and attending holiday parties, it may seem like there is little time to maintain a workout routine during the holiday season.While the holiday season is an especially busy time of year, men and women who plan and stay dedicated to their routines do not need to let their health fall by the wayside until January.

Several studies show that people can gain anywhere from one pound to a few pounds between Thanksgiv-ing and Christmas.Although that might not seem like a lot of weight, a report in The New England Journal of Medicine noted that many people never lose the weight they put on during the holidays.

Those who struggle to keep the weight off under-stand the importance of maintaining both a consis-

healthy eating habits.This may be challenging when the rich foods and par-ties synonymous with the holiday season are around to threaten healthy hab-its. Here’s how to stay on course.

· Establish a regular exer-cise date.Treat exercise as any other obligation on the calendar. Make it a necessity and not a luxury. Schedule time for workouts, even if it means removing something else from your agenda.

· Don’t worry about the length of your workouts.

If you’re accustomed to an hourlong workout but

minutes on some days, don’t skip the workout simply because it’s shorter. Make the most of that time by tar-geting larger, core muscles.

· Change your schedule.You may need to alter your

workouts or other exercise.Try getting up earlier and heading out prior to workor school.This will open up time throughout the rest of your day, and you can use that time to meet the de-mands of the holiday season.

· Get a trainer or a work-out buddy. It’s far easier to blow off a workout when you go it alone. However, if you have a workout partner who is counting on you and vice versa, you may be less inclined to miss a workout - even when you’re not especially motivated to hit the gym.

· Try new activities.Work-outs need not be limited to exercises in the gym. Plenty of activities work the body and burn calories. Sled-ding, ice skating, skiing, and snowboarding are just a few winter sports that can help

you stay in shape.

· Choose a hotel with a pool or gym. If holiday travel is on your itinerary, select

equipment.This way you can keep up with your routine.Even swimming a few laps in an indoor pool can provide a cardiovascular workout while you’re on vacation.Remember, it only takes a two-week break from exer-

regression, and you will only have to work harder to get

level if you let exercise slide too long.

· Add short, high-intensity exercises. Burn more calo-ries in less time with high-in-tensity workouts.This way you won’t need to schedule as much time for workouts

of exercise.

· Transform chores into exercise opportunities. See that vacuum cleaner, rakeor broom as a piece of exercise equipment.While cleaning up for holiday com-pany, turn on the radio and get your heart pumping, too.Do leg raises while you’re preparing meals or do some pushups off of the kitchen counter.

· Use your bodyweight.Even if you can’t make it to the gym, rely on your own body resistance for a thorough workout. Pushups,squats, burpees, mountain climbers, jumping rope, and lunges are some exercises that rely on bodyweight for

effectiveness.

· Periodically exercise during the day. If you havea few free moments here and there during the day, use these opportunities to ex-

ercise. By the end of the day,

in an entire workout’s worth of exercise over the

intervals.

to other holiday activities.Make time for workouts,and you will be ahead of the game come the new year. �

Try new activities.

Workouts neednot be limited toexercises in the

gym.

Treat exerciseas any other

obligation on the calendar.

Matthew 1:23 “Behold, the virgin shall

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Celebrate with safety around your tree this holiday seasonChristmas trees are a

beloved staple of the holiday season.Whether you prefer a freshly cut tree or an

a Christmas tree is brought home or erected is when many people truly grow excited about the holiday season and begin to be overtaken by holiday cheer.

But as beautiful and inspir-ing as Christmas trees can

women and children exer-cise caution around trees so no accidents occur.The following are some Christ-mas tree safety tips courtesy of the National Fire Protec-tionAssociation.

* Choose the right tree.The tree you choose can go a long way toward ensuring the tree will make it through the season accident-free.

they are less susceptible

especially important since so many people drape their trees in decorative lights.A freshly cut tree should have

not fall off when the tree is touched.This indicates that the tree is not dried out and less susceptible to catching

* Do not place the tree near a heat source. Even

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not placed in close prox-

tree near lights or lamps that emit a lot of heat.

* Keep the tree clear of exits.A Christmas tree should never be placed in a spot that bars an exit.

Should an accident happen

all exits should be easily accessible so residents and guests can quickly get out of the home.

* Add water to the tree stand every day.Water should be added to the

water will not only help the tree maintain its color and

helps to prevent the tree from drying out.A dry tree

be sure to check if the tree needs water when you wake up each morning and again before going to bed. Many trees initially need water both in the morning and at night.As the holiday season

day until the tree is discard-ed.

-orating the tree.All Christ-mas lights should be inspect-

ed before they are hung on the tree. Replace any loose

inspect cords to make sure they are not worn down or frayed. Follow manufacturer instructions carefully when

how many strings of lights can be connected at one time.

* Use appropriate lights.Many lights are exclusive to

be sure to use the appro-priate lights for your indoor tree.The wrong lights could be a safety hazard. Do not hang lit candles on a Christ-mas tree.

* Turn lights off before going to bed.Though a Christmas tree may look beautiful when it is illuminat-ed in the middle of the night

the lights on the tree should always be turned off before going to bed or leaving your home.

* Properly discard the tree.Trees that have dried out

tree when it starts to drop needles. Do not place a discarded tree in the garage or lean it up against your

local recycling company to determine the best way to discard your tree. �


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