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2O<strong>23</strong><br />
October<br />
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How Do Your Acquire Homestead Protection?<br />
NRS 115 is the chapter in the Nevada Revised Statutes that concerns the homestead law. You will<br />
need your parcel number and legal description to complete your Homestead form, and this<br />
information can be found on your recorded deed. A homestead declaration is valid only for your<br />
primary residence.<br />
PROCEDURES FOR RECORDING A DECLARATION OF HOMESTEAD:<br />
1. Complete the Homestead Declaration form. (The form must be typed or printed legibly in black<br />
ink). Text cannot extend beyond the one-inch margins on all sides of the form.<br />
2. Sign the form in the presence of a Notary Public.<br />
3. Take the completed document to a Clark County Recorder’s office to be recorded:<br />
Main Office<br />
500 S. Grand Central Pkwy. 2nd Floor<br />
Box 5515<strong>10</strong><br />
Las Vegas, NV 89155-15<strong>10</strong><br />
Laura Harbison<br />
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240 S. Water Street 1st Floor Henderson, NV 89015<br />
Northwest Office in Dona Maria Plaza<br />
3211 N. Tenaya Way Suite #118 Las Vegas, NV 89129<br />
4. For information regarding the recording fees, contact the Recorder's Office at 702-455-4336 or<br />
visit their website at www.clarkcountynv.gov/recorder.<br />
The completed Homestead Declaration can also be mailed to the Recorder's main office. (The<br />
Recorder's Office is unable to accept mailed documents for recording at the Northwest Office.)<br />
WHAT THE LAW CURRENTLY PROVIDES:<br />
When you record a Declaration of Homestead, Nevada law protects the equity in your home up to<br />
$605,000 from general creditor claims (unpaid medical bills, bankruptcy, charge card debts,<br />
business/personal loans, accidents) but would not preclude a seizure or forced sale of your<br />
residence from general creditors if your equity exceeds the $605,000. A creditor may file suit and<br />
can record a judgment lien against any real property you own. Recording a Declaration of<br />
Homestead protects your principal residence up to the statutory maximum. For example, if the<br />
value of your home is $645,000 and you have a first mortgage of $485,000 plus a second<br />
mortgage of $<strong>10</strong>,000, the equity is $150,000.<br />
WHAT IS NOT PROTECTED:<br />
The Homestead law does not protect you against debts secured by a mortgage or deed of trust,<br />
payment of taxes, IRS lien, mechanic's lien, child support or alimony payments.<br />
If you need a homestead form, I would be happy to provide that to you. I can also provide you<br />
with a copy of your recorded deed and/or your tax record, showing your parcel number and legal<br />
description. I cannot give you legal advice though, so if you have any legal questions regarding<br />
your homestead form, please consult your attorney.<br />
Sharing your goals,<br />
Laura Harbison, ABR, AHWD, BPOR, BS, CDPE, CRS, DRB, GRI, RSPS, SRES<br />
Realty Executives Southern Nevada Properties<br />
Broker/Owner License # B.0026537.LLC<br />
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October 20<strong>23</strong>
“I Told You So!”<br />
By: Dan Roberts / Roberts Rules<br />
The above quote was from our “Guardian<br />
Gladiator” Rana Goodman after a series of<br />
clandestine meetings. Succinctly stated: “They’re<br />
back!”<br />
My Rana has maintained that the Guardianship<br />
scandal, while corrected in many aspects, was far from<br />
over. I, however, thought this issue was “dead.” I was<br />
wrong.<br />
Sadly, no matter how many times we try to kill this<br />
evil creature, “somehow” the guardianship court and<br />
lawyers (and it’s always the lawyers) find a way to<br />
shove innocent seniors into their legal sewer.<br />
As per Rana’s column (page 8) The Vegas Voice<br />
spent years working to expose, uncover, and ultimately<br />
assist in reforming the guardianship system in Nevada.<br />
The “private guardianship industry” has collapsed as<br />
dozens of private guardians “suddenly retired” while<br />
others found new residences in Nevada prisons.<br />
Unfortunately, there’s a new problem. It’s now, not private guardians,<br />
but family members and their lawyers ripping off their relative.<br />
Personally, I cannot comprehend the thought that relatives/siblings<br />
would obtain separate attorneys to destroy their family (especially their<br />
elderly parent). Hopefully you likewise have the similar belief, however,<br />
once the lawyers (and I repeat, it’s always the lawyers) smell that money,<br />
well…<br />
Fortunately, there is one positive, one shining light, that appears to<br />
be an unconditional protection to this court approved rape of assets: fill<br />
out, complete and submit your Guardianship Nomination Form to the<br />
Nevada Secretary of State.<br />
All such guardianship nominations forms (at last count 5,000+)<br />
placed in the Secretary’s “lockbox” have been honored. No one who filed<br />
has become a victim.<br />
I’ve heard the counter argument(s) numerous times – and while my<br />
response sounds like a broken record, for those who disagree with me,<br />
kindly read the following and explain where I am incorrect.<br />
Reasons for Not Having Such Guardianship Nomination<br />
Form:<br />
1. I have a valid Power of Attorney OR<br />
2. My Trust documents state my choice of a guardian OR<br />
3. It’s a waste of time and money.<br />
All of the above sounds reasonable, but here’s the “catch”:<br />
1. Once the Guardianship Court gets involved, all powers of attorney<br />
are “revoked.” End of discussion.<br />
2. The guardianship court (and the attorneys) do not have immediate<br />
access to your Trust and (most importantly) the court is NOT bound to<br />
follow the terms.<br />
The Court has the legal right to terminate, change, revise, rip-up (you<br />
pick the term) your Trust documents. The reason for such authority is to<br />
provide the financial resources to the guardian since it is “for your own<br />
good.”<br />
Our latest review has found a “relationship” between certain attorneys<br />
and the judges that “somehow” always favor the lawyers (especially their<br />
legal fees). While you still might win the case, it’s going to cost you.<br />
For these “cesspool ambulance-chasers” your assets and finances are<br />
a never emptying piggybank, even though it’s your money. The court<br />
approved “reasonable legal fees” taken from “nest-egg<br />
retirement funds” are jaw-dropping astonishing.<br />
Let me be clear – the guardianship court system is<br />
obscene and an unconditional disgrace. This so-called<br />
legal system is “not broken”… but “fixed.”<br />
And the best (if not only) way to avoid this happening<br />
to you (and please don’t think it “can’t happen to you”)<br />
is to avoid it – at all costs.<br />
Which brings me to point number 3. For the price of<br />
a US postage stamp (and a notary – which most banks<br />
will do for their customers at no cost) you can rest easy.<br />
Oh, and the two pages in filling out the form takes<br />
about 5 minutes.<br />
The court is still required to check with the Secretary<br />
of State in every potential guardianship matter. So,<br />
despite the court and lawyers’ best efforts, such guardian nomination<br />
form is and remains “bullet-proof.”<br />
Could I be wrong? Of course I can and my PILL (partner in love &<br />
life) reminds me of this remarkable skill on a daily basis.<br />
And if I am, and you followed this advice and suggestion, you lost 5<br />
minutes of your time and the cost of a stamp.<br />
But if I’m correct (and I’ll stake the reputation of The Vegas Voice on it)<br />
how much time, effort and money will be spent attending court sessions<br />
and proceedings, all while racking up “reasonable” attorney fees? And<br />
that’s assuming you win the court battle.<br />
What if the “fixed” guardianship court rules against you?<br />
This continuous scandal (and don’t even get my Ladylove started<br />
about that Guardianship Commission) will be elaborated by Rana in<br />
future editions.<br />
In the meantime, as Rana has done (the photo shows her signing and<br />
filing the 1 st guardianship form with the Secretary of State) complete the<br />
Guardianship Nomination Form. You can find and download it on our<br />
Vegas Voice website (thevegasvoice.net) and if you have any questions,<br />
call or email her.<br />
Why wouldn’t you do it?<br />
What Do<br />
You Think?<br />
Do you agree with our columnists?<br />
Did anyone get you angry, make you<br />
think or simply put a smile on your<br />
face? Please tell us by forwarding your<br />
comments, thoughts or suggestions<br />
to Publisher Dan at: dan@<br />
thevegasvoice.net.<br />
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6<br />
How to Give a Cat a Pill<br />
By: Gayla Kalp / Life is Laughter<br />
am sure you have gone through the impossible<br />
I task of giving your pet medicine. The following<br />
is a good example of giving a cat a pill:<br />
1. Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of<br />
your left arm. Position fingers on side of cat’s mouth and gently apply<br />
pressure to cheeks. While holding pill in right hand, as cat opens<br />
mouth, pop pill into mouth, allow cat to close mouth and swallow.<br />
2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Repeat process.<br />
3. Retrieve cat from bedroom and throw soggy pill away.<br />
4. Take new pill, hold rear paws tightly, force jaws open. Push pill<br />
to the back of mouth.<br />
Hold mouth shut for<br />
count of ten while<br />
rubbing cat’s throat<br />
vigorously.<br />
5. Retrieve pill from<br />
goldfish bowl and cat<br />
from top of wardrobe.<br />
6. Kneel on floor<br />
with cat wedged firmly<br />
between knees while<br />
holding front and rear<br />
paws. Ignore menacing<br />
growls. Get spouse to<br />
hold head firmly while<br />
forcing wooden ruler<br />
into mouth. Drop pill<br />
down ruler into back of<br />
throat.<br />
7. Retrieve cat from<br />
shredded curtains. Make note to buy new ruler and curtains. Carefully<br />
sweep shattered figurines from hearth.<br />
8. Wrap cat in large towel with head just visible. Put pill in drinking<br />
straw, force mouth open and blow down straw.<br />
9. Drink beer to take taste away of pill. Apply Band Aid to forearm<br />
and clean your blood from carpet.<br />
<strong>10</strong>. Open another beer. Place cat in cupboard and close door onto<br />
neck leaving head showing. Force pill down throat with flick of elastic<br />
band.<br />
11. Consume Scotch. Use screwdriver to put cupboard doors back on<br />
hinges. Apply whiskey compress to disinfect deep scratches to cheeks.<br />
Throw bloody T-shirt away.<br />
12. Tie the little @#%&* front and rear paws tightly to the leg of the<br />
dining table. Hold head of cat vertically. Push pill to rear of throat and<br />
pour 2 pints of water down its throat.<br />
13. Consume remainder of Scotch. Have spouse drive you to the<br />
Emergency Room to stitch fingers and forearm and remove pill<br />
remnants from right eye.<br />
Gayla is a speaker, author, psychologist and humorist. She also<br />
happens to be Ms. Sr. California, Nevada and Universe England.<br />
October 20<strong>23</strong><br />
You Gotta Laugh<br />
By: Bill Caserta / Bill’s Blurbs<br />
Medical Advice: Never go to a doctor whose<br />
office plants have died.<br />
* Patient: “Doctor, every time I drink coffee,<br />
I get a stabbing sensation in my eye.” Doctor:<br />
“Next time, take the spoon out of the cup.”<br />
* Doctor: “I can’t do anything about your condition. I am afraid it’s<br />
hereditary.” Patient: “In that case, send the bill to my parents”.<br />
Wait, what? Part I A 90 year old Sun City man went to his doctor<br />
and said, “Doctor, my wife who is 20 is expecting a baby.”<br />
The doctor said, “Let me tell you a story. A man went hunting, but<br />
instead of a gun, he picked up an umbrella by mistake. And then, when<br />
a bear suddenly charged at him, he pointed his umbrella at the bear,<br />
shot, and killed it on the spot.”<br />
“Impossible”, replied the man. “Somebody else must have shot the<br />
bear.” The doctor replied, “Exactly my point!”<br />
Wait, what? Part II Last month I noticed that senior citizens at<br />
a local café get free coffee. I asked “How old do you have to be to be a<br />
senior citizen?”<br />
The server looked at me for a few seconds, and without saying a word,<br />
poured me a cup of coffee.<br />
Wait, What? Part III Visiting the Social Security office for the first<br />
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you don’t belong there, but there isn’t much you can do about it.<br />
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8<br />
Oh No! Not Again - Part I<br />
By: Rana Goodman / On My Soapbox<br />
Six years ago, Publisher Dan and I, along with<br />
a handful of people assisting The Vegas Voice<br />
worked tirelessly to investigate and expose the<br />
scandalous private guardian industry.<br />
We were successful in changing several laws<br />
that led to all but one private guardian leaving<br />
Las Vegas. And some that left involuntarily are<br />
still spending time in prison.<br />
Of the various laws we were successful in<br />
getting passed, one enabled out-of-state loved<br />
ones to be named as guardians. Previously,<br />
guardians had to be Nevada residents.<br />
Also, private guardians had to be licensed.<br />
In the past, they were not notwithstanding that<br />
such guardians had full control of everything<br />
(and every penny) the now called “protected<br />
person” owned.<br />
One of the most important reforms was the<br />
ability to nominate your choice of guardian by<br />
filing that nomination with the Nevada Secretary of State. Once done,<br />
the court had to accept that choice should a guardian be needed. At last<br />
count, per the Secretary of State’s office, there was in excess of 5,000<br />
October 20<strong>23</strong><br />
nomination forms filed.<br />
Also included was the “Protected Person’s Bill of Rights” that<br />
guardians must follow, insuring the protected person, (no longer<br />
named “wards”) would never again be treated poorly as they were in<br />
the past.<br />
At that point, Dan was convinced the “war<br />
had been won.” Sadly, that is not so, we are<br />
now working on round two!<br />
This time however, the danger to our seniors,<br />
and despite all the progress made, seems to be<br />
coming not from the private guardian industry<br />
but from the families, judges, and (of course)<br />
the attorneys.<br />
Let me tell about “Jenny.” Jenny has three<br />
daughters, but was closest to her youngest,<br />
“Karen.”<br />
When Jenny first began having memory<br />
issues, she asked Karen to help her with dayto-day<br />
finances etc. This was formalized in<br />
2019 when Jenny executed a Power of Attorney<br />
naming Karen as her agent.<br />
The other sisters, however, had already filed for guardianship of their<br />
mother and it was quickly approved by the court. Can you say, “attorney<br />
fees?”<br />
Jenny eventually testified in the subsequent court hearing and clearly<br />
stated that:<br />
1. Karen had power of attorney, and<br />
2. Her preference was for Karen to be her guardian. (She was not<br />
aware of the Guardianship Nomination Form.)<br />
The court eventually removed both sisters and formally granted<br />
guardianship to Karen. Did justice prevail (even after attorney fees?)<br />
Of course not.<br />
As you can expect, there were “ruffled feathers” between the sisters<br />
and complaints renewed, once again in court. The new allegations<br />
claimed that Karen was not allowing her sisters and the rest of the<br />
family to visit their mom as often as they wanted to.<br />
They also charged that Karen was not keeping adequate records of<br />
expenditures from their mother’s estate. That claim was dismissed after<br />
a financial examination by a court ordered expert, proved that claim<br />
false.<br />
Legal documents also clearly showed that visits were made, or not<br />
made per Jenny’s wishes. Although she had slight dementia, Jenny was<br />
still able to participate fully in enjoying her life as she wanted.<br />
Who won? How about the lawyers that were called into the fray. Can<br />
you say, “cha-ching?”<br />
The (reasonable) legal fees bill presented to the court from the sisters<br />
to be paid from Jenny’s estate was $56,000.<br />
We are currently reviewing several more cases and will report on those<br />
in future issues. Look for our efforts in proposing several legislative bills<br />
that will make your guardianship nomination even stronger.<br />
And with your help, I’ll be back to the Nevada Legislature next<br />
session.<br />
Rana with then<br />
Senator Becky<br />
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My Bucket List Has<br />
Sprung a Leak<br />
By: Mike Murphy / Social Insecurity<br />
There’s something about reaching the big<br />
seven-zero birthday that makes a guy realize<br />
that he is not going to do a lot of things in life that he once thought<br />
he could.<br />
I don’t mean to be pessimistic. There are still lots of things that I<br />
can do. It’s just that the list of can’t do’s is catching up with the can<br />
do’s which has forced me to undertake a down-sizing of my bucket list.<br />
The idea of having a bucket list of things to do before one dies is<br />
popular right now. There are several activities that I’ve thought about<br />
doing over the years but never got around to.<br />
And now I’m afraid it may be too late. So, I need to modify my list<br />
a bit.<br />
For example, I dreamed about touring Ireland and Italy. Ireland to<br />
visit the pubs and Italy for the great pasta.<br />
I’ve pretty much given up on that idea. Instead, I will curl up on the<br />
couch and watch Rick Steves’ videos while drinking a pint of Guinness<br />
and eating a big plate of spaghetti and meatballs.<br />
Another experience I thought I’d like to have was to go for a swim<br />
in the ocean. You know, like Burt Lancaster in From Here to Eternity.<br />
I’m probably a little old for that. Besides, I can’t swim.<br />
But there’s nothing to stop me from filling up the bathtub and<br />
splashing around a bit - while wearing a life jacket, of course.<br />
Always thought that being in a famous rock band would be fun.<br />
There was only one thing holding me back: I can’t sing or play an<br />
instrument.<br />
So, I’ve modified my bucket list to include working up the nerve<br />
to join other people who can’t sing at the local bar’s weekly karaoke<br />
night.<br />
As a distance runner, I fantasized about running in the Boston<br />
Marathon. Unfortunately, I never did achieve that level of conditioning,<br />
and it’s certainly too late now. However, I did recently pick up a Boston<br />
Cream Pie from the day-old bakery rack at the grocery store.<br />
Not quite the same, but it sure was good.<br />
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Spider Baby Lives On<br />
By: Beverly Washburn / Hollywood Memories<br />
Happy Halloween everybody!<br />
Memories video<br />
I recently did a Vegas Voice Hollywood<br />
segment where we talked about the movie<br />
Spider Baby. I did this movie way back in<br />
1967. It also starred Lon Chaney Jr.<br />
I realize that horror movies aren’t for<br />
everyone, however, much to my surprise<br />
the segment received well over 18,000 hits<br />
on YouTube!<br />
Recently, I was contacted by an up and<br />
coming young film maker by the name<br />
of Dustin Ferguson. He wanted to do a<br />
remake of Spider Baby and he wanted me<br />
to do a cameo in it.<br />
Dustin told me that it would be executive<br />
produced by the original writer/director Jack Hill. I was excited to hear<br />
that the movie was deemed worthy enough to even be considered for a<br />
re-make.<br />
I still get fan mail from all over the world in regards to Spider Baby,<br />
and since Jack Hill was on board with a re-make I was thrilled to be a<br />
part of it. I was also contacted by Rob Zombie. If you’re a horror fan you<br />
will know exactly who he is, as he is huge in this genre.<br />
He just produced the sound track for Spider Baby and I am on<br />
the cover, along with many photos (along with an interview by Rob<br />
Zombie). It’s on 2 vinyl records which apparently is now the “new<br />
thing”!<br />
The new re-make is having its red<br />
carpet premiere in Santa Ana, California<br />
on Halloween, October 31 st at 7:00 pm.<br />
It will be at the Frida theater and the<br />
premier is open to the public.<br />
Filming was fun and I met Ron<br />
Chaney.(See photo) He’s Lon Chaney’s<br />
grandson and he also had a cameo<br />
role. It was wonderful to reminisce<br />
with him about his grandfather as Lon<br />
Chaney Jr. was such a dear man and was one of my favorite people to<br />
work with.<br />
Sadly, only Mary Mitchel (who played Ann the secretary in the<br />
original) and I are the only two actors still alive from the original<br />
movie. Mary, who is now 83 is retired, so that leaves me as the only<br />
original cast member.<br />
I was honored and thrilled to be a part of the re-make. All these years<br />
later and Spider Baby still lives on! I guess you just never know what<br />
the future can bring!<br />
Until next time, remember, Being kind is more important than<br />
being right.<br />
Beverly Washburn graced the silver screen as a child actress and<br />
is the author of Reel Tears. You can contact Beverly at: bjradell@<br />
hotmail.com.<br />
Vegas Voice<br />
People & Places Podcast<br />
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October 20<strong>23</strong><br />
Family Doctors Medical Center Dr. Ravi “Ram” goes behind the<br />
microphone in our recent podcast. Dr. Ravi was a great guest and you<br />
can hear this interview on our Vegas Voice podcast network (vegasvoicetv.<br />
com). Joining the doctor is (L to R) is Renya Espinoza of Family Doctors<br />
Medical Center and our Dianne David.
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How it All Started<br />
By: Jonny Bird / Here’s Jonny<br />
My dreams were about to come true…the<br />
moment I had waited for all my life! But<br />
then disaster happened, and it all fell apart in<br />
that single moment with the “hiccup heard<br />
‘round the world.”<br />
I was a fairly quiet and thoughtful kid growing up. I spent most of<br />
my time with adults and read a lot of books.<br />
There was only one kid my age in the neighborhood, Hopie Schrader,<br />
so I kept busy by reading when she couldn’t come out to play. By the<br />
time I reached high school, I had read all <strong>23</strong> volumes of the Funk &<br />
Wagnalls encyclopedia and was ready to let my tiny school know who<br />
I really was.<br />
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I was going to be a star!<br />
As the first freshman in my school to ever be accepted into the elite<br />
“Swing Choir,” I thought I was on my way to guys patting me on the<br />
back and girls lining up to give me a hug. Or maybe even a kiss!<br />
All I had to do was sing. The butterfly would emerge from the cocoon,<br />
and I’d soon rival the popularity of the hunky quarterbacks on our<br />
varsity team.<br />
On that fated day, the entire school was in the gymnasium ready for a<br />
concert they would never forget. I was tasked with singing the first song<br />
and I practiced the words, picked out my best outfit, and was ready to<br />
be that star.<br />
The music rang out, the band was swinging, and I opened my<br />
mouth and…hiccupped into the microphone. Then I burped - into<br />
the microphone.<br />
All the plans, all the dreams, all the girls’ love and admiration went<br />
up in a deafening round of laughter. Dreams shattered in a single<br />
moment. I thought I may never perform again.<br />
But if I had have accepted that, I’d have never made it to Vegas and<br />
be here with all of you, many years later.<br />
I’m ready, once again, to step out into the unknown with you, our<br />
readers, and am grateful to be in the Vegas Voice family. Let’s see what<br />
we can do together!<br />
Jonny Bird is the entertainment host of all Vegas Voice shows. Have<br />
an idea or suggestion? Contact Jonny via email:birdlandmusic@<br />
hotmail.com
Dyn-O-Mite Headed to Tropicana<br />
By: Sam Wagmeister / People & Places<br />
With the anticipation of the Oakland<br />
Athletics relocation to Las Vegas, there’s<br />
been speculation over<br />
the Tropicana Casino’s future, site of the<br />
baseball team’s upcoming stadium.<br />
Harry Basil, partner and general manager<br />
of Laugh Factory, the Trop’s comedy mecca,<br />
assured those concerned that the expected<br />
Dyn-O-Mite delivery is in the person of<br />
Jimmie Walker, familiar to mid-70’s TV<br />
audiences as “JJ” on Norman Lear’s Good<br />
Times. “Dyn-O-Mite” became a catch<br />
phrase of the era after Walker popularized<br />
it while portraying the teenage son of James<br />
and Florida Evans, “JJ”, residents of an<br />
inner-city Chicago high rise.<br />
Basil describes Walker’s approach to<br />
comedy as “squeaky clean,” adding that his brand of humor was<br />
cultivated in the era of Gabe Kaplan, Robin Williams and David<br />
Letterman, disclosing that Walker was a writer on Letterman’s early<br />
shows.<br />
Last month, an audience of Baby Boomers filled Ahern Live, the<br />
new comedy club at the Ahern Boutique Hotel for the venue’s 2-night<br />
Grand Opening. Walker’s approach was reminiscent of the comedy era<br />
Linda Lou & Jimmie Walker<br />
of Seinfeld, Howie Mandel, Louis Anderson, Steve Landesberg (Dietrich<br />
on Barney Miller) and David Brenner.<br />
Laugh Factory and Ahern Live represent the growth of comedy clubs<br />
in Las Vegas…Laugh Factory being among<br />
the earliest and Ahern Live the most recent.<br />
From those early days to the current day,<br />
comedy often targeted a contemporary<br />
audience with material that frequently was<br />
edgy, divisive, controversial and blue.<br />
Veteran comedian/comedy writer Cliff<br />
Lawrence, who has collaborated with<br />
Walker for over ten years, takes issue with<br />
that approach. “If you work clean, you’ll<br />
never be unemployed. I learned that from<br />
Vic Damone,” he said. Both Landesberg<br />
and Brenner were influential to Walker’s<br />
approach to comedy, Lawrence added.<br />
High energy comic/magician Lorenzo<br />
Clark hosts the Ahern’s weekly rotation of<br />
comedians at 7:00 pm every Friday and Saturday (free admission/<br />
parking, 2 drink minimum). Fitting in perfectly between the Clark and<br />
Walker was Henderson housewife/comedian Linda Lou who shared the<br />
charm and humor of living in a 55+ active adult community.<br />
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Library Voices<br />
By: Liz Breier / This & That<br />
Recently, I was with a few friends in a public<br />
place. We<br />
were playing<br />
cards at a venue<br />
that had several other groups enjoying<br />
various senior pastime experiences.<br />
One group was quite loud and<br />
even after they finished their games,<br />
decided that standing directly over<br />
our shoulders and continuing their<br />
conversations with a few others was a<br />
good idea. It was quite disturbing and<br />
in my opinion, rude.<br />
In a public place, I believe folks<br />
should speak in what I refer to as<br />
“library voices.” When not in your<br />
own home there should be the<br />
consideration of privacy.<br />
Do you really want everyone else to know your business? If you want<br />
to share your life with strangers around you, then you are succeeding.<br />
Coincidentally the next evening, I was in a restaurant with my<br />
spouse. A table across the restaurant also seemed to think they were at<br />
their own kitchen table.<br />
Memory Lane<br />
By: Dianne Hahn / Back in the Days<br />
got lost today,<br />
I in a stroll<br />
down Memory<br />
Lane! Poodle skirts and crinolines,<br />
nylon stockings with a seam up the<br />
back…so sexy, but hard to keep<br />
straight!<br />
Remember hats and gloves? No<br />
Sunday was complete without them.<br />
We all had a Jacqueline Kennedy<br />
pillbox hat and at least one A-line dress.<br />
School days wouldn’t have been the same without white bucks,<br />
saddle shoes and penny loafers. Who remembers sock hops in the<br />
school gymnasium where they played 78 and 45 RPM records?<br />
Wigs were all the fashion in the sixties, and miniskirts and boots<br />
were in. I remember when it was a compliment if you got a wolf whistle<br />
when you passed a construction site. None of us felt violated! We were<br />
disappointed if no one noticed us.<br />
And then there was the Playboy Club! It wasn’t easy to be chosen as a<br />
Playboy bunny! Women’s lib came along and told us it was demeaning<br />
to wear a costume with a bunny tail and bunny ears, so that was that!<br />
How many of you still have your Playboy Key or card? They fetch more<br />
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We felt like we were part of their conversation. We heard every name<br />
and every detail of their shared experiences.<br />
The owner of the restaurant then<br />
decided to strike up a conversation<br />
with the table immediately adjacent to<br />
ours. Again, we were forced to listen to<br />
every detail of someone’s divorce, new<br />
girlfriend, etc.<br />
The conversations got so loud we did<br />
not even bother to try to engage in our<br />
own tete-a-tete since we would have<br />
had to yell at each other to be heard.<br />
Why are people yelling in public<br />
places? Why are they speaking as if in<br />
the privacy of their own homes? Why<br />
are folks not more considerate of those<br />
around them?<br />
While dining or patronizing a public<br />
place, we can’t expect total silence, but<br />
I do not believe it is wrong to expect a modicum of decorum. Library<br />
voices – please!<br />
Liz Breier is an ex-New Yorker who retired to Florida for 24 years<br />
before deciding that Nevada means home to her. You can contact<br />
Liz at: bluesky090372@gmail.com.<br />
than a few farthings nowadays.<br />
By the time I was thirty, I had a collection of swizzle sticks from<br />
various nightclubs around town. We began to smoke because we<br />
wanted to look sophisticated…yeah,<br />
no one told us how dangerous it was!<br />
Once upon a time ordinary<br />
memories were made, now we<br />
examine them as treasures.<br />
They say you can’t go home again.<br />
With that I disagree.<br />
For one can always go back home,<br />
At least in memory.<br />
It brings back golden sunshine. Days, carefree and bold.<br />
Your world was full of lace. Toy soldiers, worn now old.<br />
The puppy dog you loved so well! Or maybe it was a kitten.<br />
Of measles, mumps, and chicken pox. Even the occasional lickin’.<br />
Chicken soup and animal crackers, Sunday dinners with Jello!<br />
Car trips, picnics, and movies…Make you really mellow.<br />
Most memories are happy, Some touched by sorrow.<br />
Remember that today’s, Are the memories of tomorrow.<br />
A former schoolteacher, Dianne Sebis Hahn writes for children too.<br />
Presently, Dianne has eight books available on Amazon.com.
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By: Renee Riendeau / Movie Revelations<br />
At times called the “plastic princess”, the Mattel<br />
doll that most little girls grew up with is now a<br />
hit movie. Director Greta Gerwig’s film was No.1<br />
at the box office for weeks<br />
Some say “Barbie” is poised to become 20<strong>23</strong>’s top film. It is now the<br />
biggest movie to be directed by a woman.<br />
This award-winning cast includes; Margot Robbie as Barbie, Ryan<br />
Gosling as Ken, plus America Ferrera, Will Ferrell, Rhea Perlman,<br />
Micheal Cena, and Kate McKinnon.<br />
“Barbie” is a<br />
visually dazzling<br />
comedy whose<br />
meta humor<br />
is smartly<br />
complemented<br />
by subversive<br />
storytelling.<br />
To live in<br />
Barbie Land,<br />
confectionary<br />
pink, is to be a<br />
perfect being in a<br />
perfect place.<br />
Unless you<br />
have a full<br />
existential crisis.<br />
Or you’re Ken.<br />
Ryan Gosling<br />
goes all out,<br />
especially in his<br />
rendition of “I’m<br />
Just Ken “, as he<br />
acknowledges<br />
pressures men face. In one scene, 44 Kens wearing black outfits and<br />
Barbie-pink socks, absurdly strike each other with aggressive dance<br />
moves.<br />
This film is funny, bright, and uplifting! It has a lot to say about the<br />
modern world in terms of feminism and gender equality.<br />
It’s a wicked satire for everything the Barbie franchise stands for. It’s<br />
not mean spirited, in fact, it’s a celebration, a balancing act for the<br />
ages.<br />
My favorite scene shows Barbie sitting down on a bench where a<br />
91 year old woman is sitting reading a newspaper. Barbie says to her,<br />
“You’re beautiful !” And the woman replies with a smile, “I know it.”<br />
The movie is clever and I enjoyed going back in time as both of my<br />
daughters had played with these dolls, I’m giving this film a <strong>10</strong> and<br />
suggest you go see it for yourself.<br />
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Barbie<br />
Renee Riendeau is the movie reviewer for The Vegas Voice. Renee can<br />
be reached at rriendeau@aol.com and is anxious to hear from you.<br />
October 20<strong>23</strong><br />
Living in the Widowhood<br />
By: Pat Landaker / Positive Aging<br />
I<br />
’m approaching <strong>10</strong> years as a widow. At times,<br />
it’s been tough and challenging, sad and lonely,<br />
and scary and intimidating, but it’s also been<br />
filled with lessons learned, mindset resets, and lots<br />
of reminders calling for self-love, self-care, and lots of self-acceptance.<br />
The Widowhood was my home. It wasn’t a bad place to live, until it<br />
became my comfort zone. It took a few years before I realized it’s not<br />
the place I wanted to live.<br />
Grief lasts as long as love lasts, and love lasts forever. I had to figure<br />
out how to grieve, accept, and move forward.<br />
I had to learn to support myself in my grief, as I continued to accept<br />
and adjust to my new normal. I had to shift my mindset.<br />
As you probably know, life in the Widowhood comes complete with<br />
all the reasons and excuses to stop living and stop enjoying life. You<br />
may even begin to exist on auto pilot.<br />
However, it also comes with plenty of reasons to reset and re-self.<br />
You’ll have to adapt to the YOU that supports your new independence.<br />
You’ll never be okay, but you must learn to support yourself and adjust.<br />
A mindset reset is in order. Leaving the often-hopeless mindset of<br />
widowhood involves a few shifts and lots of self-awareness.<br />
It involves self-discovery and self-rediscovery. Some parts of life will<br />
need reimagining. You’ll need to take lots of deep breaths; then, you’ll<br />
be able to set your soul free.<br />
It’s time to be YOU, guilt-free, with a healthy hold on the past and a<br />
future vision filled with self-care and self-awareness. It’s time to create<br />
and move into an updated, renovated<br />
Widowhood tailored to who and where you want to be now. This is<br />
positive aging!<br />
Pat Landaker is a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) and owner of<br />
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She teaches Positive Aging at UNLV/OLLI. www.patlandakerAGEncy.<br />
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The Little Patch That Could<br />
By: Pat Alexander / Art of Entertaining<br />
Growing your own vegetables is such an<br />
amazing experience.<br />
Years ago, when I lived in California, I turned<br />
a 20 x 30 patch of ground into a garden and grew everything from<br />
corn to zucchini. From July through October, that patch never stopped<br />
producing. It was like the little engine that could.<br />
The bad part of a good garden is that it never stops giving. I love<br />
corn but how many ears can you eat? And how much can you pass off<br />
to friends!<br />
Then there are tomatoes! Oh, those gorgeous tomatoes. I froze them<br />
whole for delicious tomato sauces all year long. Some say they can’t be<br />
frozen - they can!<br />
Then came the zucchini, the most prolific of growers. If you want<br />
to ruin friendships,<br />
show up at a<br />
friend’s door with a<br />
bag of zucchini.<br />
The first time<br />
you are gladly<br />
welcomed, the<br />
second time the<br />
smile is thinner<br />
and the third time<br />
no one answers<br />
the bell. (As an<br />
incentive, I even<br />
tried giving out<br />
zucchini recipes<br />
ranging from bread<br />
to quiche. It didn’t<br />
work.)<br />
I was desperate to<br />
give the produce a home and prayed to the Zucchini Gods that they<br />
would wither away, but no; still they came. A word to the wise - pass on<br />
the zucchini!<br />
But, back to corn. It’s a favorite and can take the place of potato salad<br />
or coleslaw, so try it for something new.<br />
Corn Salad: Defrost 16 oz. bag of fire roasted corn. (I use Trader<br />
Joe’s for the best flavor). Melt 2 tbs. butter in large skillet over high<br />
heat. Add 1 minced garlic clove and stir for 1 minute. Add corn and<br />
cook for 3-4 minutes, seasoning with ½ tsp. each of kosher salt and<br />
ground black pepper.<br />
In bowl mix ¼ cup crème fraiche, ½ tsp. ancho chili powder, ½ red or<br />
sweet onion diced, juice of one lime, 2 stems finely sliced green onion,<br />
and 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley or cilantro.<br />
Pour over corn, toss well and top with ¼ cup crumbled cotija cheese.<br />
Taste and add more cheese, seasoning or lime juice as needed.<br />
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Food is Medicine<br />
By: Tom Harmon / Lean Dog<br />
Hey kids, you’ve heard the adage “you are what<br />
you eat”? This is also true for the food we eat<br />
as your food is only<br />
as good as what it ate - whether it’s fruit<br />
and veggies or beef, chicken, or fish. What<br />
were they fed?<br />
The bottom line? Food is medicine!<br />
The notion that food can be a potent<br />
medicine dates back centuries, with<br />
ancient cultures recognizing the healing<br />
properties of certain foods. In recent<br />
times, scientific research has provided<br />
a deeper understanding of how specific<br />
nutrients and compounds in food can<br />
influence our bodies at the molecular level.<br />
Take inflammation, for instance – a root cause of numerous chronic<br />
diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis. Certain foods like<br />
berries, fatty fish, and leafy greens are rich in antioxidants and antiinflammatory<br />
compounds that can help mitigate this bodily response.<br />
By emphasizing fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and sprouted<br />
grains while replacing table salt with Celtic Sea Salt and eliminating<br />
processed foods, this diet has shown remarkable efficacy in lowering<br />
blood pressure levels without the need for medication.<br />
Complex carbohydrates with a low glycemic index, such as quinoa<br />
and sweet potatoes, can help stabilize blood sugar levels. Cinnamon, a<br />
common spice, has been linked to improved insulin sensitivity.<br />
These dietary adjustments underscore<br />
how food choices can significantly impact<br />
the management of chronic illnesses.<br />
It’s not just about combating ailments<br />
– food can also optimize mental wellbeing.<br />
Omega-3 fatty acids found in fatty<br />
fish like salmon have been linked to<br />
reduced risk of depression and anxiety.<br />
In a world where chronic diseases are<br />
on the rise and health care costs continue<br />
to escalate, realizing that food can be a<br />
powerful form of preventive and supportive medicine is paramount. So,<br />
drop the wheat and dairy, eat pasture raised beef, chicken, and eggs. Eat<br />
wild caught fish like Pacific Salmon.<br />
Tom Harmon is a Certified Fitness Trainer & Nutritionist and<br />
owns Lean Dog Fitness in Henderson. Call 702/297-6440 to book<br />
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Exxcite The Show Turns Up The Temperature<br />
By: Dianne Davis / That’s Entertainment<br />
Exxcite The Show in the Duomo at the<br />
Rio Las Vegas is suggestive, seductive, sexy,<br />
sensual, succulent, and simply superior. This<br />
is Las Vegas - classically trained attractive showgirls with glitz and<br />
glamour showing the audience<br />
their beautiful fronts – and their<br />
other assets.<br />
These women know how<br />
to move and grove for your<br />
enjoyment. Their tatas are<br />
covered (barely) and the<br />
audience does get to enjoy their<br />
gyrations from various angles.<br />
Vocalist Gabie Lopez certainly<br />
can count on a bright future in<br />
Sin City. She has the wow factor as she belts out the high notes of rock<br />
and roll songs that we’ve enjoyed through the years.<br />
Award-winning producer, director, choreographer Jennifer Romas is<br />
a seasoned pro who knows how to put it all together. Although Jen does<br />
not perform in this production, her magic touch is evident.<br />
She wants the audience members to feel the genuine Las Vegas vibe.<br />
And they do.<br />
Kudos to the costume designer for manifesting exceptional creativity<br />
while keeping it on the pleasingly skimpy side. The music is rock and<br />
roll through the years.<br />
The outstanding choreography keeps the show moving on its high<br />
energy path. And then what would modern life be without the pink<br />
Barbie scene?<br />
It’s not all song and dance. The props add another enjoyable<br />
element. The bathtub scene will satisfy those who are looking for a bit<br />
of eroticism.<br />
And wait til you see the<br />
suspended hula hoop numbers.<br />
The stripper pole is called into<br />
play a few times..... And the<br />
action on the throne.... And the<br />
mock motorcycle..... And the<br />
giant lips. Yum.<br />
Take note that these luscious<br />
ladies journey into the audience<br />
and bring some lucky folks on stage for a little extra ooo la la. Want<br />
to see a real classic and classy adult Las Vegas production? Exxcite The<br />
Show at the Rio is it. <strong>10</strong>:00 pm show on Saturday – Monday.<br />
For ticket information, visit exxciteshow.com.<br />
Dianne Davis is the lead reporter for Sun City Anthem TV (SCA-<br />
TV) specializing in entertainment and is Las Vegas Associate Editor<br />
of lasvegassplash.com. She hikes, works on her stand-up comedy,<br />
and looks forward to more travels with her husband Burt.<br />
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Loneliness<br />
By: Heather Latimer / Heather’s Self-Help Tips<br />
Loneliness is that sense of abandonment that<br />
often results from grief over the death of a<br />
loved one.<br />
It’s due to the loss of touch, lack of closeness, and inability to interact<br />
with the living being that’s impossible to replace (person/dog). One<br />
can only be lonely living with an unresponsive person or failing to be<br />
accepted in a group .<br />
A government funded Ministry of Loneliness exists in England to<br />
cope with its epidemic of loneliness. Japan and several other countries<br />
have followed suit.<br />
Their programs stress the importance of keeping the brain active<br />
and free from the gloomy disquieting mixture of thoughts that, when<br />
combined with solitude, destroy one’s peace of mind.<br />
To combat such dreariness, you need to stop listening to those<br />
pessimistic individuals who dwell on nothing but negatives. Then find<br />
just one thing that is challenging - where you must develop strategy or<br />
make choices amongst several options.<br />
To accomplish this, either renew an interest in a former hobby or<br />
find a new one. Preferably one that involves you in extended activity or<br />
a beneficial outcome.<br />
It could be selling antiques in your home, and maybe attending<br />
auctions and acquiring other pieces to show off or sell. Or playing<br />
a game that requires concentration - like chess. Or even learning a<br />
second language.<br />
As you become absorbed in your fresh venture it will keep your mind<br />
occupied for a longer time and leave less chance for toxic thoughts to<br />
enter.<br />
Whistleblowers Tell<br />
Congress About UFOs<br />
By: Ali Guggenheim / Psychic Phenomenon<br />
David Grusch, who served as an Air Force and<br />
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency<br />
intelligence officer appeared before a Congressional investigation<br />
alongside two former fighter pilots with firsthand “Unidentified Aerial<br />
Phenomena” (UAP) experiences. They were David Fravor, who spotted<br />
a UAP, during a flight over the California coast and Ryan Graves, a navy<br />
pilot who spoke of UAPs during training missions.<br />
“UAP encounters are not rare or isolated,” claimed the three<br />
whistleblowers that testified at the House Oversight Committee’s<br />
national security subcommittee in July.<br />
Although they couldn’t answer some of the questions due to classified<br />
programs, all three witnesses concurred that current reporting systems<br />
are inadequate to<br />
investigate UAP<br />
encounters. Yet, they<br />
were all hopeful that<br />
their testimonies<br />
would lead to more<br />
transparency and<br />
remove the stigma<br />
for pilots and officials<br />
who report these incidents.<br />
Grusch who served on two Pentagon Task forces investigating UAPs<br />
until earlier this year, told the committee misappropriated funds were<br />
used to block these operations from congressional oversight. Among<br />
other information, he also told them of his direct knowledge of crashed<br />
UAPs with deceased “non-humans” called “biologics”, that were<br />
recovered and where they’re kept.<br />
Navy pilot Fravor spoke of how he and another pilot spotted “the<br />
smooth, seamless oval-shaped object” hovering over the water. He<br />
described how it rapidly climbed about 12,000 feet, accelerated and<br />
instantly disappeared.<br />
Graves was an F-18 Navy pilot in Virginia Beach when his squadron<br />
began detecting unknown objects. He described some incidents to<br />
the Committee and stated that no acknowledgement of any incidents<br />
reported ever came.<br />
He later started “Americans for Safe Aerospace”, an organization to<br />
support military and commercial aviators who witnessed and reported<br />
objects performing unexplainable maneuvers.<br />
Congress was not happy to hear these allegations. Though unsure<br />
of how they will proceed with investigating the charges, they intend to<br />
uncover the cover-up, to have a committee for UAP investigations, and<br />
they want “Transparency Now!”<br />
In September, the Pentagon launched a new website AARO.com (All-<br />
Domain Anomaly Resolution Office) to provide declassified UFOs info,<br />
reports, transcripts, etc. to the public.<br />
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Learning to be a Good Driver<br />
By: BJ Killeen / Down the Road<br />
Although The Vegas Voice caters to seniors,<br />
this column isn’t about teaching you to drive,<br />
but your grandkids.<br />
For those who have grandchildren who are<br />
just getting behind the wheel, you know<br />
it matters that they understand how to<br />
handle a car, as well as what to do when the<br />
unexpected happens.<br />
One of the best driving instruction<br />
programs is called B.R.A.K.E.S., which stands<br />
for Be Responsible and Keep Everyone<br />
Safe. The school was started in 2008 by<br />
NHRA drag-racing star Doug Herbert, who<br />
lost his two young sons in a tragic car crash.<br />
B.R.A.K.E.S. is a non-profit organization that teaches young adults<br />
how to be better drivers. It’s open to those ages 15-19 who have a valid<br />
permit or driver’s license, a minimum of 30 hours driving experience,<br />
and at least one parent or legal guardian who can attend the entire<br />
session.<br />
The program travels around the country, bringing an array of skills<br />
to new drivers. B.R.A.K.E.S. is coming to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway<br />
for the first time for one weekend only, October 7-8.<br />
If you have a grandchild who is relatively green behind the wheel,<br />
tell their parents to visit the website and sign up. The classes are three<br />
hours long and fill up fast. Three sessions are available for Saturday<br />
and two sessions on Sunday.<br />
I’ve attended the school and have been<br />
promoting B.R.A.K.E.S since it opened.<br />
The team of professional drivers are both<br />
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They instruct on everything from crash<br />
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The cost of the program is free, but it<br />
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A Fiery Turning Point<br />
By: Jane Dow / Mutterings & Musings<br />
“<br />
Wake up, Janie. The chic-a-bob’s on fire.”<br />
My 8 year old ears heard these words my<br />
mother spoke, but I didn’t see any flames or smell<br />
any smoke. My home couldn’t be burning up!<br />
In 1956 my family and I lived in a sub-basement apartment under<br />
a three story commercial building my father had designed. The top<br />
floor had 17 hotel rooms, the ground level was a bar and restaurant.<br />
A basement was under that, and we lived in a two bedroom apartment<br />
next to the basement.<br />
My father “Chic” was a larger-than-life businessman, his brother<br />
“Bob” was a farmer. Together they built the Chic-a-Bob.<br />
Life for a southwestern Pennsylvania eight year old and her five year<br />
old sister Susie was the American dream from morning till night. We<br />
walked to school, played outside till dark, and learned to be comfortable<br />
around a bunch of drunks.<br />
The dream came to an end that hot August night in 1956. The<br />
clothing and toys Susie and I had madly thrown into pillow cases were<br />
forgotten as we heard Mommy’s voice screaming to “come out of the<br />
bedroom! You need to get out!!”<br />
I still didn’t hear or smell anything. Why was mommy so scared? Our<br />
neighbor, Mr. Claycomb, had arrived to drive us to a motel up the road.<br />
Mommy stayed.<br />
As we rode up the driveway next to the Chic-a-Bob, I looked back<br />
through the rear window. I saw the giant orange flames licking out of<br />
the third floor windows.<br />
Shadows of firemen were holding powerful hoses, trying futilely to<br />
douse the flames. It was a last memory of my childhood home.<br />
August 29, 1956 was a turning point in my life. A few pieces of<br />
furniture and some family photos were saved, but the only thing my<br />
daddy and I could find the next day in the ashes were a few melted bar<br />
glasses and eight blackened pennies. So much gone.<br />
But true to form, six months later, my daddy built a 17 unit motel on<br />
the very site of the Chic-a-Bob and named it the Janey Lynn. I’m Janey.<br />
My sister is Susan Lynn.<br />
Jane taught high school English and theatre for 30 years. She<br />
now spends her time being a Toastmaster, enjoying the endless<br />
entertainment options in our town, attending Pilates classes and<br />
spoiling her rescue, Mandy.<br />
October 20<strong>23</strong><br />
Exploring Your Roots: A<br />
Great Hobby for Seniors<br />
By: Craig Smith / Guest Column<br />
Family history and genealogy are more than<br />
just hobbies; they’re journeys of discovery that can<br />
unlock the secrets of your past, connect you with your ancestors, and<br />
provide a deeper understanding of your identity.<br />
Whether you’re just starting your research or you’re a seasoned<br />
genealogist, the world of family history offers endless opportunities to<br />
explore, learn, and connect with your heritage.<br />
Preserving Your Heritage: Family history is like a tapestry of stories,<br />
and each thread represents an ancestor’s life. Preserving this heritage<br />
ensures that the unique experiences and traditions of your family are<br />
passed down to future generations.<br />
Passing on family stories to your children and grandchildren is<br />
important as well as enjoyable.<br />
Getting<br />
Started with<br />
Genealogy:<br />
Start by<br />
collecting<br />
information<br />
from living<br />
relatives.<br />
Record names,<br />
dates of birth,<br />
marriages, and<br />
any family stories or traditions they remember. This information can<br />
serve as a foundation for your research.<br />
Utilize Online Resources: The internet is a treasure trove of<br />
genealogical resources. Websites like Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org<br />
(free), and MyHeritage.com offer access to extensive databases, records,<br />
and tools to aid your research.<br />
DNA Testing: DNA testing services like <strong>23</strong>andMe and AncestryDNA<br />
can reveal genetic connections to distant relatives and help you expand<br />
your family tree.<br />
Join Genealogy Societies: Connect with other genealogists by<br />
joining local or online genealogy societies. These groups offer support,<br />
knowledge, and access to resources you might not find elsewhere.<br />
There are four genealogical societies right here in the Las Vegas valley:<br />
1. Clark County Nevada Genealogical Society (CCNGS)<br />
2. Nevada African American Genealogy Society (NAAGS)<br />
3. Centennial Las Vegas Genealogy Society (CLVGS)<br />
4. Jewish Genealogy Society of Southern Nevada (JGSSN)<br />
Members of these organizations have years of family research<br />
experience. They enjoy helping people get started with their family history<br />
research and assisting with organizing family records.<br />
Craig Smith is the President of the Clark County Nevada<br />
Genealogical Society. The Society meets on the third Saturday of<br />
each month at the Paseo Verde Library in Henderson. Craig can<br />
be contacted at president@ccngs.org
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By: Chuck Dean / Vet 2 Vet<br />
Charlie Sharps served as a platoon leader in<br />
Vietnam. He subsequently earned his Master’s<br />
in Elementary Education and a PhD in<br />
educational policy. Teaching became his forte.<br />
VET2VET: Charlie, after Vietnam I was a Drill Sergeant<br />
and served with several “Shake ‘n Bake” sergeants. They were<br />
excellent NCOs. You were selected, trained, and served in this<br />
capacity as well. Tell us about that?<br />
Charlie Sharps: As a Shake ’n Bake sergeant, there were<br />
hard feelings from some old-timers who had spent a lifetime<br />
earning similar rank. The program was started because<br />
‘Nam was taking its toll, and replacements were needed. “Instant<br />
NCOs” became the answer.<br />
We all trained hard and learned to successfully lead men in combat.<br />
In ‘Nam our tenuous Shake ‘n Bake status meant little because we<br />
proved to be experts at reading maps, compasses, calling in artillery,<br />
adjusting mortars, and operating as skilled leaders.<br />
VV: Veterans have re-adjusted to civilian life in many ways. Why did<br />
you choose education as your way?<br />
CS: Once out of the Army, I had difficulty with crowds, loud noises<br />
(such as fireworks) and socializing in a normal way. Adjusting to<br />
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When I returned, I found studying a comfort, and it put me at ease.<br />
I’ve continued a lifetime relationship with education as both a school<br />
teacher and administrator.<br />
VV: How did leadership experience in the Army prepare you<br />
for your civilian career?<br />
CS: Every job I’ve ever held I’ve worked to be the boss.<br />
Whenever I have found myself in a group situation where<br />
leadership was expected, I just did it and that was even before<br />
my military service.<br />
However, running a platoon of soldiers through a war zone<br />
probably re-enforced my leadership predisposition. Men’s’<br />
lives were in my hands, and they were willing to put them<br />
there. My civilian career demonstrated that leadership willingness.<br />
Classroom teacher - a leader. School superintendent - a leader.<br />
VV: What encouragement do you have for the senior veterans?<br />
CS: Vietnam will never be over for us; a lifetime of memories. For<br />
veterans reading this, remember, we are the survivors. We can hold our<br />
heads high and shout to the world, “I’m a ‘Nam Vet and damn proud<br />
of it.”<br />
Chuck Dean served as an Army paratrooper in Vietnam and<br />
through that experience was led to address the many transitional<br />
issues veterans struggle with. He is the author of several important<br />
books for veterans.<br />
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BEHIND THE VILLAGE PUB in ANTHEM<br />
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What was I thinking? I know better than to not<br />
do a test spot when using anything on my hair.<br />
Those warnings are<br />
there for a reason but…<br />
I recently saw a hair gloss for brunettes<br />
advertised online, no peroxide, no ammonia. Of<br />
course, I looked it up and it had good reviews.<br />
A non-permanent hair gloss conditioner. What<br />
could possibly go wrong? The short answer - lots!<br />
I washed my hair and applied the gloss. It<br />
smelled good and was a nice brown. I left it on<br />
longer than I should have because I got busy and<br />
didn’t watch the time. Major mistake.<br />
When I rinsed my hair, it was red! Not like<br />
Orphan Annie red - more like ugly orange-red auburn. It was not a pretty<br />
color, especially with my skin tone.<br />
All of the gray strands that had previously been colored brown, glistened<br />
like bright red tinsel!<br />
I was sure washing it would help, but it didn’t! The more I washed, the<br />
more the old brown color washed out but not the red.<br />
It was just an odd color and in the sun, it was a mess. My son, seeing it<br />
the first time said, “Did you dye your hair red”? I explained, clearly, I did,<br />
just not on purpose.<br />
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Fall Fashions in Las Vegas<br />
By: Lisa Kemmerling / Fashion Couture<br />
September through December are my favorite<br />
months of the year. The weather starts to<br />
change and our<br />
oppressive Summer<br />
months start to fall behind us.<br />
Most people start to look forward to<br />
breaking out their sweaters to accommodate<br />
those cooler evenings. Living in Las Vegas<br />
is a little different and most women don’t<br />
focus on their jeans, sweaters and boots<br />
until the last bit of Summer sun disappears.<br />
For a fashion fanatic like myself the<br />
stores start displaying new fall fashion<br />
colors in August, which seems ironic since<br />
we don’t really start to feel the changes until mid-October. That said,<br />
perusing through the aisles I noticed all the beautiful styles/colors that<br />
have arrived in the stores.<br />
At the MAGIC (clothing and accessories) show in August the<br />
following colors made an appearance: Fiery Red, Clay, Viva Magenta,<br />
Cream & Bone, Burgundy and my favorite Chocolate Brown. These<br />
colors have popped up in jeans, sweaters, long sleeve shirts, jackets and<br />
Don’t Be Like Me<br />
By: Linda Bateman-Gomez / Timeless Beauty<br />
October 20<strong>23</strong><br />
even handbags.<br />
For clothing pairings Cream & Bone works great with any of the<br />
color choices listed above. Some women may not want to go bold;<br />
however, Fiery Red looks amazing when paired with Chocolate Brown.<br />
Viva Magenta (Pantone’s color of the<br />
year) looks amazing with Navy and Black.<br />
With all the options available this Fall,<br />
and even if all the colors don’t appeal<br />
to everyone, you can still enjoy the 20<strong>23</strong><br />
choices through a less risky approach via a<br />
hat or a coat. Even Burgundy and Chocolate<br />
Brown are making their way into men’s Fall<br />
fashion choices.<br />
Saying goodbye to Summer is always<br />
difficult; however, the Fall season not only<br />
brings weather changes, but a wonderful<br />
sense of comfort and warmth. Maintaining a positive outlook on life<br />
and realizing that even the simplest of things can offer a feeling of joy.<br />
Happy Fall y’all and enjoy the changes of the season.<br />
Lisa Kemmerling is the owner of Clean Lines Fashion Consulting,<br />
helping individuals with their packing needs for travel, as<br />
well as finding current styles for both men & women. You can<br />
contact her at: lisa@cleanlinesfashion.com or 925/518-4950.<br />
I googled everything to see how to fix this. I tried clarifying shampoos<br />
and dozens of washings. I tried coloring it with temporary dark ash brown<br />
- all to no avail.<br />
The dark brown was 3 shades darker than my<br />
normal color, so now I have what I would call<br />
black cherry hair. The gray hair, now bright red,<br />
still glistens through like it’s trying to show off.<br />
I decided to wait it out. Certainly, with all this<br />
washing, the red would fade. It’s been 3 weeks, it<br />
hasn’t.<br />
I have one last thing to try, then I’m headed to<br />
a salon, which I should have done 3 weeks ago.<br />
I’m going to try Matrix green shampoo.<br />
While it’s for dark brown hair, and my natural<br />
color is medium brown with lighter highlights,<br />
what do I have to lose at this point?<br />
Good thing fall is coming. Maybe people will think it’s intentional. After<br />
all, who doesn’t like the pumpkin look?<br />
The moral of this story - Do a test sample, watch the clock, and if you<br />
mess it up, get help.<br />
Basically, do the exact opposite of everything I did.<br />
Linda Bateman-Gomez has an international beauty company<br />
based in Las Vegas that specializes in cosmetics and other beauty<br />
products. Contact Linda at TimelessBeauty2020@gmail.com or<br />
through her website www.fullips.com.
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By: Mary Richard / Health Fitness<br />
After teaching a “Fall Prevention/Balance”<br />
course for several years, I became a fallen<br />
victim myself. It happened last month.<br />
I was ushering a “Beetlejuice”<br />
performance at The Smith<br />
Center. One of our jobs is to<br />
“sweep” the area for any “Lost<br />
and Found” items. I did find a<br />
few items and was carrying one<br />
of our booster seat cushions,<br />
which are available to the guests.<br />
In the midst of placing the lost<br />
and found items on top of the<br />
cushion so I could carry them<br />
all, my foot caught the end of a<br />
rear row chair. I felt myself falling, and quickly threw the items on the<br />
floor while placing the cushion in front of my face.<br />
Fortunately, I fell into the cushion, diverting a disastrous injury.<br />
I laid there for a few seconds assessing the situation. My co-worker<br />
immediately called our supervisor and and I received immediate care.<br />
I was sent to an urgent care facility. I stayed few hours, received<br />
observation and then sent home with a prescription and hot compresses.<br />
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When the Waters Get Thick<br />
By: Kyo Mitchell / A Healthier You<br />
You have probably known someone that looks<br />
much younger (or older) than their actual<br />
age. Aging is not a<br />
process that happens for everyone the same<br />
way over time.<br />
In other words, time does not make you<br />
older. It is the level of degradation of both<br />
structure and function of your body over<br />
time that determines how old or young you<br />
look and feel.<br />
Many factors contribute to this process.<br />
Nutrition, daily exercise, stress, and whether<br />
and how much you smoke and drink are<br />
common factors that most people know<br />
affect health and aging.<br />
There are others, however, of which you<br />
might not be aware.<br />
The number one killer of human beings is cardiovascular disease.<br />
The problem here is that most people do not understand the process by<br />
which the cardiovascular system goes from a state of health to one of<br />
disease and eventually death.<br />
A heart attack, heart failure and other cardiovascular problems do<br />
not just suddenly happen. They develop over time. High blood pressure,<br />
Falling Into Fall - No Pun Intended!<br />
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increased cholesterol, diabetes, obesity, smoking and other factors<br />
change the blood’s viscosity over time.<br />
In other words, they make the blood thicker so nutrients do not reach<br />
the cells as easily and wastes are not as efficiently removed. This leads<br />
to degradation of the cells, the tissues, the<br />
organs and eventually the whole person.<br />
This degradation is what causes a person to<br />
age, not time.<br />
This process is not limited to the fluids in<br />
the circulatory system. Fluids surround and<br />
interpenetrate every cell and tissue.<br />
Here the fluids may also become thick.<br />
They can go from a free flowing water like<br />
consistency to a thicker gel. Once again this<br />
affects how nutrients come in and wastes are<br />
expelled.<br />
As previously stated, a healthy diet, daily<br />
exercise, limiting smoking and drinking can help with this process.<br />
Massage and acupuncture can also help transition the fluids back to a<br />
healthy state in an effort to help the body recover.<br />
Dr. Kyo Mitchell served as faculty at Bastyr University in Seattle<br />
and Wongu University in Las Vegas for over a decade. Dr. Mitchell<br />
practices in Summerlin and can be reached at 702-481-6216 or<br />
rkyomitchell@gmail.com.<br />
My reason for posting this incident is to show what can happen, no<br />
matter how careful we are in life. As I instruct my Fall Prevention/<br />
Balance student, if you feel yourself falling, bring up your arm to<br />
protect your face.<br />
If I did not have the cushion<br />
to fall into, I would have<br />
instinctively placed my arm in<br />
front of my face. Luckily, the<br />
cushion saved me from a fate<br />
which would have developed into<br />
a different story.<br />
When I told the emergency<br />
room doctor what I did to protect<br />
my face, she said I really reacted<br />
quickly and knew what to do.<br />
I’m thankful for just a bruise on<br />
my leg which will heal in a few weeks.<br />
Be Safe, Be Healthy And Be Grateful for whatever you have - not<br />
what you don’t have.<br />
POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND HAPPY HEALTH TO ALL!<br />
Mary Richard is a long term supporter of senior fitness. She<br />
teaches Zumba, toning and dance classes throughout the Las<br />
Vegas Valley. She can be reached at zumbaqueen@cox.net.
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Money vs. Results<br />
By: Dan Hyde / Call to Action<br />
Politicians love to spend money – your money!<br />
There is an old saying that capsulate all<br />
politicians budgeting mantras: “ Throw more<br />
and more money at a problem and sooner or<br />
later it’s bound to work!” If solutions to our problems relied only on<br />
the amount of money we spend, then we would all be living in a state<br />
of nirvana.<br />
Problem is that line of thinking has and always will fail! Cases in<br />
point: K-12 education, food insecurity and homelessness.<br />
Earlier this year, the State Legislature allocated a whopping $1 billion<br />
more to their education budget. The intent was to mitigate a growing<br />
student truancy rate (currently at 30% and rising) and improve English<br />
language, reading and basic mathematic skills.<br />
Result? No improvement and getting worse!<br />
Next, food insecurity, especially among the very young, continues<br />
to defy a solution as this problem also is escalating. Local governing<br />
bodies and non-profits have been and continue to dispense enormous<br />
amounts of money (upwards of $<strong>10</strong>0 million) and still, kids and<br />
families are not getting the daily nourishment they all need.<br />
Finally, homelessness is rapidly expanding throughout the state. In<br />
spite of efforts by the state, counties and local cities, more and more are<br />
finding their only sanctuary is living on the streets.<br />
This begs the question: WHY? The answer: no accountability!<br />
There is no question that nothing can be accomplished to resolve<br />
problems without money. But, with no system of accountability<br />
built in, it doesn’t take a genius to determine that failure is the<br />
inevitable common denominator.<br />
How does accountability work? One way: disperse funds in increments<br />
based on milestones or results achieved. If there is no improvement<br />
(or the problem worsens) no additional funds will be allocated until<br />
positive trends are achieved.<br />
Overly simplistic? Sometimes, uncomplicated actions may be the<br />
most workable. One thing I know for an absolute certainty is the manner<br />
in which our tax dollars are currently being spent is an abomination!<br />
An alternative line of thinking, as simple as it may appear, just might<br />
work.<br />
Dan Hyde is a passionate and effective advocate for the senior<br />
community. He can be reached at: dhyde9@cox.net.<br />
Congress Eyes Reform to<br />
Medicare Payments<br />
By: Paul Klein / Guest Column<br />
Have you noticed higher prices in your medical<br />
bills? If so, you’re not alone. Millions of<br />
seniors across America are being affected by steep price increases for<br />
everything from run-of-the-mill appointments to unplanned medical<br />
treatments.<br />
This problem will<br />
be top of mind for our<br />
lawmakers in Washington<br />
from now through the<br />
end of the year.<br />
Congress is considering<br />
a few options to<br />
address the issue, such<br />
as the Facilitating<br />
Accountability in<br />
Reimbursements Act<br />
(FAIR) in the House and<br />
the Site-based Invoicing and Transparency Enhancement Act (SITE)<br />
in the Senate. Both would take on the increased medical costs Nevadan<br />
seniors suffer due to increased consolidation in the health care industry.<br />
More medical facilities are falling victim to Medicare’s unfair billing<br />
system that allows hospitals to charge more for health care services at<br />
newly acquired facilities. Nothing about the service itself changes, but<br />
the new corporate hospital owners are allowed to charge more because<br />
the facility’s ownership has changed.<br />
Any increase in medical bills, often with no warning, can be<br />
financially devastating for seniors who live on fixed incomes. Major<br />
changes in their monthly expenses can be devastating.<br />
The SITE Act can fix this issue by requiring a more fair and<br />
transparent billing process – and not allowing service charges to be<br />
based on the location or ownership of a facility, but solely based on the<br />
service itself.<br />
There is bipartisan support for fair hospital billing measures, an<br />
element to this legislation that reinforces the severity and prevalence<br />
of the issue it intends to fix. “Our health care system is broken, and<br />
one problem we can fix right now is services at off-campus outpatient<br />
facilities being billed to Medicare at higher hospital rates,” stated<br />
Senator Braun (R-IN), a co-sponsor of the SITE Act when the bill was<br />
introduced.<br />
The Senate is now back at work after its summer recess. Nevada<br />
Senator Cortez Masto is a member of the Senate Finance Committee, to<br />
which the SITE Act has been referred.<br />
It’s time for lawmakers to address the outdated Medicare billing<br />
structure, low reimbursement rates, and workforce shortages to ensure<br />
that patients have access to trusted doctors and affordable care.<br />
Paul Klein is an advocate for affordable and accessible health care<br />
in Nevada.<br />
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A Very Busy Month<br />
By: Howard Galin / Happy Gardening<br />
October is a busy month for “desert gardeners.”<br />
It’s the best time of the year to add new<br />
additions to your garden since milder daylight<br />
temperatures and cooler evenings will encourage better rooting and<br />
less plant stress.<br />
In addition, the moderate temperatures will allow us more time to<br />
work around our gardens without subjecting ourselves to heat or sun<br />
stroke!<br />
In October, there are five tasks that we should address: Pruning,<br />
Adjusting Irrigation, Fertilizing, Mulching, & Planting.<br />
This is the month to prune and shape palm trees before colder<br />
temperatures arrive. This will allow new and delicate fronds the<br />
necessary time to acclimate and become more tolerant to future frost.<br />
Roses, and other flowering plants and bushes can be selectively<br />
pruned (removing dead branches and spent flowers). Postpone<br />
extensive pruning, however, until early December when these plants<br />
become dormant.<br />
By doing this selective pruning, you will stimulate additional fall<br />
flowering. You can also prune unwanted “suckers” from trees and<br />
bushes.<br />
Remember that deciduous trees should be “heavily” pruned only<br />
after the leaves have fallen off. In addition, you can “cleanup”<br />
dead and damaged branches on non-deciduous now but wait until<br />
December (when dormant) before doing extensive pruning.<br />
Adhere to the Water Authority Fall Schedule as well as reducing how<br />
long you actually water! Check emitters for damage and your system<br />
for leaks to replace or repair.<br />
October is the last month this year to fertilize plants. This will help<br />
replenish nutrients and strengthen roots.<br />
If needed, apply sulfur to the soil to reduce pH levels. This will<br />
improve root absorption of needed nutrients. Add chelated iron to the<br />
soil if plants have yellowing leaves (chlorosis).<br />
Where needed, add rock and/or organic mulch to your landscaping.<br />
Organic mulch will keep root systems moist and warm as colder<br />
temperatures arrive. Replace rock mulch that may have washed away<br />
to prevent further soil erosion.<br />
Gardening centers will have their new deliveries of plants, bushes<br />
and trees. Take time to replace any plants that have been lost during<br />
our extremely hot summer or to improve and upgrade your existing<br />
landscaping. Except for palm trees, anything can be planted now.<br />
Have any questions? Contact me at: Theplantwhisperer28@gmail.<br />
com<br />
Howard Galin is a University of Nevada certified Master<br />
Gardener who lectures on, and writes about native plants and<br />
desert landscaping<br />
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No Rest for the Weary<br />
By: Stu Cooper / Happy Adventures<br />
There is just no rest for the weary. And I really<br />
did need a vacation from my recent vacation<br />
in Europe on the very port intensive UK/Ireland/<br />
France cruise.<br />
Ten ports in twelve days can keep one very busy. Loved every minute of<br />
it but a much more sedate cruise itinerary is what I need next.<br />
While our next few Vegas Voyager trips are not as “busy” as my last<br />
cruise, I (we) will be busy getting our next trips ready to go.<br />
And our next Vegas Voyager Bus to the Boat cruises are a bit more<br />
relaxed. Relaxed but very well received!<br />
Our January 6 – 13, seven night Mexican Riviera cruise on the<br />
Discovery Princess is just about sold out. We have close to 150 “Voyagers”<br />
(three bus full) participating.<br />
As usual, I have the great pleasure of hosting our Vegas Voyagers.<br />
Contact Sharon or yours truly if interested to see if there is any last<br />
minute availability.<br />
Our March 9 -16 Coastal California cruise (also on the Discovery<br />
Princess) featuring the FOLK LEGACY TRIO is also proving extremely<br />
popular. We are approaching 80 passengers booked with good space still<br />
available.<br />
If cruising and folk music is your thing, than this cruise is definitely<br />
for you. The FOLK LEGACY TRIO will be doing “private group only”<br />
shows just for our group.<br />
And for those really ambitious, take a look at our 32 night South<br />
Pacific, Tahiti and Hawaii round trip cruise from Los Angeles. That<br />
group is already approaching twenty and should be a lot of fun.<br />
As 2024 progresses we are looking at announcing other trips as well.<br />
Be on the lookout for a fifteen night Hawaiian Island cruise, a Viking<br />
River cruise (in central Europe) and a <strong>10</strong> night Israel, Holy Land tour.<br />
There will be many opportunities for Vegas Voyager Travel members<br />
coming up next year. More info to follow but as always, call us anytime.<br />
* Vegas Voyager Meetings: I am happy to announce our<br />
upcoming Vegas Voyager Travel Club meetings.<br />
Our 1st meeting will be Sunday November 5 th at the Sun City<br />
McDonald Ranch Community Center at 11:00 am. Our 2nd meeting<br />
will be Monday November 6 th at Sun City Summerlin Desert Vista<br />
Community Center, also at 11:00 am.<br />
We will be discussing upcoming trips and there will be a special<br />
presentation by a representative from Viking River and Cruise Line.<br />
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We live in an amazing city and we forget what<br />
it’s like to be on the other side of a tourist<br />
economy. So, when we get the chance to visit<br />
elsewhere, it’s hard not to notice what it’s like to be the tourist for a<br />
change.<br />
When I go to gift shops in other<br />
lands, the first order of business<br />
is to buy something cute and<br />
adorable for my granddaughter<br />
that she will play with for about<br />
<strong>10</strong> minutes. So, what if it costs<br />
$50. That’s not the point!<br />
The next part is when I get<br />
creative and find another gift<br />
that will make noise. I found<br />
junior bagpipes in Scotland.<br />
Naturally I got the matching jacket to go with it. Yes, I’m sure my<br />
daughter will hate me.<br />
In Ireland I found a small Guernsey cow and a pretty t-shirt featuring<br />
sheep to go with everything else. In England there was a Paddington<br />
bear. When at the beach earlier in the summer it was a mermaid and<br />
a music box.<br />
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I’m A Tourist<br />
By: Adrea Nairne-Barrera / Senior Moments<br />
The Real Garden of Eden<br />
By: Kathy Manney / Around Our World<br />
Tucson lies in a basin between two Saguaro<br />
National Park sections with the Santa<br />
Catalina Mountains rising at<br />
the city’s northern edge. Comprised of two separate<br />
districts, on the east and west sides of Tucson, the<br />
park’s low-elevation desert conditions are exactly<br />
right for the more than 1.5 million saguaros<br />
growing here.<br />
Slow growing Saguaros are Arizona’s signature<br />
plant. They take as much as <strong>10</strong>0-years to grow<br />
their first arm and mature, Plants can reach 40-<br />
feet and weight 8-ton, although recently they have<br />
been vulnerable to excessive temperatures.<br />
Abundant stands of saguaro grow here as well as<br />
prickly pear cactuses with pads the size of dinner<br />
plates; barrel cactus larger than fire hydrants and spindly ocotillo with<br />
long, thin gray branches reaching skyward. The only palm tree species<br />
natives to the Sonoran Desert are fan palms, whose life expectancy can<br />
be 500-years.<br />
Tucson is sixty miles north of the Mexican border and the park abuts<br />
the Tohano O’odham Reservation straddling Mexico. At 2.8 million<br />
acres (about the size of Connecticut) the reservation is our country’s<br />
second largest, after the Navajo Reservation that encompasses parts of<br />
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As for us, our grown-up gifts are whiskey fudge, books of all the<br />
places we go and tiny highland cows and sheep for the bookshelf. I<br />
have absolutely no place for anything else.<br />
Oh yes, also a huge bill from the cruise ship that I will treasure<br />
always.<br />
People are nice when you visit<br />
other countries. You have big eyes<br />
and you’re looking to soak up the<br />
surroundings, so any memento<br />
offered is greatly appreciated.<br />
As soon as you mention a<br />
grandchild, the suggestions start<br />
flowing. Each one is noisier<br />
than the last and it empowers<br />
grandparents.<br />
And say you hail from Las<br />
Vegas and they smile knowingly. Not sure why.<br />
The tours are kind of fun too. Guides are proud of their country but<br />
you can’t see anything from a bus. They need to put bubble tops on<br />
them so you don’t take a picture of the head in the seat in front of you.<br />
And that’s why I buy the books and why my coffee table will collapse<br />
soon.<br />
Adrea likes to opine and find the lighter side of life as a senior.<br />
Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.<br />
This region was originally a tropical rainforest with swamps and<br />
jungle. Then came the volcano period. During this period, millions of<br />
years ago, the area was a cauldron of lava-spewing<br />
volcano followed by a draught.<br />
The ancestors from so many years ago were the<br />
Tohono O’odham people. Today they are identified<br />
as the Hohokam.<br />
Climate change triggered the Hohokam to<br />
change crops they were planting and make<br />
substantial improvements to their irrigation<br />
systems. Consequently, the Hohokam became<br />
accomplished harsh climate agriculturalists. The<br />
Hohokam people revered the sun and were master<br />
astronomers as well.<br />
Hohokam petroglyphs can be found in the park.<br />
You may also encounter spirals which are one<br />
of the more common petroglyph symbols in the Sonoran Desert.<br />
For several years, I lived in Tucson and Saguaro National Park. For<br />
me and many others, its tranquility and raw beauty is the real Garden<br />
of Eden.<br />
Kathy draws her articles from a diverse personal background. She<br />
hopes readers enjoy her column as much as she enjoys the writing and<br />
sharing.
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Decisions, Decisions<br />
By: Mark Richards / Games & Shows<br />
The below questions give you a choice of an A<br />
or B answer. Which choice would you select?<br />
1. According to USA Today, the age of “21” is the average age for most<br />
married women to do THIS with their lives:<br />
(A) Have a baby OR<br />
(B) Leave their husband<br />
2. According to medical studies, do joggers make better lovers than<br />
non-joggers?<br />
(A) Yes OR<br />
(B) No<br />
3. According to Dr. Joyce Brothers, if a married woman catches her<br />
husband having an affair, should she:<br />
(A) File for divorce OR<br />
(B) Give him a second chance?<br />
4. According to most medical studies, who tends to have the most<br />
regrets about being married these days:<br />
(A) Your average wife OR<br />
(B) Your average husband?<br />
5: According to “The Dating Guide for Men,” a man should NEVER<br />
take a woman to this place on their first date. Would it be to:<br />
(A) A movie OR<br />
(B) A wrestling match?<br />
6. According to “Newsweek” magazine, what activity do most married<br />
people look forward to doing at the end of the day?<br />
(A) Having sex OR<br />
(B) Watching TV<br />
Answers on page 46<br />
It’s A Matter of Trust<br />
By: Lauren Tallman / Erotic Las Vegas<br />
Devora Gray speaks a “man’s language.”<br />
As a sexuality coach and 15 years of<br />
experience as a relationship counselor, she<br />
provides guidance to clients – 90% who are men and 40% who are<br />
seniors. She says most sexual issues boil down to this: when the<br />
woman doesn’t feel sexy, neither does the man.<br />
“Couples in their fifties and sixties find their relationships gradually<br />
turn into sexless ones,” Gray said. “When the trust of acceptance isn’t<br />
there anymore, the sex falls apart.”<br />
Many men want to regain the pulsing heartbeat of intimacy with<br />
their partner while countless women desire the lost tender touch. But<br />
most women step back<br />
due to puritanical<br />
social pressures, the<br />
Barbie Syndrome of<br />
being perfect in size<br />
and shape and the<br />
effects of menopause.<br />
Gray said if men<br />
want to recapture<br />
their partner’s loving<br />
caresses, they need to<br />
become comfortable<br />
Devora Gray<br />
discussing their needs.<br />
To master a sex-filled<br />
relationship, Gray suggests taking a week to engage in non-sexual<br />
touching.<br />
A tap on the arm or a graze on the neck to evoke intimacy and<br />
encouragement. The following week, a hand or foot massage, avoiding<br />
additional physical contact no matter how hard hearts may be<br />
fluttering. These weekly sessions become progressively steamier.<br />
“Finding what forms of sex couples enjoy together is deeply satisfying<br />
and they will float on a cloud of contentment,” she said.<br />
When each partner learns to trust, they confirm their dedication<br />
toward rediscovering the happy and sensual moments from long ago.<br />
Achieving this connection, Gray stated, leads the man to reclaim his<br />
sense of manhood and confidence.<br />
The second honeymoon doesn’t stop there. Gray said to create<br />
moments of bliss that turn up the heat every day. “Couples should give<br />
and receive sensuality, whether in a touch, a kiss, or a full-scale ‘get<br />
down and dirty,’ lovemaking session,” she said.<br />
“This gradual connection shows there’s a burning light at the end<br />
of the sexual tunnel. They can recapture the warmth of desire they felt<br />
for each other in the past, and they can stoke a new kind of fire for the<br />
future.”<br />
For more information: www.devoragray.com.<br />
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Lauren Tallman is founder of the Erotic Writers Group of Las Vegas<br />
and author of “Harem of the Dragon,” “Come Again?,” and “How<br />
to Have an Affair and Not Get Caught.” Visit her website: laurentallman.com.
The Vegas Voice invites you to enjoy DINNER ON US!<br />
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Since first opening in 1997, Osaka Japanese Bistro continues to be the<br />
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around a teppanyaki grill as Master Chefs prepare your choice of fresh<br />
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ITALIAN FUSION<br />
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The chefs at CheeseTime Italian Fusion believe that food is an art<br />
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bursting with flavor. Menu items include Thai Pesto, Spicy Hong Kong<br />
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Lamb Stew, Croatian Fisherman’s Stew, Veal Osso Buco and Cornish<br />
Game Hen. Live entertainment 6:30–8:30 every Tuesday & Saturday.<br />
8125 W Sahara cheesetime.org<br />
Chef Jose Rodriquez uses his over three decades of experience to<br />
craft a large and varied menu at Chavelos Mexican Bar and Grill<br />
delivering delicious items. And once you walk thru the doors, you’ll<br />
feel like you’re entering a Mexican hamlet. In addition to traditional<br />
favorites, you will be surprised to discover specialties items you will<br />
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2021 W Sunset near Ethel M’s chavelosrestaurant.com<br />
James Beard Award Winner, Chef Luciano Pellegrini brings Heavenly<br />
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Their food is made from scratch daily with the finest ingredients<br />
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eggrolls. Fine dining items include poach pear salad, made-to-order<br />
stracciatella soup, branzino, lamp chops, and veal medallions. Kid’s<br />
menu available. Happy Hour 3-5 p.m. daily. (Closed Wednesday)<br />
11370 Southern Highlands Pkwy #1<strong>10</strong> heavenlypies.com<br />
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It's Halloween. Time for Brain-Healthy SPOOK-ghetti!<br />
By: Jan Fair / A No-Brainer Minute<br />
I<br />
'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. That was said by Canadian author<br />
Lucy Maud Montgomery in Anne of Green Gables. I agree. And I'd add that I'm so glad<br />
I live in a world where there's a Halloween. Such a fun holiday. The only hitch is we need to be<br />
vigilant when it comes to what we eat. So in the recipe below, check the label of that jar of spaghetti<br />
sauce and avoid ones with a lot of sugar, salt & chemicals. And, of course avoid Halloween candy.<br />
*Good-4-U Spook-ghetti with Eyeballs<br />
• spaghetti sauce (jar or homemade)<br />
• spaghetti (spinach/bean/etc); or use<br />
a spiralizer to make spaghetti out<br />
of zucchini and/or other squash<br />
• mozzarella balls (vegan or fresh)<br />
• black olives (sliced)<br />
Add spices such as garlic, oregano, etc.<br />
[Optional 5th ingredient: meat balls or<br />
vegan meat balls.]<br />
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =<br />
*Good-4-U recipes have just<br />
4 ingredients (plus spices) so they're<br />
quick & easy no-brainer recipes.<br />
Jan Fair is a writer, consultant & public speaker who has published over 40 books PLUS the<br />
No-Brainer Brain Games series. Sign up for her FREE newsletter at www.JanFair.com<br />
Mental Minutes<br />
“Spaghetti”<br />
1. In one minute, name foods<br />
to serve with and/or mix<br />
into a dish of spaghetti.<br />
2. Make an alphabetical list.<br />
Any salad, Baked broccoli<br />
crisps, Chili, …<br />
A No-Brainer Pick<br />
For more Halloween recipes<br />
go to www.JanFair.com<br />
Then click on "Jan's Columns":<br />
October 2013, 2014, 2015,<br />
2016, 2018, 2021 and<br />
2022.<br />
October 20<strong>23</strong><br />
Game Show Answers<br />
1. (B) 2. (B) Note: Frequency of sex drops when the average person jogs.<br />
3 (B) 4. (A) 5. (A) Reason: You can’t talk to each other during a movie.<br />
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