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Computer Club President Helps

Residents Stay on the Cutting Edge

Club Covers PCs, Macs, and Evolving Technology

By Pete Wisniewski

“[Technology] is going to happen whether we want it or not. The key

question for individuals is whether or not they want to embrace it,” said Sid

Paskowitz, president of the Willow Valley Computer Club.

Having been exposed to cutting-edge technology from the beginning of his

professional life, Paskowitz is an ideal candidate to serve as president of the

computer club at Willow Valley Communities.

“I recognized the potential benefit of computers in my early years in

submarines,” he said. “My generation was significantly impacted by the fallout

from Sputnik and the need to stay ahead in the technology race.”

Though he never worked for a computer corporation directly, Paskowitz

has a background in logistics, and as a management consultant he worked

with computer and technology companies and “tried to have devices that

allowed [him] to interact efficiently with those companies.”

“My primary focus is on the quality of life of [our] residents,” Paskowitz

said. “Toward that end, I try to communicate information that will assist

residents in being productive with new technologies while protecting their

security and privacy, which are potentially put at risk by those technologies.

Sid Paskowitz works to keep technology accessible and approachable for his fellow residents,

a “generation [that] was significantly impacted by the fallout from Sputnik

and the need to stay ahead in the technology race.” Inside:

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Monroeville, Ala., may be the

most well-known small town

in America. Millions of folks

have read about it, seen a movie about

it, and picture it as the archetypical

Southern town, but comparatively few

recognize its name.

To them it is Maycomb, the place

memorably depicted in one of the

world’s bestselling books, Harper Lee’s

To Kill a Mockingbird, as well as in

her recently released novel, Go Set a

Watchman.

Despite having similar themes (racial

attitudes, moral certitude, and family

relationships) and featuring many of

the same characters, there are important

differences between the two books.

Mockingbird takes place in the 1930s,

while Watchman is set in the 1950s.

The intervening 20 years have wrought

changes in everything from political

actions to societal expectations, and the

story is told from the perspective of an

informed adult rather than an innocent

child.

But one thing remains the same: in

a physical sense, the fictional town of

Maycomb is strikingly similar to the real

town of Monroeville.

Today Monroeville is almost twice

as large as it was 60 years ago when Lee

wrote both of her books (Watchman was

actually an early draft of Mockingbird),

but with a population of just over 6,000,

it’s still not much more than an outpost

midway between Montgomery and

Mobile.

Yet due to Lee, who has always called

it home, and Truman Capote, who

vacationed there as a child, in 1997 the

state legislature dubbed the town the

Literary Capital of Alabama. Twelve

years later, the 40-acre downtown area

was added to the National Register of

Historic Places.

My husband and I are eager to see

what all the fuss is about. We stop

first at the 1903 domed courthouse, a

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Harper Lee’s lawyer father tried cases in the Old Monroe County Courthouse.

A bronze statue titled A Celebration of Reading honors Monroeville as Alabama’s

Literary Capital.

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the place where an all-white jury convicted the wrongfully accused black laborer.

Harper Lee’s father and sister each had a law office in the Monroe County Bank

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familiar structure to those who have seen

the 1962 film of Mockingbird starring

Gregory Peck or read the early works of

Capote.

We enter the courtroom where Lee’s

father, as well as the fictional Atticus

Finch, practiced law. I shudder as I

see the jury box where 12 white men

convicted an innocent black man in a

pivotal scene in Mockingbird.

The upstairs rooms are filled with

exhibits pertaining to the town’s famous

duo. We read about Lee receiving the

1961 Pulitzer Prize, admire photos of

Capote as a chubby-cheeked child, and

pause before a giant enlargement of a

postage stamp featuring Gregory Peck.

I find it strange that the postal service

honored a movie star who recreated a

character on screen rather than the author

who created that character in the first

place.

But the real importance of

Monroeville, as well as the museum, is

best represented by a bronze sculpture

on the courthouse lawn that depicts

three children absorbed by a book.

The sculpture is titled A Celebration of

Reading. As we stroll the surrounding streets, we

try to imagine the town as it was when

Lee was a child. Her home was only two

blocks from the

courthouse; the

Faulk home in

which Capote

summered was

right next door

to Lee’s, and the

home of Alfred

Boulware, whom

Mockingbird fans

will recognize

as the likely

inspiration for

Boo, is around

the corner near

the elementary

school.

These homes

are gone now.

An overpriced

ice cream shack

occupies the site

of Lee’s home,

a rock wall is

all that’s left

of the former

Faulk house, and

the Boulware

home has been

replaced by a gas station.

But many of the old buildings remain,

although most have been repurposed.

Circling back to

the courthouse,

we pass the

Monroe County

Bank, where

Lee’s father had

his law office,

and the RSVP

building that

now houses

a charitable

organization but

used to be the

town jail.

Finally,

behind the

courthouse, the

former La Salle

Hotel, where

Gregory Peck

stayed when

he was in town

preparing for his

award-winning

role as Atticus,

has been turned

into the public

library.

Then, because

travel is as much about meeting people as

seeing sights, we go to Radley’s Fountain

Grille, where 92-year-old George Jones

enjoys talking to visitors about days gone

by.

“Nelle was four years behind me in

school,” he says, referring to Lee by her

first name, the one used by longtime

acquaintances. “She was a notorious

tomboy, just like Scout (the main character

in Mockingbird), and Capote was just like

Scout’s friend Dill, who was a smart-alecky

kid with a high-pitched voice.”

He also gives us the real scoop on

Alfred Boulware.

“He stole a 15-cent pack of cigarettes,

and rather than let the judge send him to

reform school, his father kept him under

house arrest for life.”

George shakes his head. “Nelle

portrayed him as a dodo, but he was one

of the smartest boys in his class.”

Before we leave, we visit Ol’

Curiosities & Book Shoppe, where we

buy a copy of Go Set a Watchman. It’s

been embossed and certified as coming

from the author’s hometown—the

Maycomb of Scout and the Monroeville

of Nelle.

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list of Monroeville restaurants favored by

Lee, check our companion website, www.

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unless otherwise noted; story by Andrea Gross

(www.andreagross.com).

Only a rock wall remains from the house

owned by Truman Capote’s relatives,

but the site features a historic marker.

Monroeville expects to see even more

visitors now that Go Set a Watchman

has been published.

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Once a year, my sweet, loving

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maniac.

“Saralee,” he said, “What did you just

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I slowly backed away and whispered,

“I, um—ate a walnut.”

“You stole a walnut?” His face was red

and sweating because the oven had been

on for eight hours.

You see, Bob was baking cookies and

bread for the county fair. Over the years,

he’s won 19 winning ribbons in the

baked goods competition.

“Sweets,” I gently said, “the

competition is supposed to be fun. It’s

not really serious.”

“Not really serious?!”

For three days, I hid in the bedroom,

listening to alternating screaming,

smashing pans, and crying. We taste-

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“Man,” Bob said, “I’ve never been so

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Frustratingly, he picked up one cookie

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“It’s not just competition,” I said. “It’s

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He dried his hands on his pink calico

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When he saw the shiny blue ribbon on

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Smiling peacefully, he graciously

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He looked around. “I’m part of a

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And how did I take it? I picked up the

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“I’m declaring this contest invalid!”

I was steaming. “I want the judges’

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notarized. I’m taking these cookies away

so nobody sees that you’re a big loser.”

He wrenched the plate from my red,

hot hands.

That’s when I took a closer look at the

plate and saw the card with the baker’s

name. Although the cookies resembled

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Frantically, I searched for his cookies.

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A big, beautiful, glistening, glorious blue

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I said, “Let’s not think about it for

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“Me too. You have my word that I

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We attend funerals and wakes to

console the bereaved relatives

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more a gesture of respect to the bereaved

than to the deceased.

Mourners who truly believe in heaven

should take comfort that the deceased, if

worthy, is exalted by a glorious transition

to an eternal reward. If the deceased had

a lingering, painful death, there is relief

that the departed is “free at last.”

Funerals and wakes frequently exhibit

a mix of anguish and relief. Faith alone

may not extinguish the sorrow. A sense

of relief will

not void the

disquiet we

sense about our

own mortality

and our own

eternal destiny.

Gen. George

Patton took

this view of

World War

II combat

mortalities: “It

is foolish and wrong to mourn the men

who died. Rather,

we should thank

God that such

men lived.”

Extend that

sentiment from

the “good-war”

context and apply

it to all those who

led good, decent

lives. Funerals then

can be regarded

as an occasion of

muted celebration.

Some take it a step further and

celebrate funerals as a joyous occasion.

The wailing of trombones, the singing of

saxophones and clarinets, and the eulogy

delivered by a trumpet are created in a

New Orleans-style funeral march.

That was the funeral preference of Dr.

Benjamin Spock. He wanted “friends to

snake-dance through the streets to the

music of a jazz band.”

Funerals typically are followed by a

group luncheon. This relaxes the tension

and reminds us that life continues. It

is not unlike the Christian practice

of celebrating Easter following the

observance of the death of Christ.

Newspaper columnist and humorist

Art Buchwald wrote that he appreciated

the manner of his own passage to the

final exit. He died of kidney failure in

2007 at the age of 81, spending his final

days in a hospice, enjoying visits and

phone calls from many friends and eating

those foods that had been prohibited

when he was well.

He joked that “the National Hospice

Association made me Man of the Year.

I never realized that dying was so much

fun.” That bizarre attitude defines

the unique Buchwald personality and

indicates why he was a treasured writer

and celebrity.

Don’t let your own funeral and wake

arrangements depend on the decision

of others. Write them out and specify

what you would want and not want:

which songs (if any), a farewell message

from you (recorded or read), flowers or

donations—these or other topics should

be choices made by you.

Walt Sonneville, a retired market-research

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Mourning the Deceased

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Counties Served: Berks, Chester,

Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster,

Lebanon, Perry, Schuylkill, York

RNs: Yes

LPNs: Yes

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes

Medicare Certified?: Yes

Other Certifications and Services:

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Connections at HomeVIA Willow Valley(717) 299-6941www.ConnectionsAtHome.orgYear Est.: 2014

Counties Served: Lancaster

RNs: Yes

LPNs: No

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes

Medicare Certified?: No


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Good Samaritan Home Health(717) 274-2591www.gshleb.org

Year Est.: 1911

Counties Served: Berks, Dauphin,

Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill

RNs: Yes

LPNs: Yes

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes



Good Samaritan Home Health is a

Pennsylvania-licensed home health

agency that is Medicare certified

and Joint Commission accredited.

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occupational therapy, speech therapy,

wound care, and specialized care as

needed.

Good Samaritan Hospice(717) 274-2591www.gshleb.org

Year Est.: 1979

Counties Served: Berks, Dauphin,

Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill

RNs: Yes

LPNs: Yes

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes



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services to patients and their families

facing a life-limiting illness. We

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Year Est.: 2009

Counties Served: Adams, Cumberland,

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Lancaster, Lebanon, Northumberland,

Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder, York

RNs: Yes

LPNs: Yes

CNAs/Home Aides: Yes



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Registered nurses who are certified

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Central Penn Nursing Care, Inc.(717) 569-0451www.cpnc.com

Year Est.: 1984

Counties Served: Cumberland,

Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, York

RNs: Yes

LPNs: Yes

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes



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Year Est.: 2004


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RNs: No

LPNs: No

CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes


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Senior Helpers(717) 920-0707www.seniorhelpers.com/harrisburg

Year Est.: 2007


Dauphin, Perry, York

RNs: No

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CNAs: Yes

Home Aides: Yes



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Older But Not Wiser

Life is Like a Grocery Store

As I’m getting older, I’m spending

more time at the supermarket.

I’m not sure why this is

happening, but it’s somewhat enjoyable—

not as much fun as the movies but better

than my last colonoscopy.

And I’ve discovered that the grocery

store is like a microcosm of life. (That

may sound a little pretentious, but I’m

trying to make up for my colonoscopy

comment.)

Anyway, here are some lessons I’ve

learned at the supermarket that I can

apply to my everyday life:

Pick your battles: When do you tell

someone standing in front of you in the

“10 or under” line that they have too

many items?

If they have 14 items, I cough to

let them know I’m slightly annoyed. If

they have 16 items, I mutter something

unintelligible under my breath. And if

they have 20 or more items, I will say

something to them directly.

However, all this changes if the person

is more than 6 feet tall and weighs more

than 250 pounds. When that happens, I

simply say, “Have a good day.”

The lesson

here—which

can be applied

to everyday

life—is that

you don’t want

to get hurt

over six cans of

tuna.

Don’t be intimidated: For some

people,

choosing a cantaloupe has become a

major event. They thump it … they smell

it … they shake it.

I’ve come to the conclusion that most

of these people, like other so-called

experts, have no idea what they are doing.

Take the moral high ground: There

is always one brand of apples that is way

more expensive than the rest.

In our grocery store, it is the Honey

Crisp. I don’t know why they are so

expensive; there is no prize in the middle

of them.

Unfortunately, my wife, Wanda, loves

the Honey

Crisp. I’m

tempted to

tell her they

were all out

and bring her

the cheaper

Granny Smiths

or Galas.

However, I

would never

do that. First,

because it’s

morally wrong,

and second, because I’m afraid she would

find out.

Be vigilant: Expiration dates are often

difficult to read. As in all aspects of our

lives, we must be vigilant.

Take your reading glasses or

magnifying glasses with you. There

is nothing worse than expired yogurt

(except maybe expired cottage cheese).

Too many choices can drive you crazy: In our supermarket there are 42

different kinds of hot sauces. I have no

idea if I could actually taste the difference

between them, but I waste a lot of time

choosing one.

In life, we sometimes have too many

choices—where to go on vacation, where

to retire, what doctor to go to, etc., etc.

Like a hot sauce, sometimes it’s best

for our sanity just to have two or three

choices.

Be a fanatic: I think bulk buying

is anti-senior. For example, at our

supermarket you have to buy five cartons

of Coke to get the cheaper price. That’s

tough for anybody to carry, especially

seniors.

As an activist, I’m going to write

somebody a letter about this. I don’t

exactly know whom I’m going to write

to or when I will do it, but I’m definitely

going to do it (I think).

Be responsible but not a fanatic: Should you bring your shopping cart all

the way back to the supermarket, or can

you leave it tucked safely away in the

parking lot?

I feel you’re being responsible if you

bring it back, but if no one is looking you

can leave it in the parking lot.

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Noon – OSS Health: The Management of Hip and Knee ArthritisPresented by Dr. George Margetas, Orthopaedic 0Surgeon

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11 a.m. – Silver Sneakers

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how to tune in and find out how helpful your whispers can be.

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“I also try to share information that

has resulted from questions raised by new

residents, especially those who are new to

the area and are starting new lives.”

The mission statement of the

computer club is simple and direct

and includes providing a forum for the

interchange of information on computers

and training for those requesting it. The

club arranges for speakers to talk about

computer-related subjects and provides

a means to educate beginners on how to

use the computer and its systems.

The computer club holds monthly

meetings to fulfill its mission statement

and does everything it can to educate its

residents who want to know more about

the machines.

The club focuses specifically on the

uses of computers, with discussions

of operating systems only as necessary

to help residents understand what

the computer is doing and how it is

functioning.

PCs and Macs are both covered in

the club with a primary focus on PCs,

since they have the largest presence in the

community; however, there is also a Mac

Special Interest Group (SIG) that addresses

the particular needs of Mac users.

Sometimes, there are classes for specific

programs based on resident requests.

Resident questions are also covered in

monthly meetings or in a classroom at

a different time, so the issue will not go

unanswered.

Residents often have questions when

buying a new computer and needing to

know the preferred specifications. There

is a computer club meeting program

annually that addresses these concerns

and stays faithfully up-to-date with

new technology because the tech world

changes so rapidly.

Luckily, Paskowitz is aware of the

constant change and is always willing and

eager to learn more about computers,

proving himself to be a dedicated

connoisseur on the subject.

“My knowledge only scratches the

surface based on what I have been

exposed to,” he said. “When I got to a

certain age, I found I focused on learning

what I needed to know to solve problems

or to do new things; however, I don’t

consider my knowledge about computers

to even come close to 1 percent of what

can be known about computers.”

He attempts to spread that new

knowledge to the other residents. Part of

this continuous learning is a computer

club expo held every year where the

club describes and displays various

technologies.

A number of participants demonstrate

desktops, phones, tablets, etc., so

attendees can see the devices in action

and ask any questions about their use,

availability, and cost.

When asked if he was looking forward

to any new pieces of technology coming

out in the near future, Paskowitz said,

“I am hoping that Windows 10 will

offer full hands-free operation where a

person can talk to a device and have it do

everything that can be done today with a

mouse and keyboard.

“I believe speech is the natural means

of interaction with different devices,

and the memory and processing speed

of today’s devices should enable that

technology to become ubiquitous.

However, we will need to learn the

language that the devices understand, and

that will be our next challenge.”

Being president of the computer club

keeps Paskowitz busy, but, as with most

efforts, the reward is worth the work.

“Being president of the computer

club is constantly presenting me with

new challenges that make me forget I

am supposed to be retired,” Paskowitz

laughed. “It also presents me with the

opportunity to work with some great

people where we are all working toward a

common objective.”

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This time of year when I am

bringing my houseplants back

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inside ready for winter, I like to repot my

houseplants if needed.

By repotting on a warm fall day, you

can work outside without risk of injuring

these tender plants with cold. I like

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Fall is a good time in the North,

because with leaves off the trees outside

in winter, houseplants often get more

light than in summer. Coupled with

warm temperatures indoors from heating,

they often grow well in autumn.

If you don’t have much light indoors,

either artificial or from windows, and

your plants generally grow little during

fall and winter, you may want to wait

until spring to repot.

So how do you know if a plant needs

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wilt between normal waterings? Do the

roots protrude from drainage holes?

Has there been little or no new growth?

Are there white salts on the soil surface?

If you answered “yes” to any of these

questions, it’s probably time to repot.

Generally speaking, young and fast-

growing plants will need repotting every

six months to a year, older ones every few

years.

You can tell when a plant needs

repotting by knocking the soil ball out

of the pot and checking the roots. To do

this, invert the plant, hold your hand

over the soil, and gently tap the pot edge

on the table to loosen the soil. If the roots

are exposed with little soil covering them,

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Dear Savvy Senior,

An old family friend recently asked me

to be the executor of his will when he dies. I

feel flattered that he asked, but I’m not sure

what exactly the job entails. What can you

tell me?

– Concerned Friend

Dear Concerned,

Serving as the executor of your friend’s

estate may seem like an honor, but it can

also be a huge chore.

Here’s what you should know to help

you prepare.

Rules and ResponsibilitiesAs the executor of your friend’s will,

you’re essentially responsible for winding

up his affairs after he dies.

While this may sound simple enough,

you need to be aware that the job can be

tedious, time consuming, and difficult

depending on the complexity of his

financial and family situation.

Some of the duties required include:

process (this is generally required by law

to determine the will’s validity)

estate

including taxes, funeral costs, etc.

credit cards and notifying banks and

government agencies like Social Security

and the post office of his death

returns

named in his will

Be aware that each state has specific

laws and timetables on an executor’s

responsibilities.

Your state

or local bar

association

may have an

online law

library that

details the

rules and

requirements.

The

American Bar

Association

website (www.

americanbar.

org) also offers

guidance

on how to

settle an estate. Type in “guidelines for

individual executors and trustees” to find

it.

Get OrganizedIf you agree to take on the

responsibility as executor of your friend’s

estate, your first step is to make sure he

has an updated will and find out where

all his important documents and financial

information are located.

Being able to quickly put your hands

on deeds, brokerage statements, and

insurance policies after he dies will save

you a lot of time and hassle.

If he has a complex estate, you may

want to hire an attorney or tax account to

guide you through the process, with the

estate picking up the cost.

Avoid Conflicts Find out if there are any conflicts

between the beneficiaries of your friend’s

estate. If there are some potential

problems, you can make your job as

executor much easier if everyone knows

in advance who’s getting what and why.

So ask your friend to tell his

beneficiaries

what

they can

expect. This

includes the

personal

items too,

because

wills often

leave it

up to the

executor

to dole out

heirlooms.

If

there’s no

distribution

plan for

personal property, suggest he make one

and put it in writing.

Executor Fees As the executor, you’re entitled to a

fee paid by the estate. In most states,

executors are entitled to take a percentage

of the estate’s value, which usually ranges

anywhere from 1 to 5 percent, depending

on the size of the estate.

But, if you’re a beneficiary, it may

make sense for you to forgo the fee. That’s

because fees are taxable, but in most

states, Uncle Sam doesn’t tax inheritances.

For more information on the duties

of an executor, get a copy of the book The

Executor’s Guide: Settling a Loved One’s

Estate or Trust from Nolo (www.nolo.

com) or call (800) 728-3555.

Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the

NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org

October is National Estate Planning Month

The Year in World HistoryAs 50plus Senior News celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, we hope

you’ll enjoy a monthly peek back at the world in 1995!

This month, the world-history events of 1995:

World population: 5.682 billion (today: 7.3 billion)

Jan. 17 – More than 5,000 dead in Japanese earthquake.

Feb. 21 – U.S. rescues Mexico’s economy with $20 billion aid program.

March 14 – Russian space station Mir greets first Americans.

March 20 – Nerve gas attack in Tokyo subway kills eight and injures

thousands. The Aum Shinrikyo (“Supreme Truth”) cult is to blame.

April 22 – Death toll reaches 2,000 in Rwanda massacre.

May 1 – Fighting escalates in Bosnia and Croatia.

Sept. 24 – Israelis and Palestinians agree on transferring West Bank to

Arabs.

Oct. 5 – Warring parties in Bosnia and Croatia agree on cease-fire.

Nov. 4 – Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin slain by Jewish extremists at

peace rally.

Nov. 10 – Nigeria hangs writer Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight other minority-

rights advocates.

Nov. 24 – Irish voters approve end to constitutional ban on divorce.

Dec. 14 – Bosnia and Croatia sign peace treaty.


Savvy Senior

Understanding the Responsibilities of an Executor

Jim Miller

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Do You YouTube?

There are certain website names

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you’ve never visited a website,

you’ve probably heard of Google,

Amazon, and YouTube. Well, today let’s

learn what YouTube is all about.

YouTube is a website that allows

anyone with a computer, tablet, or

smartphone, along with access to the

Internet, to upload and share a video

for all to

see. (Upload

is just like

download—

it means to

move or copy

files from

one place

to another.

In this case,

you’re moving

files from your

computer,

tablet, or

smartphone to YouTube’s website.)

YouTube clips aren’t usually more

than a few minutes long. Be warned:

YouTube runs the gamut from nostalgic

clips of past television shows, to Maria

Callas singing at the Met, to newsworthy

current events, to practical how-to videos,

to juvenile pranks and worse.

You select video clips to view based

on your interests, or you can view those

“recently added” to the site, “most

viewed,” “top rated,” and so on. Click in

the search box at the top of the website to

type in keywords for what interests you,

and then click on the magnifying glass to

the right of the search box.

Skip over any of the search results that

have the word “AD” in yellow. Those are

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Famous People’s

Final Words

A person’s final words can have a powerful

impact on people—family, friends, and the

world at large.

Consider these famous last words of some

significant people:

Winston Churchill (British statesman): “I’m

bored with it all.”

Joan Crawford (actress): “Don’t you dare ask

God to help me!”

Frida Kahlo (artist): “I hope the exit is joyful

and hope never to return.”

Nancy Astor (socialite): “Am I dying? Or is this

my birthday?”

Bob Hope (comedian): “Surprise me.”

Edith Piaf (singer): “Every damn foolish thing

you do in this life, you pay for.”

Steve Jobs (entrepreneur): “Oh wow. Oh wow.

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Winston Churchill lived an

amazingly diverse life. He

was a politician, statesman,

soldier, diplomat, author, journalist,

novelist, cat lover, Nobel Prize winner,

bricklayer, orator, and artist whose

paintings appeared on Hallmark

Christmas cards.

Many regard him as the most

significant person of the 20th century.

Here are some lessons for living from

Winston Churchill.

Ask for help when necessary. By

1940, Hitler and his Nazi military had

conquered most of Western Europe.

Britain was Hitler’s next target.

Churchill’s nation was despondent

because it was evident that a German

invasion was imminent and that the

country’s resources were inadequate to

oppose German might.

Churchill’s son,

Randolph, reports

that in spite of

the gloom across

the country, his

father was highly

optimistic. In fact,

on May 18, 1940,

Randolph went into

his father’s bedroom,

where Churchill was

standing in front of

a mirror shaving.

The father turned to

Randolph and said,

“I think I can see my

way through.”

Randolph responded: “Do you mean

that we can avoid defeat or beat the

Germans?” The son, like most of the

country, believed that being defeated

by Germany was highly credible and

that beating them

back was highly

incredible.

The father

answered boldly:

“Of course I mean

we can beat them!”

When Randolph

asked how this

could happen,

Churchill said he

would ask for help

from President

Franklin Roosevelt.

Shortly later, he

met with President

Roosevelt several times, asking for

assistance. Though the president was

reluctant to have his country dragged

into war, Roosevelt made it possible for

Britain to have use of U.S. ships. America

also provided Britain with badly needed

munitions, transport aircraft, and land

vehicles.

Of course, once the Japanese bombed

Pearl Harbor, the United States entered as

a complete ally of Britain.

Be an advocate for the poor and disadvantaged. Though Churchill

was born into British aristocracy, he

constantly spoke out for and acted

on behalf of those who were far less

fortunate.

His social conscience was heightened

early in his political career when, in

1901, he read a book he said nearly made

his hair “stand on end.”

The book was titled Poverty: A Study of Town Life, written by a philanthropist

and social reformer named S. Rowntree.

It was a sociological study that

determined that nearly 30 percent of

people in the city of York lived in abject

poverty in houses without running water,

with no sewage system, and with families

living 10 to a room.

After reading about the horrid

conditions of those British citizens,

Churchill later would say: “I see little

glory in an Empire which can rule the

waves and is unable to flush its sewers.”

As a political leader, Churchill made

it an important part of his work to

advocate for minimum wage, prison

reform, unemployment insurance,

improved working conditions, pensions

for the elderly, women’s rights, and the

establishing of unemployment centers.

Overcome loss and grief. The Indian

sage Sri Aurobindo wisely wrote: “One

has to be more persistent than the

difficulty. There is no other way!” That

was a philosophy that Churchill applied

to his professional and his personal life.

In the span of just a few months

in 1921 Churchill and his wife,

Clementine, experienced the deaths of

these four significant people in their

lives: Clementine’s brother, Bill Hozier;

Churchill’s mother, Jennie “Lady

Randolph”; the Churchills’ daughter,

Marigold, aged 2 years and 9 months;

and Churchill’s longtime family friend,

Thomas Walden.

Winston and Clementine dealt with

their losses being “more persistent than

the difficulty” and by taking life one step

at a time. Though it was not always easy,

the Churchills continued to parent their

children, work, entertain, visit friends,

deal with their sorrow, and be of benefit

to others.

Listen to advice from trusted people.

As the stress of leading a nation through

war mounted, Churchill’s temper would

flare up, causing him to become rude

and impatient. Others began to find it

difficult to be with him and work for

him.

His wife, Clementine, noticed this,

and, in 1940, wrote him a letter, warning

him gently that there was “a danger of

your being generally disliked by your

colleagues and subordinates because of

your rough, sarcastic, and overbearing

manner.”

Clementine added her own personal

concern, saying, “I must confess I have

noticed a deterioration in your manner,

and you are not so kind as you used to

be.”

She reminded her husband that

he had the authority to “sack anyone

and everyone” except for the king, the

archbishop of Canterbury, and the British

speaker of the house.

“Therefore, with this terrific power,

you must combine urbanity, kindness,

and if possible, Olympic calm,” she

advised.

Fragments of History

Lessons for Living from Winston Churchill

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Sir Winston Churchill

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Several species of birds from different

families in the Mid-Atlantic States

have similar roles in the same

habitats. This is convergence, the melding

of species from different families into

similar body structures and habits to fit

into and benefit from the habitat they

share.

We may think convergence causes

competition among similar species for

food, but they have ways of spreading

themselves to reduce rivalry.

Merganser ducks, grebes, loons, and

cormorants are different groups of birds,

yet they have similar builds and dive

under water from the surface to catch

fish. They all have long, thin beaks to

grab fish, boat-like bodies, and webbed

feet on short legs at the rear of their

bodies for efficient swimming.

But mergansers nest in tree cavities

in woods and catch fish near those

hollows. Loons and grebes hatch young

on reed nurseries floating on the edges of

marshes. And cormorants raise young on

rocky islands surrounded by big waters.

Hawks and owls are predatory, and

individuals of each family have sharp,

powerful talons for grabbing and stabbing

prey. And they have strong, hooked beaks

for tearing bits of meat off the animals

they kill.

However, hawks hunt during the

day, while owls do so mostly at night,

eliminating direct contention with each

other.

Louisiana waterthrushes, song

sparrows, and a variety of sandpipers

patrol the edges of waterways and

impoundments for invertebrates. But

using different niches to secure food

reduces rivalry among these species.

Waterthrushes patrol the edges of

woodland streams, while song sparrows

do so near thickets. Sandpipers poke

their bills into mud under shallow water

on mud flats to get food.

Warblers are small birds in a big

family that probably originated in

Central America. Many kinds nest

in eastern North America, and some

warbler species play the roles of other,

unrelated kinds of small birds to

get food but nest in different sites,

spreading the species into various

niches.

Black-and-white warblers and

nuthatches move along tree bark in

woods for invertebrates in crevices. But

black-and-whites nest on forest floors,

while nuthatches do so in tree cavities.

Common yellowthroat warblers and

house wrens share bottomland thickets.

But yellowthroats nest in shrubbery

while wrens hatch young in tree hollows.

Prothonotary warblers, like

chickadees and titmice, raise broods in

tree cavities in woodlands but only near

larger waterways.

These are birds that have overlapping

niches in the Mid-Atlantic States. There

are other examples, locally and globally.

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Upon receiving his wife’s letter,

Churchill responded positively to her

advice. Those who worked most closely

with Churchill began to notice that his

moods were lighter and more stable and

that he was dealing with people in a

cordial, relaxed way.

Use humor to soften life’s pains. Mark Twain wrote that “humor is

the great thing, the saving thing. The

minute it crops up, all our irritation and

resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit

takes their place.”

Churchill often made use of humor to

offset difficulties and challenges. One time

was in 1922 when he lost an election,

coming in fourth behind a Prohibitionist,

a Labor candidate, and a Liberal.

Along with local resistance to some of

his policies, Churchill was also hindered

by an acute appendicitis attack that

required hospitalization and prevented

him from campaigning during the final

days.

In an essay written shortly after his

defeat, Churchill wrote: “In the twinkling

of an eye I found myself without an office,

without a seat in Parliament, without a

party, and without an appendix.”

Another occasion when Churchill

tapped into humor to offset

disappointment was in 1945 when his

party lost the general election after World

War II. By way of consolation, the king

offered Churchill a military honor by

making him a member of the Order of

the Bath.

Churchill declined,

saying: “How can I

take the Order of the

Bath from his majesty

when the electorate

has given me the

order of the boot?”

Principles are more important than ideology. From the time of the

Russian Revolution of 1917 when

Communists took over the country,

Churchill was both public and vociferous

in his condemnation of Communism.

However, when Nazi Germany

attacked Russia — a British ally — on

June 22, 1941, Churchill gave a radio

address that evening offering support for

Russia.

He explained: “No one has been

a more consistent opponent of

Communism for the past 25 years. I will

unsay no word that I have spoken about

it. But all this fades away …We have

but one aim and one single irrevocable

purpose. We are resolved to destroy Hitler

and every vestige of the Nazi regime

… Any man or state who fights against

Nazidom will have our aid … It follows,

therefore, that we shall give whatever help

we can to Russia and the Russian people.”

Make good use of your time. Some people

kill time, some

waste time, some

merely fill time,

but those who are

productive—as was

Churchill—make

the best use of their time.

Churchill’s work ethic was as great as

it was legendary. During the 1930s, for

example, when he was still a member

of Parliament but without a Cabinet

position in government, he followed this

daily work pattern:

answering mail, receiving visitors

and public officials

then work in paintings in his studio,

followed by an afternoon nap of an hour

or more

figure guests dissecting and discussing

world events

more intensely. In his study he would

begin dictating book chapters to a team

of two secretaries who worked feverishly

with him until 3 a.m.

During the 1930s alone, his work ethic

resulted in 11 books and 400 magazine

articles, as well as many speeches in the

House of Commons.

By the time of his death decades

later, Churchill had created about 500

paintings, published 50 books, and

written more than 1000 newspaper and

magazine articles. His collected speeches

filled eight large volumes while his works

and essays were published in 38 volumes.

On Jan. 10, 1965, Churchill had a

massive stroke, fell into a coma, and died

on Jan. 24, the same day his father died

70 years earlier.

The New York Times’ obituary

solemnly noted: “The great figure who

embodied man’s will to resist tyranny

passed into history this morning. He was

90 years old.”

I see little glory in

an Empire which can

rule the waves and is

unable to flush

its sewers.

“”

CHURCHILL from page 30



If your plant isn’t growing or looking

well, this is the time to check root color.

They should be firm and often white,

with many tiny root hairs covering them.

If brown, or with discolored patches,

and mushy, they likely have a root

rot—often from overwatering. If just a

few sickly roots, simply prune them off.

If most look sickly, then discard the plant

but try making some stem or leaf cuttings

first.

For repotting, you will need good-

quality potting soil, available at garden

stores or you can make your own. If

buying one, make sure to get one for

indoor or potted plants. Garden soil, or

mixes containing it, should be avoided

as they are not suited for pot culture and

often keep plants too wet.

I often use a “peat-lite” medium,

which contains peat moss, some perlite

(the small white granules), and perhaps

vermiculite (the silvery granules, an

expanded mica). A purchased mix also

usually has some nutrition and lime to

raise the soil acidity or pH. If making

your own, you’ll need to at least correct

for the latter.

When repotting, use a pot slightly

larger than the one the plant is in

currently. Keep the old potting mix at the

same level in the new pot. If white salts,

moss, or other growth is on the surface,

scrape this off before planting and replace

with fresh potting mix.

Don’t bury the stem base. Firm the

new soil

around the

old soil ball,

being careful

not to pack

it down too

tightly. Allow

at least a half

inch of space

from soil to

rim to make

watering easier

and more

thorough.

Don’t

forget to

fertilize,

following instructions on the label. Water

well, but don’t overwater and don’t let the

pot sit in a saucer of water. Obviously,

you’ll want to use a saucer if the plant is

on furniture; just empty it after watering.

Keep the plant in a warm place, at

least to start, so roots can resume growth,

but don’t place it directly on a radiator or

wood stove. Keep it away from drafts, as

these keep pot and soil cool on cold days

and nights.

If a plant is too large to repot,

“topdress” it every few years. To topdress,

scoop out

the top 2 or

3 inches of

soil, taking

care not to

disturb too

many of

the roots.

Refill the

pot to its

original soil

level using

a fresh

potting

mixture.

If your

plant is too

big already, especially to put in an even

larger pot, you may need to divide off a

piece, or divide it into sections, if there

are obvious shoots or clumps of them

that can be easily separated, such as with

the peace lilies.

Many, whether vines like the pothos

or an upright cane like the dumbcane or

umbrella plant, may drop leaves as they

get older.

If your plants get leggy, you may just

need to root a section of stem and then

pot this, discarding the original plant

after your cutting is rooted. Those with

woody stems, such as the Benjamin fig,

may be very difficult to root.

To root a stem section about 3 to 4

inches or so, simply remove the lower

leaves, only leaving a few near the tip.

Some, such as the pothos or coleus, root

easily in water; others you may want to

stick in a rooting medium, which drains

well and has lots of air space. Good

rooting media are perlite, vermiculite,

and a 50/50 combination of these two, or

even moist sand and peat moss mixed.

Place cuttings in pots and then enclose

loosely in a plastic bag out of direct

sun. Check daily for moisture, misting

if needed, but don’t keep too wet. After

several weeks, gently tug or pull on the

cutting, and if it doesn’t pull out, it is

likely rooted enough to pot.

Dr. Leonard P. Perry is an extension professor

at the University of Vermont.

HOUSEPLANTS from page 25

Nostalgia Road

I’m Sorry,Shirley Ann

I was a bit of a jerk throughout grade

school and high school. This is going

to be my first acknowledgment of

this. And it may not make for good

reading.

First off, to Roger

Bradley: I’m the one

who bent your bicycle

spokes (jumping on

them) while you were

winning the high jump,

last day of school in

the fourth grade. I was

jealous.

To Gordie Yates: I

chose you to run with

me in the three-legged race that same day.

I figured you, being the fastest kid in our

class, would pull us to victory. It never

occurred to me that I just might slow us

down.

I know I promised to give you my

Louisville Slugger for running with me,

but it was a gift from my granddad. I just

couldn’t.

To Shirley Ann Neal: I’m sorry I

walked Darlene Jones home from the

sock hop our sophomore

year. When you and I

sort of had an agreement.

Still don’t know why I

did that. You were cuter. I

don’t blame you for never

speaking to me again.

An update on Shirley:

She eventually married a

millionaire. They live in the

Bahamas. Me? No, I never

married Darlene. Things

didn’t go that well on the walk home.

I was gonna write a message to Rodney

Waters, but I think I’ll head for the

nursing home and tell him in person.

Maybe take him a cheeseburger.

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People sometimes ask me how I

find the military men and women

I write about. I learn of them

through many sources, of course, but the

way I met George Resh was one of the

most unusual.

As a retired Air Force pilot, my wife,

Cammie, and I often flew as Air Force

Space A (space available) passengers on

flights to Europe.

Returning from one such trip, we got

a flight on a C-5 Galaxy from Frankfurt,

Germany, to Dover Air Force Base,

Delaware. The flight stopped overnight

at Torrejón Air Force Base in Madrid,

Spain.

In the morning, we learned that the

flight would be delayed because of some

needed maintenance.

While we were waiting in the

passenger lounge, a crew in flight clothes

entered, led by a colonel who was the

pilot. I introduced

myself, and he told

me his name was

George Resh.

I asked him how

long the delay might

be, and after we

discussed that, just to

make conversation, I

asked him if he lived

in Dover.

“No,” he

replied. “I live in

Pennsylvania.”

“Oh,” I said.

“Whereabouts in

Pennsylvania?”

“In Lancaster,” he

said.

“Whereabouts in

Lancaster?”

“On Marietta Avenue,” he replied.

“Whereabouts on

Marietta Avenue?” I

asked.

And his answer

told me that, here in

Spain, I was being

flown home by a man

who lived within

walking distance of

my home.

I later interested

him in joining our

Military Officers

Chapter, where

he later became

president, and then

served a term as a

director. It turned

out that Resh was

a native Central

Pennsylvanian who attended Penn State,

where he joined the ROTC and earned

his commission.

He had wanted to become a pilot

from age 7, when his dad had taken him

to the celebration when the local airport

was opened. There he had taken a free

ride in an airliner, and the love affair of

becoming a pilot had taken hold.

After graduating from Penn State in

1954, he entered the Air Force, where he

was selected for pilot training. And after

he earned his wings, he was assigned to

fly B-25s, where he logged 1,200 hours,

carrying navigators who were training in

using radar for flak suppression.

Resh left active duty in the Air Force

in 1958 and joined the Air Force Reserve,

serving in the 512th Military Air Wing at

Willow Grove, Pa. There, as a reservist,

he flew the C-119 (known as the flying

boxcar).

The Air Wing moved to Dover Air

Force Base in 1968, and there he flew

the all-jet C-141 on many missions to

Vietnam, carrying troops and cargo.

Those flights were too long for a single

crew, so his crew would fly to Alaska

where another crew would take over.

After resting overnight, his crew would

take over for another crew and fly to

Japan, where the procedure would be

repeated before leaving for Okinawa and

then to Vietnam.

Then, in 1975, the wing got C-5s.

That airplane was so large that it could

carry six Greyhound Scenic Cruiser buses

and had 100 seats for passengers in the

space above. If the nose of the C-5 were

placed on the goal line of a football field,

the trailing edge of the elevator at the

back of the plane would have been on the

30-yard line at the opposite end of the

field.

Meanwhile, in his civilian career,

Resh had entered Millersville University

in 1958, where he got his degree and

training for a civilian career as a teacher.

He taught at elementary schools for three

years, 20 years at junior high school, and

later for 11 years at a high school, all

while in the Air Force Reserve.

While a high school teacher, he

introduced a link trainer (flight

simulator) to the elective aviation course

he taught. That permitted the students to

fly on the ground before ever taking to

the air.

When he flew to Europe as a reservist,

he would often step out of the classroom

on Friday and spend Saturday flying to

Europe, Sunday returning to Dover, and

Monday returning to the classroom.

At Dover, how far east had he flown?

“Well,” he says, “I guess that would

have to be Tehran, Iran.” Then, with a

grin, he adds, “I remember that we got

there in Ramadan, when Muslims don’t

eat or drink anything from sunrise to

sunset. And, for some reason, they had

something against having a Coke at any

time.

“But there I saw my crew chief

sitting in the shade of our C-141’s wing,

nonchalantly eating his lunch, while

drinking a bottle of Coke. I had to hustle

him inside the plane before we provoked

a riot.”

Resh remembers that the Air Force

was the first to use the GPS (global

positioning system). Once, when

returning from Vietnam, he called air

traffic control as he entered U.S. airspace

near Detroit, to request clearance to fly

directly to Dover, rather than using the

regular airways.

When he was cleared to do that, a

civilian airline pilot who was listening in

asked, “Now, how are you going to do

that?”

Resh answered, “I could tell you,

but then I’d have to kill you” (since the

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In the C-5, He Flew One of theLargest Military Aircraft in the World

Robert D. Wilcox

2Lt. George A. Resh in 1956 after

earning his wings.

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GPS system was

classified top secret

in those days).

In 1981 Resh

was made vice

commander of

the 512th military

Airlift Wing,

the first reservist

to have that

honor. In 1984

at his retirement

ceremony, he

received a Legion

of Merit Award, the nation’s seventh-

highest military award, as he retired as a

full colonel.

In 1993, he

retired from his

civilian vocation

as history/world

cultures teacher.

He now can

proudly look back

on dual careers of

strong service to

his country as a

military pilot …

and as a longtime

teacher of our

children.

Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in

Europe in World War II.

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