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Laughter by Paul: February 10, 2011

An older gentleman was on the operating table waiting for his surgery to begin. He had insisted that his son, a renowned surgeon, perform the operation.

Laugh Tracks: February 10, 2011

A cartoon by John DiDonna.

Card issuers and retailers still struggle to prevent fraud

According to a study conducted by creditcards.com, credit and debit card fraud is the No. 1 fear of Americans in the midst of the global financial crisis. Concern about fraud supersedes that of terrorism, computer and health viruses, and personal safety.

Geezer Moments: February 10, 2011

Starting off this week’s column is a great one from our good friend and neighbor, Emma Burns, who relates this embarrassing experience.

Pressed send too soon

We’ve all done it, pressed send on an email a little too quick, leaving out information, sometimes vital information. And then what do we do, send another quick email with the subject line reading: Oops! Pressed send too soon.

Hang Your Hat: February 10, 2011

Just wanted to take advantage of your paper to say a special “thank you” to residents of neighborhood #9 that shovel their walkways.

V.I.S.A. ‘show and tell’

The V.I.S.A. (Visually Impaired Support & Assistance) meeting had a “Show and Tell” theme. The attendance was large and the interest and conversations were lively.

The pregnant brown coat

When Rachel and I met, we somehow knew our friendship would be deep and long lasting.

SunCPAC Q&As: February 10, 2011

Q: What does a Township Assessor do?

Uncle Harry was a cow poke

Actually, Uncle Harry was a rustler and bank robber … a tobacco chewing, cussing, odiferous, nasty, hell bent for election, no good. He never rustled herds or any large quantity of bovine creatures.

Radio flyer

For years, Sun City resident Allen Pollack has taken to the air above Huntley as a pilot of small-engine aircraft, but with the Senate’s recent passing of the Local Community Radio Act on December 18, 2010, Pollack and Sun City resident Dorothy Litwin, along with a group of like-minded partners, may soon have their chance to take to the airwaves over Huntley in a different form, with HCR, Huntley Community Radio, a not-for-profit low-power FM (LPFM) station Pollack and others have been working hard to develop … and, well, get off the ground.

Today’s technology, who’s pushing whose buttons?

By and large, most of today’s technology is beyond me. In telling this to Sun City residents, I think I’ve finally reached an audience that understands what I’m saying because I’m a little, how do you say, out of date, perhaps even an outcast with my friends and mostly my teenage and twenty-something nieces and nephews, whose lives are powered Intel.

Shooting through retirement

My wife and I moved from Arlington Heights to Neighborhood 32B in 2002 and both retired in 2003. I got a small point-and-shoot camera as part of a retirement gift, in preparation for a cruise we were planning on taking to celebrate our retirement.

One key at a time

The thought of taking up a new instrument can seem daunting at first, with all the keys, notes, and chords looking like a foreign language. But one local music store is using different techniques to help students avoid getting lost in translation.

In Memoriam: Fenwick E. Lind

Fenwick’s career in aviation started at age 10, when his Dad bought him a 45-minute ride in an Aeronca C-2 at the local airport. The Depression year of 1933 meant the $5 ride was a sacrifice on the family budget, but each time Fen heard an airplane, he had to run outside to watch.

Going on 40

How many guys do you know who won Most Valuable Player honors while in their 80s? How many guys do you know who play a rigorous sport at age 85, and excel? How many guys do you know who drop depth charges on a previously sunken ship?

State program lends tech items to people with disabilities

“It’s one of the best kept secrets in Illinois,” Lynette Strode, the Device Loan Coordinator of the Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP), says with a laugh, “even though we have tried to promote our program.”

Going for Guinness

“Without the assistance of that Divine Being who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. With that assistance I cannot fail. Trusting in Him who can go with me, and remain with you, and be everywhere for good, let us confidently hope that all will yet be well,” said Abraham Lincoln in his impromptu speech in 1861 as he left Springfield heading to Washington D.C. to become President.

Tip 11: Mailboxes etc.

This week a couple of email questions came in to the website. The first one involves mailboxes. “How often are mailboxes replaced in Sun City?”

What are those tickets really worth?

As I write this column, the whole community is heating up over the upcoming Bears vs. Packers Conference Championship. Sun City has a huge following of fans on both sides. The fever is at an all-time high. The talk of the community is who has tickets to the game.

Laughter by Paul: January 27, 2011

A distraught senior citizen phoned her doctor’s office. “Is it true,” she wanted to know, “that the medication you prescribed has to be taken for the rest of my life?”

SunCPAC Q&As: January 27, 2011

What is the purpose of a Property Assessment?

Geezer Moments: January 27, 2011

Does this happen to you, too? I often wake up in the middle of the night and then have difficulty getting back to sleep because my brain decides this is a good time to solve the world’s problems, or least some of my own. In fact, I am writing this at about 4:30 a.m. Once my thoughts started spinning wildly, I had no choice but to get up and write.

Honoring the legacy

On Monday, January 17 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the main lobby of Prairie Lodge, Gloria Readus of N.17 will be honoring Dr. King with a display of his amazing life.

A little praise goes for a lot of pounds

New Year’s was only a couple weeks ago, but I’m sure some people are already starting to question their resolutions.

Community Emergency Response Team

Most people know they can dial 9-1-1 in an emergency, yet it is not widely known that with some training, they can do much more.

A sweet education

Are you a chocoholic? On the morning of February 3, you can look forward to taking home a box of chocolate-covered delectable delights made up of a colorful tray of assorted items that will be dipped in premium chocolate fondue.

In the bag

There may be a baseball bat hanging over the register and caricatures of strong Italian hand gestures hanging on the walls, but the only thing that should feel intimidated by walking into the newly opened Mel & Mars Bistro To-Go in Algonquin is your hunger. Owner Chef Mario Arevalo will make that go away real quick with a menu of Italian and Mediterranean dishes that, Arevalo said, will remind native Chicagoans of their favorite Chi-Town classics.