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Show Davis Edition Citizens Wednesday ‘ebruar Pag Fear makesus seek advice from fortune-tellers NEW ORLEANS — Being a journalist, man | consider myself a But I was agitated by ascientific study that said — and I’m quot- froma headlinein L Today — “Boorish. Bigmouth Men Die Younger. What doesthis have to do with me, you ask? What a moronyouare. It has to do with me becauseevensophisti- cated, self-effacing menlike me must occasionallyact alittle as- sertively — such as whena waiter gets my order wrongand it’s nec- by loudly questioning the legiti- nose, Whatis it with tarot read- like they've just walked out of a Diane Arbus video? macy of his birth, jamming bread- ] asked Wyndee. “Will it involve Elizabeth Hurley deck of 78 cards, and the reader turns over10, and from those10, any man of fact and science would do — I went to a tarot readerherein the French Quarter. 1 picked Wyn- ear-old whose mother adjoining card table readingpalms! What anice touch \ family business. You know what they say: The family that prognosticates together um. eats frogs and grapes together Of the many reasons I chose Wyndee (whose sister is named Nynteepercentchanceofrain), the most important one was that un- like many ofherequally qualified colleagues on Jackson Square over, I suppressed an urge to say, Gofish.”) She tumed over “Death.” I took this as a bad sign. She tried to reassure me. “It doesn’t mean physical death. Acy, it can be good.” “Good death? Like the good she s; Wyndeestoppedlooking at the nd said, “You're an anx- cholesterol?” I asked, grasping ious, neurotic person.’ “It’s just one card. If it was surrounded by really, really negative interpreting my othercards. I had the King of Cups, who was wise and powerful and also quite emotional. And the Knight of Wands cards, it could be bad,” she said. She went on with the reading oto Cal page On: Fr. 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I'masportswriter Well, that's certainly creative,” she said patronizingly In short order, she told me that Iwas “inflexible, dogmatic, impa tient and self-indulgent — ener getically so You gobragh die" Wyndee's mom said, pointing to a Straight line across the middle of reading USA Toda 38 23 Untaxing 24 AncientFrankish queen 28 Mideast region 29 Draft animals 30 Shuttlecock 81 Gov't agent Slate bullae The simian crease occurs when your head line and your heart line are fused together hand?” Queen of Soul, I believe, which 39 Unaccompanied 43 California county ___aStranger 18 Fit condition Flr imho means I commandr-e-s-p-e-c-t Thethrust ofit was that I was ina 12 Sandarac tree 13 Scope starter 14 He. 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I lookedat myother cards and pointed to the one with a manlaying on his stomach with 10 swords who wason horseback and so was 62 Mounted attendant 63 Like many plastics 64 Natural numbers 6 6 7 8 “Changefor the better to call Dr. DeBakey?” Indian 9 Delaware 15 Mockery 16 Worships 17 Rock needs 19 Collectors goal 20 Great Lake ‘ole 9 Padactivity 61 Assert without 27 Nonfielding positions Abbr 28 Mass : Thisis the end of one cycle and the beginning of another.” “Where's he spendinghis next cycle, Forest Lawn?” I asked Then I pointed to a card with three swords piercing a heart “You're going to tell me that’s good, too, even though it looks like whoever gets that card ought Pipers song knee : I ant and sh ee aaah wn eee Shee clade Reta iste Mom, read his palm. He has the he orshe tells you what's going to . Then she began turning “Maybe | C of the f pa ne happentoyouin the future, Some of the cards contain eerie Gothic over cards. (As she turned them | asked. ther finishing this SOUNDSOF MUSIC by EdJulius Edited by Stanley Newman 55 1967 Lemon 1 Manon one in Brooklyn once Oh Things were sowell, Ide. cided to have Wyndee read my palm, also. She told me to extend For those of you who have never had a tarot reading, there is a Hopeor A Bridge to the 21st Cen- ACROSS No, from your accent. | lived “Just tell me about myfuture,” drawings of people symbolizing hifalutin concepts, like Beauty or career would a different direc Suddenly. Wyndee looked at me and asked you from New York? Originally,” I said. “Could you tell that from the cards ers? Whydo so manyofthem look yndee had meshuffle the sticks in his mouth andpulling his pants down Anyway, faced with my immi- dee works at should column essary to express mydispleasure nent demise, I did what “How soon”" she had no obvious boils on her 1 eschewit, (I think that's the way to go with superficial nonsense. First you chewit, then you eschew it) ing here soon be taking tion ornheiser foolishnessof speculative pseudo- sciences, likeastrology or psychic readings. Smaller minds ma for that superficial nonsens state of flux and my Tony offact andscience. I place no credence in the frothy, imprecise Etro WN eS Answers on Page 4 Community Calendar = Continued from Page 2 Education and Support Group, designed-for” adults 20-40, will meet on Feb. 19,7 p.m. at the Salt Lake County Complex, 2001 § ate, rm. 8+ 2019(south building) Free. Information call the Arthritis Foundation at 536-0990. © “Newly Diagnosed” Seminar for MultipleSclerosis: Free seminar for anyone who has been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in the past two years Speakerswill discuss MS, treat- ment options, services available andresearch on Feb. 22, 9 a,m.-1 p.m. at the Veteran's Administra- Sock RSVPby Feb. 19 Information, SVP, call Suzanne at 575-8500 or toll-free 1-800-527-8116. © Help for Hurting Marriages: Retrouvaille is a program for troubled and hurting marriages, including separated or divorced couples who want to try again The process cons of a weekend and six follow-up sessions overa Continuedfrom Page1 stricken homebound widow Fair is fair. I paid as much so- ‘The old man openedthe door cial security taxes in my workto his Cadillac before looking up to answer me. “Actually households that make income below $10,000 a year receive only one-seventhofsocial secu- rity dollars. Households like ing years as any old widowwoman. If she’s getting more out of the systemthan she paid in, then I should too. I’m not doing anything illegal, that’s Just the way the system works. The country owes mygeneration for all we've done. Anyway, got to run. See you next mine, that make more than $50,000 a year, receive onefifth ofsocial security dollars.” So what you're sayingis that month.” my money paid for your nice shiny Cadillac Frank drove off, leaving me over my predicament Well, not really. 1 probably stewing he’s using up the money that would have bought thecar any- IfI thought was being set aside way without social security for my retirement, what amI The Mrs. and I will probabiy supposed to do?I glanced down at the driveway and smiled Jason Jones’ to Vegas and try out our luck There was little again. My wifeis a sucker for bike. 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