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Show The Salt Lake Tribune UTAH LIVING Sunday, April 2002 Alex Needs to Get Shoe Fetish Under Control i Deer Ann: | realize this ist ® Know your child's grade, class ANN LANDERS cal letter, but ] don't know w By Ans Daraban and teacher. If your child has mare than one teacher, get 2 copy ofhis or to turn. | am47 years old and ¢ to “Alex,” who is 56. Alex has Snapshots ofUuih history from the archives of fetish. He simply adores womer The Salt Lake Tribune Shoes You probably think this is no big deal, but it is to me. Bvery toa restaurant, he sta t that parade by. If we walk down the Street, he ogles every foot he sees. These are not simply looks of admira tion, Ann. He is practically drooling withdesire. | am s¢ have photo identification available. Most schools have parents fill out forms at the beginning ofthe school assed by his behavior, | could PAGES tish, but most of the material I have foundis pornographic and not useful. Any advi Shoeless in Dear Shosiess:It’s too bad Alex doesn't know Imelda Marcos. They ‘Alex buys shoes for me to wear but] do not like his ta ‘preference for ai straps). He also, for some bizarre reason, ador white golf shoes, and would make a peach of a pair. Most shoe fetishes are harmless. whenever we golfing with other couples, he maneuvers himself to get ast view of the women's feet. He ked me to sleep with my golf As long as Alex doesn't attack anyone for her shoes, you havenothing to worry about. However, Alex should not embarrass you in public. Inform shoes on, but refuse him that, asa matter of respect, he have tried to read up on this fe needs to keephis behavior under contro] and savehis salivating for home. Qo Dear Ann: You recentlyprinted a Peselect letter from“‘New York Parent,” ee Broinet) aa eee year, listing which friends or rela- | | tives are permitted topick up the child. We will not release a child to someone whosename is not on the dist or who does not provide identifi- | | cation. Thanks, Ann. J hope it helps. — ‘Teacher in Ridgewood, N.Y. Dear Teacher: Thank you for your contribution. | hope myreaders will add your ideas to the original list. Several people wrote to express concern about one of the original sug- gestions, stating children should wear identifying information that includes their name and address. They were worried that predators could use this toensnare a child. Some readers said this information should gency. Asa teacher in'New York, 1 thought the guidelines wereexcel: lent, but | would like to add two more child’s shirt. My thanks to all who based on my personal experience: ‘wrote. Houseplants plants she chooses. be memorized,or kept inside a backpack or ona necklace worn insite the Years of progress have aitterad the appsarance of Main Street in Sait Lake City. No longerdo horses back delivery wagons to the curb as they did in 1910. Pedestrians rode trolley cars, “jitreys” and buggies to various Main Strat locations. But some things have not changed: The large buliding in the canter continues to house The Salt Lake Tribune at 143'S. Mai This photo was provided by John G. Young and ran in the Tribune iin 1948. www.iwdrealestate.com Wee “tt adds so much. Especiallyif you don’t have a ton of furniture in a big house. They really add to 2 room,” Cleanse. Air, Lewis said. Raise Spirits fds, eachw/ own Do. Laundry, Yb, to, sone, dec & oath Vacant KB $234,500 ‘580-1383 Nigh Aves, 2:30-2:30 19 E17 Avo.(B50) enset In the end, Lewis didn’t sell the home, but kepi the plant service because it proved more reasonable and convenient than the plani care and thathad ofther time and resources. experimental chamber and exposed to the chemicals for 24 hours. Gerbera daisy, dracaena marginata, peace lily, dracaena “Janet Craig” and bamboo palm were most effective in removing trichloroethylene; gerbera daisy, pot mum, peacelily, bamboo palm, dra- of 180 aie tect, 0a, 19.00 525,000 Ciaire MeHugh SB0-1309 caena warneckei, English ivy and mother-in-law’s tongue removed benzenefrom the air. Bamboo palm, dra- 206-3038 14 Contemp. Cento!) Sams weseropmmenOh. |sewssseee asarona: stogs Heveer) ccm. Mastgee. 120,000. . | “T just call and they bring it the next time,” she said. As with all trends in home furnishing, the popularity ofhouseplants ‘Thestudy suggests that 15 or 20 of test houseplants can purify the air in an1,800-square-foot house. vogue, said Scott Smith, a sales representative at Salt Lake City’s wholesale Ensign Floral. “There is definitely aresurgence in In that case, Susan Lewis of Salt Plants’ popularity. ‘Styles are chang- Lake City might havethe cleanest air around. She has dozens of plants in her home,including a pair of huge indoortrees in her living room. amore lived in,”he said. At The Plant Gallery in Salt Lake ing and people want homes to look when shedecided to put her house‘on the market, she orflered up 2 houseful City, co-owner Leslie Perry ‘has watched styles come and go. In the 1970s, people couldn't get enough of cactus, then there was the silk trend from Cactus & Tropicals in Salt Lake City to make it showbetter. For'§252 month, a (caretaker comes in and cleans,trims, watersiandfertilizes‘the When people chucked their creeping Charlies and Boston ferns and spent ‘hundreds on silk plants thatrequired only dusting, no water. ‘Lewis always ‘has liked plants and JandyMeNell Nowthe latest addition to the home iss close:as the phone. waxes and wanes, but it seems the nesting instinct of aging ‘baby boomers is bringing them ‘back into pothos removed formaltiehyde. i said. tongue, dracaena inata, ce lily, green spider plant and golden caena “Janet Craig,” mother-in-law’s iunineloe | TC tomuch “J used to goon some really crazy sprees and J'd end up throwing out plants every six months or so,” she ‘Paul Fraughton/The SaltLake Tribune The ‘beautiful Song of india plant adds color and helps purify the air. “J tried to carry some, but I just couldn't do it,” Perrysaid. For years, Cactus & Tropicals had ‘an entire greenhouse dedicated to cactusand succulents. The plants resemitile the mother-injaw plant, but the leaves come mp out of the soi] and twist, appearing ‘to ‘be open on thesides. “They are one ofthe hartliest plants “They're just 2 small portion af the business now,” said Kathy Harbin. These days, customers crave color. Orchids and goldfish plants are popular and require rélatively easy care. Tiveever seen,”she said. Orange and other citrus trees that flower also:sell well. “It used to be that people wanted standard philodendron and a fern. Now they come in here and say ‘Don't you have i more them teomuch attention. Think about it; they growim thejungle where there is noone around tofuss withthem ina pot,” she:saidi. Afraid you tion'theveenoughlight? Fearnot. There is something that will ing?” she said. Harbin shows thema goldfish plant grow no matter what. 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