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Show r 7g SAYS SHE 13, 1983 A by Michele Bartmess Divide and conquer is a proven military axiom that has worked well over the years. If it will work in the wars Thursday, Jan. WEST VALLEY VIEW na- tions wage against one another, I should be able to put it to work in a personal battle, I reasoned as I approached myriad areas where my life requires some refinement. So I hit upon the divide and conquer plan. I decided to tackle my vices one at a time, reasoning that if I could lick something a week at a time for a month or so, perhaps I could court some measure of success. Not wanting to doom myself to early failure, I pushed some of the real biggies to a later date. The lose weight, get out of debt, stop cursing, give up Coke, etc. will just have to wait. and my desire to show off the diamond was sufficient to deter my chewing habit. At least until the new wore off the ring routine. And when, by mutual agreement, the relationship came to an end, I resumed my onychophagy in earnest. If there is an excuse for nailbiting, Ive used it. The most common being that my nails were weak and broke off easily, so in place of a file I used my incisors. Ill start easy, I told myself. hate biting my fingernails. I'll conquer that. Notice, I am using past tense. Were. Broke. Used. the new year and the ac- I companying urge to make Im sure fingernails have nutritional value. Ive eaten them for years. And Ive never been accus- resolutions. Past experience told me that a long list of goals would be swept away by failure before the new year was very old. And admittedly I was overwhelmed by the ed of being undernourished. I can only recall one brief period in my life when I didn't gnaw on my nails. I was engaged Which should not be construed to mean that the goal has been reached and that I am now ready to tear up my credit cards. Or go on a diet. But progress has been made. An advertisement in a national magazine concerning a method of strengthening ones nails caught my eye. Obviously I was going to need some outside help, so I made an investment in the product and lo and behold, it has had the desired effect. I can still bite through it, but with my vow to keep my hands away from the mouth area there has been a marked improvement in the appearance of my nails. Dont ask how I know that it is physically possible to bite through it. Youll find me almost daily watching the nightly TV news with my nail kit spread out before me, dutifully applying two forms of strengthener and clear polish. I hate colors. Undoubtedly something far more expensive too, I might add. If all o I my goals end up costing me money, Ill have u hard time reachin s, the one deali ng with getting out of debt. At one point before the new year I threatened to cut up my two mo st offending credit cards. 1 backed off that with the idea that Id jusl. put them in my jewelry box so that if there were a genuine e. mergency, I could still get at them. Genuine emergencies fall in the Naturally, the manufacturer of my kit suggests going You'd be surprised how often genuine emergencies come up. With the exception of number one. on to something about a month. after new areas of (1) Hot dates; As yet the credit cards are still languishing in my billfold. I just havent gotten around to removing the temptation. After all, I had to use the money I was counting on to get me through my genuine emergencies" to fix a vehicle that refused to start and a television that had a scrambled picture. But I'll put them away. It's here in black and white and I made the mistake of mentioning it in my journal. Which is where all of my divide and conquer plans have been outlined. That way if 1 decide to fudge a little, I am at least haunted by it. Speaking of fudge Ah well, that diet is still down the road a ways. At a goal a month, I figure I can put it off for awhile. Especially if I have to go back and renew my efforts to some of the others (2) A friend or relatives birthday; (3) Im tired of my clothes; (4) Nothing in my closet is suitable for ... . . . . g J V TO THE EDITOR The street scene . . . Dear Sir, I have been a citizen of the great West Valley area for three months, and feel proud to belong to such a community of fine people, schools and churches. There is everything here a person could want in convenience, quality and progression. Now that the holidays are over, I am dreading the recurrence of school children descending upon my street. If they simply used the sidewalks on their way to and from school, there would be no complaints or notice, but they act like there are no people behind the doors and windows of the houses they pass. I have been shocked at the daily display of inconsideration and deliberate disregard of property as they walk on curb plants, kick small nursery rocks into the street and sidewalks, pull on young trees attempting to survive along the way, snatch toys or kiddy cars to ride into the street and kick the slats out of wooden fences and more. It may seem small and unimportant, but I dont believe this is a necessary or good thing to allow becoming habitual, or a way of life so that each new crop of children going to school perpetuates the act of vandalism. For whatever else it may be tagged, it is vandalism with accompany ing retorts of disrespect and often obscene gestures from little tykes who are absorbing and accepting unlawful behavior. It will continue into junior high school, into high school and into life with no one apparently caring or noticing if it isnt stopped. This is not the ghetto of a large city, nor a fearful neighborhood afraid of reprisals from hoodlums or punks. These are not unfortunate orphans deprived of basic training and opportunities to learn and grow. It almost seems macabre to watch them tromping over the shrubs and kicking the rocks all over the road and gutter, forcing us to speak to them andor go out endlessly to sweep, fix or repair. They listen to no one and act as though you are invading their privacy or rights by saying anything. I will never get used to this kind of behavior and would ask parents to instruct their children. Bonnie E. Lorenc Congrats, majority . . . Dear editor, Congratulations to the majority of West Valley Citys Planning Commission. Its about time that businesses which were in existence prior to West Valley City received proper recognition. It appears that our Planning Commission has never heard of the grandfather rule that is effective in a great many other communities across the U.S. This rule simply means that when the present business owner terminates the business for whatever reason, the business in that location cannot continue with new owners or oper- "American to me that in fairness to the citizens who star ted businesses pri.or to West Valley Citys existence and zoning rules, some consideration should be given to the service provided by the bus iness. Further, since the city has no welfare plan, some consideration should be given to the income the business generates for the owner. to the gain, congratulations majority. To the minority, lets wake up and apply some fairness to t'ne payers of our higti taxes. Ed Persons There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness ir the proportion. Francis Bacon Mediterranean Travel Film-Lectur- On Tap e LAKE. 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