Show I The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday August 28 1998 — Page IS FOR BETTER OR WORSE A positive spin on retirement By Am Landers Creators Svmfcate Inc DEARANN LANDERS: The recent letters you from women who ere living with retired Kinted both amused and distressed me They were all so negative WE BlflWTHlS IftlfefWeW-- J 7uMU6fO0nS OFTEN striking a blow in favor of domestic tranquillity after retirement I'm sure one of the reasons it How about something positive? My husband and I were married in 1953 “Alfred" was a student I was a PhT — Putting Hubby Through works so weU for you and Alfred is that you each have other interests and give one another space I hope you and your sweetie have many more happy healthy years together DEAR ANN LANDERS: You told your readers about a program to help stutterers that cost $3000 Dr JB Frymire started a My very simple method in 1893 to help stutterers and it didn’t cost anything According to his medical journals it was a great success Hoe's his method: Open a bode and start reading aloud but leave your teeth clenched Do this for five minutes the first day Each day thereafter add five more minutes Do this until you reach 60 minutes Then read aloud for 60 minutes each day for the next two months You must read loud enough to be heard During the past 10 years I have received in excess of 300 letters telling me Dr Fry mire's stuttering remedy worked for them Please share my letter with your readers It may work for them too — Dick Frymire doctor of barnyard science Irvington Texas DEAR DICK FRYMIRE: Today's column may be foe most important one many of my readers will ever lay their eyes on Thank you on behalf of all the stutterers you helped today DEAR ANN LANDERS: I have been a service station attendant in New Jersey for five years TWenty or 30 people a day approach me for directions Roughly 70 percent of them are men and only about a third of those men are accompanied by women What does that tell you? — South Plain-fiel- d er He didn’t' graduate until 1960 During those seven years I worked full time Alfred worked part time and attended school part time We were together a lot but we didn't get on each other’s nerves We enjoyed it When Alfred graduated and got a job his employers suggested I also work for their company but in a different department It was a perfect setup Alfred and I drove to work together had lunch together and came home together This went on for 19 years By then I was a career woman When I was transferred across the country the company was kind enough to line up a job for Alfred and we continued to work together until retirement It’s been nearly eight years since Alfred retired and four years since I stopped working Do I get tired of having him underfoot? Heavens no Life goes on as it did before and I enjoy his company as much as ever We both love to read travel cook work around the yard and generally have a great time We always had interests outside our jobs both separate and together so neither of us was at loose ends when we retired I just wanted your readers to know some of us think it's nice to have a guy around the house — Alfred’s Wife in Clements Calif DEAR WIFE IN CLEMENTS: Thank you for DILBERT OUR DEPARTMENT MASCOT WILL BE THE INDUSTRIOUS BEAVER HE LOOKS PERKY A PICTURE OF A WOODCHUCK THAT'S THAT'S CLOSE ENOUGH V HE COULD BE A BEAVER WHO LIVES IN A HOLE ARLO AND JANIS Y JDOOT lUUKf&MD WHrr ITDtD YOHH6 uneiORY 0OT6H6 A ITDOe&UT DfKmo matte DUUV6 1HAT STUPID MOttHAUYOULOVC WEJfc AU&ADY 1H6 BALL' YOU VAftOUT'A NJ irfy OUT Dear South Plainfield: That tells me women have a better sense of direction than men and that when men get lost they don’t want to admit it in front of their wives This probably goes back to Moses who wandered in the desert for 40 years WElCOMtTDffieau Leukoplakia may come and go ARLO0ALL Hi I GRIZZWELLS By Peter H Gott MD and drink excessively have several times the normal Newspaper Enterprise Association rate of throat cancer Even with a normal chest your husband had better clean up his act before it’s too late DEAR DR GOTT: My husband is a heavy drinker DEAR DR GOTT: What causes a person's and smoker Four years ago stools to smell rotten? I’ve changed my diet and he was told he had leuko- done everything I can to improve the smell of my around his larynx bowel movements but nothing works This really Rlakia doctor says he bothers me sees no sign of it Where did DEAR READER: Fecal matter is SUPPOSED to it go? He has a horrible smell bad It consists of body waste and bacteria Nature designed our systems to be repelled by cough choking spells and tires easily but because there waste products that we shouldn’t consume If your is no leukoplakia and his stools smelled good (to you) you would grow comis OK he thinks he is fine Please give chest pound eyes and wings and fly around looking for a me your opinion convenient pile of manure to lay your eggs in HonDEAR READER: Leukoplakia are whitish estly some people! plaques that form on the lining of the DEAR DR GOTT: I have a friend who swears by mouth and upper respiratory tract They are coma vacuum pump used for impotence Does it work? mon in smokers DEAR READER: At least for your friend it does Your husband must have aq petive fcplasy life if i: Vacuum pumps arw'widely recognized to help he dunks he is “fine” The combination of cough Nonetheless many men find these impotence and previous leukoplakia in a smoker devices to be cumbersome and “artificial" On foe is enough to give most doctors the and drii plus side they are safe and do not involve medicawillies Aside from the usual! problems assotion Therefore I recommend them for those men ciated with tobacco and alcohol people who smoke who are helped by them X-r- ay X-r- ay EEK & MEEK Horoscope By Bernice Bede Osol Newspaper Enterprise Association b 19) Though you may AQUARIUS (Jan make progress in an important situation today keep For Saturday Aug 29 your hopes and expectations within reasonable bounds Don’t jump the gun or start to run until 20-Fe- 1998 you’re ready PISCES (Feb Your birthday There’s a good chance you could become involved in two separate enterprises in the year ahead Though both may be small each possesses expansive possibilities 23-Se- 23-O- cL 22) If friends plan 24-N- ov PO V0U THINK 20) It won’t enhance your reputation if you behave stubbornly today Your downfall could begin because you refuse to see another’s point of view ARIES (March 19) Don't spread yourself too thin today by attempting to take on a number of projects simultaneously This could result in more aggravation than accomplishment y TAURUS (April 20) Don’t be wasteful with resources entrusted to you by others today Treat their funds or possessions as if they were your own GEMINI (May 21 --June 20) If conditions at home aren’t as harmonious as they should be today ask yourself honestly if you could be foe primary cause The answer might surprise you CANCER (June 21 -- July 22) Social interests might be uppermost in your mind today and this may cause you to perform poorly where your work is concerned You can do me or the other well but not both at foe same time LEO (July 22) You have good earning a possibility you’ll waste there’s but potential today more than you'll accumulate Reverse this trend before it gets out of control 20-Mar- ITS WARM ENOUGH FOR THESE SHORTS? 21-Ap- ril pt VIRGO (Aug 22) Emotions in the home are likely to be intense today It’s wise to make minor concessions rather than locking horns with your family LIBRA (Sept 23) You’re not the type of person who holds things in but today you migjit do so and be moody as a result In the long run it’s best to voice what’s bothering you SCORPIO (Oct GARFIELD something you cannot afford today don’t be hesi-tant about letting others know your position SAGITTARIUS (Nov 21) Be careful not to be cord to the wrong people today or your reputation and dignity could suffer Keep your head at an times n 19) It’s best to bej CAPRICORN (Dec with plans today or you may yourself in a pickle later on 23-D- ec 22-Ja- ed 20-Ma- ALLEY OOP WELL WELL ALLEY? fiOTCAUGHT WTTH VOUR MOUTH OPEN ACA IN WAS JUST KKXXW&SO it M cmr set’ our WEU 23-A- ug Crossword August 28 1998 27 Certainlyl 30 Marathon ACROSS 1 Miner's stake 6 Shea Stadium 35 Elman's 37 39 40 42 45 46 U Golf mounds 20 With a leg on each side 23 Actor Eastwood 20 Compare pt Anew IB Leslie— point in an orbit 56 In addition 57 Express a view employee Edible seaweed Word groups Verne captain Vex Mire Piggy's MUSCLES CUg DON'T JTALK TO eLLBe' &-- 3 Subtle Z6 THE BORN LOSER Fiestas 5 Acta Gibson 6 Speed- Puado uuuyyu EJlilU Lillll f“isr - uiuhiiuuu UULlUll 9 rtrn iLJLJ dontist's deg UlJUWU ' Eiiuuuuu 18 Ornamental flower holder 1IBU 28 — Domini 21 Offensive IdmLJUHUjL'JULDLJyLJ HWKKLaM uui'juuu kiUUUlflk'4 sUUUklkiU WHEN BRJTUS PUTS IN A DAY AT THE OFFICE 22 9 Large knife 23 11 Hindu peasant 12 Acta Peter — 24 13 Ortho- uuy fnHI JMmHU ' SIGH ometer info ? 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