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THE WEATHERFORD DEMOCRAT, SUNDAY, MARCH 23, 1997 PAGE 7A
Dear Abby
By Abigail Van Buren
Bridge
Next time,
turn the other way
North
A Q J 9 8
V A K 6 3
♦ 43
*762
03-22-97
West
East
A 6 5
10 5
10 9 6
K J 9 8
K 3 2
J 9 8 7
J 8 7 5
5 4
South
* 10 7 4
V Q 4 2
* A K Q 2
* A Q 10
Vulnerable: Both
Dealer: South
South West North East
1 NT Pass 2 * Pass
2 ♦ Pass 3 NT All pass
Opening lead: * 8
By Phillip Alder
Mark Twain started an article
with: “Reader, suppose you were
an idiot. And suppose you were a
member of Congress. But I repeat
myself.” (Please write to Twain’s
descendants, not me, if you take
offense.)
In today’s deal, I am repeating
myself, sort of. The North hand
and the auciion are identical to
yesterday’s, and the East hand is
similar. Also, declarer starts along
a parallel path. But there the simi-
larities end.
Playing in three no-trump,
declarer received a club lead
around to his 10. With eight win-
ners (three hearts, three diamonds
and two clubs), South could see
one route to a ninth trick: finding
the opposing hearts splitting 3-3.
However, that odds-against possi-
bility could wait. Declarer played
a heart to dummy’s king and called
for the spade queen. Knowing the
rule about covering the last of
touching honors, East played low
— and killed the defense.
If West, won the trick, declarer
could take his return and drive out
the spade king, ending with at least
10 tricks: two spades, three hearts,
three diamonds and two clubs. So,
West ducked. Yet now South, with
his ninth trick in, ran for home.
Note that if East wins the third
trick with his spade king (the fatai
play yesterday) and returns a club,
the contract must fail. But how
does he know? 1 wish I had a sim-
ple answer. Perhaps the only indi-
cator is that in yesterday’s deal,
West’s club suit was known to be
established. Here, it is presumably
not ready to run. East needs to win
a trick to return a club, and the best
candidate is clearly the spade king.
L.M. Boyd
The third week of July is National Irrelevant Week. Let this item serve
as its slogan.
Q. What makes my arm fall asleep?
A. Whatever reduces the blood supply to your ulnar nerve, doctors say.
And whatever reduces the blood supply to your interior tibial nerve
makes your leg fall asleep.
At last report, the law in Kansas City, Mo., prohibited the sale to chil-
dren of capguns but not of shotguns.
Almost one out of every three Santa Clauses in shopping malls can use
sign language.
REMEMBER, IF A FLY"
BALL COMES WUR U)AY,
PON'T FORGET TO
ALLOW FOR THE WINP.'
Lost girl finds lifelong truth
in woman’s act of kindness
* DEAR ABBY: You asked readers to tell you about random acts of kind-
ness they have experienced. Well, here’s mine. It’s the story of a black
woman’s kindness to a 16-year-old white girl who was lost in Harlem. It
was a cold and rainy night late in December of 1944.
My 15-year-old brother and I had gone to visit an elderly aunt in New
York between Christmas and New Year’s. My brother decided he want-
ed to go back to Connecticut after a couple of days, but I wanted to stay
longer. I thought I knew the city and suggested that he get the train at the
125th Street station to save time. I saw him off and then unknowingly got
on the wrong bus to return to my aunt’s.
I knew I was in trouble when the bus turned onto either Lexington or
Amsterdam Avenue. I had no money. I was the only white person left on
the bus. In the back of the bus a group of musicians were tuning up
(remember, it was war time and gas was rationed).
I was sitting next to a woman, and I began to cry in absolute terror. The
woman asked me what was wrong. I told her I was lost and had no
money. She said she’d give me the bus fare, and proceeded to tell me
where to go after I got off the bus. I cried harder and told her I was afraid
of her people. The woman then offered to get off the bus with me.
We walked across the street together in the cold rain, and she waited
with me until a bus came. She got on the bus with me, paid my fare and
told the bus driver where I was to get off. The bus driver closed the door
behind her, told her that he had taken her a block and demanded that she
)ay another fare for herself.
I have often thought of this good woman and prayed many, many times
that God has been good to her for her kindness to me. I have also tried to
show kindness to all people, black or white, that I have worked with or
met. I was so distraught, I don’t know if I ever thanked her. Writing this
letter to you, Abby, is my sincere thanks to this Good Samaritan.
—ANNA HART ZIRUK,
BREWSTER, MASS.
DEAR ANNA: With a little luck, your Good Samaritan may see this let-
ter and remember her good deed. Thank you for reminding us that you
can’t judge the quality of people by the color of their skin.
DEAR ABBY: You advised “Miss X” — a male pre-op trans-sexual —
to use the women’s rest room when dressed as a woman. Bad idea. It is
illegal tor people to use a public rest room intended for the opposite sex,
regardless of how they are presenting themselves.
Speaking as a longtime crossdresser, my idea of transvestite hell would
be to get arrested wearing a dress and high heels and have to spend a
night locked in a cell with a group of Hell’s Angels.
Abby, most women are offended by the idea of men using their rest
room regardless of how the man is dressed. I easily pass as a moderate-
ly attractive woman, but I respect the fact that I am not wanted in the
ladies rest room and I stay out of it.
I suggest that “Miss X” do the same until after the operation. When I
am dressed up in public, I find small restaurants and convenience stores
that have a single unisex bathroom or a single-stall men’s room with a
ddor that locks.
—KANSAS CITY CUTIE
DEAR CUTIE: It will please you to know that I got several complaints
for my answer. Thank you for setting me straight.
Good advice for everyone —teens to seniors —is in “The Anger in All
of Us and How to Deal With It. ” To order, send a business-sized, self-
addressed envelope, plus check or money order for $3.95 ($4.50 in
Canada) to: Dear Abby, Anger Booklet, PO. Box 447, Mount Morris, III.
61054-0447. (Postage is included.)
If you suffer what does not
appear to be a serious sprairq
apply an ice pack (do not apply a
heating pad or wrap tightly witfi
surgical tape). However, if there;
is swelling or the pain does not
subside, see a doctor.
Diabetes is the likely culprit
DEAR DR. GOTT: I am a 68-
year-old man who leads an exem-
plary life. I don’t smoke or drink. I
exercise regularly, limit fat in my
diet and come from good stock:
My parents lived well into their
80s. I have no symptoms of ill
health.
You can imagine my despair
when routine blood tests showed a
cholesterol of 262 (up from 108
three years ago), a triglyceride of
1,007 (up from 580 in 1994), and a
fasting sugar of 200. Moreover, I
failed my stress test.
My doctor dismisses these facts,
says it’s “genetic” and tells me to
limit fruit in my diet. Should I
worry? I don’t want to die an
untimely death.
DEAR READER: From the lim-
ited data you supply, I have to con-
clude that you are diabetic. The
fasting blood sugar level should
not exceed 120 milligrams per
deciliter, the cholesterol should
normally be about 200 mg/dL, and
the triglycerides should be below
200 mg/dL.
Thus, your high blood sugar is
significant, and your elevated cho-
lesterol/triglycerides are consistent
with diabetes. In addition, your
abnormal stress test indicates coro-
nary artery blockages, another
finding that is consistent with a
diabetic state.
I disagree with your doctor. In
my opinion, you are sitting on a
time bomb.
Diabetes causes a high blood
sugar and premature arteriosclero-
sis, perhaps in part due to the asso-
ciated excess fat in the blood-
stream.
I urge you to take at least three
steps to avoid catastrophe.
One, find a new doctor who is
willing to work with you in
Ask Dr. Gott
By Dr. Peter Gott
Newspaper Enterprise Association
addressing your diabetes and heart
disease. Your present practitioner
has, in my view, badly missed the
boat.
Two, immediately adopt a diet
without sugar or concentrated
sweets. Your new physician may
appropriately refer you to a
licensed dietitian for dietary coun-
seling. If, after several weeks of
dieting, vour sugar remains high,
the doctor may choose to prescribe
medication, such as Glucophage
pills, to lower it into the normal
range. Also, the doctor can moni-
tor potential damage to internal
organs (retina, kidneys and so
forth) that can result from dia-
betes. Once your sugar is under
control, your cholesterol and
triglycerides should follow.
Three, you need a coronary
angiogram. Using this special X-
ray test, cardiologists can assess
the degree and location of coro-
nary blockages. Depending on the
findings, you may need drugs —-
such as beta-blockers and nitrates
— angioplasty, or coronary artery
bypass grafting. (These last two
techniques refer to removing arte-
riosclerotic plaque in coronary
arteries or by-passing it entirely.)
I gather from your description
that you are pain-free. This is
encouraging because it indicates
that permanent damage has not yet
occurred and may be prevented by
the steps I mentioned.
Do not delay in seeking a new
Today In History...
By The Associated Press
Today is Sunday, March 23, the
82nd day of 1997. There are 283
days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On March 23, 1775, in a speech
to the Virginia Provincial Conven-
tion, Patrick Henry made his
famous plea for American inde-
pendence from Britain, saying,
“Give me liberty, or give me
death!”
On this date:
In A.D. 752, Pope Stephen II was
elected to succeed Pope Zacharias;
however, Stephen died only two
days later.
In 1743, George Frideric Han-
del’s oratorio “Messiah” had its
London premiere.
In 1792, Franz Joseph Haydn’s
“Symphony No. 94 in G Major,”
also known as the “Surprise Sym-
phony,” was performed publicly
for the first time, in London.
In 1806, explorers Lewis and
Clark, having reached the Pacific
coast, began their journey back
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