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What do you think of when you hear the word “table”? In your mind, do you see the large rectangular piece of furniture in your kitchen? Your fourth-grader might picture a multiplication chart, and your sixth-grader a list of contents at the beginning of a book.

Each person’s frame of reference develops from a percep-tion of things based on the information we know and the things familiar to us. In a typical family, it’s not unusual to find one person’s frame of reference totally opposite from another’s, which often leads to the familiar, “I don’t understand where you’re coming from!”

Here is a fun word game to help the whole family appreciate differences in perception.

Give each family member a piece of paper and a pencil, and

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five minutes to write down all of the pictures that pop in his or her mind when a particular word is heard. Then compare lists. For example, try the word “copy” and see what comes up. Did you write that it means to duplicate on a machine? Maybe Grandmother wrote copy means to draw, trace or write

the same thing over. If Dad is a newspaper writer, copy is the words or manuscript he writes. If Mom is a police officer, to copy means to understand.

Or, think of the various meanings of the word “key.” In ad-dition to figuring out “key” meanings to this game, one person might be dreaming of the warm weather in the Florida Keys this time of year, while another who plays an instrument thinks of the musical key of a favorite song. A key to a road map helps understand its symbols, and a car key gets you on the road.

Discuss factors that may have made your definitions dif-ferent, such as the person’s age, work or school environment. Continue with other words. As you become more aware, en-courage your children to explore the difference in cultures of people in the community, whether they embrace a religion different from yours, speak a language other than English or come from another country.

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• It was novelist, poet and playwright Gertrude Stein who made the following sage observation: “Everybody knows if you are too careful, you are so occu-pied in being careful that you are sure to stumble over something.”

• Some people enjoy novelty when din-ing out, but restaurateurs take a big risk when adding new items to a menu; it seems that less than a third of diners will actually try a new menu item.

• Two-thirds of all Tony award-winning composers and lyricists have been Jew-ish.

• Everyone knows you should not drive while under the influence of alcohol, but riding a bike? A stationary bike? It seems that in Ten-nessee in 2007, a woman was arrested at her gym while riding an exercise bi-cycle while drunk. BUI, or simply disorderly conduct? The record isn’t clear.

• If insects give you the creepy-crawlies, you might not want to read the following tidbit: Research-ers have discovered a kind of caterpillar that emits a sound eerily like a human scream. This particular species is often a victim of

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predatory wasps. When the wasps ap-proach, the caterpillar rubs two special organs together to produce the sound. The “scream” calls a troop of ants that protect the caterpillar, and in return the caterpillar secretes an amino acid that the ants need.

• The name of the state of Vermont comes from the French “mont vert,” which means “green mountain.” (If the explorers who named the state saw green mountains, they obviously were not there in the winter.)

• • •Thought for the Day:

“I don’t trust a man who uses the word evil 18 times in 10 minutes. If you’re half evil, nothing soothes you more than to think the person you are op-

posed to is totally evil.” -- Norman Mailer

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• “Jazz up your pancakes by adding pureed frozen blueberries or strawberries. It turns the mix either blue or red, and it’s fun for the kiddos.” -- V.R. in Florida• “Purchase colorful laundry baskets for each child in your home. In the evening, you can have the child find all his or her stray items, put them in the basket and then put them away. In our house, the kids also use their basket to hold anything they need for school the next day -- backpack, coats and outerwear, even boots. We stack the baskets by the door, and nothing gets left behind.” -- P.W. in Missouri• Tissue boxes have so many uses after they are emp-tied of tissues. Try lining one with a plastic grocery bag and keeping it in your car for stray trash. Or you

can use it to corral all of those plastic grocery bags until you need them -- just stuff them in one at a time. Lastly, and probably my favorite: Cut out doors and windows to use as houses for kids’ toys. Imagination makes the pos-sibilities endless. -- JoAnn• To distinguish all the cords plugged into a power strip, write the appliance name (TV, DVD, etc.) on a plastic bread tab, and attach it to the cord at the plug. A quick look at the power strip, and you can unplug any appli-ance without having to follow the cord through the jun-gle behind your entertainment center!• “To make an eraser for our dry-erase board, I cut a washcloth in half and fold it into a rectangle. Then I use a magnetic chip clip (with a strong magnet) to hold the open ends of the cloth. I can use the clip as a handle, and it’s stored right on the board.” -- D.I. in Arizona

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To Your Good Health By Paul G. Donohue, M.D.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have extremely dry skin. Is there anything I can take orally for it, rather than applying moisturizing lotions? -- J.

ANSWER: I don’t know any oral medicine for dry skin. I can give you some tips on how to lessen your skin’s dryness.

Dry skin becomes a problem for many people in the winter, when furnaces are pushing out hot, dry air. Those people, and possibly you, benefit by increasing the humidity of the house to between 40 percent and 60 percent with a humidifier.

Use only mild soaps like Dove or Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser.

Don’t take long baths or showers, and keep the water temperature warm but not hot. After bathing, pat yourself with a towel, but leave the skin somewhat damp. That’s the time to use a moisturizing product. Petroleum jelly is cheap and effective. If a moisturizer leaves your skin greasy, first rub a small amount between your hands and then apply it to the skin.

It’s not so much a matter of oil returning to your skin as it is water. Your skin needs hydration.

• • •DEAR DR. DONOHUE: When I was a

little girl, my mother used to warn me about chilblains. I think it was her way of frightening me into dressing the way she wanted me to dress for winter.

These days I never hear that word. What are chilblains? Did my mother make up the word? -- D.G.

ANSWER: “Chilblain” is a real word. It’s a cold-weather injury that most often strikes the toes, and less often the fingers. It comes about from intense and prolonged spasms of blood vessels. Blood circulation is greatly decreased.

How to Combat Dry Winter SkinThis mostly happens when weather is cold but not freezing.

Skin changes might not occur until 12 to 24 hours after exposure. They consist of purple patches on the toes. They itch or give rise to burning pain. Warmth gets rid of them. Women between the ages of 15 and 30 are the ones most susceptible to this kind of cold injury.

Chilblain has another name, “pernio.” I never hear either word mentioned.

• • •DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am 79 years old. I

take Fosamax for osteoporosis. I also take one 500 mg calcium tablet daily. Is it necessary for me to take both? -- D.S.

ANSWER: Yes, you have to take both.Fosamax works by slowing down the body

cells that gnaw on bones. They’re supposed to do that. It’s the way the body has of constantly renewing bones. The bone destruction is followed by bone buildup. In older ages, bone destruction outpaces bone buildup. Osteoporosis is the result. Fosamax prevents this from happening.

However, for the bone cells to build new bone, they need calcium. Without it, they can’t get the job done. Older women should be getting 1,200 to 1,500 mg of calcium every day.

You also need vitamin D, a vitamin that many of the elderly are deficient in. Vitamin D is essential for calcium absorption. You need all three -- Fosamax, calcium and vitamin D.

• • •Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer

individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him or request an order form of available health newsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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DEAR PAWS’S CORNER: I read a report this week that said more and more pets are being treated for “marijuana poisoning” from accidentally ingesting their owners’ medi-cally prescribed marijuana. Is this true? Why haven’t we heard more about it? -- Concerned in California

DEAR CONCERNED: As the number of states that allow medical marijuana to be prescribed increases, it’s likely you will hear more stories about pets being affected by ingest-ing this drug. A recent NBC News report estimated that calls to the ASPCA’s Animal Poison Control Center reporting pet poisonings increased 30 percent between 2009 and 2013.

However, Time magazine disputes that report, noting that the actual number of calls increased from 213 in 2009 to about 320 last year -- a very small percentage of the 18,000 total calls the APCC gets each year from owners.

My take on the issue is this: Marijuana is a drug, so own-ers need to use common sense. You wouldn’t leave other prescriptions lying around for the dog or cat to eat. So don’t leave your stash lying around.

Further, many patients use baked goods to ingest marijuana rather than smoking it. “Pot brownies,” for example, contain chocolate, which is definitely dangerous to dogs and can

cause severe symptoms when eaten. The APCC gets far more calls about poisoning from chocolate ingestion than from any other substance, Time noted.

That said, pet owners who see or suspect their dog or cat has ingested marijuana should contact their veterinarian for advice. They also should watch their pet for unusual symp-toms, such as lethargy, excessive drooling, diarrhea or incon-tinence, and take them to the vet immediately if they begin experiencing these or any other problems.

Send your questions or comments to [email protected].© 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Wintertime Roof LeaksQ: This has been a winter of unusually stormy and snowy

weather, and it looks like my house isn’t holding up too well. After noticing a water stain on an upstairs ceiling I went into the attic and found water stains on several boxes and a general

damp smell. Trouble is, there is still ice and snow coating the rooftop, and I don’t feel safe going outside. How can I deal with this? -- George in Virginia

A: Climbing onto the roof is definitely not safe in the midst of ice and snow, but you do need to stop water from entering, of course. You can set up a temporary patch from inside the attic, but keep in mind it is very temporary -- you’ll need to check it frequently until warmer weather comes and the roof can be properly repaired.

In the attic, trace the water leak to its source. A leak can occur farther up a pitched roof and trickle down the rafters to drip elsewhere. If the water stains follow a path, trace that path upward to where the water marks end and check that area of the roof’s underlayment for damage, holes or apparent water entry points.

Sometimes as the sun melts the ice and snow on the roof, you will be lucky (or unlucky) enough to see water actually dripping through.

Now that you’ve located the leak (or leaks), you need to control the direction of the drip, so it no longer runs down the rafters but instead into a bucket to catch the water. Do this by placing a large nail in the center of the leak and tapping it through the roof’s sheathing until it reaches the shingle outside.

“But Sam,” you say, “I’m trying to fix the leak, not create one!” True, but the damage is already done. For now you need to contain it until a better repair can be made.

Underneath the nail you just punched through the underside of the roof, place a bucket to catch drips. Now the water isn’t running all over the attic.

Next, put on a dust mask and cut away water-damaged insulation from around the hole. This clears the area you need to patch and helps prevent mold growth.

Let the area dry for a day or two; hopefully much of the ice and snow will melt from the rooftop during this time. At any rate, you need the underside of the roof to be fairly dry so that a patch will hold. Once the area surrounding the hole is dry to the touch, you can patch it.

Remove the nail from the hole. Make sure the area is very dry. You also might want to warm the area slightly with a hair dryer if it’s a cold day, so that the patch material adheres.

Fill the hole with roofing cement or roof patch compound (available at home-improvement stores -- you’ll need just a small amount) and smooth out to the sides. In some cases, with spring coming, this small plug is all you need. But some DIYers add a little insurance by cutting a thin sheet of plywood into a square that extends a couple inches beyond the hole on each side, and tacking that tightly against the hole using roofing cement (not nails).

Mark the patched area with brightly colored chalk or some other easy-to-see material. When the weather warms, you or a roofing professional must inspect the roof to locate and repair the dam-age. as the patch will give you only a few months’ reprieve. The roof may be damaged in other areas, or there could be undetected water problems as well.

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