bea rose: an illustrious life

A publication by and for us, the residents of Vi at La Jolla Village,
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BEA ROSE: AN ILLUSTRIOUS LIFE
BY CASEY MEEHAN
"“You don’t always have to obey your mother", Beatrice Rose thought, as she
told her mother that, because of her deeply-held desire to go to medical
school, she had changed her family-approved med-tech major to pre-med.
She heard her mother’s response, “If that is what you want, we will try to
help". This was a liberating surprise to Bea, who had always obeyed her
mother, and knew that, with her older brother already in medical school, the
funds to make her wish a reality, were few.
Born Beatrice Kartus on June 3, 1915, in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Russian immigrant parents, Bea was only nine months old when her father died at age
twenty-nine, leaving her mother a widow at
twenty-seven with three young children,
two boys and Beatrice. As a gifted milliner
and seamstress, Mrs. Kartus struggled to
provide sufficient funds to maintain a living
for all of them.
When Bea was 14, about to graduate from
high school, to delay her graduation, her
mother insisted that the principal enroll Bea
in a year-long business course "so that she
could learn something useful". Few jobs
were available in the depression of the early
thirties, and so, obtaining a job was paramount to Bea. With a friend, she took a government clerical test, did well,
and went off to Washington, D.C., assigned to work in the manager's office
of the Treasury Department’s Government Printing Office. She was transferred in due time to other jobs in the Statistical Library of the Department of
Agriculture, the Lend-Lease Administration, and the Office of Price Control.
While working full time, Bea enrolled in George Washington University,
taking as many evening classes as she could. “I knew I wanted to be a physician.” She was one of 1,200 applicants applying for 82 places in George
Washington University’s Medical School, starting in 1943. Of the 200 fe-
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male applicants, Bea was one of four who were
accepted. Her challenges were just beginning, as
female doctors were very few, and the all-male
faculty members were not very welcoming. In fact,
some were overtly hostile. Her male classmates,
too, took their time in accepting her as an equal.
This treatment was somewhat intensified by Bea’s
diminutive stature in a group of military medical
students, but her perseverance was strong; it could
be her middle name.
Oregon School of Medicine. They were among the
first physicians in the national effort to support the
training of ambulance attendants in how to provide
coronary care at the scene and become emergency
medical technicians. They wrote the first coronary
care manual for paramedics.
A series of firsts became almost routine for Bea.
In 1968, she was appointed by the governor to
serve on the Oregon State Board of Health—the
first woman ever to serve in its 70-year history.
In 1943, because WWII was in full swing, the FedShe served for six years, the last two as the board’s
eral government mandated that
vice president. In December of
all professional school students
that year, she was elected for a
(medical, dental, and pharmacy)
two-year term to the Board of
complete their four-year curricTrustees of the Multnomah
ulum in three calendar years
County Medical Society, which
with no holidays or vacations.
was the first time this governing
Thus, her class of 1943 graduatbody had had a woman member.
ed in l946. After graduation, all
She also received, in 1967, the
internships were lengthened to
first service award from this so15 months. This was the founciety, for promoting the science
dation for Bea's life in the fast
and art of medicine and the bettrack.
terment of public health. Then,
in 1971, Bea was named Doctor
Following graduation, because
-Citizen of the Year by the Oreof her class standing, Bea was
gon Medical Association, the
In 1968, Bea is appointed to the
offered an internship and resifirst woman to receive the honOregon State Board of Health.
dency in medicine at the Gallor. Many other public service
inger Municipal Hospital, now D.C. General. It
awards were tendered to her during her years in
was during her internship that she met Dr. Leonard
Oregon, mostly for her community public health
Rose, a returning veteran who was in a cardiology
service
residency at another hospital. Her dream of being a
World Health physician vanished when they marIn 1972, Bea was accepted as a graduate student at
ried in 1948. Leonard began a career of working
the University of Washington, earning a master’s
in VA Medical Centers and Bea accommodated
degree in public health and was offered a position
her professional life to accompany him. Relocaon the faculty of the Department of Public Health
tions included moves to Maryland, to Albany, to
and Preventive Medicine of the University of OreNew York, and, eventually, to Portland, Oregon.
gon Health Science University. There, she created
When they moved to Oregon, they insisted that her
and supervised the HAP (Housing Authority of
mother come with them, and she lived with them
Portland) project, a third-year and fourth-year
for 25 years.
medical student two-year elective. The city provided apartments for the students to live in Section 8
They started their family—a daughter, Susan, and
housing for the poor, disabled, and elderly. While
a son, Jeffrey. They loved Oregon and stayed in
there, they provided regular health counseling sesPortland for more than forty years. During this
sions and emergency calls. They met with their
time, the Drs. Rose practiced medicine, sharing an
mentor (Dr. Rose) weekly to review each encounoffice for almost twenty years. Bea developed the
ter and to discuss their activities and experiences,
concept of preventive cardiology as a subspecialty
as well as learning how to relate to patients as peoof internal medicine. Additionally, they consulted
ple over a continuum of time. During the year or
and taught as adjunct faculty at the University of
two they were in this elective, students learned
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what it meant to be poor, sick, and/or old, and the
difficulties encountered in getting medical care.
Because she had a major heart attach in 1993, Bea
was forced to retire from the Oregon Medical
School faculty. Subsequently, she and her husband
moved to Southern California for a warmer climate
that Bea needed to recover, and they settled in La
Jolla, where they lived for six years. Desiring to
have a safe place for her husband, who had become
acutely ill with rheumatoid arthritis and other complications, they moved to Vi in June 2000. As it
turned out, Dr. Leonard Rose died five years later.
Although she had been given a prognosis of a 10year longevity after her heart attack, here it is
2015—and Bea recently celebrated her 100th birthday! Sadly, Susan G. Rose (Goldsmith), her daughter, who earned a BA, MPH, and JD, passed away
six years ago from a heart attack, a great shock and
loss to Bea. Her son, Jeffrey S. Rose, M.D., is located in Gig Harbor, Washington, and is an interventional cardiologist like his father, an electrophysiologist who finds and ablates the cells causing
arrhythmias.
Cartoon by Tom Pliner
Given Bea Rose’s much extended life and her respect for the medical profession, we inquired as to
what she felt was the greatest medical contribution
in the last 100 years. Her answer was, “The creation and use of antibiotics, especially in treating
venereal diseases, particularly syphilis, which dominated medical practice throughout the 19th century.” Sadly, now, because of antibiotic overuse and
abuse, we have new and difficult problems in medical care.
So, what is this delightful, gracious woman centenarian and accomplished intellectual doing now to
keep the grey matter alive and stimulated? Well,
she is an active member of San Diego Independent
Scholars, a group that meets regularly to discuss
and share ideas, and she participates in the culture
study group. Bea leads the neuroscience study
group which she began in 1997, and it continues
monthly to this day, exploring questions about the
mind, such as, “What is a thought?” or “What is
consciousness? “ She is truly an inspiring example
of a life well lived!
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A “REEL” ACHIEVEMENT—
VI’S COSTA VERDE THEATER
BY MARILYN O’HAIR
Remember the days when Vi didn’t have the Costa
Verde Theater? As recently as 2012, we watched
movies in different venues—sometimes in the Cabrillo Room, sometimes on a TV screen in the Costa Verde Salon (a meeting room on P-1 where the
theater is now), sometimes on the TV screen in the
bar, and, later, on the TV screen in the Poker Room
(more recently called The Cove).
A movie subcommittee, chaired by Enid Schwartz,
under the auspices of the Activities Committee,
was charged with the task of coming up with the
movies that were shown. The subcommittee members were also the receivers of residents’ comments about how uncomfortable the chairs were to sit in for
two hours, how difficult the sound
was to hear, how cavernous the
space in the Cabrillo Room seemed
for five to fifteen people watching a
movie, and how there wasn’t enough
space in the bar, which also got noise
from the hallway when residents left
the dining room, and so on…. Talk
began about how we really needed a
proper venue for watching movies.
mon area audio-video-TV-computer equipment” at
Vi (then, Classic Residence by Hyatt).
Under Don O’Hair’s leadership, the committee began immediately to tackle what they could do to
work toward getting a theater here. They researched what kind of equipment, both sound and
video, was available; they consulted with a local
expert in designing theaters and met with him,
learning more about what might be necessary.
Some of the group members visited various theaters that were in other apartment and condo buildings and senior residences, taking note of their
room designs, their equipment, and
the size and comfort of their chairs.
Simultaneously, the Resident Council, mindful of
the increasing technology needs and interests of
incoming residents, decided to create an ad hoc Information Technology (IT) Committee. Resident
Don O’Hair was appointed chair, and the committee held its first meeting in February 13, 2010.
Committee members initially included Dick
Wright, Jim Conway, Ken Watson, Dick Hiatt,
and—from the movie subcommittee—Nancy Acker
and Enid Schwartz, who wanted to join forces to
work for a new theater. Later on, Mary Draper and
Lew Albright joined the committee, as well.
For several months, the committee
spent many hours discussing the various aspects of what the theater
should be. Size was an issue. Not
very many residents attended movies
at that time, but how many more
might attend if films were shown in a
better venue? Should there be 25
seats, or more? Some committee
members preferred a “cozy” atmosphere; others
wanted as many seats as possible—50 or more.
The outside consultant felt there should be many
audio speakers and a super-large screen, but the
committee didn’t think that would be necessary.
Some were concerned about the comfort of the
chairs for residents of all shapes and sizes. The
question arose as to whether a ceiling in one of the
rooms might be raised to accommodate more rows
of seats. Ken Watson took it upon himself to develop several possible designs for placement of the
theater and for equipment. As early as May 2010,
the committee had submitted a preliminary proposal for a theater to the Resident Council.
Number one on the committee’s list of items to be
dealt with was “determining a place and design for
a multi-purpose theater…,” along with their concerns for working to implement internet connectivity in the Care Center, better internet connections in
the towers, and the securing of “an outside information technology expert to maintain all the com-
The committee, along with the outside consultant,
looked at all the possible rooms in the towers
where a theater might be constructed. The committee also met several times with Jas Podgurski, our
director of engineering. Initially, the group considered the current California Room, the Picasso
Room, the Balboa Room, and then the Costa Verde
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Salon—the latter having been used for large group
meetings. This room was originally composed of
the current theater and the current Las Palmas
Room. In the end, the location of the support pillars in the first three rooms prevented the theater
from being placed there. There just wasn’t enough
room without the pillars blocking the placement of
seats and the view of a movie screen.
The committee presented a brief proposal to the
Budget Oversight Committee in April 2010 and
prepared a revised detailed proposal for what was
now called a “cultural media theater” and submitted it to the Council in May of that year. Initially,
the committee thought a theater might be created
for about $75,000. This figure covered mostly video and audio equipment. Vi administration, however, indicated that there was only
$50,000 available. When a representative from Vi corporate offices
was here in June that year, the idea
of a theater was discussed with him,
with a favorable response. Indeed, a
figure for $50,000 for this purpose
was included in Vi’s 2011 budget.
In 2011, Vi’s parent corporation assigned a project
manager from their offices to oversee the construction of our theater. In February, he came to meet
with the IT Committee to talk with them about
what they saw as important to have in the theater.
The committee presented him with a comprehensive list covering the functions, design, and equipment they had recommended.
Delays occurred, and no theater materialized in
2011. During that year, in the midst of all the
planning, our own local administration was changing personnel; we had a number of new executive
staff members, plus a new executive director.
Around the same time, changes in the structure of
the corporate office were also taking place, and a
different staff person from there was eventually
assigned to oversee the actual construction of the
theater.
Stephanie Boudreau remembers that, when she became our executive director in 2011, the beginning
planning for the theater was already underway, although no design for the theater had been formalized. During the course of the year, however, corporate staff visited here to survey the possible loca-
tions for the theater and to discuss the nature of the
theater with administration and with the committee.
Stephanie was meeting on a regular basis with the
two Resident Representatives from the Resident
Council, Lee Rosenberg and Elizabeth Snowden.
One of the prominent issues on their agenda for the
2011 November yearly meeting with the Provider
was, of course, the theater. There was the important matter of the budget for such a project.
At Lee’s insistence, the IT Committee prepared a
budget proposal with specifics for the theater so
that it could be presented at the November 2011
meeting with the Provider. Their proposal for the
2012 budget for a “cultural media theater” included
a description of the functions of the
theater, the design, and seating arrangement, the audio and video
equipment needed, and the suggested
lighting, plus numerous comments
on the need for a theater that had
been noted by residents in the 2010
Resident Survey.
This proposal recommended that the theater be
placed in what is now the Las Palmas Room, adjacent to the Costa Verde Salon. Since the funds
were in short supply, the committee outlined a proposed two-step process. The first step ($69,000)
would be a basic theater, with minimum construction, to accommodate 40 people. The second
phase ($40,000) planned for an expansion of the
original theater to include seating for 50 people.
This second phase would involve enlarging the
physical space, repositioning walls, and ramp-type
seating. The budget covered the video and sound
equipment but very little else. Corporate decided
to fund the theater, and, in the end, the 2012 budget included $109,000 (later raised to $250,000) for
completing both phases of the project at the same
time.
In 2012, serious detailed planning began for the
theater. A corporate project manager, knowledgeable about construction, met with the IT Committee,
visited other theaters with them, listened to their
ideas about design and equipment, and then
worked with our own administration and engineering staff to complete the plan and to supervise the
construction.
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Ultimately, the Costa Verde Salon was the only
place where there were workable conditions to accommodate a theater. The committee had originally envisioned the theater arrangement there with
the screen on the south wall (where the Las Palmas
room is now). However, it was eventually determined that the design arrangement we have now,
originally proposed by the outside consultant who
worked with the IT Committee, would work best.
Three bids were received for the project. Amid
growing excitement of the residents, construction
on the theater began September 26, 2012. The theater was completed in January 2013, with an expanded cost of over $300,000, which was paid for
out of Vi corporate funds. At the end of January,
the IT Committee members conducted for residents
individual “tours” of the new theater.
Since then, our Costa Verde Theater has become an
important aspect of living here at Vi. Besides movies (both DVDs and streaming) several times a
week, it has been used for lectures, meetings, drama presentations, and computer classes. Again and
again, residents have expressed their appreciation
for this significant addition to our community.
Residents await the start of a film.
Vi residents had a lot of influence on the development of the theater you see today here at Vi. Our
comments about the need for a theater in the resident survey in 2010 were very important. The IT
Committee, plus other residents, were invited to try
out and choose theater seats from several samples.
Residents made the decision for the colors used in
the theater, as well.
In addition, the work of the IT Committee in doing
research and in promoting the idea, along with the
support of the Resident Council and the Resident
Representatives, plus the backing and influence of
Stephanie, our executive director, the assistance of
our Engineering and Lifestyle Departments, and,
finally, the agreement of Vi’s parent corporation to
fully fund the project, made it happen. It is important to note that, of the committee’s original list
of specific recommendations for the theater, proposed to Vi corporate, almost all have been incorporated into the finished product.
Information Technology Committee chair, Don
O’Hair comments, “The theater we use today was
a resident-originated idea. It started with the Computer Group Steering Committee and the movie
subcommittee, got off the ground with the IT Committee, and was influenced by those residents who
requested it in the Resident Survey. It grew to become a collaborative effort by the residents, our
own Vi administration, and Vi’s corporate staff.”
In August 2014, the Resident Council sent a letter
to Vi corporate executives, thanking them for their
support of this valuable addition to our community,
stating “...so many residents have commented
about how much they appreciate having this wonderful resource. Many have said something like, ‘I
was sitting in the theater, thinking how great it is to
have this, and how much I enjoy attending events
here.’ Residents really value this asset—even more
as time has gone on.”
As for the original IT Committee—they are justifiably proud of their contribution to the development
of our theater. They took on the task of exploring
the various aspects of making the theater a reality,
they did the initial research, they defined what they
thought our community needed, and they pursued it
with the Resident Council, with Vi administration,
and with the Vi corporation. It took a lot of effort,
but committee member Nancy Acker remarks,
“Working on the theater was lots of fun, as well!”
(Thanks to those who provided information for this article:
Stephanie Boudreau, Don O’Hair, Lee Rosenberg, Nancy
Acker, Enid Schwartz, and Quelda Wilson.)
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The original Costa Verde Salon,
looking north.
The first day of construction,
September 26, 2012.
The Las Palmas Room on the south
is being walled off.
The theater on December 31, 2012.
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IT’S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC
BY ARLENE GILBERT
Just because John Williams wrote a song about it—and Tom Cruise
played in a movie of the same name—doesn’t mean someone
“Born on the Fourth of July” has to be a musician. Or does it?
Charlotte Hamilton, Vi’s choral director, lives a life surrounded by
music. And yes, she was born on July 4 th. She started to play the
piano at the age of eight and has had a long, successful career as
teacher and conductor. Her resumé is filled with degrees, teaching
certifications, choral ensembles, and many awards. Here are some
things you may not know about her:
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In junior high, Charlotte wanted to be in the band, but the only available position was as a
drummer. So, the teen-ager practiced with sticks on a stool and taught herself the drum
part. Fast-forward many years, and Charlotte finds herself filling in at the Marston Middle
School Christmas concert when the drummers don’t show—Wow! That’s our teacher
playing the drums!
Charlotte loves to sew. Right now, she’s working on baby bath towels for a Vi staffer who
will need them very soon. Shhh, don’t tell!
Charlotte’s father grew up on a farm, the oldest of 11 children. He had no time for frivolities like music—he was an engineer—but at the age of 60, he taught himself to play the
organ, reading all four parts.
Where is Charlotte on Thursdays? Well, after close to 40 years of teaching school, and innumerable choral leadership positions, our choral director works with 3 - 5 year-olds at
San Diego’s Mission Church of the Nazarene. There, little bodies twist about in time to
“Little Crab” or stand at attention for patriotic songs. The church recently awarded Charlotte a Distinguished Service Award in honor of 55 years of service as organist and in music ministry.
In June of this year, both the Resident Council, on behalf of all residents, and the Vi Chorus
members, presented Charlotte with certificates of appreciation. The chorus members were
quite direct, citing her willingness to review material many times over and her sense of humor. The Council declaration said, in part: “...our lives are enriched when we create music
together.” In addition, the Council expressed, “...deep appreciation for your skills, patience,
thoughtfulness, creativity, and generosity. Thank you for the music….”
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SHOULDN’T THE BEEHIVE OCCASIONALLY
HAVE PICTURES OF REAL BEES?
Photos
by Brian Barry
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LIFE WITH SHOW DOGS
BY ARLENE GILBERT
Are you psychologically suited to own a dog? And
if so, what breed?
in a later edition-- to find “Briscoe’s Irish Brown
Bread.”)
These are the questions Lois and Jim Conway researched before becoming the owners of SoftCoated Wheaten Terriers—Briscoe, and then
Susie—who later became winning show dogs.
Back to the beginning: The Conways’ children
were grown, and Lois and Jim were ready to start a
new life. True to Jim’s engineering discipline, and
Lois’s organizational skills, they answered the
questionnaires in the Tortora book. Three breeds
qualified, but, as noted, Lois was in love with the
Wheaten Terrier. They knew to buy from a breeder,
and they found the right one in Los Angeles. And
there, they found Briscoe. “Our whole life changed
at that moment,” says Lois.
The book that provided the questions, The Right
Dog For You, by Dr. Daniel Tortora, was written in
1980, and includes such topics as the intelligence,
sociability, and temperament of dogs. Never mind
that the dog the Conways chose was exceptionally
lovely. Lois says she fell in love with the breed
right after seeing its photo on the cover of the book.
But just to be sure, here’s what the book says about
the breed: “Companion and protective of its owners…quick-witted…good-tempered…spirited…
alert and intelligent.” And, we would add,
“cuddly.”
To prove how Briscoe (male), and later, Susie, rated in the Conways’ home, Lois notes that their
freezer was always filled—not with family food,
but with cookies for the terriers. If you know that
Lois is also an author of bread-machine cookbooks,
you can guess how delicious those cookies were. In
fact, she says that Briscoe would run to the kitchen
when the bread machine signaled a completed cycle. And, if Briscoe didn’t like a particular bread,
the recipe never made it into the cookbooks.
(Writer’s note: if, like me, you own a copy of
Bread Machine Magic, turn to page 65--or page 81,
The Wheaten Terrier breed originated in Ireland
and Briscoe was named after Robert Briscoe, the
first Jewish Lord Mayor of Dublin, a popular public
servant, who served in the Irish Republican Army
during Ireland’s War of Independence. His namesake was not so brave. Little Briscoe, eight weeks
old, barked and whined all the way home to San
Diego, while Lois held him. (She later learned that
the puppy should have traveled in a crate.) Next on
their life-change list was the purchase of a motor
home—they often traveled long distances to shows
and were at dog shows almost every weekend.
Lois with Briscoe and Susie
Winning dogs need to be superior in two areas:
looks (the standards for the breed in their coat, their
walk, and their structure) and personality. Briscoe
and Susie were certainly beautiful. An artist saw
Briscoe at a show and asked to use him (and later,
Susie) as a model. Jim and Lois eventually saw
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their dogs’ likenesses on cups, playing cards, magnets, and more.
ners of each breed are shown and compete against
each other.”
Jim took lessons on how to show. Classes were in
Balboa Park. Briscoe needed help, but Susie was a
natural. The dogs went to obedience class and the
Conways watched people and their dogs at shows
before jumping in.
In order to show, they had to learn to groom the
dogs. Wheatens have long coats, and they are
groomed in a certain way to show the terrier head
and body. Long coats are harder to do. “We spent a
lot of time combing to get the knots out,” says
Lois. “Briscoe hated it. In fact, he hated the bathing, and, if he heard water running from the tub, he
ran the other way.“
What was a show like? Exciting. Expensive—
especially if you hire a handler. If your dog wins,
the handler is paid more. Jim showed Briscoe, who
became a champion. However, Susie was so good
she merited a handler.
Says Lois, “The idea was to get the dog animated
and excited so he/she would show better. We used
liver treats a lot. In the ring, the judge watches the
dogs walk and then examines them. He or she puts
his hands all over each dog to see its structure.
Judges only spend about three minutes with each
dog as they move around the ring.
“There are always lots of spectators and cheering.
The males and females are shown separately at
first. Then, there is best of breed where these winners are shown. At the very end of the day, the win-
Jim accepts Susie’s winning ribbon from the judge.
Briscoe was a champion. And their second Wheaten Terrier, Susie, had the right genetic makeup to
win “best of breed” as well as “best of type” in
shows across the country. In Boston, Susie, who
had a winning personality, won over 125 terriers.
Susie was bred and became a good, protective
mother. Her daughter, Missy, was lovely, but she
had no interest in showing; she would sit down in
the ring. Missy was a happy, home dog. While the
Conways owned dogs for 18 years, only about four
years were spent showing them.
For these well-cared-for dogs, it was a wonderful
life—which they repaid in full with love.
MY NEW ADVENTURES WITH FACEBOOK
BY EDI HUNIO
Presently, am trying to make friends outside of Facebook, while applying the same principles.
So, every day, I go along the street and tell passersby what I have eaten, how I feel, what I have
done the night before, and what I will do after. I give them pictures of my family, the dogs I
owned, and me gardening and spending time in my former back yard. I also listen to their conversations, and I tell them I love them. AND, IT WORKS! I already have three people following
me: two police officers and a psychiatrist!
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ONE PERSON’S TRASH...IS ANOTHER PERSON’S RECYCLE BIN
BY MARILYN STENVALL
What have you lost recently, or, as some of us prefer to think, what have you temporarily misplaced
that is really, really important to your life?
clines and says she’ll be on a mission to find it
elsewhere—a mission that ultimately results in failure.
Ladies, think about the expensive treasures you
have had in your lifetime, ones you would be seriously distraught to lose. How about that mink
stole? You remember—the one that was so chic in
1965—that you wore to special events, cocktail
parties, and that formal affair you’ve never forgotten. But, after dancing the twist, your sense of direction got twisted, and you searched for your table—but, more importantly, the chair with your
mink stole draped on it, and it
took you an hour to find it. It
makes me sweat just thinking
about the stress.
As I sit in my living room, surrounded by a disorderly pile of papers, I consider the possibilities:
Then, there’s the occasional, but
traumatic event of locking your
keys in your car. Of course, you
never know you’ve done it until
you return with your groceries,
look for your key, and go into a
mad, mad search before you realize the awful truth of the location.
But, then, one recent Sunday afternoon, I lost something crucial,
too! I loaded up a week’s worth of newspapers and
sauntered on down the hallway to deposit them in
the recycle bin. Balancing them carefully on one
arm while I opened the trash room door, I stuck
one arm, one leg, and finally my head and shoulder
inside and—yikes! The recycle bin was missing!
“Hello? What day is this? Oh, yeah, Sunday—so
it’s not parked outside to be emptied.” Carefully,
once again, I haul all the newspapers back down
the hall to my apartment, wondering how I could
have lost the recycle bin. So, I check with the concierge, who probably thinks I’ve lost my brains instead of my bin. She sends up a housekeeper, hoping to assure me I have simply misplaced it.
The housekeeper can’t believe it’s gone. I offer to
let her search for it in my apartment, but she de-
1. A resident has decided s/he needs more cabinet
space & has appropriated the hall trash bin for that.
2. One of my neighbors has been shopping for a
(very) large planter, couldn’t find one and now is
busy planting a eucalyptus tree in it.
3. The golfer down at the end of the
hall, who has six sets of clubs, needs
it for upright convenience.
4. An artist, sick and tired of the ugly
façade, is busily painting a beautiful
design on it, transforming it from dull
and dirty to inspiring.
5. Or, a civic minded athletic resident
has placed it on the apartment balcony so we would-be basketball players
can stand outside and shoot for three
points.
I can only imagine Monday morning when the
hardworking staff member shows up to pick up the
bin, opens the door to the trash room, and a ton and
a half of trash rolls out over her, leaving her to yell
for help.
Well, not to worry. Monday came by, and, later in
the day, a substitute bin was placed there for the
well-being of all. But what happened to the original
one? I think one of us residents wheeled it down
the hall to stuff it with hoarded goods of years past
and misplaced it—it is surely living in somebody’s
dark closet!
Look around! If you live on my floor, it could be
lurking in the dark with your missing car keys or
maybe even your mink stole!
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Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly, so they lit a fire in the craft. Not surprisingly, it sank,
proving once again that you can’t have your kayak and heat it, too.
A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says, “A beer please, and one for the
road.”
An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to look at either.
A group of chess enthusiasts checked into a hotel and were standing in the lobby discussing their recent tournament victories. After awhile, the manager came out and asked them to disperse. “But,
why?” they asked. “Because,” he said, “I can’t stand chess-nuts boasting in an open foyer.”
Two antennas met on a roof, fell in love, and got married. The ceremony wasn’t much, but the reception was excellent….
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LOIS’S LIST
BY LOIS CONWAY
Pictures of many items below can be seen on “Lois’s List On-Line” (www.2towers.net).
Submit your items to Mailbox #1159 or call Lois at 455-5322.
HP INK CARTRIDGES. ONE HP 75XL. Tri-Color. Two HP 74XL. Black. All three for Costco price of one.
$36.50. 546-8411.
LOGITECH INTERNET RADIO. Play radio and enjoy music services over the internet. Big crystal clear sound.
Compact, all-in-one design for clean, clutter-free installation. Comes with instruction booklet. $35. 455-5322.
(*see online)
RICK STEVES FLIGHT BAG. Lots of pockets. 14” X 12” X 8.” Opens wide for easy access. Slides over handle of
other bags, if needed. Big enough for an overnight trip. Perfect travel accessory. $15. 455-5322. (*see online)
LOVELY DECORATIVE PILLOWS. 13-inch squares. Colorful designs are on front and back. Must be seen.
$10 each. 643-9321. (*see online)
FREE! PLASTIC HOLDERS FOR iPHONES. I have one for iPhone 4 and one for iPhone 5. 455-5322.
CAREX TOILET SUPPORT RAIL. 16” X 21“ X 11”. Fits most toilets. Safely sit or stand at the toilet. Padded arm
rests. Safe and easy to put together and use. Cushioned grips provide comfort. Adjustable arms can be widened.
Can support a weight of up to 300 pounds and is designed to fit a wide range of toilets. $10. 638-0051. After
August 1, call 455-5322. (*see online)
LARGE DECORATIVE FISH PLATE. Very striking. Hang on wall; holes for string are already there, or use for the
dining room table. $10. 638-4177. (*see online)
GORGEOUS EXTRA-LARGE LEAD-CRYSTAL CANDY DISH. Double compartments. Great shower or wedding
gift. $20 or best offer. 638-4177. (*see online)
SUNBEAM TRASHRAC SYSTEM. For garbage and recycling needs. Five-gallon. Wire rack with lid mounts on inside of kitchen cabinet door. May be used with regular plastic shopping bags or trashrac bags. Smaller size encourages recycling small items. Wire rack with lid mounts on inside of kitchen cabinet door. Perfect for eliminating
clutter. Drip tray, starter bags, and mounting hardware. $10. 455-5322. (*see online)
CHARMING DECORATIVE TABLE. Lovely floral decoration makes this table very different. Small enough to put in
that special spot that needs something petite but lovely. $50. 455-5322. (*see online)
TAN KITCHEN FLOOR MAT. 2’ X 3.’ Hardly used. Save your feet with this cushioned mat and get rid of those dangerous scatter rugs. $15. 455-5322. (*see online)
FREE! MIGO TRAVEL MUG. Deep Blue. Comfortable black handles. 643-9321. (*see online)
FREE! EIGHT LOVELY COUNTRY ORCHARD COFFEE OR TEA MUGS. By Block China. 12-ounce capacity.
643-9321. (*see online)
TECHNICS SC-HD505 STEREO SYSTEM—with CD player, cassette deck, tuner, and amplifier. External speakers.
$75. 455-5322. (*see online picture for possible setup)
STUNNING BLACK AND CHROME WALL CLOCK. 24” W. This will make a dramatic impact in your room. Large
enough to tell the time without glasses. Come see it. $20. 622-1010. (*see online)
LOVELY CHINA SET. Made in Japan by Majestic. Elegant looking with its silver trim. 43 pieces. Eight place settings. Includes large vegetable bowl, sugar and creamer, cups and saucers, dinner plates, bread and butter
plates. Almost brand new. $75 or best offer. 404-0772. (*see online)