Summer GUIDE #1 So You Want To Go To College? By Dr. Anne Cowden • drannecowden@aol.com


You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You’re on your own, and you know


what you know. And you are the guy who’ll decide where to go. ~ Dr. Seuss


THE LIFE JOURNEY Many of us have grown up with the wisdom of Dr. Seuss. He is as relevant today as he was in your childhood. Dr. Se- uss was dispensing very good advice for anyone ‘deciding where to go.’ We are all going someplace


but usu- ally want some con-


trol over where that someplace is. One of the means to do that is by going to college. In the following months, I will write a series of columns that will help you on that journey. It is a journey that can be fun and rewarding as Dr. Seuss tells us or it can be agony and worry. Much of the positive or nega- tive outcome lies with you and your willingness to apply your- self to the task with the use of those brains in your head, feet in your shoes steering you and you are the guy or gal who’ll decide where to go. The journey does not have to be done on your own. There are friends, school counselors, books, trips to colleges, par- ents, the Internet, current and former college students that


It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons.


Johann Schiller


can assist you. However, the decision is for you to make. Making an informed decision is very important regarding where you would like to go to college.


The other side of the coin is to not go to college but go straight into the workforce with an inventive idea, creating your own business, or working in the public, private or not-for-profit sector.


My point is that college is


not for everyone nor need it be. There are always opportunities for those willing to work smart and find them. It may not hap- pen overnight but, with plan- ning, you can do well without the college diploma. For example, the United States Postal Service is often hiring with a starting salary of $21 an hour with the average salary at $72,000 with benefits. You just need a high school di- ploma if you are 16 and none if you are 18. There are other good jobs that do not require college but many do require specific training in a field such as welding or car repair. If you are unsure college is for you, don’t ignore the many other possibilities that are available. The college door can always open later in life.


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Mothers Aren’t Allowed To Get Sick by Gabriel A. Fraire ~ gafraire@comcast.net


Healdsburg, CA. ~ There is this tradition in America that goes back as long as most folks can re- mem- ber.


“Moth- ers


aren’t al-


lowed to get sick.” Things being


like they are today, there are a lot more of us fathers being mothers than ever before. And, guess what, welcome to equal opportunity. “Fathers aren’t al- lowed to get sick.” As a


child, catching a cold


was actually a blessing. Being one of six children can some- times make you feel that maybe you’re just not getting the at- tention you would like. But get sick, and Mom is tucking you in and bringing you ginger ale and chicken soup. It’s quite a pam- pered feeling that made me feel better right away.


Being sick once I was mar-


ried, but before we had children, wasn’t too bad. My wife is the nurturing type and she enjoyed fussing over me. But once you have children you are no longer allowed to be sick.


And if you are sick and a parent, so what, a two year old wants that 6:30 a.m. cereal whether you head hurts OR not. Whenever a parent gets sick he thinks his kids get stupid. So, I tried what every mother must have tried down through the ages. I said to my two year old.


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$1.00 GOLD...............................................................$130.00 & up $2.50 GOLD...............................................................$180.00 & up $3.00 GOLD...............................................................$575.00 & up $5.00 GOLD...............................................................$265.00 & up $10.00 GOLD.............................................................$550.00 & up $20.00 GOLD..........................................................$1,150.00 & up $50.00 GOLD 1851 to 1855..................................$10,000.00 & up


BUYING


SILVER DIMES 1964 & Before...................................... $1.23 & up SILVER QUARTERS 1964 & Before..............................$3.08 & up SILVER HALF 1964 & Before.........................................$6.15 & up SILVER HALF 1965 to 1970...........................................$1.60 & up SILVER DOLLAR 1878 to 1904....................................$17.00 & up SILVER DOLLAR 1921 to 1935....................................$16.00 & up


HALF CENTS 1793-1857 LARGE CENTS 1793-1857


BUYING – OLDER U.S. COINS –BUYING DIMES 1796-1891


$30.00 & up $10.00 & up


FLYING EAGLE CENTS 1856-1858 $12.00 & up TWO & THREE CENTS 1851-1889 HALF DIMES 1794-1873


SHIELD NICKELS 1866-1883 LIBERTY NICKELS 1883-1913 . BUFFALO NICKELS 1913-1938


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HALF DOLLARS 1794-1839 HALF DOLLARS 1839-1891 DOLLARS 1794-1804


TRADE DOLLARS 1873-1885


$7.00 & up $55.00 & up $11.00 & up $30.00 & up $14.00 & up $700.00 & up $45.00 & up


SEATED DOLLARS 1840-1873 $150.00 & up


“Wouldn’t you like to take a lit- tle nap with dad?” It didn’t work and I got up. Did what needed to be done while feeling miserable all day long. And at the end of that day I learned to love my mother even more.


~ Gabriel A. Fraire has been a writer more than 40 years. He is also the current Healdsburg Literary Laureate. He can be reached through his Web site at: www.gabrielfraire.com


UPBEAT TIMES • June 2015 • 11


Weird Facts & Fun Trivia - 4 In Singapore, it is illegal to sell or


own chewing gum.


The City of Tokyo was originally called Edo.


Tipping at a restaurant in Iceland is considered an insult.


To burn off one plain M&M


candy, you need to walk the full length of a football field.


The deepest underwater penguin dive is 1,772 feet by an Emperor Penguin.


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