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WORLD WARS
ACROSS
1. Peter in Russian
6. Actress Thompson
9. LIPS competitor
13. Light-weight hat for
protection from sun
14. Will Ferrell’s 2003
Christmas character
15. Aka Little Mermaid
16. In the least bit
17. One of a pair for biath
lon competitor
18. Nincompoop
19. *Axis opposition
21. *Third
23. Male or female, e.g.
24. *FDR’s third was
dominated by WWII
25. Popular locale in
Ireland
28. Generic dog name
30. Male name of old
Swedish origin
35. “Aid and ’’
37. Syrian neighbor
39. PDA pens
40. contendere
41. Substitute for currency
43. Homer’s “Iliad,’’ e.g.
44. Dance named after
horse’s gallop
46. “Wilhelm ’’
47. school
48. *Infamous war camp
50. A person, place or
thing
52. She played Laurie
Partridge
53. * Germany,
formed by Soviets after
WWII
55. Lino or one more
57. *FDR/Churchill/Stalin
conference site
59. *Big , howitzer
used by Germans in WWI
62. Lindersized
64. *Japan’s target, 12/7/41
66. *Rolls armored
car
68. Blood vessel
69. Often hailed
70. Like days gone by
71. Famously extinct bird
72. Ostrich-like bird
73. Summertime pests
DOWN
1. Parent organization
2. Smidgen
3. October birthstone
4. One who “ it like
it is’’
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5. Type of baseball pitcher
6. More is ?
7. Mountain animal
8. Aflame
9. Relating to urine
10. Hyperbolic sine
11. Put it to paper?
12. and the Family
Stone
15. Bad blood
20. Highway departures
22. Energy or work unit
24. Heavy downpour
25. Stabs of pain
26. *Lusitania’s destroyer
27. “Twilight’’ protagonist
29. tape
31. Editor’s mark for “let it
stand’’
32. As opposed to written
33. Lewis Carroll’s char
acter
34. *Capital of unoccupied
France
36. Saw or awl, e.g.
38. 1,000 grams
42. D’Artagnan’s hat deco
ration
45. Saffron-flavored rice
dish
49. Gangster’s pistol
51. Limited in scope
54. Pasta complement
56. Fur shawl
57. Equal to 4th and 1
58. Lowest female singing
voice
59. Hindu Mr.
60. Robert Louis Steven
son’s evil character
61. Passed with flying
colors
62. Melancholy
63. Bovine sound
65. *He always seems to be
pointing
67. Half the width of an
em, pi.
Chase for the NASCAR
Sprint Cup Is a Stress Test
Special to the Ledger
By Cathy Elliott
NASCAR Sprint Cup Se
ries racing may well be the
most definitive stress test in
professional sports.
Not to take anything
away from the stick-and-
ball guys, but stock car rac
ing is one humdinger of a
pressure point, anxiety-rid
den by its very
nature. Throw
in the Chase for
the NASCAR
Sprint Cup,
and the angst-
ometer goes off
the charts.
Five-time
NASCAR
Sprint Cup Se
ries crew chief
Chad Knaus
said in a recent
interview that the 10-race
Chase is the most stressful
time of the season, and it
gets worse every year. Not
that he needed to be asked.
Knaus isn’t given to verbal
histrionics when things
aren’t going to his satisfac
tion during races, but his
body language speaks for
itself. We have all grown
accustomed to the sight of
him sitting atop the war
wagon in Jimmie Johnson’s
pit box, coiled so tightly he
resembles a cobra ready to
strike. Again.
You can see stress, and
you can hear it, too. On the
Wednesday evening after
winning the Chase-open
ing race at Chicagoland
Speedway, Tony Stewart’s
crew chief Darian Grubb
told SiriusXM NASCAR
Radio’s Claire B. Lang that
he had worked in the shop
that day until 7 p.m., had
then talked with various
media and was just hoping
to make it upstairs in time
to give his 3-year-old son a
bath. It was almost 9 p.m.
Business as usual, in other
words.
Stress isn’t always bad. In
small doses, it can help you
perform well under pres
sure and motivate you to do
your best. NASCAR fans
are notoriously empathetic;
sometimes
it seems we
get almost as
stressed out
during races
as our favorite
drivers do. As
with almost ev
erything else in
life, in order to
understand how
to deal with this
condition, it is
important to
identify some of its causes
and effects.
According to the Mayo
Clinic, one of the primary
causes of stress is a hectic
lifestyle.
Does a deadline at work
get you tied up in knots?
Think how NASCAR driv
ers must feel. The equa
tion of sponsor obligations
plus physical training plus
media availability, multi
plied by strapping into a
3,400-pound machine to
compete wheel to wheel at
high speed with 42 other
drivers for 400 miles or
more 10 months a year,
divided by family, team
and travel time, equals
the potential for Guinness
World Records in both the
biggest headache and larg
est ulcer categories.
Relationship problems
are another stress inducer.
In our world, this might
include things like leaving
the cap off the toothpaste
or tossing clothes on the
floor instead of in the ham
per. In NASCAR terms,
leaving someone’s car in
the wall while you sail
on past or tossing an ill-
advised verbal or physical
punch after a race really
isn’t all that uncommon. In
terms of real-life relation
ship issue comparisons,
however, it is rather like the
difference between light
ning and lightning bugs.
Mayo lists irritability and
angry outbursts as two of
the effects of stress.
In our ordinary lives, we
might make snarky com
ments or rail against the
recent Facebook changes
when the emotional rub
ber meets the road. In
NASCAR, on the other
hand, Kurt Busch’s radio
“rants’’ during races, when
the car - or his competi
tors - aren’t meeting his
performance standards,
have become legendary.
Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards
and Brad Keselowski are
among the drivers who
have been known to make
their own brand of snarky
statements by knocking
another car, whether oc
cupied or not, out of their
way when they were feel
ing a little irritated.
Suggested methods for
stress relief include calling
a friend “just to talk things
through,’’ enjoying a sooth
ing cup of herbal tea, or
listening to classical music.
(Pause for a moment to
envision Dale Earnhardt
Jr. or Kevin Harvick doing
any of these things, then
continue reading when you
stop laughing.)
Perhaps the true key to
overcoming stress involves
maintaining your poise
while dealing with it. A
good recent example is
Tony Stewart. Stewart,
who was so frustrated
with what he considered a
lackluster “regular season’’
performance that he said
he would rather not fill a
spot in the Chase when
an actual contender could
have it instead, promptly
went out and won the first
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Dave
by Dave Ramsey
Special to the Ledger
(Sister needs an attitude
adjustment!)
Dear Dave,
My older sister hasn’t
worked in two years. She
hasn’t even looked for a
job, she’s 36, and she’s been
living with our parents
the whole
time. They
want to set
her up in
an apart
ment and
pay the
rent, but I
think this
is a bad
idea. I love
her, but
what can
you do for
someone
like this?
Dee
Dear Dee,
First of
all, your
parents
aren’t helping matters. She
needs a job and a future,
and she’s not going to find
either one as long as mom
and dad are enabling her
irresponsible behavior. It’s
sad for parents when they
see their children harming
themselves through their
own stupidity and laziness.
She’s being both stupid and
lazy, and unfortunately,
these things aren’t illegal.
There may not be a
great ending to this story,
because it all rests on your
sister. She has the entire
family tied up in knots, and
in a sense, she’s controlling
everyone right now. But if
you want my advice, here
it is. Give her the address
of the nearest homeless
shelter, and send her on her
way.
Right now, she’s not
just lazy and irrespon
sible, she’s arrogant. And
arrogance can only be
erased after someone has
been broken. When she’s
been broken, then she’ll be
coachable. In situations like
this, you have to love some
one enough to let them be
broken. Otherwise, they’ll
continue in the same de
structive behavior pattern.
This is sad, and I wish
none of you were involved
in such a mess. But she’s
had the opportunity to stop
this inappropriate behavior
at any point during the last
Says
two years. Chances are, if
she’ll change her attitude
and become more humble
and trainable, she can build
from there.
—Dave
(The car or the snowball?)
Dear Dave,
We’re
working
on our debt
snowball
and are
scheduled to
become debt-
free except
for our home
a year from
now. The
problem is
I’ve got a
very old car
that’s on its
last legs.
Would it be
okay for us
to put the
debt snow
ball on hold
for a month or two, and
save up money for a newer,
inexpensive used car that’s
in better shape?
Jonathan
Dear Jonathan,
I’d hold on to it if your car
can make it a while longer.
But if it’s really on its last
legs, and you’re about to
fall through a rusted floor
board, you might consider
your plan. You need to
ask yourself if you’re just
whining, or if it’s an actual
situation.
It sounds like you guys
are doing a fabulous job so
far of paying down your
debt. Even if you take a
month or two off to save
up for a better car, you’ll
still have everything paid
off except the house in
about the same period of
time. I’m not going to fuss
about a couple of months’
difference in this kind of
situation.
Doesn’t it feel great when
you actually sit down and
take a moment to think and
formulate a plan instead of
just wandering around lost?
You guys have thought this
thing out, and now you’re
ready to move ahead with a
sensible idea!
—Dave
* For more financial help
please visit daveramsey.
com.
Provided by Leesburg
United Methodist Church.
Flowers & Happy Anniversary
Mr & Mrs Rhett Butler
Compliments of
Leesburg Flower and Gift
108 Ga Highway 32 W, Leesburg, Georgia
Phone 759-6917
Flowers may be picked up at Leesburg Flower and Gift
Happy Birthday To
September 29: Charles McBurnett, A'zya Bradford, Dan Sul
livan, Anna Lyons, Charles E. Dye, Raegan Lentz, Jerry Webb,
Blake Masters, Brett Garcia, Roy Goodson, Kathy H. Dixon,
Gloria Powell, Rhonda Gunter, Jerry Webb, Marilyn Smith;
September 30: Pam McDonald-Garrett, Freddie M. Wilson,
Steve Cooper.Amy Haynes, Jackie Svoboda, Ken Mohl, Alice
Ann Holton, Lesley Barbosa, Ben Kirkland, Clay Godfree, Jay
Griffith, Rex Price, Sheila Thompson, Carl Knight, Cindy Craven,
Amy Walden, Bonnie Lindsey, Lcaire Johnson, Linda Mor
gan, La'Porcha McCray; October 1: Johnny Brown, Theresa J.
Reardon, Carol Pressley, Ed Runge, Ashley Banker, David Miles,
Sue Cowart, Matt Hanner, Vicki Phillips, Lauren Elizabeth Phil
lips, Tiffany Satterfield, Elizabeth Anne Cheek, Joy McDaniel;
October 2: Jamie Brooks, Roger Wood, Lillie Wood, Joey
Freeman, Noah Bullock, Trey Green, Gary Unger, Ronnie Farr,
David Knight, Melissa Young, Beau Potter, Wesley Pantone, Niel
Patel, David Palmer, Faye Hembree; October 3: Rebeca McNeal,
Carla Summerall, Jacob Christopher Anglin, Adam Lawrence,
Mary Scott, Marinel Hickman, Richard Davis, Rob Hanner, Steve
Knight, Ronald Shamburger, Lindsey Draper, Robbie Gunter,
David Palmer, Juanita Dixon, Michael Robison, Lacie Garrett;
October 4: Bo Brown, Sharon Woods, Stan Getek, Bennett
McCarthy, Taylor Turoski, Taylor Peterman, Holly Ebbets, J. M.
Collier, Allen Romero, Steve Barber, Jonathon Pitts, Ned Cannon,
Ryan Kilgo, Nicholas Vanlerberghe, Wendy Hall, Dorinda Ouzts,
Brandon Burton, Larkin G. “Tank” Culbreth, Don Odom, Beverly
Turner, Susie Yonce; October 5: Bonnie Watson, Matthew
Wilson, Rex Wilson, Brenda Dunham, Brenda Anderson, Minnie
Polite, Jared God frey, Bruce Bennett, Reed Hatfield, Art Ford,
Matt Austin, Sherrica Littlefield, Rebecca Martin, Steve Ligget,
Ashley Kawalek, Brad Blackburn, Pamela E. Joiner
Happy Anniversary To
September 28: Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Bernard Wright, Mr. and
Mrs. Russ Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Coffey; September
29; Mr. and Mrs. Larry McCarthy, Mr and Mrs Marty Joiner;
September 30: Mr. and Mrs. Willie F. Harrison, Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Akridge; October 1: Mr.
and Mrs. Stuart Glass, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Harrell; October 2:
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilder, Mr. and Mrs. John Tillman, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Studdard, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kretzer, Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Don Styck; October 3: Mr. and Mrs.
Rhett Butler, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Taylor,Mr. and Mrs. Rick
Cimino, Mr. and Mrs. Judson Cain, Mr. and Mrs. Terry Duncan;
October 4: Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hurst; October 5: Mr and Mrs
Johnny Hawkins