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Page 2C,The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, November 9, 2016
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ALTITUDE
THANKSGIVING
ACROSS
1. Take a base
6. Comic book expres
sion for alarm
9. Locus, pi.
13. L on clothes
14. Grazing spot
15. Chose between com
petitors
16. Pseudonym
17. Matterhorn, e.g.
18. Opposite of cathode
19. *Wampanoag
Thanksgiving feast con
tribution
21. ^Original Plymouth
resident
23. Flanders of “The
Simpsons”
24. Sunrise on compass
25. Part of tennis match
28. Like happy people’s
glasses
30. River in Asia
35. Saintly glow
37. Actress Perlman
39. Aqua-Lung user
40. Europe/Asia moun
tain divide
41. Do-reh-mi-fa-so-la-ti
43. Scotia
44. Same as comae
46. Leopard or such
47. Capital of Ukraine
48. Sprightliness
50. Sold in bars
52. *Like an overcooked
turkey
53. Whip strike
55. Pump offering
57. ^Thanksgiving pie
filling
61. Courage or valor
65. Accustom
66. Intersects blvd.?
68. “A Confederacy of
sing.
69. Climber’s spike
70. Shiny wheel part
71. Grouchy Muppet
72. Old flames
73. Mouth piece
74. India’s first P.M.
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1. Eastern European
2. Tall one is a lie
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3. Poetic name of Ireland
4. “Encore!”
5. “Children of a
God” (1986)
6. Panache
7. Unagi
8. Fraternity K
9. Ding-a-
10. Either fragrance or
stench
11. Ghana monetary unit
12. Footnote word
15. ^Preserved the old-
fashioned way
20. Plural of #10 Down
22. School of thought
suffix
24. Blinking cilia
25. ^Cranberry
26. Continental money
27. Charlie Chaplin’s
character
29. *What to do on
Friday
31. Hose problem
32. Egg-shaped
33. Never say what?
34. *Boat contents
36. Winglike
38. 1970s hairdo
42. “Time is money,” e.g.
45. Smooth and shiny
49. Chi precursor
51. ^Presidential
Thanksgiving act
54. Angry growl
56. Drink excessively
57. Dream sucker?
58. Type of operating
system
59. No volume
60. Major-leaguers
61. Cannabis plant
62. Mark of a ruler
63. “The Lion King”
villain
64. Himalayan peak
67. Roman numeral 7
Finish Every Day and Be Done With It
Special to the Ledger
By Pam Young
Young @He art by Pam
Young
One thing we all learn,
as we age, is that life
changes and we don’t
see it happen, because it
happens so
gradually.
The older
we get, we
realize how
important
it is to
enjoy every
single day
to the max.
When we
were grow
ing up, we
were too
busy raising our fami
lies to think much about
savoring each day. Most
of our younger years
are a blur of hard work,
chaos, fatigue and a lot
of noise.
We notice the changes
when we look back on
photos taken when we
were younger, and can
think, ‘I looked good. I
looked young then, so
why did I think I looked
old? Why was I so hard
on myself?’ Most of the
younger women I know
are so hard on them
selves and I wish I could
hug them and remind
them that they look just
fine. You young moms,
be easy with yourselves.
Everything’s okay.
Here’s a thought. No
matter how old you are,
if you want to look ten
years younger instantly,
the next time you get
into a discussion about
age, tell that you are ten
years older than you are
and watch the compli
ments flow to you! But I
really have some better
advice.
A ninety-year-old
friend of mine, who just
passed away,
once told me
she started
every day with
words from
Emerson. They
are the same
words Peggy
and I used to
end our book,
“The Side
tracked Sisters’
Happiness
File.”
“Finish every day and
be done with it. You
have done what you
could. Some blunders
and absurdities no doubt
crept in. Forget them as
soon as you can. Tomor
row is a new day; begin
it well and serenely and
with too high a spirit to
be cumbered with your
old nonsense. This day
is all that is good and
fair. It is too dear, with
its hopes and invitations,
to waste a moment on
yesterdays.”
Do you know much
about Ralph Waldo Em
erson? He lived in Con
cord, MA and owned
property on Walden
Pond where his live-in
handyman, friend and
protege Henry Thoreau
ended up living for a
couple of years. In ad
dition to doing odd jobs
in the yard and house,
Henry also watched the
four Emerson children
sometimes.
Since Ralph was a
highly respected and fa
mous American philoso
pher and man of letters,
he mentored Henry, who
was no dummy either.
Henry graduated from
Harvard as did Ralph.
When I think of that
household of four chil
dren, a live-in student
and a busy writing and
lecture schedule, I can
see why Emerson wrote
that paragraph. Can you
imagine Henry fol
lowing him all around,
soaking up every drop of
wisdom from Ralph that
he could? Do you think
maybe Ralph is the one
who suggested Henry
build a little room on
that lake property just to
get him out. You know
what they say about visi
tors being the same as
fish; after three days they
stink.
I often wonder how
much Henry was in the
“real” world. He lived
with his parents before
he lived with Ralph and
his family. He spent $29
on the room he built to
live in on the shore of
Walden Pond and
conducted an economic
experiment to see if it
were possible to live by
working one day and
devoting the other six
days to rest and contem
plation, reversing the
Yankee habit of working
six days and resting one.
Sounds like Henry was
a millennial before his
time.
We don’t have six free
days a week to contem
plate life, but maybe we
can take just a minute
or two here-and-there
every day and relish
being alive. Relish every
bite we take. Relish good
music we can listen to
anytime we turn it on.
Relish our neighbors,
friends and family mem-
See Pam,
page 4C
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Dave Says
by Dave Ramsey ^
Special to the Ledger
(Retained earnings are
a must)
Dear Dave,
My husband owns a
small landscaping and
masonry company. His
profits over the last
couple of
years have
been about
$80,000 an
nually. We
were won
dering if
we should
be setting
aside some
retained
earnings.
Kim
Dear Kim,
Yes, all
businesses
should have retained
earnings. In the personal
finance world, we would
call that an emergency
fund. It can be difficult
in the business world
sometimes though.
You’re talking about run
ning a business, making
a profit, feeding your
family, and saving mon
ey in the business. This
isn’t an easy process no
matter how long you’ve
been in business.
One way to solve the
problem, though, is to
take a percentage of your
profits at the end of the
month and set it aside
for retained earnings
first. Do this before you
take any profits home
or distribute them under
a profit sharing plan.
It doesn’t have to be a
big percentage, but you
should be setting money
aside every month for the
company.
The beauty of doing
this is you’ll have money
sitting there to replace
equipment and other
expenditures down the
road. Just remember that
it’s all taxable. Whether
you’re in an LLC, Sub S
Corp or sole proprietor
ship, any money you
make as
profit —
whether
you take
it home or
not — is
taxable. So
your re
tained earn
ings may be
saved, but
they will be
reduced by
the taxes on
it each year.
Any
thing you do in business
requires money, and to
avoid going into debt
you’re going to need
retained earnings. Good
question, Kim!
— Dave
(Be professional)
Dear Dave,
I’m about to turn in my
two-week notice after 17
years with my company.
It’s a small business, and
everyone is like family,
but the last raise I re
ceived was 50 cents and
that was 10 years ago.
I’ve always worked hard
and done my job well,
but I need to move on to
a better-paying position
I’ve found. Do you have
any advice on how to
handle this situation?
JT
Dear JT,
Leaving people you
care about is always
hard. It sounds like they
See Dave,
page 4C
, -a *•
Dave Ramsey
Flowers & Happy Anniversary
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Hood
Compliments of
Flowers by Lissa
769 Lovers Lane Rd., Leesburg, Georgia
Phone 430-8106 or 869-9574
Flowers may be picked up at Flowers by Lissa
Happy Birthday To:
November 10: Ronnie Mills, Terry Duncan, Brit
tany Turner, Katilyn Turner, Delbert Murray, Suzan
DeLoach, Emily Wood, Norma Garrett, Amanda
Miller, Brandon Trail, Jimmy Hughes, Terrie Haire,
Gene Berry, Lane Wiggins, Robert Reeves, Jeanette
Allen, Catherine Mims, RK. Carter, Vicki Aider-
man; November 11: Danny Harris, Lee Cannon,
Woody Daughtry, Kim Calhoun, Tommy Bridges,
Cecil Musgrove, Jessica Aired, Caleb C. Bowden,
Clark Lutch, Nathan Ebbets, Keith Isler, Gary
McKinnon, Bob Wettengel, Rickey A. Gadd, Becky
Harp, Casey Young, Elain M. Barner; November 12:
Camryn Coleman, Brendan Cheshire, Howard Davis,
Leonard Askew, Lavon Ross, Rhon, Helen Levertte,
Crystal McCranie, Bettye Jean Adaway, Kristen
Kelly, Terry Lee King; November 13: Elsie Mank,
Garrett Watson, David Brooks, Thelma Melton, Kyle
Berry, Wayne Stephens, Kerry Ward, Keith Wisner,
Billie Williams, Annie Jowers, Haley Brakes, Ernest
L. Martin; November 14: Kennedy Morton, Lauren
Grimes, George Krohn, Melanie Garrett, Michelle
Spence, Scott Nichols, Justin Flowers, Matthew
Tanner, Robert Gardner, Ben Daniel, Brenda Davis,
Jonathan French, Matthew Tanner, Lauren Joiner;
November 15: Lisa Burt, Marjorie Miller, Larry
McCarthy, Brandi Shamburger, Brandi Nesbitt,
Owen Nesbitt, Kyle Edmunds, Mike Smith, Cindy C.
Valentine, Stuart Anglin, Chelsee Nutt, Lori C. Rit
ter, Donna King, Randy Joiner; November 16: Travis
Bowser Jr., Rebecca Sheltra, Clint Ferguson, Cassie
Brooks, Chelsea Futch, Jodi K. Dover, Kathy Brettel,
Melissa Morris, Joyce Cobalit, Cindy Stone
Happy Anniversary to:
November 10: Mr. and Mrs. Don Knight, Mr.
and Mrs. Jason Graham; November 11: Mr. and
Mrs. Gena Shapiro, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Craven;
November 12: Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Scott, Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Glass; November 13: Mr. and Mrs. Chad
Creech, Mr. and Mrs. Dillon Long; November 14:
Mr. and Mrs. Frankin Young, Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell
Sellars, Mr. and Mrs. W.S. Hudson, Mr. and Mrs.
Dana Banks, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Widner, Mr. and
Mrs. Kerry Ward, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Turner;
November 15: Mr. and Mrs. Larry L. Melton, Mr.
and Mrs. William C. Harp; November 16: Mr. and
Mrs. Bobby Shirley, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hood