Sunday,  Aug. 25, 2013 • Vol. 15--No. 41 • 22 of 24

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thor Frederick Forsyth is 75. Actor David Canary is 75. Movie director John Badham is 74. Filmmaker Marshall Brickman is 74. Rhythm-and-blues singer Walter Williams (The O'Jays) is 71. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is 71. Actor Anthony Heald is 69. Rock musician Danny Smythe is 65. Rock singer-actor Gene Simmons is 64. Actor John Savage is 64. Country singer-musician Henry Paul (Outlaws; Blackhawk) is 64. Rock singer Rob Halford is 62. Rock musician Geoff Downes (Asia) is 61. Rock singer Elvis Costello is 59. Movie director Tim Burton is 55. Actor Christian LeBlanc is 55. Actress Ashley Crow is 53. Actress Ally Walker is 52. Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus is 52. Actress Joanne Whalley is 52. Rock musician Vivian Campbell (Def Leppard) is 51. Actor Blair Underwood is 49. Actor Robert Maschio is 47. Rap DJ Terminator X (Public Enemy) is 47. Alternative country singer Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) is 46. Actor David Alan Basche (BAYSH) is 45. Television chef Rachael Ray is 45. Actor Cameron Mathison is 44. Country singer Jo Dee Messina is 43. Model Claudia Schiffer is 43. Country singer Brice Long is 42. Actor Eric Millegan is 39. Actor Jonathan Togo is 36. Actor Kel Mitchell is 35. Actress Rachel Bilson is 32. Actress Blake Lively is 26. Actor Josh Flitter is 19.
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• Thought for Today: "No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helps you." - Althea Gibson, American tennis champion (born this date in 1927, died 2003).
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Some Mysteries Are Tough To Solve
Dr. James L. Snyder

• For my wife's birthday (I am not allowed to mention which one) I surprised her with round trip tickets to her family reunion in upper New York State. Out of courtesy to her, I elected not to include myself in her little vacation. After all, it is her family and that is just the kind of man I am.
• I must say I was looking forward to a week in the house by myself, where I could be the absolute boss. Nobody to tell me what to do. Nobody to tell me where to go. For a week, I would be the king of my castle; the captain of my ship; the pilot of my spacecraft.
• Actually, I need more than one week to do all of these things.
• The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage deserves time off and away from Yours Truly. All year long, she works hard and most of the time has her hands full trying to untangle me from one foil after another. Lately, it has developed into a foil-time job.
• The day finally came for me to take her to the airport and see her off. As I kissed

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