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FREE Celebrating Life After 50 SERVING THE PUGET SOUND REGION SINCE 1986 Prime Time N orthwest VOL. 13 NO. 2 FEBRUARY/MARCH 2013 www.NorthwestPrimeTime.com Egan on Curtis One Seattleite Reflects on Another from an Earlier Age A third-generation Westerner, Timothy Egan is a true Washingtonian—born in Seattle, raised in Spokane, and living in Seattle once again. of our times. “Perhaps the greatest anthropological excursion ever undertaken by a single human being,” said Egan in an interview on Well Read, a local public television program featuring books and writers. “Curtis’ work, the twenty volumes that make The North American Indian, is an American masterpiece, what has been called the greatest change in the book since the King James Bible.” Egan describes Curtis as a superstar of his time, movie-star handsome, the most famous Pacific Northwesterner for much of the 20th century. “And yet,” said Egan, “we have sort of forgotten about him. I am trying to resurrect Curtis…to resurrect the scope of what he pulled off—a lone man, son of a preacher, sixth grade education.” Curtis’ epic undertaking starts with Chief Seattle’s daughter Angeline. She was living in Seattle—a city named after her father that had outlawed Indians. He stumbles upon her and wants to take her photo. That was the start of his epic, reports Egan. “His studio photography that had made him famous gave way to his big, magnificent obsession.” Egan said that the experience of handling Curtis’ original books…“gave me the shivers. The pictures are luminescent.” Egan describes how Curtis carried around heavy and dangerous glass plate negatives throughout his journeys—whether mountainsides or wild, untamed rivers. “To turn the pages of these things and see these original Curtis [photos] are just chilling,” said Egan. A review of Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis follows. ❖ Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher …review by David Holahan Edward Curtis led a life that would make for implausible fiction. He parlayed a sixth- grade education, a hardscrabble childhood, and boundless ambition into fame and quasi-destitution, simultaneously. At the peak of his success – as he supped with President Teddy Roosevelt and photographed his children, played Carnegie Hall, and convinced J.P. Morgan to be his patron – Curtis was living hand-to-mouth. The banker would pay for some of his expenses, but not a penny in salary. And virtually every cent of his and Morgan’s went to The Cause: documenting – celebrating is probably a better word – the lives and cultures of Native Americans. He accomplished this not simply with his evocative photographs. He also did it in compelling prose, through audio recordings of fading languages, and by using a new medium: moving pictures. These were not potshots. Curtis had to gain the trust of his subjects, who, unsurprisingly, were exceedingly wary of white people in the early years of the 20th century. Curtis lived with and often like the people he captured on film. He was at home in the wilderness, could travel great distances and endure frequent privations. He dodged eternity now and again, often with his children in tow. In a Hopi snake ceremony, a hissing rattler was gingerly draped about his shoulders. Curtis saw himself in a mad race to photograph This Pulitzer Prize winning reporter is a New York Times opinion columnist and critically acclaimed author of seven books including his National Book Award winner The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl. A graduate of the University of Washington and father of two (Sophie and Casey), Mr. Egan lives in Seattle with his wife, journalist Joni Balter of Seattle Times fame. Egan comes from a family of nine, “from a mother who loved books and a father with the Irish gift of finding joy in small things,” (from timothyeganbooks. com). In an interview with High Country News (9/14/09, Moir) Egan said, “My mother loved the outdoors. When I was a kid, we'd go on walks where she would sing the praises of nature. She was the best proselytizer for the Northwest. Although she wanted me to travel and to see the world, she said… ‘you'll see there is no better place than here.’ ” Love of the Northwest followed Egan into his professional life and he became a consummate writer of the Northwest landscape. His breakout book, The Good Rain, is consistently voted one of the ten essential books about the Northwest environment. And his mother was right; he did see the world. “During my years working as a national correspondent for the New York Times, I traveled nearly 50,000 miles a year – all over the West.” From a self-described blue-collar background, Egan worked on a farm bucking hay, in a factory, and at a fast-food restaurant “while muddling through nearly seven on-and-off years of college.” He also worked at the high school and college papers and jump-started his writing career covering the grounding of the Exxon Valdez as a stringer for the New York Times. His most recent book is Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis. Egan contends that Curtis created one the greatest – if not the greatest – photographic and artistic epics His masterpieces would not be rediscovered for another 20 years, in the 1970s, languishing in a bookshop and a museum in Massachusetts continued on page 14 February/March 2013 Timothy Egan's new book, Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher, is a stunning portrait of Edward Curtis, the photographer who made it his mission to photograph Native Americans. Timothy Egan's latest book explores the life of photographer Edward Curtis, who was the most famous Northwesterner for much of the 20th Century Seattleite Timothy Egan is a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning writer Tips on living well to 100 and beyond page 2 nside I
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Celebrating Life After 50
SErViNG THE PUGET SOUND rEGiON SiNCE 1986
Prime TimeNorthwest
VOL. 13 NO. 2 FEBrUArY/MArCH 2013www.NorthwestPrimeTime.com
Egan on CurtisOne Seattleite refl ects on Another from an Earlier Age
A third-generation Westerner,
Timothy Egan is a true
Washingtonian—born in Seattle,
raised in Spokane, and living in
Seattle once again.
of our times. “Perhaps the greatest anthropological excursion ever undertaken by a single human being,” said Egan in an interview on Well Read, a local public television program featuring books and writers. “Curtis’ work, the twenty volumes
that make The North American Indian, is an American masterpiece, what has been called the greatest change in the book since the King James Bible.”
Egan describes Curtis as a superstar of his time, movie-star handsome, the most famous Pacifi c Northwesterner for much of the 20th century. “And yet,” said Egan, “we have sort of
forgotten about him. I am trying to resurrect Curtis…to resurrect the scope of what he pulled off—a lone man, son of a preacher, sixth grade education.”
Curtis’ epic undertaking starts with Chief Seattle’s daughter Angeline. She was living in Seattle—a city named after her father that had outlawed Indians. He stumbles upon her and wants to take her photo. That was the start of his epic, reports Egan. “His studio photography that had made him famous gave way to his big, magnifi cent obsession.”
Egan said that the experience of handling Curtis’ original books…“gave me the shivers. The pictures are luminescent.” Egan describes how Curtis carried around heavy and dangerous glass plate negatives throughout his journeys—whether mountainsides or wild, untamed rivers. “To turn the pages of these things and see these original Curtis [photos] are just chilling,” said Egan.
A review of Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis follows. ❖
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher …review by David Holahan
Edward Curtis led a life that would make for implausible fi ction. He parlayed a sixth-grade education, a hardscrabble childhood, and boundless ambition into fame and quasi-destitution, simultaneously. At the peak of his success – as he supped with President Teddy Roosevelt and photographed his children, played Carnegie Hall, and convinced J.P. Morgan to be his patron – Curtis was living hand-to-mouth. The banker would pay for some of his expenses, but not a penny in salary.
And virtually every cent of his and Morgan’s went to The Cause: documenting – celebrating is probably a better word – the lives and cultures of Native Americans. He accomplished this not simply with his evocative photographs. He also did it in compelling prose, through audio recordings of fading languages, and by using a new medium: moving pictures. These were not potshots. Curtis had to gain the trust of his subjects, who, unsurprisingly, were exceedingly wary of white people in the early years of the 20th century.
Curtis lived with and often like the people he captured on fi lm. He was at home in the wilderness, could travel great distances and endure frequent privations. He dodged eternity now and again, often with his children in tow. In a Hopi snake ceremony, a hissing rattler was gingerly draped about his shoulders.
Curtis saw himself in a mad race to photograph
This Pulitzer Prize winning reporter is a New York Times opinion columnist and critically acclaimed author of seven books including his National Book Award winner The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl. A graduate of the University of Washington and father of two (Sophie and Casey), Mr. Egan lives in Seattle with his wife, journalist Joni Balter of Seattle Times fame.
Egan comes from a family of nine, “from a mother who loved books and a father with the Irish gift of fi nding joy in small things,” (from timothyeganbooks.com). In an interview with High Country News (9/14/09, Moir) Egan said, “My mother loved the outdoors. When I was a kid, we'd go on walks where she would sing the praises of nature. She was the best proselytizer for the Northwest. Although she wanted me to travel and to see the world, she said… ‘you'll see there is no better place than here.’ ” Love of the Northwest followed Egan into his professional life and he became a consummate writer of the Northwest landscape. His breakout book, The Good Rain, is consistently voted one of the ten essential books about the Northwest environment. And his mother was right; he did see the world. “During my years working as a national correspondent for the New York Times, I traveled nearly 50,000 miles a year – all over the West.”
From a self-described blue-collar background, Egan worked on a farm bucking hay, in a factory, and at a fast-food restaurant “while muddling through nearly seven on-and-off years of college.” He also worked at the high school and college papers and jump-started his writing career covering the grounding of the Exxon Valdez as a stringer for the New York Times.
His most recent book is Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis. Egan contends that Curtis created one the greatest – if not the greatest – photographic and artistic epics
His masterpieces would not be rediscovered for another 20 years, in the 1970s, languishing in a bookshop and a museum in Massachusetts
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Timothy Egan's new book, Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher, is a stunning portrait of Edward Curtis, the photographer who made it his mission to photograph Native Americans.
Timothy Egan's latest book explores the life of photographer Edward Curtis, who was the most famous Northwesterner for much of the 20th Century
Seattleite Timothy Egan is a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winning writer
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Zinc Defi ciency Linked to Aging
A new study from the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University has shown that zinc defi ciency can develop with age, leading to a decline of the immune system and increased infl ammation associated with many health problems, including cancer, heart disease, autoimmune disease and diabetes. About 40 percent of elderly Americans have diets that are defi cient in this important micronutrient, the study concludes. The study author recommends that all seniors should take the full RDA for zinc, which is about 11 milligrams a day for men and 8 milligrams a day for women. Future studies may recommend higher intake for seniors, but levels of zinc intake above 40 milligrams per day should be avoided, researchers said, because at very high levels they can interfere with absorption of other necessary nutrients including iron and copper.
In October, 2012 The New York Times published an article entitled The Island Where People Forget to Die by Dan Buettner.
In the article we meet 97-year-old Stamatis Moraitis. In 1943 Moraitis moved to the United States from a small island in Greece seeking medical treatment for an arm mangled during the Greek civil war. He found a job in the U.S. and decided to stay. Years later, in 1976 when he was in his mid-60s, Moraitis was diagnosed with lung cancer. He was given nine months to live.
Instead of seeking medical treatment, he and his wife moved back to his homeland, the Greek isle of Ikaria. He wanted to be buried with his ancestors.
The months came and they went but still he didn’t die. “Today,” writes Buettner, “three-and-a-half decades later, he’s 97-years old…and cancer free.”
Dan Buettner is the founder of Blue Zones, an organization researching the world’s longest lived populations.
The article focuses on the Greek island of Ikaria and reports that Ikarians reach the age of 90 at two-and-a-half times the rate Americans do. They not only live longer, but with more vitality and fewer occurrences of cancer and cardiovascular disease – not to mention about a quarter the rate of dementia.
“On Ikaria…people have been managing to stay sharp to the end,” writes Buettner.
For over a decade, Buettner, with support from the National Geographic Society, has been studying the places throughout the world where people live the longest. Ikaria is one of five locations Buettner has identified as “Blue Zones” of longevity. The others are Nicoya, Costa Rica, Okinawa, Japan, Sardinia, Italy, and Loma Linda, California.
Buettner and his team have identified the common lifestyle practices of the long-lived elders from these Blue Zones.
“There’s no silver bullet to keep death and the diseases of old age at bay. If there’s anything close to a secret, it’s silver buckshot,” writes Buettner.
Blue Zones Power 9 Secrets of Longevity:
“In 2000 a team of scientists and I began studying cultures where people live longest. The residents of these ‘Blue Zones’ don’t diet or belong to health clubs, but they do share
common healthy behaviors. We call them the Power 9:” --Dan Buettner
1 Keep MovingFind ways to move naturally,
such as walking, gardening, using fewer labor-saving devices.
2 Find PurposeAnd pursue it with passion.3 Slow DownWork less, rest, take vacations.4 Stop Eating......when you’re 80 percent full.5 Dine on PlantsEat more veggies, and less meat
and processed foods.6 Drink Red WineDo it consistently but in
moderation.7 Join a groupCreate a healthy social network.8 Feed your soulEngage in spiritual activities.9 Love your tribeMake family a high priority.
The island That Age ForgotTips on Living Well to 100 and Beyond
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During the early depression years, it was the practice of anyone unemployed to read the obituaries and head out for the job once held by the deceased. I am sure that when loneliness sets into the life of an older woman
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Even before my late husband died I was aware of the disparity in numbers of men in my age bracket. I worried that if we ever had to move into a care center that women would buzz around my husband like a bee seeking nectar. My vision of his sitting in the cafeteria or the lounge at a retirement residence and women fl uttering all about him was not a situation for me to venture into willingly. But the alternative was having younger women providing intimate care and entertaining him in our own home. There was no perfect solution.
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nearby, dressed in traditional black. They looked at me and talked excitedly. Someone in my tour group translated: It seems they loved my colorful outfi t and my vitality. I did not fi t the mold of the small town Spanish woman of advanced age.
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Believe it or not when I eventually started dating after my husband died I used my counseling training to analyze our compatibility. I drew a chart and put on one side the ways we were compatible and on the other side the ways we were different. I knew that a sense of humor was important and that other patterns would need to mesh. But I also knew that there would need to be a give and take where differences were evident. When my list of our compatibilities became much longer than the list of incompatibilities I said, “He’s a keeper.” So he plays bridge without me and I go on the poetry stage without him but we share a good laugh and investigate places that were not possible to visit when we were each caring for our bedridden spouses in years past. Also, we live with memories of our many years of marriage. A fact of life is admitting that we may wind down physically in the years to come but our motto is: Enjoy life one day at a time. Not a bad motto for any age. ❖
Georgie Bright Kunkel will celebrate her 93rd birthday at a big family reunion in August. She is a storyteller for Seattle Public Schools and reads at poetry night at C and P Coffee House in West Seattle. Her stand-up comedy routine can be seen at the Comedy Underground in Seattle’s Pioneer Square on Monday, February 18th. Georgie can be reached at [email protected] or 206-935-8663
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Brain Pacemaker Implanted for Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical Center are taking a new surgical approach
for treating Alzheimer’s disease. This past November they surgically implanted a pacemaker-like device into the brain of a patient in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, the first such operation in the United States. The device, which provides deep brain stimulation and has been used in thousands of people with Parkinson's disease, is seen as a possible means of boosting memory and reversing cognitive decline.
The surgery is part of a multicenter clinical trial marking a new direction in clinical research designed to slow or halt the ravages of the disease. Instead of focusing on drug treatments, many of which have failed in recent clinical trials, the research focuses on the use of the low-voltage electrical charges delivered directly to the brain.
As part of a preliminary safety study in 2010, the devices were implanted in six Alzheimer's disease patients in Canada. Researchers found that patients with mild forms of the disorder showed sustained increases in glucose metabolism over a 13-month-period, an indicator of neuronal activity. Most Alzheimer's disease patients show decreases in glucose metabolism over the same period.
“This is a very different approach, whereby we are trying to enhance the function of the brain mechanically. It's a whole new avenue for potential treatment,” said Dr. Paul Rosenberg, who is with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
The surgery involves drilling holes into the skull to implant wires into the fornix on either side of the brain. The fornix is a brain pathway instrumental in bringing information to the hippocampus, the portion of the brain where learning begins and memories are made. The wires are attached to a pacemaker-like device that sends tiny electrical impulses into the brain 130 times a second. The patients don't feel the current.Gazpacho May Help Combat High Blood Pressure
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Overactive Bladder...by Gloria May, M.S., R.N., CHES
On a recent car trip through the British countryside, we stopped at one of the most well-appointed rest areas I’d ever seen: two restaurants, a video game parlor, a gift shop combo market, a post office, and the most appreciated feature, a dozen ladies’ “facilities.”
On the inside door of each cubicle, there was a poster. It was a line drawing of a woman with her knees held together but her ankles flung far out to each side. Her hands, one over the other, were just about at her (pardon me) crotch level. The illustration’s message was clear: She really had to go to the bathroom. Under the image was written: “Back already? Overactive bladder is a treatable medical condition. Ask your doctor.” Very clever, I thought, and great placement.
“Overactive bladder” is the name of a distressing problem which, although it can become more troublesome as we grow older, is a normal part of aging. The symptoms are:
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• Urinaryurgency,definedasthesudden desire to go with the panicky feeling that you won’t be able to wait until you get to a bathroom; and
• Urgeincontinence,referringto actually not being able to hold back your urine until you get to a bathroom.
Some 17 million Americans (mostly women) are plagued by overactive bladder symptoms. The underlying problem usually lies with the nerves and/or the muscles in that area although there are other contributors:
• medicationssuchassedatives, diuretics (obviously), and sleeping pills, and
• so-called“triggerfoods”whichcan irritate the bladder. These include coffee (even decaf), alcohol, tomatoes,
citrus fruits, corn syrup, honey, milk, carbonated beverages, chocolate, cranberries, even artificial sweeteners and highly spiced dishes.
Can overactive bladder be treated as the poster stated? And how? And with what degree of success?
Yes, it can be treated, and while there is no one-size-fits-all strategy, there are a number of approaches which, when taken together, result in an estimated 80% success rate:
• Diet:Ithasbeenreportedthat half of overactive bladder sufferers can ease their symptoms just by eliminating trigger foods from their diet. Once the symptoms have improved, it is often possible to add these items back, one at a time; however, if there is one food or drink that’s particularly problematic, it may have to be permanently avoided.
• Bladderretraining:Thisisaprocess of both unlearning certain habits, teaching the bladder to hold more urine, and exercising and strengthening pelvic floor muscles.
• Medications:Therearepatches, gels, and pills which although not a cure can get a person through the course of bladder retraining.
However, it takes time, and more importantly, dedication. In addition, an overactive bladder is probably best handled by a urologist or an ob/gyn with specialized training.
Of course, none of this will get done unless the patient cranks up the courage to tell their doctor that there is a problem in the first place.
Gloria May is a registered nurse with a master’s degree in health education. She also holds a Certified Health Education Specialist designation.
Medical Minutes...by John Schieszer
John Schieszer
ingredients (tomato, cucumber, garlic, olive oil) with an arterial pressure reduction (lower blood pressure),” said researcher Alexander Medina-Remón, who is with the hospital clinic of Barcelona. “This new scientific study states for the first time that a regular consumption of gazpacho is as beneficial as the consumption of its ingredients individually. So, gazpacho can reduce hypertension.”
The findings were unexpected because gazpacho contains salt. Despite this, the researchers found that blood pressure levels of gazpacho consumers were lower than the levels of non-consumers. The reason may be that bioactive elements of gazpacho counteract the effect of salt ingestion. The investigators noted that gazpacho contains carotenes, vitamin C and polyphenols.
The researchers concluded that the final balance of the bioactive elements of gazpacho and its salt content may makes it heart healthy and help people lower their blood pressure if they have elevated levels. The researchers also used statistical techniques of logistic regression to know to what extent the consumption of gazpacho can reduce the risk of suffering hypertension. The researchers estimated that regular consumption of gazpacho could lower blood pressure levels in some individuals by as much 27%. Drinking Tea May Help Prevent Diabetes
Drinking tea on a regular basis may help lower a person’s risk of developing diabetes. A new study has found that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes is low in countries where consumption of black tea is high. The investigators conducted a mathematical analysis of data from 50 countries and systematically mined information on black (fermented) tea consumption based on 2009 sales data collected by an independent specialist market research company.
The researchers also analyzed World Health Organization (WHO) data for those same countries on the prevalence of respiratory, infectious, and cardiovascular diseases, as well as cancer and diabetes. The researchers found that Ireland ranked the highest for black tea drinkers, closely followed by the UK and Turkey. At the bottom of the list were South Korea, Brazil, China, Morocco and Mexico, with very low consumption.
The researchers found a significant impact for black tea on rates of diabetes, but not on any of the other health indicators studied. The link was confirmed with further statistical analysis, which pointed to a strong linear association between low rates of diabetes in countries where consumption of black tea is high.
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Naturally Healthy
Aging and Optimal Cognitive Function…by Carly Kellogg & Amy Frasieur, MS, RD
Have you ever heard that completing a crossword puzzle a day can slow aging? Or reading The New York Times from front to back daily will reduce the likelihood for developing Alzheimer’s disease? Although these are great tools for stimulating your mind and protecting brain health, there is an easier way! Optimal nutritional status is a key factor for appropriate aging. Below you will fi nd some easy dietary changes for preserving cognitive function and increasing your overall health, and the best part is they are simple, fast and delicious!
Premature aging can occur when specifi c nutrients are not being met. Specifi cally B vitamins are important to consider when looking at optimal cognitive function. B vitamins are both named and numbered as follows; B1 thiamin, B2 ribofl avin,B3 niacin, B5 pantothenic acid, B6 pyridoxine, B7 biotin, B9 folate, and B12 cobalamin.
Most people do not need to work hard to achieve adequate nutrient status of B vitamins, which are easily found in a varied diet. But it is important, especially in an aging population, to keep a look out for two B vitamins that are not as easily acquired: B9 and B12. These two B vitamins are essential for rapid and effi cient neurotransmission or nerve conduction in the brain. B9 and B12 help maintain the integrity of the fatty layer that surrounds each nerve in your brain, supporting optimal cognitive function. Meeting your daily needs for these two vitamins is an important consideration.
If you’re older than 50, the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of
Medicine recommends a daily intake of 400 micrograms (mcg) of B9 and 2.4 micrograms (mcg) of B12.What do these nutrient levels actually look like on a plate? A half-cup of cooked lentils delivers about 179 mcg of folate and six spears of
asparagus delivers 134 mcg of folate. Spinach, garbanzo beans and orange juice are other good sources of folate.
B12 levels are a little more challenging to meet. Most whole food sources of B12 exist in animal proteins such as salmon and beef. If you are an omnivore these are great options, but if you are a vegetarian, you may want to consider eating more yogurt, eggs and milk. Animal proteins tend to pack more punch in the B12 department, but you can still meet the Daily Reference Intakes (DRIs) by being a diligent vegetarian. One cup of yogurt delivers 1.37 mcg of B12 and one egg has 0.55 mcg, for example. It is not uncommon for vegetarians or those consuming a plant-based diet to consider B12 supplementation, especially over age 50, but it is important that you speak to your primary care physician before supplementing.
Preserving cognitive function is a critical part of the aging process and can be easily managed if you keep these few points and whole food sources in mind. Consuming a varied diet should deliver an adequate range of necessary vitamins for optimal health. Try this recipe for Asparagus with Almonds and Yogurt Dressing that provides an ample amount of B vitamins, specifi cally B9 and B12 for a boost of brain health. Enjoy! ❖
Asparagus with Almonds and Yogurt Dressing
2 large hardboiled eggs, chopped1/3 cup whole toasted almonds, chopped
Yogurt dressing1 cup plain or Greek-style yogurt 2 tablespoons lemon juice1 teaspoon smoked or regular paprika1 small clove garlic, minced1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Asparagus1 tablespoon olive oil1 pound asparagus spears, tough ends trimmed off Salt and freshly ground black pepper
To serveSqueeze of lemon juiceDrizzle of olive oilSea salt
Directions1. Make the yogurt dressing by whisking all of the ingredients in a small bowl. Adjust seasonings to taste. Spread 1/2 cup dressing in a thin layer over the serving dish and set aside.2. Heat a heavy 12-inch skillet over medium high heat. Add oil and trimmed asparagus spears. Cover the skillet with a lid or foil and let the spears cook for 3-5 minutes. Remove the lid, increase heat to high, season the asparagus with salt and black pepper, and cook the spears until they’re well-browned, about 5-7 minutes more. Transfer asparagus to dressing-coated serving dish. 3. Sprinkle spears with a squeeze of lemon juice, if desired, and a tiny drizzle of olive oil, chopped almonds, chopped eggs and sea salt. Dollop with additional yogurt dressing and enjoy!
Recipe adapted from smittenkitchen.com/blog/2012/06/asparagus-with-almonds-and-yogurt-dressing/
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Have Your Cake and Eat it TooCelebrate Heart Health Month with these great dessert recipes…provided by www.spot55.com
Fresh Fruit Kebabs Ingredients:- Fat-free, sugar-free lemon yogurt: 4 ounces. - Lime juice: 1 teaspoon. - Lime zest: 1 teaspoon. - Pineapple chunks: 4 to 6. - Whole strawberries: 4 to 6. - Peeled and diced kiwi: 1. - Banana slices: use approximately half a banana. - Red grapes: 4 to 6. - Skewers: 4. Instructions:- Mix the yogurt, lime juice and lime zest in a bowl and refrigerate covered. - Spear the individual fruit pieces onto the skewers. - Serve, dipping the fruit pieces into the previously prepared yogurt, lime and lemon mix.
Cranberry Spritzer Ingredients:- Low-calorie cranberry juice: 1 quart. - Fresh lemon juice: 1/2 cup. - Carbonated water: 1 quart. - Sugar: 1/4 cup. - Raspberry sherbet: 1 cup. - Lemon or lime wedges: 10. Instructions:- Refrigerate the juices and water until cold. - Mix the juices, water, sugar and sherbet into a large pitcher. - Serve by pouring into chilled glasses, with lemon or lime wedges.
Peaches A La Mode Ingredients:- Peeled, sliced peaches: 2. - Cinnamon: 1/8 teaspoon. - Low-fat granola: 1/3 cup. - Fat-free vanilla ice cream: 1 cup. Instructions:- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Put peaches in a baking dish lightly coated with cooking spray. - Bake 30 minutes. - Sprinkle with granola and cinnamon. - Bake another 30 minutes. - Cool for 10 minutes. - Serve the cooked peaches with fat-free vanilla ice cream.
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The investigators caution that what may seem positive at the population level may not work as well as the individual level. However, these fi ndings support previous research. In recent years, a great deal of interest has focused on the health benefi ts of green tea, which contains simple fl avonoids called catechins, which are thought to have anti-infl ammatory properties, noted the authors. The fermentation process, which turns green tea black, induces a range of complex fl avonoids, including theafl avins and thearubigins. It is theorized that these fl avonoids may provide a host of health benefi ts. ❖
John Schieszer is an award-winning national journalist and radio broadcaster of The Medical Minute. He can be reached at [email protected].
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I was at the grocery store a few weeks ago and was sure I saw my old high school friend Victor standing in the cheese section. I was shocked. I
hadn’t seen him for about 50 years
and he looked exactly the same.I walked up to him and asked,
“Victor?”“No, my name is Sam,” he replied.“Sorry, you look just like a guy I
went to high school with.”“You do realize I’m 17,” he said with
a smirk.I, of course, immediately realized
what a dope I was and tried to cover. “Right, right, I just thought maybe Victor was your father or something.”
“He would probably be my grandfather,” the teenager said with an even bigger smirk. I was really starting to hate this kid and I quickly left the cheese section.
I know, I know, I sound a little crazy thinking that a 17-year-old could be my old friend but it’s kind of like watching a ballgame and thinking the players are your age until you realize you’re a lot older (okay, decades older).
And I also blame my momentary nuttiness on the holidays. Hey, I’ve got to blame something and the holidays make me very nostalgic for old friends. I think Auld Lang Syne was playing in every shopping mall in the country.
Sure, I have a few friends now but
…by Sy Rosen
The Funny Side of Life
Sy Rosen
Looking for Victor
it’s not like the closeness we had in high school. Back then we shared triumphs, joys, and of course some very dumb conversations. Victor and I would spend hours arguing who was hotter, Samantha from Bewitched or Jeannie.
And then there were the shared embarrassments. I remember when we both wore ascots to school, thinking we would look cool. I can still hear the laughter. There’s something about being humiliated together that forms a bond that can’t be broken.
I somehow wanted to recapture this friendship and began wondering how Victor was doing. We lost touch right after high school. Was he successful? Was he married? Did he have kids? Did he ever wear an ascot again?
I am not very computer literate – I consider being able to open my emails a major accomplishment. However, I did fi nd an internet site that said they could locate Victor (I know his fi rst, middle and last name and his age). There were only three possibilities and it cost me $3.99 a piece to get their phone numbers.
The fi rst two Victors I called weren’t the ones I was looking for and I wasn’t very optimistic when I called the third Victor. “Are you the Victor who went to Coral Gables High?” I asked.
“No, I’m not,” he answered.It was very disappointing. I
explained to this Victor how I missed the strong friendships I made when I was a teenager. He understood and somehow we started talking about the old days as though we went to high school together. He also had trouble meeting girls and fi nding a place to sit in the cafeteria. And he once bought a Nehru jacket which he never wore.
New Victor (that’s what I call him) and I talk to each other about twice a week now. He’s become a close “high school friend.” Oh, and we both agree that Jeannie was hotter. ❖
The Great Outdoors
Storytellers...by Roger Urbaniak
My childhood was spent in the company of great storytellers. Both my Grandmother and father were regarded to be among the best. Proof of this came each time either of them announced that they had a story to tell. Everyone stopped what they were doing, and then proceeded to gather as close as they could, so as not to miss a word. Stimulated by their example, being a good story teller was a skill other family members sought to achieve. The best of the next generation story tellers were envied and looked up to.
Simple jokes were repeated, with the best ones drawing hearty laughter. A really good story however, lingered longer. When the story and its punch line stayed with you for several days, those were the good ones. They involved us with the action contained within the story.
Grandma’s storytelling style was unique to her. During most of the week she was serious and businesslike; controlling her family of ten children, and in later years, the grandchildren. Perhaps it was because of this that when she made up one of her stories of bears, cougars, ghosts or big snakes, we became quiet and serious quickly. Even after sixty years I vividly recall the telling of one tall tale where local rattlesnakes were represented to be so large that they could be stretched over the clothesline with both head and tail touching the ground. These were the snakes that could devour small children with a single bite. The children were never seen again even though they were searched for throughout the farm. Shortly after hearing her story I chanced to walk around the house and nearly stepped on a fairly large milk snake. I raced back into the house where I found my father and uncles engaged in a traditional game of cards. I was later described as chalky white and
shaken so badly that I
could not speak for fi ve minutes. Finally S-s-s-snake squeaked out and everyone roared. They had heard the story too, but for them it had been repeated many times. After one of my uncles fi nished his laughter, he went out back, grabbed the milk snake by the tail, and tossed it over the fence. He returned with a
smile and informed me that the big ones usually sent out small scouts to look for the tastiest children. When they found a good one, they were to be given the fi rst bite of any leftovers.
Uncle Raymond once heard a pack of dogs barking in the large forest east of the farm. Thinking the dogs had cornered a deer and would kill it, he grabbed his knife and gun before heading for the commotion. If things went well, he would frighten them off and carry part of their kill home for dinner. Brush became so thick near the barking that he had to lay down his gun and crawl through the thickest of it. About this time, the bear that the dogs had cornered backed over to where my uncle was on his hands and knees. Having just heard one of Grandma’s bear stories a few days earlier, he spun around on all fours, out raced both dogs and bear to a clearing, where he burst into a sprint that lasted all the way home. It took him several days to fi nd his rifl e. He never did recover his knife. Such was the power of Grandma’s stories.
Dad’s storytelling style was much less serious and usually had a fun ending. When I was very young, he patiently explained to me why rabbits had short tails. It was a long story and involved long-tailed rabbits crossing a creek full of alligators. All those that survived did so at the cost of their tail, and ever since that time they just got to making rabbits that way.
Those old stories had power. It was not just what was said but how the story had to be told just right to become believable. The teller had to be straight faced, and know where he was going with his yarn from beginning to end. I’ll probably never get as good as Dad or Grandma, but I continue to work on my art. When I fi nally come up with a good story, I will seek to tell it around a campfi re. I hope to see everyone looking out into the shadows when I am fi nished and being very careful not to walk home alone. Only then will I considered myself as a true story teller. ❖
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Who played the title roles in these movies:…by Durham Caldwell
1. Annie Get Your Gun (1950).2. Anna and the King of Siam (1946).3. Anna Christie (1930).4. Anna Karenina (1935).5. Kitty Foyle (1940).6. Mildred Pierce (1945).
For extra credit, which of these leading ladies won Academy Awards for their performances?
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Spring’s Ahead...by Len Elliott
Across 1. ____ Hari (WWI spy?)5. High tennis strokes9. "____ die for!": 2 wds.14. Summers along the Somme15. Ronny Howard role16. Words to a successful hitchhiker17. Egyptian Christian18. It's between Renton and Auburn19. Quickly20. SPRING ____ (seasonal chores)/ SPRING ____ (seasonal affl iction)23. Olds model24. 67.5 degrees on the compass: abbr.25. Cook's quantity: abbr.28. Sound of a leaky radiator29. SPRING ____ (like some walking shoes)33. Prefi x for ton or watt34. Televise again35. Sub detector36. SPRING ____ (time to head for Fort Lauderdale)/ SPRING ____ (new moon event)/ SPRING ____ (river ice breakup)40. Wide41. Describing a widely-watched Internet video42. Orca prey43. SPRING ____ (small frog)45. Dr. J's fi rst league: abbr.48. Put two and two together49. First word of several athletic conference names
50. Mystery writer Gardner and namesakes52. SPRING ____ ("December Bride" star)/SPRING ____ (Chinese appetizers)57. White or wheat, e.g.59. Memo opening words60. ____ seaman61. Soup server62. Some get into habits63. Regrets64. Unexpected win65. Pontiac muscle cars, for short66. Norms: abbr.
Down 1. Popular tourist destinations2. Many Pacifi c islands3. Native American homes, once4. "When you wish upon ____,...": 2 wds.5. Norse god6. Begin bridge bidding7. Crooner Crosby8. Established rate, as for a service: 2 wds.9. "____ a dream...": 2 wds.10. Imbibe regularly11. Invasive wetland plant12. First part of a pencil and paper game name13. Prime number divisor21. What gasoline contains these days: 2 wds.22. Tackle's neighbor26. Side, for short
27. ____ favor30. Sturdy tree31. River island32. One of the gears33. Onetime German leader Helmut34. It can precede time or estate35. One who looks rudely36. Engendered37. Foundations for ties and rails38. Tango move39. Before, to Byron40. Organization for a Tenderfoot: abbr.43. Wrestling win
44. ____ on (urging)45. ____ over (nearly done): 2 wds.46. ____ the cat (dared)47. Evaluate49. Bathroom fi xture, sometimes51. Makes like a lion53. One of the Ivies54. Letter-shaped fastener55. "Yes ____?": 2 wds.56. Loch of lore57. ____-ray (disc storage medium)58. Music genre "knocked" by some
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One of the rituals my father established after my younger brother was old enough, was a bi-yearly vacation in Palm Springs, out in the desert east of Los Angeles. This was before the freeway system, so the drive between West Los Angeles and Palm Springs was a long one. My father liked long drives and Mom was content.
The drive offi cially started about 15 minutes from the Manning House when Dad headed under the spindly railway trestle at the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Beverly Glen, and was a half-hour away from completion when Dad followed the two-lane interstate under a black, heavy-duty railway trestle, into the Palm Springs boundaries.
We stayed at various motels when we visited Palm Springs, depending on who had the best rates. It gave my parents a chance to totally relax.
Whereas smog, overcast and buildings prevented seeing the sunrise
in Los Angeles, Palm Springs had no such challenges. What we always did while vacationing in Palm Springs was to pick a day where we got up just before sunrise, hop into Dad’s post-WWII Dodge, and head to a remote location, somewhere
between Palm Springs and Thousand Palms.
There we watched the sunrise, quite majestic in the desolate place Dad had chosen.
The unforgettable 20-minute show was followed by Dad driving us back to our motel, where Mom made us all a nice breakfast. ❖
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Writing Corner
…by Ariele M. Huff
Zzzzzzzzz
Ariele M. Huff
While having something to read that puts you to sleep is a famous insomnia cure, no one really wants to be that author. Sadly, most writers do
fall into some of the problems that cause soporifi c reactions. (That’s another way to say falling asleep. )
Given that you want to keep your readers interested, let’s take a look at some of the—sometimes humorous—ways that people fall into the Z-creating trap. (Yet another way to say sleep-inducing!) The bolded words are the problem and I’ll give you some solutions to each of those.
1) So, our fi rst choice has to be the overusing of the same words or phrases. I could have used “puts to sleep” fi ve times at the start of this piece, but chose instead to fi nd synonyms like “soporifi c,” “zzzzzz,” “Z-creating,” and “sleep-inducing” for four of them. Synonyms or different ways to state something help keep your reader processing.
2) Aside from repeated words and phrases, repeating sentence structures can be boring. If sentences are always long and complex or always short and to the point, the rhythm or pacing begins to be hypnotic. (You got it, “hypnotic” is another way to say “puts to sleep”!)
3) Frequently, I receive stories from clients starting in a static place: sleep, a coma, the beginning of a day, for example. Or the stories may start with a long lead in to the main point: “I was born in 1940.” Or “To fi rst understand making bread, we must go back to ancient times.” Now, it’s fi ne to give these pieces of
information in a story—fi ction or nonfi ction, but the beginning of any piece should give readers a reason to continue reading. To be honest, the second example does that. Clearly, making bread is the point and anyone interested in making bread MAY be willing to wade through my ideas about the history of that BEFORE getting to the bread making. However, a far better start would be: “Bread making bonds families. Since early times….”
4) Stereotyping characters is boring. Whether you are tilting the description of a real person or a fi ctional one, one-sided people are a snooze. Perfect heroines abound in the unpublished manuscripts of many women who would like to believe that faultlessness is possible—or desirable. Flaws are what make people interesting enough to include in written work. Interestingly, fl atly evil villains are unbelievable too. Real folks have some faults and some redeeming characteristics.
5) Leaving out emotional reactions. In personal writing as well as short stories, poetry, or novels, readers want to hear how events and situations make/made the people involved feel. This can often be done in conversation with other characters or in thoughts (internal monologue). ❖
Join Ariele for Write Now, a one-day workshop (Saturday 3/16) for only $30. Find yourself; fi nd your voice; have fun in the process. Edmonds Parks Department 425-771-0230.
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“Gilding the rose” Some wear golden pendants, as big and gaudy charms,others silver rings and bands, on their fi ngers and their arms,others copper bracelets, for changes in the weather.But me, I wear titanium screws, to hold my bones together. --Del Gustafson
“Once Upon a Foolish Time”I was a little boy of eight or nine when life seemed forever and death but a rumor.
I danced upon a concrete sea wall, dodged a storm’s green gale water, laughed while it battered the shoreline’s anchor.
Blind salt spray’s great splayed fi ngers tried to snatch me if I lingered.
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I dared my friends to follow, screamed at them to follow.They looked at me impassive, safe upon a nearby bank.
A winter day, a crazy performance, the time I tasted foolish glory. --Charles Inge
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retirement Housing EventsWesley Homes “Family Love Letter – communicate the info your loved one needs to know” Feb 8 from 2-4 pm, Wesley Homes Lea Hill, 32049 109th Pl SE, Auburn, 253-876-6000 www.wesleyhomes.orgChateau Pacifi cFeb 13 & Mar 13, 6:30pm, “Legal Planning for Alzheimer’s disease” practical tips and overview of important legal docs, RSVP 425-787-9693, 3333 148th St SW, Lynnwood, www.chateau-pacifi c.com
Community EventsAntique & CollectibleFeb 2, 9am-6pm, Feb 3, 10am-5pm, America’s largest show! Puyallup Fairgrounds Fairplex, 400 booths, appraisals, $6 admission, free parking, 503-282-0877, www.palmerwirfs.comUPS 125 Anniversary EventsFeb 7, 8pm, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka on “Writing for Freedom,” $20, Concert Hall, Univ of Puget Sound, Tacoma, 253-879-6013.Historic SeattleFilm Night www.historicseattle.org 206-622-6952.World Day of the SickFeb 9, 10:30am-1pm, free annual event, Seattle Archbishop J. Peter Sartain leads Mass and Anointing of the Sick, Seattle University Choir featured, reception to follow, Providence Mount St. Vincent, 4831 35th Ave SW, Seattle, 206-937-3700, www.providence.org/themountFashion Show & LuncheonFeb 12, celebrate Mardi Gras, Fashions by Rottles of Auburn, St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church, 13055 SE 192nd St, Renton, $15 proceeds benefi t Visitation Guild (funeral buffets), tickets: call Carol 425-235-1657.Al Gore Feb 14, 7:30pm, Al Gore discusses new book The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change, UW professor moderates, presented by Seattle Arts & Lecture, First Hill Baptist Church on Capitol Hill, 206-621-2230, www.lectures.orgComedy HypnosisFeb 16, 8pm Chip Flatow at Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel, 1-800-720-1788, ticketmaster.comNordic Heritage DayMar 9, 10am-3pm, free, chef & craft demos, music, genealogy, lunch available, free parking, 23905 Bothell Everett Hwy, 425-385-2144, www.bothellsonsofnorway.org
Annual Quilt ShowMar 15-17, 10am-4pm, 500 quilts on display, demos, raffl e, free parking, buses welcome, Evergreen State Fairgrounds, 14405 1796h Ave SE, Events Center, Monroe, $7.VegfestMar 23-24, 10am-6pm, healthy vegetarian food festival features free food samples, cooking demos, speakers, books, volunteers welcome, Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, $8, kids 12-under free, www.Vegfest2013.org
Health EducationDementia BasicsFeb 7, 2-3:30pm, free class but RSVP required, City University Bellevue, 150 120th Ave NE, Bldg. F, Room 16, Bellevue. 425-688-5259.Joint replacement SeminarsFeb 7, 13, 21, Mar 7, 13, 21, 6-8pm, Swedish locations: First Hill Ballard, Issaquah, Edmonds, free, 206-386-2502, www.swedish.org/classes.Free Health TalksFeb 12 & 26, 7pm, hormones for men & women, cancer treatment update: Tahoma Clinic, 801 SW 16th Street, Suite 121, Renton, 425-738-5650, www.tahomaclinic.comBack PainFeb 28, Mar 14, Mar 27, 6-8pm, non-surgical solutions to back problems as well as latest surgical techniques, free, Feb 28 Swedish/Issaquah; Mar 14 Swedish First Hill, Mar 27 Swedish/Mill Creek, 206-386-2502, www.swedish.org/classes.Seminar on Shoulder PainMar 7, 6-8 pm, surgeon discusses non-surgical options, shoulder replacement, Swedish/Redmond, 18100 N.E. Union Hill Rd, 206-386-2502, www.swedish.org/classes.A New Philosophy of Alzheimer’s CareApr 4, 6:30pm, Alzheimer’s expert John Zeisel embraces holistic treatment and emphasizes abilities that don’t diminish, downstairs at Town Hall Seattle, 888-377-4510, www.townhallseattle.org
Choral MusicSeattle Women’s ChorusFeb 8, 8pm, free post-concert dance in Benaroya, $25-$65, 206-388-1400.Bellevue Chamber ChorusMar 9, 7:30pm, “Seasons of Love” Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, Mar 10, 3pm, Prospect Congregational UCC, Seattle, special senior prices, 425-881-0445, www.bellevuechamberchorus.orgSeattle Choral CompanyMar 9, 2pm at The Chapel at Bastyr University, 14500 Juanita Dr NE, Kenmore and Mar 16, 8pm at St Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, 1245 10th Ave E, Seattle, “An Italian Lent” 1-800-838-3006.Northwest Chamber ChorusMar 17, 3pm at Plymouth Congregational Church, 1217 6th Ave, Seattle & Mar 23, 7:30pm at Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church, 7500 Greenwood Ave N, Faure Requiem, major works for choir, organ and guest soloists, 206-523-1196, http://northwestchamberchorus.org Sno-king Community ChoraleMarch 23, 3:30 & 7:30pm, “Les Miserables” Trinity Lutheran Church, 6215 196th St SW, Lynnwood, 425-673-1242, www.sno-kingchorale.org
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Altar BoyzFeb 15-Mar 10, Seattle Musical Theatre, 7120 62nd Ave NE, Seattle (Magnuson Park), $35-$40, 206-363-2809.Bill CosbyFeb 10, 7:30, as part of their 125th anniversary, University of Puget Sound Bill Cosby on stage, $25-50; 253-879-6013.
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Egan on Curtis
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the First Americans before the American Century crushed their spirit and steamrolled their traditional ways. In the argot of the era, as well as in the caption of one of Curtis’ most famous photographs, Indians were a “Vanishing Race,” drowning in the melting pot. Indeed, such was the intent of the federal government, which criminalized Native religious ceremonies and sought to separate Indians from their culture and communal lands. Often, both Curtis and his photographic subjects were breaking the law.
Timothy Egan seems to have gone to school on his subject to write Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis. The ungainly title of his seventh book notwithstanding, the author artfully frames a stunning portrait of Edward Curtis that captures every patina of his glory, brilliance, and pathos.
Curtis’ greatest legacy is his 20-volume opus titled The North American Indian, which depicts dozens of Indian tribes from Oklahoma to the Pacific coast, from the Great Plains to remote Alaskan islands where bureaucrats and missionaries dared not tread. This Herculean task consumed Curtis for more than three decades. It also divided his family, destroyed his marriage, dissolved friendships, degraded his health, and left him without ownership of his own photographs.
The gain for all that pain, however, was truly remarkable. Using his camera, he painted a vivid and romantic portrait of the former masters of a
continent as no mere ethnographer, academic, or Hollywood director ever could. Each photograph is a mini-volume unto itself: artful, arresting, and the embodiment of a larger story. Academics argued, then and now, that Curtis wasn’t interested in documenting the reality of Indian life in the 20th century. He used props, seldom worn regalia, and staged atavistic scenes for dramatic effect. All true and beside the point.
Curtis was an artist, not simply a photographer or ethnologist. He would show the world what remained of a people and their culture rather than what had been lost. He wanted Americans to admire his subjects as he did. The viewer, like the reader of a compelling novel, is expected to know that artistic creation is at play in search of a larger truth.
From Curtis’ art and artifice emerged images that are stark, defiant, dignified, heartening, and poignant. You cannot look at his portraits without acknowledging the humanity of his subjects. Here are the people we have defeated, defrauded, and shunted aside. Look at Angeline, who was the daughter of Chief Seattle and who plied the mudflats of the city named after him. She was one of Curtis’ first Native subjects in 1898. Her face is lined with unimaginable cares and unbowed determination. Her very existence is a challenge to the viewer.
Egan, who writes with passion and grace, points out the irony of the Vanishing Race thesis. It wasn’t the Indians who disappeared – far from it. It was instead The North American Indian and its creator that vanished. Curtis finished his final volume in 1930 as the Great Depression was deepening and Indians were the last thing on people’s minds. A complete set cost $3,000 (the equivalent of $40,000 today). King George of England ordered a copy and Carnegie and his lot, but sales didn't come easy. If you wanted to see Indians, you could go to the movies for the cheap Hollywood version.
Curtis – who died in 1952 – and his photographs were largely forgotten for the last two decades of his life. His masterpieces would not be rediscovered for another 20 years, in the 1970s, languishing in a bookshop and a museum in Massachusetts. His work has since been celebrated and exhibited again and commercial reprints are widely available. A complete set of The North American Indian sold for $1.8 million in 2009.
More significant is that tribes today are making use of Curtis’s photographic and ethnographic work to learn, teach, and inspire. The Hopi, for example, purchased an original edition of Volume XII, which is devoted to the tribe and contains valuable information on their history, language, songs, and traditions. It is hard to put a price on that. ❖
This review by David Holahan was originally published in the Christian Science Monitor on October 15, 2012. Holahan is a regular contributor to the Monitor's Books section.
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were at 85,000. America is rapidly graying. But how long people live raises the question of how well they live. Aging Our Way by Meika Loe, follows the everyday lives of 30 elders (ages 85-102) living at home and mostly alone to understand how they create and maintain meaningful lives for themselves. Drawing on the latest interdisciplinary scholarship on aging and three years of interviews with the elders, Meika Loe explores how elders navigate the practical challenges of living as independently as possible while staying healthy, connected, and comfortable. In their own voices, elders describe how they manage everything from grocery shopping, doctor appointments, and disability, to creating networks of friends and maintaining their autonomy. The lessons they have learned – including living in moderation, asking for help, keeping a sense of humor, caring for others, and preparing for death – provide an invaluable source of wisdom for anyone hoping to live a long and fulfilling life. ❖
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