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Another ‘ "what-is-there-not-to-get" scenario that I encounter regularly is one regarding waiting. As small children, unless we somehow managed to live without any human contact whatsoever, we have been taught to take turns. It is logical, common sense, fair. There may be emergency situation exceptions, like a pregnant woman waiting in line for a stall in a restroom or a person bleeding profusely in an emergency room lobby. Other than those and similar circumstances, there is no good reason to "cur in line. You are not more hungry than the next person. You are not more interested in seeing the movie than the people in front of you, and if there are a limited number or seats or tickets or what-have-you that you are in line for and you aren't somewhere in the front naif of the line, you should've attempted to get there sooner. Our entire world is all about first-come, first-served. This situation (so difficult for some to comprehend) also and often exists on the road. Do you

Tomatoes, plentiful, versatile and tasty

I know many of you have had tomatoes early as you had early gardens but August is the time when tomatoes are in plentiful supply. For me there is nothing like fresh tomatoes that are locally grown. There are so many ways that I enjoy them: right in the garden with the juice running down your hand and wnst, a tomato sandwich on toast, a stuffed tomato with chicken or tuna salad, fresh salsa and of course a tomato, bacon and lettuce sandwich, with more tomato than bacon. 1 am not sure which food is the best food of summer but the tomato has to be one of the top five. The tomato is delicious by itself and then when it is combined with so many other foods it makes them

Our area’s trees also affected by drought

Symptoms of drought injury to trees can be sudden or may take up to three years to be revealed. Drought injury symptoms on tree leaves include wilting, curling at the edges, and yellowing. Deciduous trees (those trees that lose their leaves in the fall) may develop scorch, which is a browning of outside edges or browning between veins, and may eventually brown the entire leaf. Evergreen needles may turn yellow, red or purple. They may also turn brown at the tips of the needles and browning may progress through the needle towards the twig. In continued drought, leaves may be smaller than normal, drop prematurely or remain attached to the tree even though brown. Often times, drought stress may not kill a tree outnght, but set it up for more serious secondary insect and disease infestations in later years. After the 1988 drought, I saw trees exhibiting damage from

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see that lit arrow or sign up ahead that indicates that you need to be pulling into one lane or another? So does everyone else. And while they line up like little children marching to the lunchroom, so should you you should not zoom along alone in the diminishing lane and then cut someone off further slowing down the people that you were initially behind. The only exception to that rule is again, if you are mortally wounded or carrying a pregnant woman or small child with no bladder control. Few things please me as much as those that make me comment "HA! How does THAT taste?" especially to those that 1 am so graciously allowed to see get what tney deserve. It makes me proud of my fellow fair and just humans when a person is cutting in line and with no prior agreement, united, the others simply don't allow it. A few weeks ago I was witness to many people not "getting" something, and I marveled at tne

delicious too! Today tomatoes are used throughout the world in countless ways, in appetizers, soups, salads, sauces, stews, and side dishes. Some of the more typical ways you use fresh tomatoes are cut up in salads or stuffed with chicken, tuna, egg, or seafood salad. Sliced tomatoes on sandwiches makes them a challenge to eat, but they also make it is so good. Another great food for sliced tomato is on a burger right off the grill. Writing this has made me hungry! The tomato also lends itself to many other countries for a wide variety of recipes. Italian cooks, famous for their tomato reapes, turn tomatoes into aromatic sauces for pasta, toppings for pizza, and

drought stress for three years or more. Healthy trees are among the last plants in the area to show drought symptoms because the trunks can store tremendous amounts of water. At same feature means it is also more difficult to re-hydrate a woody plant once it uses up most of its stored water. The first trees to water are those that will be most vulnerable and affected by dry conditions. Newly planted and young trees (1-6" diameter) are not yet established and have a limited root system. These trees generally need supplemental water even when we are not experiencing drought

conditions. Generally it will take one full year per inch of trunk diameter to get established. For example, it will take three years for a three-inch diameter tree to establish

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odds of that many people, whether oblivious or selfish or in some sort of exceptional circumstance that I couldn't see from my driver's seat, doing the same senseless thing. I've seen people crowding each other to get out of somewhere while a door within inches from where they stand is barren of exiters. I will wait patiently until I get to where everyone is filing out and then attempt to open the other door, which nine times out of 10 will easily open, and as I leave, I hope that the people behind me take notice, which normally they do. Call me a bom leader or a female dog, either way, I figured out a door. I remember as a child looking a the scroll of the

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Elkhart County By Mary Ann Lienhart Cross Extension Educator, Consumer Family Science luscious salads with anchovies, herbs, and olive oil. Mexicans mince tomatoes with onions, cilantro, and chills to make salsa, an everyday table condiment. Tomatoes are fundamental to cooking in the Mediterranean region where they are featured in such famous dishes as French Ratatouille, Moroccan tomato and green pepper salad, Spanish gazpacho, and Greek shrimp with

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watering because the root system has been compromised. How and where to water trees: Deep watering to a depth of 12 inches below the soil surface is recommended. One inch of water applied slowly will wet the soil to a depth of about 12 inches. Saturate the soil around the tree within the "dnpline" (the outer edges of the tree's branches) to disperse water down toward the roots. For evergreens, water three to five feet beyond the dripline on all sides of the tree. The objective is to water slowly, dispersing the flow of water to get the water deep down to the trees roots. Watering

Earth hanging on die wall in my elementary school's library and commenting how the land masses must've been a single entity or maybe two entities at most because like a puzzle, their shapes obviously indicated it to which, the response from the librarian and my Social Studies teacher was to be quiet and that the suggestion was preposterous but my teacher did say she enjoyed my "being creative with my thinking cap." Anyway, years later, driving down 331 between Bremen ana Bourbon I was behind a INDOT line-painting truck. I admit I fleetingly thougnt about passing him but then realized wet paint was just that, and doing so would make the work the driver was so painstakingly and literally trying to keep straight, ineffective. I realized easily that I could turn right down any street to avoid him and quickly end up in front of him and back on my original course but dam it how many opportunities does one have to look at things out the window, slowly, rather than

tomatoes and feta cheese. Tomatoes are rarely used in Asian cooking. They are not part of the Japanese diet and were not introduced into China until the 19305. In India tomatoes are used raw in chopped salad and are added to a variety of stews and vegetable dishes. They appear on the Swedish smorgasbord and, in the form of tomato paste, flavor a Norwegian butter spread on grilled mackerel. Even unripe tomatoes have culinary uses. In the American South, and in the upper Midwestern and plains states, green tomatoes are sliced, dipped in flour or cornmeal, and fried or simmered with onions and spices to make green tomato relish.

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watching them whiz by? My fellow drivers with obviously much more pressing things to get to chose to barrel around. And it wasn't just a couple. Take the route yourself and count the number of people who didn't stop to think that one dark and stormy night, someone may be using those yellow guides to be following the road and in doing so, drive off it because of them, simply because of their impatience. They also didn't stop to think how they would feel if someone deliberately screwed up something they were diligently doing at work. And on that note, what is there not to get about those yellow lines? A solid line means no passing on that side while a dashed line means it is safe to do so, so why do I see so many drivers approaching a hill they can't possibly see over, passing another vehicle? Did they just text the psychic hotline and get the okay tnat there aren't any cars, trucks, or better yet, buggies or bicycles on the other side? I just don't get it.

Choose fresh tomatoes by their color and aroma. Vine ripened tomatoes have good color and a noticeable fragrance. They should be neither overly soft nor overly firm. Avoid any with blemishes, spots, or splits. Firm, under-ripe tomatoes can be stored in a warm, sunny spot for a few days; they will soften and improve in flavor. Ripe tomatoes can be left at room temperature for a day but should be refrigerated for longer storage; once ripe, use tomatoes within a few days. Any leftover tomato products or sauces should be stored in airtight nonmetal containers. The best time to enjoy tomatoes is now when they are locally grow-n and vine ripened.

for short periods of time only encourages shallow rooting whicn can lead to more drought damage. Don't dig holes in the ground in an effort to water deeply. This dnes out roots even more. Watering immediately around the trunk of a mature tree doesn't help much either. Most of those roots hold the tree in place, and do not contribute much to water uptake. Once the rains start up again, do not forget about your trees. Drought stressed trees will benefit from water until the ground is frozen this winter. Remember, it takes a long time to re-hydrate a tree.