July 2017 CLUBHOUSE HOURS Mon. - Thurs. 7:30 am - 7:30 pm Friday 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Saturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday Noon - 5:00 pm Phone: 410-208-4994 Fax: 410-208-4996 It’s More Than a Community. It’s a Lifestyle. Mark Your Calendar Committee/Board Meetings INSIDE THIS ISSUE Parke Happenings ..................................... p. 2 GM Report ................................................ p. 5 Committee Reports.................................... p. 6 Red Hats .................................................. p. 8 Recipe Corner ........................................... p. 9 Your PC .................................................... p. 10 Outside The Parke ..................................... p. 13 On The Lighter Side .................................. p. 14 Health Matters .......................................... p. 14 Science Corner .......................................... p. 18 Kristi Clarke, General Manager ([email protected]) Barbara Cordrey, Asst GM ([email protected]) Vicki Magin, Coordinator ([email protected]) Website: www.parkehappenings.com Communications July 5 1:00pm Operations July 11 1:00pm Programs July 12 9:00am Covenants July 12 1:00pm Design Review July 18 9:00am Budget and Finance July 19 9:30am Board of Directors July 26 9:30am Tom Piatti The Clubhouse will be closed and all events cancelled on Tuesday, July 4. The President’s Corner The Parke comprises 503 of the 8,455 homes in the Ocean Pines Homeowners Association. The OPA fee of $921 per household per year times 503 homes equals $463,263 in as- sessments Parke homeowners pay. Why am I telling you this? OPA is in the midst of an election. Four candidates are running for two vacant seats and some very interesting view- points were expressed during the first candidate forum on 21 June. For example, some candidates are running on a platform to reduce expenses by shutting down The Cove (formerly the Yacht Club) in the off-season (October-April) and focusing on the newly renovated Country Club as our primary hang- out. Not such a far-fetched money saving idea considering the Pines becomes somewhat of a ghost town as tourism drops and snowbirds go south for the winter. As a community we have a vested interest in the fiduciary health of OPA, so please read what these candidates have to say and vote. OPA ballots will be mailed on 11 July. If you see something, say something. I know this is a Homeland Security-coined phrase, but I want to take this a step further in our community. I recently learned that the chil- dren of an owner, whose empty home was in foreclosure and without electricity, were occupying the home using a sleeping bag! If you observe something this bizarre, immediately call the Ocean Pines Police. Also, if you notice correspondence taped to the front door or garage of a nearby residence, call the Clubhouse and let them know. This is evidence of several possibilities: 1) OPA has placed a lien on the house for non- payment of their assessment; 2) the bank has had the house winterized and it is in foreclosure; or 3) a courier has tried to serve legal documents announcing the home will soon go to auction. The staff will take photos of these documents which will allow us to monitor the situation. At the 31 May Board meeting, Dale Buley was appointed as interim treasurer to replace me because I can’t be president and treasurer at the same time. The point is, we need a resi- dent to step up and take on the treasurer’s role. We already reduced the treasurer’s duties, so it’s a commitment of about seven hours of a person’s time per month. Please read in this edition what Linda Olsen (chair of the Design Review Committee, DRC) has to say about application forms. Even after spending $$ to print and mail the revised guidelines to each homeowner this spring, we have people making exterior changes to their properties that may not be allowed or requires prior approval. The Parke is now 17 years old. In the past, either the developer or a previous DRC had granted approval for something that is no longer permitted (faux deer, for example). If you don’t understand the guide- lines, call someone who is more familiar with them and has the experience to help you through this necessary and important process.
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CLUBHOUSE HOURSMon. - Thurs. 7:30 am - 7:30 pmFriday 7:30 am - 5:00 pmSaturday 9:00 am - 5:00 pmSunday Noon - 5:00 pmPhone: 410-208-4994Fax: 410-208-4996
It’s More Than a Community. It’s a Lifestyle.
Mark Your CalendarCommittee/Board Meetings
INSIDE THIS ISSUEParke Happenings .....................................p. 2 GM Report ................................................p. 5Committee Reports ....................................p. 6Red Hats ..................................................p. 8 Recipe Corner ...........................................p. 9Your PC .................................................... p. 10Outside The Parke ..................................... p. 13On The Lighter Side .................................. p. 14Health Matters .......................................... p. 14Science Corner .......................................... p. 18
The Clubhouse will be closed and all events cancelled on Tuesday, July 4.
The President’s CornerTheParkecomprises503ofthe8,455homesintheOceanPines HomeownersAssociation. The OPA fee of $921 perhouseholdperyeartimes503homesequals$463,263inas-sessments Parke homeowners pay. Why am I telling youthis?OPAisinthemidstofanelection.Fourcandidatesarerunningfortwovacantseatsandsomeveryinterestingview-pointswereexpressedduringthefirstcandidateforumon21June.Forexample,somecandidatesarerunningonaplatformtoreduceexpensesbyshuttingdownTheCove(formerlytheYacht Club) in the off-season (October-April) and focusingon thenewly renovatedCountryClubasourprimaryhang-out. Not sucha far-fetchedmoney saving idea consideringthePinesbecomessomewhatofaghosttownastourismdropsandsnowbirdsgosouthforthewinter.AsacommunitywehaveavestedinterestinthefiduciaryhealthofOPA,sopleasereadwhatthesecandidateshavetosayandvote.OPAballotswillbemailedon11July. If you see something, say something. I know this is aHomeland Security-coined phrase, but I want to take this astepfurtherinourcommunity.Irecentlylearnedthatthechil-drenofanowner,whoseemptyhomewasinforeclosureandwithoutelectricity,wereoccupyingthehomeusingasleepingbag!Ifyouobservesomethingthisbizarre,immediatelycalltheOceanPinesPolice. Also, ifyounoticecorrespondencetapedtothefrontdoororgarageofanearbyresidence,calltheClubhouseandletthemknow.Thisisevidenceofseveralpossibilities:1)OPAhasplacedalienonthehousefornon-payment of their assessment; 2) the bank has had thehouse winterized and it is in foreclosure; or 3) a courierhas tried to serve legal documents announcing the homewillsoongo toauction. Thestaffwill takephotosof thesedocuments which will allow us to monitor the situation.Atthe31MayBoardmeeting,DaleBuleywasappointedasinterimtreasurertoreplacemebecauseIcan’tbepresident
andtreasureratthesametime.Thepointis,weneedaresi-dent tostepupandtakeonthetreasurer’srole. Wealreadyreducedthetreasurer’sduties,soit’sacommitmentofaboutsevenhoursofaperson’stimepermonth. PleasereadinthiseditionwhatLindaOlsen(chairoftheDesignReviewCommittee,DRC)hastosayaboutapplicationforms. Evenafterspending$$toprintandmailtherevisedguidelines to each homeowner this spring, we have peoplemaking exterior changes to their properties thatmay not beallowedorrequirespriorapproval.TheParkeisnow17yearsold.Inthepast,eitherthedeveloperorapreviousDRChadgranted approval for something that is no longer permitted(fauxdeer,forexample).Ifyoudon’tunderstandtheguide-lines,callsomeonewhoismorefamiliarwiththemandhastheexperiencetohelpyouthroughthisnecessaryandimportantprocess.
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News for The Parke Bench should be sent to the Editor: [email protected] by the 15th of the month.
The Parke Bench is published monthly byThe Homeowners Association of
The Parke at Ocean PinesPresident,TomPiattiVicePresident,DaleBuleySecretary,LeoMoranMember-at-Large,DawnJohnsonMember-at-Large,BobOstrowskiChair-CommunicationsAdvisoryCommittee,PatAddy
Moore Worker Appreciation Day HaveyouthankedyourMooreland-scape workers lately? The ProgramsCommitteeisarrangingaspeciallunchfortheworkersonTuesday,July 11,atnoon.Weather permitting, we will setupacoupleoftablessotheycanrelax
Wine Appreciation Group The Wine Appreciation Group wasformedin2006andenjoyswinetastingson the3rdSundayof everymonth from2:30-4:30pm at the Clubhouse. Thesehosts and hostesses invite you to jointhem:
The Parke Book ClubTheParkeBookClubmeetsintheClubhouseon the fourthThursdayofthemonth from2-4pm. Thegroup’s
Video Concert at The Parke Clubhouse AreyouanEaglesfan?Thatis,themusicalgroup,notthefootballteam.Ifso,cometotheClubhouseat7pmonSunday,July 30, andwatch avideoconcert ofTheEaglesFarewellTour1. Thisevent isfree,withstadium-styleseatingintheair-conditioned Grand Hall, and with surround sound and alargedropdownscreen. Thisevent issponsoredbyresidentBobMcConkey.Oh,andbringyourownbottle(BYOB).
WhoremembersthewordstoHotelCalifornia? On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair.
Wanted: Poker Players OnMonday eveningsfrom6-9:30intheClubhousetherewill be High-Low poker games with a $4.00 buy-in. Also,onWednesday eveningsfrom6-9:30therewillbeHigh-Lowgames with a $10.00 buy-in. All residents are welcome toplay.CallJohnScrudatoat410-208-9194formoredetails.
andenjoylunchinCentralParkeundertheGazebo. Ourlandscapecrewworksveryhardthroughallseasonsoftheyearandespeciallyinthehotsummertime.Oftentimes,they go above and beyond to please our residents. So, ifyou’reoutandaboutonJuly11,pleasebesuretosay“ThankYou”tothecrewforajobwelldoneandshowthemtheyareappreciated!
•Aug 20–Ed&JudyThost.Theme:Yourfavoritesummerwinetoserveonyourporchorpatio. Participants are asked to bring their own glass, a lightsnackandathemedbottleofwinetoshare.Ifyouwouldliketo join them, contact Harold Fingerhut on 410-973-1616 orDianeMcGrawon410-208-2569.
meeting on July 27 will discuss Small Great Things byJodiPicoult.
Many receive advice, only the wise profit from it. --PubliliusSyrus
Interested in shooting some pool? There is drop-in, men’s billiards (8 Ball) Monday through Thursday at 1pm in the Clubhouse. Come join these pool sharks: from left to right are Dave Harris, Don Trovinger, Eddie Tewell, Ken Buckley, and Lou DeCarlo.
The Parke’s Lending List TheLendingListconsistsofthenamesofresidents who are willing to lend a crib pack& play, bath/shower stool, an elevated toiletseat, canes, ladders,walkers,wheelchairs andmore.TheLendingListwascreatedbyParkeresidents for Parke residents. Do you have
Wine Tasting Trip TheWineAppreciationGroupwas formed in 2006 and enjoyswinetastingsonthe3rdSundayofeverymonthattheClubhouse.EachyearHaroldFingerhutorganizesawine-tastingbustrip.For2017,heisplanningatriptoNewHope,PA,tentativelysetforOctober 17 -18.Whilespaceislimited,weneed20-22peopletosignupinordertocoverthecostofthebus.Ifyouare interested in joining them, contact Harold Fingerhut on410-973-1616.Detailsofthetripwillbeworkedoutonce22peoplehaveshownaninterest.
Weareheretoexperiencethebestofourcommunityandthelifestylethatwedeserve.Let’swelcometheseresidentstotheirnewhomesinTheParke. Paul & Deanna Adams,3EastonAvenue John & Susan Bosworth,28ChathamCourt Kim Collins,3ArcadiaCourt Thomas & Annemarie Gomez,10BrushIslandCourt Eric & Elizabeth (Beth) Kimmey,16CambridgePlace Linda Kreiser/Diane Angstadt,4CambridgePlace Joanann Jackson-Swift,32FortSumterSouth Mary-Liz Todaro,33EastonAvenueAsofJune7,therehavebeen23newhouseholds,with20ownersandthreerenters. If you are interested in joining the Welcome Com-mittee, please contact Peg Robinson at 410-208-6893 [email protected].
Ever see the Parke Bench in color at
www.parkehappenings.com?WOW!
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Lastmonth,PresidentPiattiaskedresidentstofirstsub-mitissuesandrecommendationstotherespectiveParkecom-mitteesratherthangoingdirectlytothegeneralmanagerorBoard of Directors. Committees have specific areas of re-sponsibility,alongwithmemberswithsubjectmatterexpertiseinthoseareas.Theyreviewissuesforpolicycomplianceandmayconductphysicalinspectionsoracquirebidsforworktobecompletedbyoutsidecontractors.Somecommitteeshavetheauthoritytoactonissues,whileothersmustfollowapro-cessofendorsementbytheBudgetandFinanceCommittee(iffundingisneeded)beforetheyarereviewedandultimatelyapprovedbytheBoard. Noteveryoneknowswhichcommitteetocontact,sothismonthwearehighlightingtheOperationsAdvisoryCommit-tee(BillGlock,Chairman).
Thislistisnotinclusiveofallareasofresponsibilityas-signed toOps,butyouget thebasicpicture: If it is inTheParkeandyoucanseeit,touchitorsmellit,it’sprobablyanOpsissuetohandle!
A group of 38 went to a Shorebirds game for dinner, game and fireworks, sponsored by the Programs Committee. Here is their mascot, Sherman, and Ray Olsen. A great time was had by all.
Zumba class participants seen here having fun. Classes are offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10am. The cost is $5 per class payable to the instructor.
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Communications Advisory Committee ByPatAddy,Chair
Committee ReportsBudget and Finance Committee ByDianeMcGraw,Chair
Design Review Committee ByLindaOlsen,Chair
Covenants Committee ByDonnaMcCracken,Chair
The Budget & Finance AdvisoryCommitteehasvacanciesforAlternates.Please contact me if you are interestedinbeingastewardofTheParke’sfinan-cials. AtJune’smeeting,wereviewedMay2017 financials. We reviewed fourRe-quests for Funds from the OperationsCommitteerelatingtolandscapingneedsofTheParke,servic-ingtheMailPavilionfloor,andtileandgroutlocatedinthelockerroomsandpoolarea,cleaningoftheClubhouse,poolareaandMailPaviliontwiceperweek,andcleaning,paintingandsealingaffectedareasofthepoolarea.Wereviewedthereserve study items earmarked for completion in this fiscalyearplusdidalook-aheadoftwoadditionalyears. OurnextmeetingisWednesday,July 19,at9:30amandisopentoallresidents.
Eachmonththeformatisconsistentbutthecontentchanges.We continue to encourage residents to submit articles withsubject matter they believe the community is interested inreading.Thedeadlineforarticlesisthe15thofeachmonth.Ifyourarticleisreceivedafterthe15thwemaynotbeabletoincludeitinthecurrentmonth.Aruleofthumbforthelengthofarticlesis500words.Werealizethisisnotalwayspossible,butpreferable. Anotherwayresidentscancommunicateistoaccessthewebsiteandgototheforumorfrequently-asked-questionsar-eas.Thereyoucandiscussorpostorstartanopendialogue.Toaccessoursite,gotowww.parkehappenings.com.ThenewParkewebsiteisscheduledtogoliveonJune 29.TheoperativewordhereisSCHEDULED.Weareconfidentonthisdatebutrealizealastminutesituationcouldcauseittochange.Lookformoredetailstobeposted.AnIceCreamSocialhasbeensetasideforresidents toenjoyin theClub-houseonWednesday,July 12,startingat3pm.Herewewillpresentaredcarpetpreviewof“[email protected].”Wehopeyoucanjoinus. TheCommunicationsCommittee’snextmeetingwillbeheld on July 5 at 1pm in the Clubhouse and is open to allresidents.
The CommunicationsAdvisory Com-mittee(CAC)wouldliketothankandac-knowledge those who support The Parke Bench.Thevariouscommittees,ouradver-tisingrepresentative,ournewslettereditor,and the residents who submit articles arethereasonsforthesuccessofTheBench.
Iamback!Ithoughtitwasgoingtobealongerbreak,butCindyOstrowskirequestedtostepdownasChairoftheCovenants Committee and I agreed toserve out her remaining term expir-ingDecember31, 2017. First, IwanttothankCindyforherhardworkanddedicationtotheCom-mittee.IknowthepastmonthshavebeenchallengingastheCommitteefinalizedthedraftoftheHOAActivitiesandClub-houseUsagePolicy.Buthercontributionswillcontinueasshehasagreedtostayonasamember.WethankyouCindy. ForthoseofyouwhoarewonderingwhattheCovenantsCommitteedoes,our role is“toensurecompliancewith theGoverningDocumentsandtofosterharmonywithintheCom-munity through reasoned and impartial adjudication of dis-puteswithintheCommunityastheyarise,includingactingasaresidentadvocate.”CovenantsCommitteeTermsofRefer-ence.WenormallymeetthefirstWednesdayofeachmonthat9:30.Pleasenotethat,duetothe4thofJulyholiday,wewillmeetthesecondWednesday,July12,at1pm.Ourmeetings,of course, are open meetings and you are invited to attend.Feelfreetocomeandgoasyourtimepermits. IamlookingforwardtoworkingwiththeCovenantsCom-mitteememberstomeettheneedsofourCommunity.
It’sJulyandwemaybecruisingyourneighborhood as you read this. Pleasewave as we go by; we love to see ourneighbors out and about. Our cruisingmissionatthistimeistokeepourcommu-nitylookinggoodbyencouragingyoutoremove any mold, mildew, and dirt from your siding. Theweatherandourcloseproximitytothewaterkeepusingoodsupplyofallvarietiesofthemoldystuff.Itwilltakeusaweekormoretocheckandrecheck,sodon’tbesurprisedifyouseeusmakeseveralpassesdownyourstreet.WewillkeepyoupostedofourfindingsintheAugustParke Bench.Thistimeofyearisabusytimeforresidentstotakecareof their outsideprojects. Remember, youneed to completeanapplicationformforalmostanythingyoudooutside.Ifindoubt,callusforclarification.Severalresidentshaveinquiredaboutpaintingshutters,doors,orwhatever. Ifyoupaintthesamecolorasoriginallypainted,noapplicationisnecessary–oneof the fewcases thatdon’t require anapplication. Ifyouareplanningtochangethecoloralittle,anapplicationisnecessary.YoucanfindapaintchartofacceptablecolorsintheClubhouse.
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ULTIMATE JEWELERSNEW & ESTATE JEWELRY SALES
JEWELRY REPAIR & STONE SETTINGWATCH BATTERIES & BANDS
Wehaveseveralresidentsaskingtodignewgardensorex-pandoldgardens.Anyalterationoforiginalgardensrequiresanapplication.Treesarealwaysaconcernandanapplicationtoremoveatree,particularlythefronttree,issomethingwewanttoknowabout.Andalwaysrememberthattheprotectedforest isoff limits toall, even ifyourpropertyextends intothewoods.Youmayownit,butitisprotectedandyoucan’tuseit.Allofthissoundsrestrictive,butitreallyisn’tasbadasitsounds.Wedohaveguidelinestofollow,guidelinesthathavebeenprovidedtoyouviaseveralsources,butourcommitteeisreallyeagertohelpyouachievewhatyoudesirewhilestayingwithinourguidelines.Compromiseissometimesthekeyandwedoourbesttoworkitoutinafairandrespectablemanner.Calluswithquestionsorcommentsor,betteryet,cometoourmeetings.Youcanseeupcloseandpersonalhowwetrytoaccomplishourgoalsforthebenefitofthecommunity.Ourcommunitydoeslookbeautiful.Doyourparttokeepitthatway.
Your Operations Committee met onJune13andtheveryfirstorderofbusinesswas towelcomenewcommitteememberBobGrimmtotheOperationsCommittee.Since your Association depends on theresidentstovolunteerandbeapartoftheefforttomaintainthis wonderful place we all call home, it is always gratify-ingwhenaresidentrecognizestheneedsandrespondswitha“Yes,Iwill.”ThankyouBob!! Ourfirstorderofbusinesswastoreviewthedetailedre-portfromtheLandscapeSubcommitteeChairMikeSimcock,whopresentedacomprehensivereviewofcurrentconditionsandmade recommendations toaddressareas inneedof im-mediate attention, pertaining to the landscape environmentwithinTheParke.TheCommitteeapprovedtherequestfromtheSubcommitteetoaddresstheseissues.
As you may recall, we commissioned an environmentalsurveyfirmtoinspectourpoolarea.Arecommendationwas-madetoclean,paintandcoatthepoolwallsandinvolvedar-eas. TheCommittee approvedan estimate fromoneofourpreferredvendorstoaddressthismatter. Previously,wehaveattemptedtocompleteourjanitorialrequirements for theClubhouseandMailPavilion in-house.Unfortunately,thisefforthasnotproducedthedesiredresults.The Committee approved a proposal from a local cleaningservicethatwillprofessionallyaddressourjanitorialrequire-mentsonatwice-a-weekbasis. Also,continuingwith themaintenance theme, theCom-mitteeapprovedaproposalto“deepclean”theMailPavilionfloorandtheceramictileandgroutinthelockerroomsandpoolareas. Thereisonefinal itemthatpertainstothenoisecreatedwhen there isa largecrowd in theGrandHall. TherehavebeenseveralcomplaintsaboutthistoourCommittee.Asub-committee was created to investigate this matter and I willkeepyouposted.
The Programs Committee would like toremindyouwewillbehostinga“MooreAp-preciation” on Tuesday, July 11, at CentralParke.OtherupcomingeventsincludeanEaglesconcertintheGrandHallonthebigscreenonSunday,July 30,at7pm.Buncocontinuesonthe2nd Tuesdayofthemonthin theGrandHall. Also, therewillbeanotherPigRoast inAugustandCrabFeastinSeptember.OurtriptoWilliamsburgisalmostfullandtherewillbeadaytripto“SightandSound”inLancasterfortheirChristmasshow.ThedateforthisdaytripisNovember 3.
Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that’s no reason not to give it.
--AgathaChristie
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Red Hats ActivitiesCrimson ParkettesTheCrimsonParkettesmetatthehomeoftheirhostess,LoisWest,onTuesday,June13,fora“WineandRhyme”HappyHour.Theysharedtheirfavoritepoems,wine,andcheese.Agoodtimewashadbyall.
Red cHatters TheRedcHattershadawonderfulandrelaxingtripdownthePocomokeRiveroutofSnowHill.Theweatherwasdelightfulaswellas thecompany.The luncheonattheHarvestMoonRestaurantwasdeliciousandtheservicewassuperb.Agoodtimewashadbyall.
There were several groups from The Parke whotook theOceanPinesGardenClub tour. Thiswas agreatmorningcheckingoutallthebeautifullandscap-ing around Ocean Pines. One group shown belowareKathy Shayer, Joan Kessler, Joyce Glock, PennyMiller,andJaneSimcock.
InstructionsPreheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C), andlightly grease a 9×9-inch baking dish. In a mediumbowl, combine butter, corn muffin mix, whole andcreamedcorn,andsourcream.Spoonmixtureintopre-pareddish.
3. Enable full-disk encryption: Settingupencryptiononyourharddrives is relativelystraight-forwardwithmosttools,andcouldsaveyourprivatedata fromendingup in thewronghands. Without the rightpassword,yourdataisscrambledandunreadable.Mostofusdon’tneedthisforALLofourfiles,andmaybenotatall.IfyoukeepfinancialrecordsormedicalrecordsonyourPC,itmaybeagoodideatoconsider.SomethinglikeTrueCrypt,BCArchive,orMEOEncryp-tionisavailableon“Download.Cnet.com”forfree.Therearealsoalternatives,likeVeraCrypt,thataresaidtobethenext-bestthing.OrMicrosoft’sBitLockerorApple’sFileVaultaregoodbuilt-insolutions.
4. Use HTTPS Everywhere plugin for Firefox, Chrome browsers: Forcingasecureconnection toawebsitecanhelppro-tectyourprivacyandhelpyoustaysecure.AddingaplugincalledHTTPSEverywhereinyourMozillaFirefoxorGoogleChromebrowser forces awebsite to loadupusing a secureversionofthepage(ifavailable).(Atthispoint,IamnotsurethattheMicrosoftbrowsersrequireorpreferHTTPSsupport.Forthemostpart,IuseChromeandoccasionallyFirefox.)It’screatedbytheElectronicFrontierFoundation,apriva-cygroup,soyouknowitcanbetrusted.(FirefoxandChrome
5. Keep your machine patched and up-to-date:Makingsurethatyouroperatingsystemisup-to-dateisvitaltoyourcomputer’ssecurity.YoushouldgetnoticesfromMicrosoftoccasionallythatyoushouldupdateyourWindowsoperatingsystem.Whenyoudo,downloadandinstallthematyourearliestopportunity.Ifyouareinthemiddleofsome-thing, likeworkingonan importantdocument,orbalancingyour checkbook, go ahead and finish what you are doing.Thenruntheupdate.Withoutyourknowledge,malwarecanbeinstalledonun-patchedcomputersforcingthemtoenrollincriminalactivitywithoutyourknowledge.Knownas“botnets,”theycanstealdataandbringdownothernetworksbyoverloadingthemwithtraffic.Keepingyourcomputer(yes,evenyourMac)up-to-datecankeepmalwareandbotnetsatbay.
Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t.
--EricaJong
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Quick Tip:Money Whenyoumoveorleaveajob,besuretoleaveyourfor-warding address with both your bank and your former em-ployer.Peopleoftenhaveunclaimedmoneyinaccountsthattheysimplyforgetabout.Whenabankhasnoticesandstate-mentsreturnedtothem,eventuallytheywillmarktheaccountas“unclaimed”andcloseit.Aformeremployermaybehold-ingalastpaycheck,pensionfunds,orexpensesthatwerenotcompletelyprocessed. Utilitycompaniesmayhavedepositsto return to you. Make sure that you know where all yourmoneyis!
Friday to Sunday, July 14 to 16 – The 30th Annual Ocean City Tuna Tournament -World’sLargestTunaTournament.Comeseeover100boatsweigh-inlargetunainhopesofwin-ningover$500,000incash.Weigh-insareFri.,Sat.&Sun.4pm-7:30pm.Freetospectators.$900entryfeeforpartici-pants.Formoreinformation,[email protected].
Can you believe that it’s already the Fourth of July!!?After thecookout, thereare lotsof fireworks toenjoy. TheOcean Pines display will be at Showell Park..... and OceanCity at Division Street and Northside park at 9:30. I wentdowntownlastyearforthefireworksforthefirsttimeanditwasablast.Takealookatthelocalpapersforafulllisting.
Sunday, July 2 - Americana Music Series: Bluegrass, Brew & BBQatFurnaceTownfrom4to7.TheAmericanaMusicSeries at FurnaceTown showcases a variety ofAmericana-stylemusicwithitsrootsincountry,Celtic,folkandbluegrass.ThesecondperformanceinourfourconcertseriesbringstothestageNoSpareTimewithitsharddrivingstyleof3rdGen-eration Bluegrass featuring musicians Gary Bates, MickeyJustice,LarryLynch,WesParks,andGaryWeber.Enjoycoldcrisp local craft brew provided by Big Oyster Brewery andhotdeliciousBBQavailableforpurchasewhileyouwatchtheshow.GetmoreinfoattheFurnaceTownwebsite.Friday, July 7 – Berlin Bathtub Races.Startspromptlyat6.Canyoubelievethiswillbethe28thyearofthisevent?Ifyouhaven’tgone,you’remissingarealtreat.AsIrecall,BurleyOakBreweryisthereigningchamp.
Friday, July 7 – First Friday Opening Reception for July Exhibits.FirstFridayOpeningReceptionsareheldthefirstFridayofeverymonthattheOCCenterfortheArtson94th
Street.Meettheartists,enjoyhorsd’oeuvres,andseethenewexhibits featuring a varietyof local artists. Complimentaryrefreshmentswillbeservedandadmissionisfree.Thiseventwillbeheldfrom5pmto7pmandisopentothepublic.ThismonthfeaturesanexhibitionbyMaryland’sFirstLady,YumiHogan.https://artleagueofoceancity.org
Thursday to Saturday, July 20 to 29 – Dela-ware State Fair.Anothertremendouslineupofmusicandevents...DariusRucker,RascalFlatts,arodeo,DemolitionDerbyandmore.Forinfo,gotodelawarestatefair.com.
Saturday, August 19 – Wings and Wheels Expo. Privateaircraft, custom cars, and antique military vehicles will beondisplayandtheownerswillbeavailableforconversation.Food,beverages,andavarietyofcraftswillbeavailableforpurchase. Proceeds benefit the Huey Memorial. For moreinformation,visitoceancityaviationassn.org.Hours:10amto2pm.Admission:$5perperson,childrenunder12free.
Monday to Friday, August 7 to 11 – 44th Annual White Marlin Open.World’s largest billfish tournament!Come watch fish weigh-ins Mondaythru Friday, 4pm to 9pm at HarbourIslandMarinaon14thStreet.Over300boatsvieforover$2million in prize money. Registration fees for participatingboats.Spectatorsseeweigh-insfreeofcharge.Formorein-formation,visitwww.whitemarlinopen.com.
Friday to Monday, July 28 to 31 – Greek Festival. Thisisthe28thyearthattheRolandE.PowellConventionCenterwillbetransformedintoaplacefor“AllthingsGreek,”feed-ingandentertainingthousandsofDelmarvatouristsandlocalfamiliesalike.Formoreinformation,visitwww.stgeorgeby-thesea.org/greek-festival/orcall410-524-0990.YoucanalsovisitusonFacebookatGreekFestivalOceanCityMaryland.FestivalproceedsbenefitcommunityandministryprogramsofSt.GeorgeGreekOrthodoxChurch.
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On The Lighter SideAre You Really Sure You Want That, Man?
AmanwaswalkingalongaCalifornianbeachandstumbledacross an old lamp. He picked it up and rubbed it and outpoppedagenie.
Themanagreedandtriedtothinkofareallygoodwish.Fi-nally,hesaid,“I’vebeenmarriedanddivorcedfourtimes.Mywivesalways said that Idon’t careand that I’m insensitive.So, Iwish that I couldunderstandwomen....knowhow theyfeel insideandwhatthey’rethinkingwhentheygivemethesilent treatment....knowwhy they’recrying,knowwhat theyreallywantwhentheysay‘nothing’....knowhowtomakethemtrulyhappy....”
The genie said, “You want that bridge to be two lanes or four?”
Tips to Better Understand Your Aging ParentsAlthoughitgoesbyatthesamepaceitalwayshas,asweage, timefeelsmorefleeting.That’swhy,whenitcomestoyouragingparents,it’simportanttotakethenecessarytimetoreallyunderstandthem,notasyourparents,butasthepersontheyareandthepersontheyhavebecome.Althoughmanyadultchildrenknowtheirparentsverywell–theirdislikesandlikes,theirfriendsandtheirpoliticalviews–mostofusdon’tknowmuchaboutourparentsbeforeus.It’seasytofallintothetrapofseeingourparentsonlyasaparent.Yet,anyonewhoisaparentknowsthatparentingdoesn’tde-fineaperson,thoughitisanimportantrole.Oddsarethere’salotaboutyourselfthatyourownchildrendon’tknow,soitstandstoreasonthatthereisalotaboutyourparentsthatyoudon’tknow.Benefits of Getting to Know Your Parents BetterButwhyshouldyoutaketheopportunitytogettoknowyouragingparentonadeeperlevel?Well,timeisonefactor–youmaynothavethechancetodosoagain.Time’snottheonlymotivator,though.Knowingyourparentwellwillhelpyou share their storywithyour children andgrandchildren,whichisawonderfulwaytohonoryourparentwhentheyaregone. Feel-goodreasonsarestrongincentivestotakethetimetogettoknowyourparents,buttherearepracticalmotivationstoo. IfyourparentdevelopsAlzheimer’sdisease,dementiaoraformofmentalillness,thenknowingthemonadeeperlevelwillbehelpfultoyouastheircaregiver.Evenifyou’renotcaringforyouragingparentyourself,passinginformationaboutthemontotheircaregiverscanmakeaworldofdiffer-enceinthequalityoftheirday-to-dayliving. Accordingtoseveralstudies,“keepinglovedonesactiveinhobbiesandintereststhatgavethempleasureinthepastisimportantafteradiseasediagnosis.” In thecaseofdisease,it’s important tohavesomecon-textaboutyourparentswhentryingtokeepthemactive.Forexample,ifyourparentdoesn’tlikecraftsthenyouwon’tbeverysuccessfultryingtostimulatethemwithcrocheting.Ontheother hand, just becauseyou’venever seenyourparentknitdoesn’tmeanthattheydon’tknowhow–itcouldbeanactivitytheydidintheiryouth.That’swhyit’simportanttotrytolearnmoreaboutyourparentswhileyouhavetheop-portunityto.
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shirt,thecellulosestrandsareforcedtoalignwithoneanotherresultinginanicelypressedgarment. Cotton clothes can become wrinkled simply by normalwear.TheH-bondsareconstantlybreakingandreformingre-sultinginwrinkles.Asolutiontothiscommonproblemistostarchtheshirtduringtheironing.Starchisanalternantformof the polymer of glucose but has coming off its wire-likebackbone,branchesofshortglucosestrands.Thesebranchesget entangled with the cellulose strands (via H-bonds) andholdthecellulosestrandsinplace.However,starchiswater-soluble,andwhenthegarmentiswashed,thestarchcomesoutandyou’rebacktothesameoldproblem. Chemists found thesolution to the“wrinklingproblem”bytreatingthecottonfabricwithanagentthatwould(hope-fully) permanently hold the cellulose strands in place, evenduringwashing.Thiswasdoneoriginallybytreatingthefab-ricwithformaldehydethatwouldformstrongchemicalbondsbetweenthecellulosestrands,thusholdingtheminplace.Al-though the resulting permanent-press clothes held up prettywell,eventuallytheformaldehydestartedtobereleasedandtheresultingclothingbecamewrinkledandsometimestookontheodorofembalmingfluid. Eventuallychemistswereabletobindthestrandsofcellu-losetogetherwithamorestablesmalllinkerthatwouldformstrongchemicalbondswiththecellulose.Theselinkersholdthecellulosestrandstogethereveninthehotwaterofawash-ingmachine.So,thanksto“betterlivingthroughchemistry,”theironandironingboardtodaycomeoutoftheclosetinfre-quently.
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Note: Past columns are posted in the Forum that can be accessed on ParkeHappenings. Remember those days in the 1950s when our mothersspenttimeovertheironingboardandthenewbridesfollowedsuit in the1960s? Fromtheirperspectives,oneof thegreatadvancesinmodernchemistrywasthedevelopmentofperma-nentpressfabrics. Thewrinkledclothingthatcameoutof thewashersanddryersinthosedayswasmostlymadeofplant-derivedmateri-alsuchascottonandlinen.Thosematerialsconsistedofcellu-lose,asturdynaturalpolymerofglucose.Theringsofglucoseare strung together in long strands of molecular wire. Thestrandsareheldinplacebyweakforcesknownashydrogenbonds (H-bonds)between theglucosestrands. H-bondsaremuchweaker thannormal chemicalbonds, thoughH-bondsarestrongenoughtomakewaterliquidatroomtemperature.Withsufficientheat,theweakH-bondsarebrokenbetweenmoleculesofwaterandliquidwateristransformedintoagas–steam.MoleculesofsimilarsizeandweightasthatofwaterbutlackingtheabilitytoformH-bondswillnotsticktooneanothersostrongly.Forexample,methaneisaboutthesizeandweightofwater,butisagasatroomtemperature.Infact,methanewillnotbecomealiquiduntilthetemperaturegoesdowntoseveralhundreddegreesbelowzero. Sowhathappenswhenyouthrowawell-pressedshirtintothewasher?ThehotwaterdisruptstheH-bondsbetweenthestrandsofcellulosecausingthosestrandstoslidebyonean-other. Whenthewetshirtdries(either“ontheline”or inadryer), the weak H-bonds between the cellulose strands re-form. However, thecellulose strandsareno longer in theiroriginalpositions.Upondrying,theH-bondsareformedbe-tweenstrandsofcellulosethatnowfindthemselvesinawrin-kledstate.Whenahotsteamironisappliedtothewrinkled
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