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By Samantha Weaver

• It was French author, philosopher and journalistAlbert Camus who made the following sageobservation: “Nobody realizes that some peopleexpend tremendous energy merely to benormal.”

• According to records kept by the Social SecurityAdministration, the name “Barack” was ranked 2,409th in 2008, up more than10,000 spots from 12,535th in 2007.

• Large cities often use high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes in order to encouragecarpooling and help reduce traffic congestion. As soon as the lanes appear,however, people start getting creative about ways to get around the restriction.Pregnant women have claimed to be carrying an extra passenger even when allthe other seats are empty, and more than one person has placed a mannequinor inflatable doll in the front seat in an effort to fool authorities. Recently, anundertaker in Los Angeles went to court to appeal a judgment against him,claiming that the body in a coffin in the back should count as a passenger.

• Are you a hypergelast? If you are, it’s nothing to be ashamed of; in fact, it mightmean you’re the life of the party. A hypergelast is someone who laughs a lot.

• Moore’s Law is not good news to thoseof us who might be a bit

technologically challenged; itstates that computer

technology doubles incomplexity every 18 to24 months.

• Those who studysuch things claim that,when it comes to

accidents involvinghousehold appliances,

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machine, but if you are injuredby a clothes dryer, it’s more likelyto be fatal.

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a pack of Chesterfield cigarettes, and the likenesses ofBing Crosby, Perry Como and Arthur Godfrey. What canyou tell me about it? — Dorothy, Prince George, Va.

A: Charm bracelets were especially popular throughoutthe 1940s and ’50s. Charms that are especially desirableinclude ones depicting Disney characters, includingMickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and SnowWhite; entertainers such as Frank Sinatra, Mae West andElvis Presley; and other souvenir charms purchased atWorld Fairs and other important events.

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Among the historically significant achieve-ments of Jimmie Johnson, crew chief ChadKnaus and Hendrick Motorsports:

—Johnson’s fourth straight championshipwas the record-tying ninth by

Hendrick Motorsports. Owner Rick Hendrick has wonnine of the past 15, tying him with Petty Enterprises.

—In all-time championships in major Americansports leagues, the rankings are: 1) New York Yan-kees, 27; 2) Montreal Canadiens, 24; 3) Boston Celtics,17; 4) Los Angeles Lakers, 15; 5) Toronto Maple Leafs,13; 6) Green Bay Packers, 12; 7) Detroit Red Wings,11; and 8) St. Louis Cardinals, 10. Tied with nine areHendrick, Petty Enterprises, the Chicago Bears andOakland Athletics.

—Knaus is the only crew chief ever to win morethan two consecutive (now) Sprint Cup titles, and hisoverall championship total (4) ties him with KirkShelmerdine for second place all-time. Dale Inmanwon eight championships.

—Hendrick Motorsports has won four straight titlesonce before. In the 1990s, drivers Jeff Gordon (1995,’97-98) and Terry Labonte (1996) won four straighttitles for Hendrick. No other team has ever won morethan three straight.

—Hendrick, the Yankees and the Canadiens are theonly teams in any of the major American professional-sports leagues to win four or more consecutive cham-pionships more than once.

—Hendrick drivers Johnson, Mark Martin and JeffGordon took the top three spots in the Sprint Cup stand-ings. That’s never happened before.

—Hendrick has won nine championships since itsinception in 1984, amassing a winning percentage of.346. That’s the best in American sports history, aheadof the Celtics (.266) and the Yankees (.255).

—Since 1984, no other American professional sportsteam has earned as many championships as Hendrick’snine. The Chicago Bulls won six championships dur-ing that span, followed by the Yankees and Edmonton

Monte Dutton has covered motorsports for The Gaston(N.C.) Gazette since 1993. He was named writer of the year bythe National Motorsports Press Association in 2008. His blogNASCAR This Week (http://nascar.rbma.com) features all of hisreporting on racing, roots music and life on the road. E-mailMonte at [email protected].


All Hail Hendrick MotorsportsOilers (NHL) with five each.

—Hendrick has won at least one Cup race in 24 straight seasons (1986-2009). The streak began on Feb. 16, 1986, with Geoff Bodine’s Daytona 500victory.



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• On Dec. 24, 1851, a devastating fire at the Library ofCongress in Washington, D.C., destroys about two-thirdsof its 55,000 volumes, including most of ThomasJefferson’s personal library. Today, the collection,housed in three enormous buildings in Washington,contains more than 17 million books.

• On Dec. 23, 1888, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh,suffering from severe depression, cuts off the lower partof his left ear with a razor while staying in Arles, France.He later documented the event in a painting titled “Self-Portrait With Bandaged Ear.”

• On Dec. 27, 1900, prohibitionist Carry Nation smashesup the bar at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, Kan., causingseveral thousand dollars in damage and landing her injail. Nation became famous for carrying a hatchet andwrecking saloons as part of her anti-alcohol crusade.

• On Dec. 21, 1937, “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”debuts. The film, created by Walt Disney’s animation

company, was the first feature-length animatedmovie. The film became a classic, and box-officereceipts recouped the film’s cost of $1.5 million by theend of its first year in circulation.

• On Dec. 26, 1946, in Las Vegas, mobster Benjamin“Bugsy” Siegel opens The Pink Flamingo Hotel and

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During the holiday season, make things easierfor Buster by placing his food and water, his litter

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am 42 and havean anemia. My doctor thinks it results frommy menstrual bleeding, which is quite heavy.I have been taking iron pills, but I am stillanemic. The doctor says I should have myfibroids removed, and that will stop theexcessive bleeding. I have no othersymptoms — no pain. Will you explain whatfibroids are? They aren’t cancer, are they?— E.B.

Fibroids Can Cause

Anemia in Women

ANSWER: Fibroids arenot cancer. They’regrowths of the uterinemuscle. The uterus ismostly muscle, with aninner lining designed tonourish a fertilized egg.

Quite often, fibroids don’tcause any problems. Large ones can leadto heavy menstrual bleeding, which, in turn,gives rise to an anemia. They also can putpressure on the adjacent urinary bladderand bring on the need to urinate frequently.Sometimes they produce pelvic discomfort,and they might be involved with infertility.

About two-thirds of women in their 40shave one or more fibroids. What causesthem is still a matter of speculation. Femalehormones make them grow. That’s whymenopause, with its drop in hormoneproduction, usually shrinks fibroids. They alsorun in families, so there is a gene influence.

The best treatment for fibroids depends ontheir location in the uterus and their size.

Sometimes removalis achieved withi n s t r u m e n t sintroduced into theuterus through thevagina — no skinincision. Recoveryfrom this procedureis fast.L a p a r o s c o p i csurgery — surgerydone with a scopeand instrumentsinserted throughsmall incisions — isanother techniquethat permits quickrecuperation. Attimes, the entireuterus has to beremoved.

A newer and

popular treatment is uterine arteryembolization. Here a slender, pliable tube isthreaded from a surface artery to the arterythat supplies the fibroid with blood. Whenthe tube arrives at that artery, the doctorreleases tiny pellets that promote theformation of a clot (embolus). Withoutnourishment, the fibroid shrinks and iseventually shed.

The booklet on fibroids gives greaterdetails on this common condition. Readerscan obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue— No. 1106W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (nocash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with therecipient’s printed name and address.Please allow four weeks for delivery.

• • •DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My doctor told me

that I have costochondritis. I have had it forfive days, and my chest is sore to the touch.It makes me short of breath. I am onibuprofen, but it doesn’t seem to help. Isthere anything else I can take? — D.H.

ANSWER: The “costo” of costochondritis is“ribs”; the “chondr,” is “cartilage”; the “itis,”inflammation. It’s an inflammation of thecartilage attaching ribs to the breastbone.

Costochronditis is especially painful whentaking in a breath or when twisting the chest.No one is sure what the cause is.

Your medicine and similar ones are thestandard treatment for this condition. Heat,in the form of warm compresses or heatingpads, eases the pain. Some find that coldworks better. If the pain persists, the doctorcan inject the area with cortisone. Thatusually brings quick relief.

Most are well in weeks to months.• • •

Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answerindividual letters, but he will incorporate them in hiscolumn whenever possible. Readers may write himor request an order form of available healthnewsletters at P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

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• Go Green Tip: Even I am guilty of lovingthe big box stores, but for a nice giftalternative, check out your local farmers’market. Stalls are popping up with locallymade treasures and handcrafts. Avoid thelong lines and pick up something specialwhile supporting your local craftspeople.

• Keep those special chains andnecklaces untangled. Slip them througha drinking straw and then fasten the clasp.The chain will stay straight, and you canstore many together this way.

• “Have you forgotten what you gaveyour friends or relatives on birthdays/Christmas/holidays? Simply use yourcalendar on the appropriate day, makinga note of what and to whom you gave a

gift. Where Easter/Christmas has a longlist, there is usually space at the top orbottom of the page of the month.” —P.B. in British Colombia, Canada

• M.S. in Missouri writes: “If you are shorta serving tray, use a large enough pieceof cardboard and wrap it up inaluminum foil. You also can use holidayboxes lined with a coordinating-color teatowel to serve breads.”

• If you have an indentation in yourcarpet from furniture legs, try placing anice cube in the indentation and letting itmelt. Moisture is slowly introduced intothe fibers as the ice cube melts, and thiscan sometimes plump them up!

• Use a damp paper towel to rub the silkfrom ears of corn after removing thehusks.

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