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By David Siegel

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For more than thirty years,American ShakespeareCenter on Tour has beena staple for discerning

audiences of all ages. AmericanShakespeare Center has earned itsreputation as one of America’smost respected professional tour-ing theater groups.

At McLean Community Centerpatron request, AmericanShakespeare Center on Tour willonce again display its signaturestyle to Alden Theatre audiences.The American Shakespeare Centerwill offer three different plays per-formed in repertory by the sametroupe of actors.

American Shakespeare Center’sstyle of performance harkens backto how Shakespearean theater wasonce performed. The audience isa part of the performance. Theactors not only perform the dia-logue, but will provide live musicbefore the play begins and duringintermission. The performers eveninteract with the audience fromthe stage with helpful asides.

The plays to be performed in-clude “Imogen” (aka“Cymbeline”), a play about a pow-erful Princess Imogen catapultedonto an epic journey when her fa-ther, King Cymbeline, banishes hersoulmate. “The Grapes of Wrath,”Steinbeck’s iconic tale about theOklahoma drought during theGreat Depression forces the Joadfamily to flee their home for the

promise of a new life in Califor-nia. “A Midsummer Night’sDream,” in which Shakespearecasts a theatrical spell powerfulenough to make audiences of allages believe in anything.

“We chose three plays that show-case the range of our repertory –there’s a gut-busting comedy, afantastical epic, and an American

Where and WhenMcLean Community Center presents

a weekend with the AmericanShakespeare Center on Tour at theAlden Theatre, 1234 Ingleside Road,McLean. Performances: Saturday, Oct.26, 2019 and Sunday, Oct 27, 2019.Individual show tickets are $40 for thegeneral public, $35 for seniors and$30 for MCC tax district residents.Note: There is a separate interactiveevent titled “Brush Up on YourShakespeare” on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 7p.m. The event includes Shakespearespecialists Hannah Hessell Rattner,Cass Morris and Tory Talbot Virchow.Tickets are $5 MCC tax districtresidents and $7 for non MCC taxdistrict residents. There is also apackage for all three ASC perfor-mances and the “Brush Up YourShakespeare” event for $80 MCC taxdistrict residents, and $110 for non-MCC tax district residents.❖ Shakespeare’s “Imogen” (Cymbeline)Saturday, Oct. 26, 2 p.m. Doors open

and live music starts at 1:30 p.m.Recommended for age 13+

❖ Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’sDream”

Saturday, Oct. 26, 7:30 p.m. Doors openand live music starts at 7 p.m.Recommended for All Ages.

❖ Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath”Sunday, Oct. 27, 2 p.m. Doors open and

live music starts at 1:30 p.m.Recommended for age 13+

American Shakespeare Center onTour returns to McLean.

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By Elena Stoddard

Langley High Senior

The Langley High School Orches-tra will present their “Fur, Fins,and Feathers” concert on Tues-

day, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. in the Langley HighSchool auditorium.

The orchestra will throw you back tothe eighties by performing “Eye of theTiger” arranged by a former Langley Or-chestra student. As “The Lark Ascending”is played, a slide show featuring birdswill be shown. Camille Saint-Saëns’famed “Carnival of the Animals” will putyou right in the middle of a zoo as it pre-sents sounds from a myriad of animalssuch as lions, elephants, hens, and seacreatures. Beautiful and vibrant multi-media artwork of wildlife will be dis-played, created by a talented LangleyHigh School student. “Of Glorious Plum-age” illustrates birds at both rest andflight and will be played following the“Carnival of the Animals.”

The orchestra will additionally play“Spirit, Stallion of the Cimarron” - a piecefrom the 2002 Dreamworks Animationfilm and composed by the acclaimed

Hans Zimmer. Hans Zimmer will also be fea-tured as the students will play music from“The Lion King.” This Walt Disney Picturesfilm received two Academy Awards for itsimpressive music and the Golden GlobeAward for Best Motion Picture and recentlywas remade into a live action film in thesummer of 2019 which makes it a fitting

piece for this performance. Langley Orches-tra will add to this celebration of animalsby playing “The Falconer” by Doug Spataand “The Speckled Hen Overture” by theaward-winning composer, William Hofeldt.

A hospitality table with reception refresh-ments will be right outside of the auditorium,thanks to the Langley Orchestra parents. This

concert is free to the public and is in-tended for all ages - especially elemen-tary and middle school students. Appro-priate costumes are encouraged for allperformers and audience members. Ani-mal lover or not, come support your localhigh school and enjoy the performance.

McLean Community Centerreceived two awards at theVirginia Recreation andPark Society’s 64th Annual

Conference “Growing to New Heights,”which was held in Tysons Corner, Sept. 7-10. More than 500 delegates from aroundthe state gathered to learn, exchange ideasand discuss areas of common interest to rec-

reation and park professionals.Highlighting each year’s conference is a

formal presentation of awards to individu-als, departments and organizationsthroughout the state who have demon-strated excellence during the previous year.One hundred and fifteen applications werereceived for awards in 14 different catego-ries. Judged by a jury of its peers, McLean

Community Center received an award in theBest New Renovation/Addition (Bricks andMortar-population 25,001-50,000) cat-egory for the McLean Community CenterRenovation and Expansion Project; andMost Innovative Marketing Piece (popula-tion 25,001-50,000) for the McLean Com-munity Center 2018 Summer Camp Guide.

At its meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 25,

McLean Community Center Receives Two Awardsthe McLean Community Center GoverningBoard recognized Executive Director GeorgeSachs and Facilities Manager Joe McGovernfor their work on the center’s renovationproject and MCC Graphic Designer andWebmaster David Craig for his design workon the center’s 2018 summer camp guide.

For more information, call the Center at703-790-0123, TTY: 711.

Photos courtesy MCC

MCC Facilities Manager Joe McGovern and MCC Executive DirectorGeorge Sachs with the VRPS Award for Best New Renovation.

MCC Executive Director George Sachs, MCC Graphic Designer andWebmaster David Craig and MCC Governing Board Chair Julie Waterswith the VRPS Award for Most Innovative Marketing Piece.

Fur, Fins, and Feathers Concert At Langley High

Langley High violinists rehearsefor their ‘Fur, Fins, and Feathers’Concert on Tuesday, Oct. 22.

Photos by Elena Stoddard

All ages are invited to come to the Langley High Orchestra concert -especially elementary and middle school students.


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Shall Fairfax County, Virginia,contract a debt, borrow money,and issue capital improvement

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Candidates, Fairfax CountyChairman, Boardof SupervisorsJeffrey C. McKay (D)Joseph F. Galdo (R)

Commonwealth’s AttorneySteve T. Descano (D)Jonathan L. Fahey (I)

SheriffStacey Ann Kincaid (D)Christopher F. De Carlo (I)

Board of Supervisors,District RepresentativesBraddock DistrictJames R. Walkinshaw (D)S. Jason Remer (R)Carey Chet Campbell (I)

Dranesville DistrictJohn W. Foust (D) incumbentEd. R. Martin (R)

Hunter Mill DistrictWalter L. Acorn (D) unopposed

Lee DistrictRodney L. Lusk (D) unopposed

Mason DistrictPenelope A. “Penny” Gross (D) incum-bentGary N. Aiken (R)

Mount Vernon DistrictDaniel G. “Dan” Storck (D) incumbent,unopposed

Providence DistrictDalia A. Palchik (D), unopposed

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Sully DistrictKathy L. Smith (D) incumbentSrilekha R. Palle (R)

School BoardSchool Board At-Large(vote for three)Abrar E. Omeish (endorsed by Demo-crats)Cheryl A. Buford (endorsed by Repub-licans)Priscilla M. DeStefano (endorsed byRepublicans)Rachna Sizemore Heizer (endorsed byDemocrats)Vinson Palathingal (endorsed by Repub-licans)Ilryong Moon, incumbent (withdrawn)Karen A. Keys-Gamarra, incumbent (en-dorsed by Democrats)Braddock District, School Board

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Hunter Mill District,School BoardLaura Ramirez Drain (endorsed by Re-publicans)Melanie K. Meren (endorsed by Demo-crats)

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Mason District, School BoardRicardy J. Anderson (endorsed byDemocrats)Tom L. Pafford

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tragedy – and make the most ofour actors’ dynamic, transforma-tional abilities,” said EthanMcSweeny, ASC, artistic director.

“On the surface, ‘Imogen’ (aka‘Cymbeline’), ‘The Grapes ofWrath,’ and ‘A Midsummer Night’sDream’ don’t have much in com-mon. But when performed in rep-ertory, a common theme of voy-ages, survival, and discoveryemerges – our characters are chas-ing love, fleeing persecution, dis-covering their purpose,” addedMcSweeny. “But the similaritiesand relationships between theplays only start here … we inviteaudiences to draw their own con-nections between each of theplays.”

Describing the AmericanShakespeare Center style usinguniversal lighting, minimal sets,character doubling, cross-gendercasting, and live music, McSweenynoted, “We believe in creating ex-citing, imaginative, and inclusivetheatre with an emphasis on clar-ity, language, Shakespeare’s stag-ing conditions, and continued ex-perimentation. ASC’s touring

Shakespeare at Alden

shows are intimate in scale, yetepic in scope, utilizing special per-formance conditions to blendShakespeare’s stagecraft with amodern sensibility.”

From left: Topher Embrey,who plays Bottom, andMadeline Calais, who playsPuck, in ‘A MidsummerNight’s Dream’ on the Ameri-can Shakespeare CenterNational Tour, directed byNathan Winkelstein.

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McLean Community Center


ONGOINGThe Glow: A Pumpkin Wonderland. Through

Oct. 27, Thursday-Sunday nights in Lake FairfaxPark, 140 Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston. Enjoy animmersive Halloween stroll along a traililluminated by thousands of intricately carvedpumpkins, many highlighting the Capital City’smost famous including pumpkin look-a-likes oficonic landmarks, musicians, movie stars,superheroes and princesses. Advanced ticketsare required. $16.99 for children; $22.99 foradults, at www.glowpumpkin.com/washington-dc.

McLean Farmers Market. Fridays, through Nov. 15, 8a.m.-noon at Lewinsville Park, 1659 Chain BridgeRoad, McLean. Sixteen local farmers and producerswill sell fresh produce and fruits; meats; breads andpastries; jams; dairy products and eggs; herbs; flowers,coffee, and more. Visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/farmersmarkets/mclean.

THURSDAY/OCT. 17Pumpkin Festival. 5-8 p.m. At the Shops of

Avenir Place, 2677 Avenir Place, Vienna. Livemusic, a beer garden, games and pumpkindecorating. This festival is the perfect way tocelebrate the fun and festive season that is fall.Free to attend. Visit www.avenirfest.com.

Celebrate “Hitchcocktober.” 7 p.m. atAngelika Film Center – Mosaic, 2911 DistrictAve., Fairfax. The Birds (1963). Every Thursdaynight in October, a classic film by AlfredHitchcock will be featured culminating with ashowing of Psycho on Halloween. $14.50. Visitwww.AngleikaFilmCenter.com for more.

Meet Bill Lewers. 7:30-9 p.m. At Patrick HenryLibrary, 101 Maple Ave. E, Vienna. Meet theauthor of the Gatekeepers of Democracy series,fiction books that celebrate those who volunteeron Election Day to serve as election officers.Learn about “a day at the polls” as seen thoughthe eyes of the election officers, who are trulythe unsung heroes of the American electionsystem. Books available for sale and signing.Visit https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/5247267.

FRIDAY/OCT. 18Haunted Friday Night Trip. 4:30-11 p.m. Meet at

McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave.,McLean. Cost is $60/$50 MCC district residents.The Old Firehouse staff invites the brave-heartedto join them on a haunted journey searching forghosts, zombies and whatever creepy creaturesmight appear in the night. Admission to allattractions are included in the fee.

Refugee Chef Event. 5 to 10 p.m. At HiltonMcLean Tysons Corner, McLean. Diners cansavor Chef Nejat’s dishes via a special tastingmenu or a la carte. Highlights include Kabuli –braised rice with lamb, topped with raisins andslivered carrots; Kadoo – baked pumpkin withyogurt sauce, garlic and mint; Chicken Kabob,featuring an Afghan spice blend and cilantrochutney. A portion of the proceeds will bedonated to Table Without Borders’ non-profitpartner HIAS, a leader in refugee resettlementand advocacy, and to help sustain TablesWithout Borders after the event. Visitwww.opentable.com/r/harth-mclean.

OCT. 18 TO NOV 3”Guvnors” Play. At The Vienna Community

Center, 120 Cherry Street, SE, Vienna. TheVienna Theatre Company’s production of “OneMan, Two Guvnors” premieres at 8 p.m. Friday,October 18. Other performances will be stagedat 8 p.m. October 19, 25, 26, and November 1and 2. Matinee performances will be staged at 2p.m. October 27 and November 3. Tickets are$15 and may be purchased online atviennava.gov/webtrac or in person at theVienna Community Center.

SATURDAY/OCT. 19Halloween at Town Green. 10:30 a.m.-12:30

p.m. At Vienna Town Green, 144 Maple Ave, E,Vienna. Children ages 2-10 are invited to gettheir spook on with the Town of Vienna atHalloween on the Green. At this free event, kidscan enjoy arts and crafts, games, tricky treats, amoon bounce, tales dramatically told by HistoricVienna, Inc. volunteers, and a limited quantityof pumpkins to paint.

Valeclub Fall Fair. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. At ValeSchoolhouse, Corner Fox Mill and Vale Roads,Oakton. Bar-B-Q, bake sale; children’s games,activities and pony rides, costume parade,haunted forest; Fairfax County Police car-touchand explore and more. Free. Visit the website:www.Valeschoolhouse.org.

The Pop-Ups Perform. 1 p.m. At McLeanCommunity Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave.,McLean. Cost is $15/$10 MCC districtresidents. From three-time Grammy nominees,The Pop Ups, “The Great Pretenders Club” takesfamily audiences of all ages on a scavenger huntfor the best imaginative play games your mindcan dream up! This highly interactive showunfolds, propelled by award-winning music anddance beats that will catapult both young andold out of their seats. Tickets are on sale. Visitwww.aldentheatre.org.

Fearless Girls. 2-3 p.m. At Patrick Henry Library,101 Maple Ave. E, Vienna. “Fearless Girls”: AnAfternoon of Storytelling. Folk stories of bravewomen and fearless girls can be found aroundthe world. Kristin Moyer will tell two storiesabout Molly Whuppie, from the collection TheAdventures of Molly Whuppie and OtherAppalachian Folktales, with a musical interlude.Visit https://vienna-va.aauw.net/.

Christian Concert. 7-8 p.m. At Great Falls UnitedMethodist Church, 10100 Georgetown Pike,Great Falls. “One Waypoint” Christian BandConcert at Great Falls United Methodist Church.The program will include a variety of traditionaland contemporary Christian music. Cost is $10advance/$15 door. Pay Online at http://www.greatfallsumc.org/giving.html (Click onVANCO, Concert is last item on the list).

Bingo. 7-10 p.m. At Unity of Fairfax, 2854 HunterMill Road, Oakton. The community is invited tojoin Unity of Fairfax for an evening of fun andconnection as they play different Bingo games.Snacks and drinks are available for sale.Participants can make donations at the door toplay. Suggested donation is $20 for adults, $10for youth under 18. Additional cards will beavailable for an extra donation. The pot will besplit between the church and winners of thevarious games. Visit https://unitybingooctober.eventbrite.com.

SUNDAY/OCT. 20Breakfast Buffet. 8 a.m. to noon. At Vienna

American Legion Post 180, 330 Center St., N.Vienna. Adults $10, children 12 and under $4.Get omelets, scrambled eggs, blueberrypancakes, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravyand more. Call 703-938-6580.

McLean Pet Fest. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. At CentralPark, 1468 Dolley Madison Blvd., McLean. Freeadmission. The McLean Community Center hascreated the “purrfect” event for local pet ownersand their beloved animals. Learn valuableinformation and get tips on a variety of petproducts and services that can enhance the livesof your pet and improve your experience as apet owner. A variety of pet care relatedexhibitors will be participating.

Grinding Demos. Noon to 3 p.m. At Colvin RunMill, 10017 Colvin Run Road, Great Falls. Seeand hear 19th century technology at work asthe miller grinds grain or corn. The mill tourand demo costs $8 for adults; $7 for studentsage 16 and older with ID; and $6 for childrenand seniors. No reservations are required.While you’re at the mill, don’t miss the“Blacksmithing Demonstrations” from 11 a.m.to 3 p.m. Watch as the blacksmith fires up hisforge and works with hammer and tongs tomake iron tools and utensils. Thisdemonstration is free for all ages, and noreservations are required. Call 703-759-2771 orvisit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/colvin-run-mill.

Conversations in Consciousness. 2-4 p.m. atUnity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter Mill Road,Oakton. What can the final words of the dyingtell us about life after death? What doeslanguage tell us about altered states and newdimensions? Find out in this workshop! Cost is$25. Visit https://consciousnessconversation.eventbrite.com/.

I Dream a World. 4-6:30 p.m. At St. LukeCatholic Church, 7001 Georgetown Pike,McLean. The Reston Chorale presents I Dreama World, a concert of music by African-American composers, from stirringarrangements of traditional spirituals tocontemporary choral settings of LangstonHughes’ poems, plus instrumental works byDaniel Hurd and Scott Joplin. Guest artistsinclude Soprano Simone Paulwell, BaritoneJames Martin and Composers Evelyn SimpsonCurenton and Rev. David North. Visitwww.restonchorale.org.

SCOV Gala 2019. From 4:30-9:30 p.m. AtWestwood Country Club, 800 Maple Ave., E,Vienna. Shepherd’s Center of Oakton-Vienna’s(SCOV) celebrates volunteers, caregivers and

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veterans. Your Gala 2019 ticket will includecomplimentary wine, beer and appetizersthroughout the Welcome Reception /SilentAuction, Sit-Down Dinner, Wine Pull, Heads orTails 50/50 raffle and other fun activities. Thisyear’s gala entertainment will feature theDueling Pianos from National Harbor. Tickets,meal choices and details available atone.bidpal.net/scovgala. Call 703-281-0538.Proceeds benefit SCOV programs and services.

MONDAY/OCT. 21McLean Lunch Group. 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. At

6238 Old Dominion Drive, McLean. Enjoy lunchtogether with other AARP and McLeanCVA(Community Village Association) members andtheir guests. Enjoy a 15% discount on the entire

check. There will be a seminar, and no productswill be promoted or sold — just casual fun andsocializing with other members like you inMcLean. Learn how AARP and McLeanCVA aremaking a difference in Northern Virginia. Signup online at: https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/5256604

TUESDAY/OCT. 22Colbert King Speaks. 7:30 p.m. At Vienna Town

Hall, 127 Center Street, South, Vienna. PulitzerPrize-winning columnist for the WashingtonPost Colbert King will speak at Historic Vienna,Inc.’s meeting. He will discuss his coming of ageas an African-American during the turbulence ofthe segregated 1950s. His talk is in conjunctionwith Historic Vienna’s current exhibit Vienna inthe 1950s. Visit www.historicviennainc.org.

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THROUGH OCT. 23How to Build a Better Budget. At the

McLean Community Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean. The McLean CommunityCenter (MCC) Governing Board invitesresidents of Small District 1A-Dranesville toengage with planning Center’s fiscal year2021 budget. All meetings of the GoverningBoard are open to the public. Thepreliminary consolidated budget will beposted on the Center’s website and availableat the Center’s reception desk. Visitwww.mcleancenter.org/news-items/404-board-holds-meetings-on-fy2021-budget-proposal for more.

❖ Residents may submit written commentsthrough Monday, Oct. 21 - by mail to

McLean Community Center, 1234 InglesideAve., McLean VA 22101; fax 703-653-9435;or email to [email protected].

❖ The Board will approve the FY2021 budgetwhen it meets at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday,Oct. 23. The final budget will be approved bythe Fairfax County Board of Supervisors inspring 2020.

THURSDAYS/OCT. 17, 24, 31,Adventures in Learning. At Unitarian

Universalist Congregation of Fairfax,Program Building 2709 Hunter Mill Rd,Oakton. Hosted by the Shepherd’s Center ofOakton-Vienna. Call 703-281-0538 toregister or view online at www.scov.org.

Submit civic/community announcements atConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Photos and artwork welcome.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least two weeks before event.

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Keeping Children Safe on HalloweenFrom Page 6

nity Safety at the National Safety Council. “Insteadof masks that could obstruct their view try using non-toxic face point.”

It’s possible to use face paint that it free of toxins,but doesn’t sacrifice a creative dis-guise, says Aieda Turner of cos-tume supply store Total Fright inArlington. “Mehron face paint iscompletely safe and it’s made ofaloe vera and cucumber anddoesn’t have any alcohol whichcan irritate a child’s skin,” she said.“Almost all children’s costumesmade now, even elaborate cos-tumes, are fire resistant.”

When children are trick-or-treating without a parent, saysFranks, drivers should be able tosee children, especially if they arewearing a dark costume. Addingglow-in-the-dark or reflectivetape can help. “Children shouldcarry a flashlight or glow stick sothat they can see and be seen,”she said. “Parents should makesure that costume is flame resis-tant and they should add a reflec-tive component.”

The costume itself shouldn’t have accessories thatpose hazards, says Franks. “For example, if your cos-tume includes a sword or knife, make it out of foamor cardboard or something flexible,” she said.

When out-and-about trick-or-treating on Hallow-een, retired pediatrician Julia Baker, MD, advisesparents to accompany children under the age of 12.“Parents know their children best and should usetheir own judgement when it comes to allowing a

child to go trick-or-treating[without an adult],” she said.Parents should make a plan withtheir child about the route they’lltake so they’ll know where tofind them in an emergency situ-ation. They should also agree onthe time when a child should beback at home.”

Children should carry a cellphone so that parents can contactthem if necessary, says Baker.“Parents should definitely be ableto reach their children on Hallow-een,” she said. “As hard as it mightbe these days, parents shouldstress to their children the dan-ger of texting and keeping theirhead buried in their phones whiletrick-or-treating.” Staying in well-lit areas and trick-or-treating witha group of friends can help makeHalloween activities safer. “Thesame basic rules of pedestrian

safety also apply on Halloween,” said Franks. “Crossthe street in crosswalks, stay on the sidewalk insteadof running through yards and walk instead of run-ning when crossing the street so that you don’t trip.”

“The same basicrules of pedestriansafety also apply onHalloween. Cross thestreet in crosswalks,stay on the sidewalk… and walk insteadof running whencrossing the street sothat you don’t trip.“

—Tammy Franks, Home andCommunity Safety at theNational Safety Council


Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

This is a punchline to a joke I heard 50-plus years ago during my adolescence. I never knew what the actual joke was, but somehow it was thought to be funny. And so too was it funny the other day when preparing to take a shower at home, I noticed that the bar of soap waiting for

for the task at hand. I then opened the bath-room vanity where I knew I had back up and saw there was only one bar remaining. It was the last hold-out of an eight pack I had bought many months ago. As Maurice Chevalier sang in the movie “Gigi:” “Ah. I remember it well.”

And remember it well as I remember other similar bulk-type purchases. Sometimes, being diagnosed with a “terminal” form of cancer interferes in the most unusual way. When I buy things or make arrangements

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involves the soap; that day in the supermarket aisle, I was really looking for a two- or a three-pack, not an eight-pack, hesitating to over-buy when I may under-use. I suppose if I had

somebody else.

who throws a bit more caution to the wind. Somebody who damns the torpedoes and goes

and furious and less slowsky, if I can invoke metaphorical Comcast turtles into the conversa-tion. Nevertheless, at the end of the day (at the beginning, too), I may not be Sammy Davis Jr., but “I Gotta Be Me.”

caution anywhere, has never sworn at a torpedo and loves turtles, especially when they beat hares. My approach to this excruciating cancer ordeal is to keep my glass half full, compart-mentalize, be positive about the negative and not “Live Like You Were Dying,” as sung by Tim McGraw, but to live like I was living. Which to

stage IV lung cancer, with no bucket list or ur-gency about anything; and to assimilate having cancer into my life as just another variable, like the weather or the Red Sox bullpen.

Unfortunately, and it might just be me (Oh, really), but this kind of soapy mundane minu-

occupy it because I have cancer. It occupies

being exactly who I am in spite of my diagnosis

extraordinarily grateful and to be honest about it: amazingly lucky.

Moreover, I make the same jokes, with or without punchlines, do the same impressions, invoke the same popular culture references and make decisions as I always have. In addition, I allocate resources, juggle funds and plan for the future while being mindful of the present likewise as I always have. My diagnosis certain-

Still, its reality seeps into every decision I make,

neuropathy in my feet).Still I have to take things in stride - or else.

When I saw that last remaining bar of soap, it conjured memories of the tightrope I have to walk (Leon Russell not withstanding). And it gave me pause: Wow, I made it through that entire pack. Now what? Soap. No radio. And so it goes.

No Soap.Radio.

Opinion

District 37David L. Bulova (D), incumbent, unopposed

District 38L. Kaye Kory (D), incumbent, unopposed

District 39Nick O. Bell (R)Vivian E. Watts (D), incumbent

District 40Dan I. Helmer (D)Timothy D. “Tim” Hugo (R), incumbent

District 41Eileen Filler-Corn (D), incumbentJohn M. Wolfe (I)Rachel D. Mace (L)

District 42Kathy K. L. Tran (D), incumbentSteve P. Adragna (R)

District 43Mark D. Sickles (D), incumbent

District 44Paul E. Krizek (D), incumbentRichard T. Hayden (R)

District 45Mark H. Levine (D), incumbent, unopposed

District 46Charniele L. Herring (D), incumbent, unopposed

District 47Patrick A. Hope (D), incumbent, unopposed

District 48Richard C. “Rip” Sullivan (D), incumbent, unop-posed

District 49Alfonso H. Lopez (D), incumbentTerry W. Modglin (I)

District 53Marcus B. Simon (D), incumbent, unopposed

District 67Karrie K. Delaney (D), incumbent, unopposed

District 86Ibraheem S. Samirah (D), incumbent, unopposed

Virginia State SenateDistrict 30Adam P. Ebbin (D), incumbent, unopposed

District 31Barbara A. Favola (D), incumbent, unopposed

District 32Janet D. Howell (D), incumbentArthur G. Purves (R)

District 33Jennifer B. Boysko (D), incumbentSuzanne D. Fox (R)

District 34J. C. “Chap” Petersen (D), incumbent, unopposed

District 35Richard L. “Dick” Saslaw (D), incumbent, unop-posed

District 36Scott A. Surovell (D), incumbent, unopposed

District 37Dave W. Marsden (D), incumbent, unopposed

District 39George L. Barker (D), incumbentS. W. “Dutch” Hillenburg (R)

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