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In honor of Valentine’s Day, Tidbits reviews some facts on famous sweethearts who existed only in the minds of their creators. • Itwaswhileworking as awaitress at a resort that

WilmaSlaghoopleandherbestfriendBettyfirstmettheir future husbands Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble,whowereemployedthereasbellhops.TheFlintstones was broadcast on ABC television from 1960 to 1966, with cartoon characters based on the 1950sTVseriesTheHoneymooners.FredworkedasacraneoperatoratSlateRock&GravelCompany,whileWilmastayedhometoraisedaughterPebblesandkeephouse,usingthemodernconveniencesofawoolymammothvacuumcleaner,pelicanwashingmachine,andapiggarbagedisposal.

• A romance between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr.Darcy seemed doomed from the start. Jane Austen’s 1813novelPrideandPrejudicenarratedthestoryoftheverywealthybutsnobbishandrudeproprietorof Pemberley Estate, and the witty and intelligentMissBennet.Goodmarriagestowealthymenwerevital to the five Bennet sisters, as their propertyand home was destined to be inherited by a male cousinuponthedeathof their father. Sparksflewfromthebeginning,whenMr.DarcyinsultedElizabeth’s

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FICTIONALROMANCES(continued): appearance. When he finally realized hisattractionandproposedtoher,hedidsowhilestill remindingherof the largedifference intheirsocialstatuses.Lizzie’snegativeresponseremindedhimof his arrogance and conceit,assuringhimhewas“thelastmanintheworldI could ever be prevailed upon to marry.”However, as with all good romances, lovetriumphedasMr.Darcyrealizedhispride,sherecognized her prejudice, and Miss Bennetacceptedthesecondmarriageproposal.

• Barbara Millicent Roberts met Ken SeanCarson in 1961. Barbara, aka “Barbie”, hadbeenonstoreshelvessince1959,butherhunkyboyfriend wasn’t introduced until two years later, when the two “met” on the imaginaryset of a TV commercial. Each of them has had a wide variety of occupations over theyears, Barbie having been a teacher, dentist,veterinarian, Air Force jet pilot, firefighter,astronaut,andballerina,amongmanyothers.Kenhasworkedasapizzadeliveryboy,rockstar,protennisplayer,anddoctor, justafewofhis40+careers.After43yearsasacouple,Mattel announced they had split in 2004,but in 2006, after Ken received an extensive makeover,theywerereunited.

• The 1961 musical film West Side StorychronicledthestoryofTonyandMaria,ataleloosely based on Shakespeare’s Romeo andJuliet,NewYorkCitystyle.Thestoryrevolvedaroundtherivalrybetweentwostreetgangs,the Sharks and the Jets.Tony, co-founderofthe Jets, fell in lovewithMaria, the sisteroftheSharksfounder,acombinationthatcouldonly result indisaster.RichardBeymer tookthe role of Tony after it was declined by Elvis Presley,andNatalieWoodwaschosenoverthelikesofAudreyHepburnandJillSt.John.Thefilm,whichendedwiththedeathsofbothMaria’sbrotherandTony,tookhome10Oscars, including Best Picture and was thesecond highest-grossing film of the year. Itranks#51ontheAmericanFilmInstitute’slistof 100 best movies.

•AlthoughthelovestoryaboutLoisLaneandClark Kent, aka Superman, has been toldin many different ways in various forms ofmedia, theywerefirst introduced in June of1938 in the DC Comics publication ActionComics #1. Their romance started out as arivalry,afterClarkscoopedLoisonastoryattheDailyPlanet, an exclusiveonSuperman.ClarkwasenamoredwithLois,butironically,her affections were fixed on his alter-egoSuperman. The couple didn’t tie the knotuntil 1996when the eventwas published inthecomicbooktocoincidewiththenuptialson the TV series Lois and Clark. In 2007,they welcomed the addition of an adoptedKryptonianboythennamedChrisKent.

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• Atthetenderageof12,Annalefthometoworkon a neighboring farm doing housework. At 27,shemarriedoneofthefarm’shiredmen,Thomas Moses. While on their honeymoon to North Carolina, the couple spied a farm in Virginia they liked, and invested their meager $600 savings to rent the place, where they remained for20years.Forsparecash,Annasold homemade potato chips and butter to the neighbors. The Moses had 10 children, only five of whom survived.

• The family thenmoved to a farm at EagleBridge, New York, and it was here that Anna completed her first painting. While wallpapering her parlor, she ran out of paper, pasted up plain white paper and painted a scene. That first work still hangs today in a Bennington, Vermont museum.

•WhenAnnawas67,Thomaspassedawayandshe handed over the farm duties to her son and daughter-in-law. During her spare time, she embroidered pictures with yarn wool, which were much admired by family and friends. However, arthritis set in, forcing her to give up her needlework when it became too difficult to hold the needle. But she could hold a brush, and so turned to painting at age 76.

•GrandmaMoseslaidMasoniteflatonanoldkitchen table for her work rather than using an easel. She shared her “studio” with the washeranddryer.Shecharged$2forasmallpainting and $3 for a large one. When she was 78, an art collector from New York City happened to be driving through Grandma’s small community and saw her paintings in the window of the W.D. Thomas Pharmacy. He bought every one, then drove to the Moses’ farm to purchase all she had on hand. Three major exhibits followed shortly after, and Anna was on the road to fame.

•GrandmaMoseslivedpasther101stbirthday.LIFE magazine featured her on the cover of its September, 19, 1960 issue in honor of her 100th birthday. Twenty-five paintings were done after she hit the century mark. Her art hangs in nine U.S. museums, and another hangs in theWhite House. In 2004, one ofher painting appeared on the PBS broadcast Antiques Roadshow, where it was appraised at $60,000. The painting “The Old Checkered House, 1862,” had been purchased in the1940sforlessthan$10,andhadappearedin

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Feb. 4:in1858,agroupmetinRipon,Wis.,todiscussforminganewpoliticalpartyopposedtotheextensionofslavery.ItbecameknownastheRepublicanParty.In1861, the Confederate States of America was formed.

Feb. 5: in 1937, President Roosevelt proposedincreasing the number of Supreme Court justices;criticsaccusedhimoftryingto“pack”thecourtwithhisallies.In1962,FrenchPresidentCharlesDeGaullecalledforAlgeria’sindependence.

Feb. 6: in 1778, France recognized theUnited Statesandsigneda treatyofmilitaryaid;Englanddeclaredwar on France the same day. In 1952, Britain’s KingGeorge VI died; he was succeeded by his daughter,Elizabeth,whostillreigns.

Feb. 7: in1812, authorCharlesDickenswasborn inPortsmouth, England. In 1964, The Beatles begantheirfirstAmericantourastheyarrivedatNewYork’sKennedyInternationalAirport.

Feb. 8: in 1904, the Russo-Japanese War began. In1910,theBoyScoutsofAmericawasincorporated.

Feb. 9: the Provisional Congress of the ConfederateStates of America elected Jefferson Davis presidentand Alexander H. Stephens vice president. In 1943,theWorldWarIIbattleofGuadalcanalendedwithanAmericanvictoryoverJapaneseforcesinthePacific.

Feb. 10: in 1763, France ceded Canada to Englandunder the Treaty of Paris, which ended the FrenchandIndianWar.In1962,theSovietUnionexchangedcapturedAmericanU-2pilotFrancisGaryPowersforRudolphAbel,aSovietspyheldbytheUnitedStates.

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FICTIONALROMANCES(continued):NewYork,livingwithhisUncleBenandAuntMay.Whenhewasbittenbyaradioactivespider,heattainedthe“agilityandproportionatestrengthofanarachnid,”andacquiredtheabilitytoclingtowallsandceilings.Inotherwords,hebecameSpiderman!AuntMaycontinually tried tofixhimupwith“thatniceWatsongirlnextdoor,”abeautifulgreen-eyedredheadwhosefacewasfirstseenin1966.MaryJane,orMJforshort,firstmetPeterwhenshewas13yearsold,andstaying with her elderly Aunt Anna. Peterwas14.Theymarried inaSpidermancomicsissuein1987.Onthebigscreen,thepairwaspopularly portrayed byTobey Maguire andKirstenDunstforthreefilms.Thefourthfilm,releasedin2012,didn’tincludeMJ,butratherPeter’sfirstgirlfriend,GwenStacy.

• AuthorEdgarRiceBurroughs conceived theidea of the British Lord and Lady GreystokebeingmaroonedonthecoastofAfricain1912.LadyGreystokegavebirth there, butdiedonher son’s first birthday, while the Lord waskilledbythe leaderof theManganiapetribe.Their son, John, Clayton, Earl of Greystoke,was adopted by the ape tribe, and grew upto be their leader. Thus went the story ofTarzan over the course of 24 novels. TarzanmetJanePorterwhensheandherexpeditionweremaroonedinasimilarmanner.ThepairmarriedinBurroughs’secondbook,publishedin1913.The immenselypopular series led toradioprograms,comicbooks,and89movies,beginningwithsilentfilmsin1918.Themostpopular actor to play the ape-man was anOlympichero,JohnnyWeissmuller,winneroffivegoldmedalsinswimming,whostarredin12Tarzanfilmsfrom1932to1948.

• Homer and Marge Simpson were firstintroduced to TV viewers in December, 1989, along with their three children, Bart, Lisa,

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Thisweek’sTipoftheWeekhastodowith grace. Grace is an older wordthat’s not used very often anymore. Butit’smeaningisasrelevanttodayasiteverwas.Infact,whenyoupracticegraceandextendgracetoothersinyoursphereofinfluence,ithastremendouspower to enhance your life and thosewith whom you come in contact. If things aren’t going your way lately -people are treating you poorly orgiving you the short end of thestickallthetime-Iwouldfirstdoaself-evaluationofhowgracefulyouaretowardothers. Althoughexceptions do seem toexist, the overwhelmingrule of life is that how you treat others will be how they eventually treat you. People offaith know this from Jesus’ SermonontheMountinthebookofMatthew(chapters 5-7). Secular people andpeopleofIndianreligionsknowthisasKarma.Butthebasicprincipleis“whatgoes around, comes around”. Gracemeans “unmerited favor”. It means nottreatingpeopleastheydeserve.Itmeans being nice to someone whenit is clearly within your right to notbenice to them. It isgivingpeopleapass, when they clearly don’t deservea pass. It’s about understanding thatwealldodumbthingssometimes,andcutting people some slack. Nomatteryour age or current status in life, you

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LANGUAGEOFFLOWERSAreyouthinkingofsendingflowerstosomeonespecialonValentine’sDay? Youmaywant to check out of themeaning of some of ourfavoriteblossomsbeforedoingso!• Floriography, or the language of flowers, began during theVictorianera,whenindividualsusedflowersymbolismtoexpressfeelingstheywereunabletospeakaloud,orwantedadiscreetformof communication. Various blooms were used to send secret or codedmessagesofloveandothersentiments.Flowerdictionariescontainingthemeaningsofdifferentvarietiesfilledtheshelvesasthelonglistgrew.

•Mostofusknowthatsendingredrosesdenotesenduring,passionateromanticlove,meantfortheloveofyourlife.Pinkrosesareforalesseraffection,andyellowaretobeusedtosymbolizethejoyofadevotedfriendship.Whilewhiterosesrepresentpurityandvirtue,abouquetofmixedredandwhiterosesisusedtodesignateunitywithyourlovedone.Can’taffordadozenroses?Justasingleredroseinfullbloomalsosays,“Iloveyou.”Tryingtotellyourlovedoneitwasloveatfirstsight?Lavenderrosesarethesymbolforthatsentiment.

•Blueflowersareusedtosendamessageofcalm,beauty,tranquility,and peace. Specifically, blue hyacinths indicate constancy andfaithfulness, as do blue violets, which represent faithfulness andsay,“I’llalwaysbetrue.”Ifvioletsareunavailable,blueforget-me-notsalsolettherecipientknowthatyourloveistrue.

•Thetoweringstemsofgladioliaresymbolicofasword,andtheyeventaketheirnamefromtheLainwordgladius,meaning“sword.”Abouquetofthesestunningspikesexpressestotherecipientthatheorshehas“piercedthegiver’sheartwithpassion.”

• If your sweetheart is a rare beauty, send her the gift of orchids.Perhapsthereissomeonetowhomyou’dlikesay,“You’re lovely,”butyouwanttodoitsecretly,withoutdivulgingyouridentity.Thegardenia is anexcellent symbol for thispurpose.Asking tohaveyouraffectionreturned?Deliverjonquils,afragrantmemberofthenarcissus family.

•Isthereanindividualwhoyouhighlyrespect?Asunnybunchofdaffodilswillconveythatmessage.However,ifyou’retryingtotellyouregotisticalacquaintance,“Youloveyourselftoowell,”havethefloristdelivernarcissus.

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Q: We adopted a darling dog from the pound. We have a gravel yard with lots of foliage, but we can’t get her to pee there. We have to take her to the park twice daily, and it’s not easy for us.I’m84andmyhusbandis82.Anyadvice?

A: “I doubt your dog likes the gravel very much,” says Cheryl Smith, author of “Dog Friendly Gardens, Garden Friendly Dogs” (Dogwise Publishing,Wenatchee,WA,2003;$19.95).“AndI don’t blame her.” Smith, of Port Angeles, WA, says the good news is that your dog does her business in the park with no apparent problem. “One solution is to buy a small piece of sod. Take your dog to this piece of sod on leash, and be armed with lots of cookies and be ready to say, ‘Good Dog.’ She’ll see grass, and I bet she goes,” says Smith.

“FLIGHT”: Two-timeOscarwinnerDenzelWashingtonisnostrangertoactingchallenges,andhehasoneofhisbiggestyetinthiscompellingdramafromdirectorRobertZemeckis(“ForrestGump”). InspiredbyexperiencesofscreenwriterJohnGatins,thefilmcastsWashingtonasapilotwhosaveshispassenger-packedplanefromdisasterbymakingseemingly impossible maneuvers. His immediate fame threatens touncoverpersonalvicesthatcouldendhiscareer,amongotherpossiblefallout.DonCheadle,JohnGoodmanandMelissaLeoalsoareintheexcellentcast,butthisclearlyisWashington’sshow.***

“CLOUD ATLAS”: Since they’re ambitious directors within their ownspheres,theWachowskis(“TheMatrix”)andTomTykwer(“RunLolaRun”)onlycouldyieldamassivelyambitiousprojectbyteamingup.Thisfilmcertainlyisthat,andevenifthelengthyresult-basedonthenovelbyDavidMitchell-isn’ttotallysuccessful,it’ssurelyintriguing.Overthecourseofseveralstoriessetindifferenteras,TomHanks,HalleBerry,HughGrant,SusanSarandonandJimBroadbentareamongthestarswhoplayvariouscharacters...theintendedmessagebeingthateveryoneislinkedacrossspaceandtime.***

“HERE COMES THE BOOM”: Kevin James as aMixedMartial Arts fighter?Unlikely, to be sure, but alsoreasonablyfuninacomedythatsuggestshowfarteacherswillgotoprotectprogramsintheirschools.That’sthesetupasJamesplayssuchaninstructor,whotakesupfightingtoraisethefundstokeepstudents’musicplayinginhishighschool.SalmaHayekplayshisloveinterest(“unlikely,”Part2),andHenryWinklerandUFCheavyweightchampBasRuttenalsoappear.DVDextra:“making-of ”documentary;deletedscenes;outtakes.***

“ALEX CROSS”: AfterMorgan Freeman’s two turns as James Patterson’s psychology-driven police detective,TylerPerry-inarare-for-himsituationasanactorforhire,withoutalsowritinganddirecting-hasthetitleroleinthisgrimmelodrama.CrossmullsabigcareermoveashepursuesaDetroitserialkiller(MatthewFox,“Lost”)inascriptthat’srun-of-the-mill,thoughtheperformancesaregood.That’sensuredbyacastthatalsoincludesEdwardBurns,JohnC.McGinley,CicelyTyson,JeanRenoandGiancarloEsposito.DVDextras:“making-of ”documentary;audiocommentarybydirectorRobCohen;deletedscenes.**

“CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER”: Rashida Jones (“ParksandRecreation,”“TheSocialNetwork”)co-wroteandstarsinthisveryengagingtaleofacoupletryingtomoveonwiththeirlivesafterdivorcing.AndySambergplaystheotherhalf,andtheex-partnersfindthemselvesverymuchoneachother’smindsinattemptingtheirnext chapters. Co-writerWillMcCormack, ElijahWood, Emma Roberts, Eric ChristianOlsen (“NCIS: LosAngeles”)andChrisMessina(“TheMindyProject”)alsoappear.DVDextras:“making-of ”documentary;audiocommentarybyJones,Samberg,McCormackanddirectorLeeTolandKrieger;deletedscenes;red-carpetfootage.***

“PAUL WILLIAMS STILL ALIVE”: The veteran Oscar-winning songwriter (“Evergreen,” “We’ve Only JustBegun”)whoalsohadsomesuccessasanactor(“SmokeyandtheBandit,”“PhantomoftheParadise”)isprofiledbyfilmmakerStephenKessler,whosoughthimoutafterhisbeliefthatWilliamshaddiedwasprovedwrong.Thedocumentaryisverymucharecountingofthetrustthatbuildsbetweenthetwomen,thoughit’sonthevergeoffallingapartatmanymomentsbecauseofWilliams’skepticism,especiallyinreflectingonpersonaldemonshehadtoconquer.***

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