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Do I like Joe Clark or don't I? Should I wear a raincoat or take an umbrel- la? Or both? Should I lead a club or a spade? Am I indeci- sive or psychotic? I don't know. I can't make up my mind. Naming the baby, deciding on a hair style or a time for dinner, trying to figure out what you want on your pizza — this sort of thing can make you crazy, literally. I read somewhere that making a decision and sticking to it was tile first sign of good mental health. Indecisiveness may be a universal problem, but I thought up a neat solution a couple of weeks ago. Why can't we try things out on a comparative, experimental basis first, and then make a decision? This is what they do with cold cures, deter- gents, and cake"nixes. Why not apply the process to per- sonal dilemmas? (Or should that be dilemnmae? I don't know. You decide.) My idea is called Rent -a - Monkey. Say you are going to a wedding in July and you can't decide what to wear. You rent a couple of monkeys and dress one in the floral chiffon and picture hat, and the other in the white linen Backgammon By Ward With the 5-1, many play- ers would make the natu- ral looking move, 10/5, 23/22. This move safeties X's exposed blot while ad- vancing his defensive an- chor from the 23 -point to the 22 -point. However, this move would be a serious mis- take. Moving 10/5 is fine, but X should simply finish the roll by moving 2/1. X has serious problems which can best be alleviat- ed by freeing one of his three back checkers. At the moment, and probably for some time to come, X must roll a 6 to do so. While advancing a man to the 22 -point does nothing s.s+ttsit>to» leTrUMwq 1 2,• 5 6 7•• 10 11 12 X 1/IP'', 5-1 and Washable Ribbon for Clothing Large Selection * All Types * Rug Hooking 15%% off, "" Nantuk Sayeile 1,i laaii w Yarn .25$ an oz .. '" Afghan Kits $1 0.98 BEAUTIFUL SUMMER STYLES q/aitilet 0.1 T 7 miles east of Listowel 291-4405 suit and veiled pillbox. Then give them each a canape and a champagne glass and set them to promenading around the living room. You would soon see which ensemble was you, you, you. You might be wondering if you should have a baby. Rent a monkey for a month. Take it for walks, feed it, change it, and stuff it into a snowsuit a couple of times a day. Then if you don't like the idea you can just send the monkey back and get some tropical fish instead. Can't decide,. whether to wear a coat or a light cardi- gan? Put a sweater on your rented monkey, and send him or her out. If the monkey bangs on the door and chat- ters to be let back inside, you'll know you'd better wear a coat. Want to have an affair? Rent a monkey and send him out nightly on illicit assigna- tions. If he comes home frisky and whistling, maybe he's onto something. If, on the other hand, he skulks, develops a rash and overeats compulsively, you'd better find a new hobby. Having a dinner party? Indecisive about the menu? Rent six monkeys and try out all the possibilities. If they turn up iheir noses at the torte or blanche at the blanc mange you can strike these to make it easier to escape, it creates a serious danger for X if he does escape. The problem is that in escaping, X breaks his de- fensive anchor. In fact, the first time X rolls a 6, he has no choice: he must break his defensive anchor. Suppose the following sequence of rolls occurs. X plays the 5-1 as 10/5, 23/22; and then 0 rolls a number like 4-3 and moves both of his back men into X's outer board. X then rolls a 6 and is forced to break the 22 - point by moving a man into O's outer board. X now has three exposed blots, all vulnerable to at- tack ' by 0. There are many 0 rolls which hit one or two of these blots, and some rolls also make home board points at the same time. Notice how particu- larly crushing a 5-5 by 0 would be. The bottom line is that X is in great danger of not only losing, but losing a gammon. To avoid these problems, X must keep his extra man on the 22 -point and his anchor on the 23 - point. Since X currently needs to free only one back man, there is no value in prepar- ing a second one to escape. Furthermore, by keeping the anchor where it is, X cannot be forced to break it no matter what he rolls. Points are numbered 1 to 24, starting with X's home board at the lower left. A move, for example, from the 7 -point to the 3 -point is written 7/3. 7/3• means that a man was hit on the 3 -Point. 7/3(2) means that two men . were moved to the 3 -point. GOLDEN AGE TRAVEL CLUB Ontario s Largest Travel Specialist for the Over 50 ALASKA and the Yukon unbeatable ve:te' Edmonton Klondike Oays. Alaska Highway the Yukon. Alaska 8 Vancouver Unique Itinerary' LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE 14 Days July 25 Only $2198 Twin. OTTAWA 1uIp FPvivaI' Coy lou' Museum o' Sc,ence a Techeo. logy and more' Scenic circle route MdhonS of tulips 3 days May ' 4 Only $145 Twin. 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I was about to look into franchise arrangements for Rent -a -Monkey when I saw a newspaper story called "Brunt of Research Borne by Monkeys." In Philadel- phia anctors are whacking monkeys on the head as part of a research project into treatment of human head in- juries. One doctor refused to make any comment "be- cause it has potential to stir up all sorts of unnecessary fuss among those who are sensitive to those kind of things." I guess he's referring to the monkeys. The formation of a Simian Rights Commis- sion wouldn't surprise me at all and we may have to change the name of that famous adjustable spanner. This development cer- tainly sends Rent -a -Monkey down the tube. Too bad. Now we'll • have to do our own experimenting using people, just like we did with insula- tion, Zomax, education, food additives, radioactive waste and things like that. Our Children By WILLARD ABRAHAM Ph.D. Let daughter --keep her'drearn Q. We have a 14 -year-old who feels that politics con- stitutes the most exciting activity in the world. What bothers me most is how un- realistic she is, despite all of my efforts to put some brains into her silly little head. She spends a tremendous amount of time in volun- teering — addressing enve- lopes, making phone calls, taking messages, and all the rest — in the office of a state legislator whom she feels has a lot of the right answers to our big prob- lems. I try to explain to her that she is wasting her time, and that the prob- lems of people who contact their office were there when I was a kid and will still be around when she has children of her own. She is starry-eyed about "democracy" and believes that it really is true that one person has the power to make big changes in our society. I need help in coping • with her foolish attitudes. Can you suggest some ways I can use to get her to be more realistic? A. One person can't make a difference? You're kidding, aren't you? Florence Nightingale, Lincoln, Churchill, Moses, Einstein, Edison — and we can go on and on and on. Why don't you lay off your daughter and let her dream, plan and work for good causes? You're so lucky to have a daughter who apparently is sensi- tive, compassionate and dedicated. We need more like her. Q. I'm really worried about the fact that our 13 - year -old daughter has such a low opinion of herself. It has not always been like this, but it has for about a year. On subjects like her ap- pearance ("I wish I were pretty like so-and-so is"), school grades ("I won't pass — I'm a failure — no use studying"), and sports Other Days SPECIAL HOT MEAL 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. Thurs., Fri., & Sat., April 14, 15, & 16 evenings "STRAIGHT UP" rock 'n roll band Dancing Girl Each Week Mon, to Wed. 12 noon till 1:00 a.m. Thurs. to Sat. 12 noon to 6:00 p.m. formerly Manor Hotel WINGHAM INN 238 Josephine St., Wingham 357-3811 769 AIR CADET SQUADRON Extends a very sincere thank you to the following organizations for their generous support during the recent Air Cadet sports meet in Listowel: Teeswater Creamery Weston Bakeries Campbell Soup Ltd. L.D.S.S. Legion Branch No. 259 Listowel Dairy Queen Christie -Brown Ltd. ability ("I never win — I'm no good"), she is always negative. There really are no good reasons for this attitude. She is very pretty (and 1 am definitely not the only one who thinks so), gets good grades and is an ex- cellent swimmer, runner and tennis player. Please give me some hints on how to handle this situation. A. Children go through stages, and the pre -puberty and adolescent years are when they "often become quite obvious. It is probably a good idea to talk through this issue with your daughter in an open, accepting manner, realizing that to her it is a very real problem. She may gradually realize that the facts of her prettiness, school capabilities and sports achievements are rally true, but such realiza- tions may take some time to emerge. You can stress her strengths without running down her friends in any way. That is usually a mis- take to do. Patience has to be one of your needs, now and per- haps for the next year or two. Q. Our 3 -year-old gets into so much trouble that I feel I'm going to scream and run out of the house. Isn't that awful to get so upset about a little kid? But it's" a fact and I might as well face it. He dumps garbage, tries to play with the stove, turns the water on, plays with the toilet, messes around with his food — and that's only the beginning! So help me out, please! A. A good preschool (after you check out its personnel progranLand-.fa=— cilities), some time away from him, sharing the situ- ation with your husband (or other relative), considering "preventative discipline" (by making the garbage and water less available, for example) — those are a few starters for you. By the way, you have a lot of company. It some- times helps a little bit to - recognize that you are not alone. Silent Mickey flopped Mickey Mouse was far from an instant success. In fact, when introduced in the silent cartoons "Galloping Gaucho" and "Plane Crazy," he flopped. He caught on when he began to speak — in Walt Disney's own voice. San Francisco picked "What city would you visit if you had your choice of orgy., in 'the world?" 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