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I should already be misplacing my keys and getting lost driving home from the supermarket around the corner.

Lonely and depressed singles are 60 percent more likely to develop dementia than happy couples, a new study has found. Experts studied 6,677 people, between the ages of 52 and 90, for six years looking for links between close relationships and conditions like Alzheimer’s disease. And the astonishing results showed that people who are married or live with a partner are less likely to develop dementia. Professor Eef Hogervorst of Loughborough University, Leicestershire, suggested that the poor health habits of single men could help explain the results. He said: “It might be because married men have healthier lifestyles — better diets, less alcohol, less smoking and earlier health services visits. “It could be that married couples will try to cope with dementia symptoms before health services are involved.” The study also showed that single people were more likely to get depressed and suffer from heart disease. Professor Hogervorst said: “We know depression and heart disease are risk factors for dementia. “And loneliness had a similar strength of association as the heart disease risk factors. “We are social creatures and reduction of stress through social support may be more important than previously thought.”

A 22-year-old woman was killed after a 12-year-old boy attempting suicide by jumping off an overpass in Virginia landed on her car Saturday afternoon, investigators said. Virginia State Police said Marisa Harris of Olney, Md., was driving east on Interstate 66 when the boy landed on top of her Ford Escape, WRC-TV reported. While the boy’s jump left Harris “incapacitated,” he survived and was being treated for life-threatening injuries at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Harris’ boyfriend, who was sitting in the SUV’s passenger seat, steered the car to the side of the road, police added. Harris died at the scene. Harris’ family members told WRC she was a graduate student at Marymount University in Arlington, where she studied clinical counseling. WDCW reported police are investigating the incident as a suicide.

almost as much as I love a bad one...

DEAR ABBY: I'm a woman who was honorably discharged from the military recently and am now in an electrical construction apprenticeship. I'm starting a great career in a field I love that can give me a comfortable living without having to rely on a second job. My problem is my family. Most of them are convinced that I hate men or I wish I was one. The rest are sure that I will emasculate anyone I would start dating. I'm not a lesbian, and I like being female. I have no problem with anyone who follows different life paths than mine. My family is basing these opinions purely on what I have chosen to do for work. In their opinion, because I chose to work in what is considered nontraditional employment for "nice young ladies," as they put it, and can work on my house and car without extra assistance, it must be true. I have tried repeatedly to explain that what I have chosen for a living has no bearing on my gender identity or my sexual orientation. They are completely ignoring anything I have to say about my life and life choices. Sometimes I wonder how I'm even related to these people. If I were asked to deploy back to the war zone, I'd happily leave tomorrow, because it would be easier than dealing with the small-minded, narrow viewpoints I'm encountering here at home. -- HOW CAN I MAKE THEM LISTEN? DEAR HOW: It is beyond sad that you would find returning to a war zone more appealing than dealing with the pressure you're receiving because of your career choice. But please try not to blame your family for their outdated thinking. Many people are unaware that women are now being trained -- and succeeding in -- high-paying jobs once held only by men. Because your relatives refuse to believe that you're heterosexual, stop wasting your time trying to convince them otherwise. Live your life in an authentic way, and if you meet a nice man and decide to settle down with him, eventually they'll realize they were mistaken. DEAR HOW: Your family knows you better than you know yourself. Stop deluding yourself, and start munching some carpet!

I came across these over a year ago & posted them all at Atkol.

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Apparently, this guy couldn't afford to hire an escort, but wanted some horse hung fun: A Long Island man has been arrested for having sexual contact with two horses, cops said Thursday. Steven Errante was busted Wednesday after cops determined he allegedly had inappropriate contact with the horses on Aug. 25 and Sept. 4 at a stable in his home town of Dix Hills. In 2013, Errante, 30, was arrested for beating his Labrador mix named Chantel Girl with a bat. The dog suffered skull and facial fractures and broken front legs. She had to be euthanized. In addition to beating the dog, Errante also broke his own father’s ribs with a baton in 2013, according to authorities. He was ordered to add his name to Suffolk County’s Animal Abuse Offender Registry. He failed to do so and cops opened an investigation. During the probe, they uncovered the alleged sexual abuse of the horses. Errante is charged with two counts of sexual misconduct with animals and failure to register as an animal abuse offender.

True, but I can watch these GEICO ads over & over: As well as this VW ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVIWcDIuxZ0

I've loved many Geico ads, but hate this one. Sooooooooooooooo obnoxious! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzjC2WEF6f0

potato/potahto?

negative spin/realistic view... tomato/tomahto

I just saw an ad for this. I don't know if I ever had chicken pox.

DEAR ABBY: I am single and the mother of a 7-year-old girl. When she was 4, I decided there would be no parade of guys coming in and out of my life, or any at all. I have barely dated, and the few times I have gone out, I never talked about it around her. Over the last two or three years, she has come home every few weeks or months with a new boy she likes. I never say much except that she's not allowed to have a boyfriend. She recently swore her grandfather to secrecy and told him she had a boyfriend. Is this normal? Should I be concerned that she likes a new boy every few weeks, or that she didn't tell me she had a boyfriend even though I don't punish her for being honest? I'm concerned about her being interested in boys at too young an age. -- POSSIBLY PRUDE MOTHER DEAR MOTHER: Having a "boyfriend" at the age of 7 means something different than it does to a teenager or an adult. When your daughter tried to confide in you that she liked someone, you cut her off by telling her it "wasn't allowed." If you had let her confide in you, she wouldn't have found the need to do it with her grandfather. I suggest you open up the lines of communication now, before it's too late. DEAR MOTHER: Your daughter is a tramp. Prepare to be a grandmother in 6 years. DEAR ABBY: I need suggestions on what to do to get a close family member to go out to lunch with me. I have offered to pay for lunch, let him pick the restaurant and do the driving. ("Nope. Can't go. Got to check with my wife. No.") I am in my late 80s, and he's in his late 70s. Someday it will be too late. What do you suggest? -- LOOKING TO LUNCH IN THE EAST DEAR LOOKING TO LUNCH: Try this. Invite his wife to come to lunch with the two of you. However, if that doesn't work, forget about trying to get him to go because he may be less eager to see you than you are to see him. DEAR LOOKING TO LUNCH: You probably chew with your mouth open, then floss your teeth at the table. Learn to eat like a civilized person.

Coulrophobes should steer clear of Burger King this Halloween. The burger chain expecting lots and lots of clowns next week. The chain announced today in a video release that they will be offering free Whoppers to anyone dressed up like a clown for their Scary Clown Night. They also took some time in the video to make a few digs at one clown in particular. According to Burger King’s press release, “clowns are the third most sought after Halloween costume of 2017,” which prompted the brand to jump on the trend. The video they released for Scary Clown Night starts with a kid biking through the streets at night when he is confronted by a clown bearing a striking likeness to McDonald’s iconic mascot Ronald McDonald. The advertisement continues with clowns of all shapes and make-up following the bike to Burger King. The video then ends with the Ronald McDonald-like clown demanding a Whopper. The Home of the Whopper takes another jab with the final tag line: come as a clown, eat like a king. This comes after a Burger King in Germany used the two-hour showing of “It” as one epic commercial, and after a Russian Burger King tried to ban the viewing of the film on grounds that it gave free promotion to McDonald’s. The fast food giant will be offering the deal to the first 500 guests that come into participating stores dressed as clowns between 7pm and 3am on October 31.

LAW & ORDER Season 5, episode 15: SEED A woman under the care of fertility doctor Jordan Delbert (David Margulies) dies under suspicious circumstances. An investigation reveals that Delbert has illegally donated his own sperm to expedite at least 31 pregnancies. In trying to prosecute Delbert, the D.A.’s office is stymied by the laws of confidentiality — not to mention the fiercely self-protective “don’t ask, don’t tell” stance taken by the doctor’s past patients. Air Date: Feb 15, 1995 A former fertility doctor in Indiana accused of using his own sperm to impregnate patients plans to plead guilty to two charges of obstruction of justice. Donald Cline, 78, allegedly fathered at least 25 children via sperm donation while he was a fertility doctor, Fox 59 reported, citing Cline’s biological children who were connected through DNA testing and the website 23andme. Cline’s attorneys on Tuesday said the former doctor will admit that he lied to state investigators about inseminating the patients with his own sperm. Paternity tests indicate Cline is likely the biological father of at least two of his patients’ children, according to court records. “This wasn’t just a handful of kids or mothers that this happened to that resulted into a handful of children. We’re now into several dozen. And it’s going to continue to grow,” Matt White, whose mother was also one of Cline’s patients, told The Associated Press. “I’m ecstatic. I couldn’t be any happier,” Jacoba Ballard, one of the children Cline allegedly fathered, told Fox 59. “I wish there were more charges. And I wish that all the senators and everybody would listen to us and do something but this is a start.” No other charges were filed against Cline because Indiana doesn’t specifically prohibit fertility doctors from using their own sperm. “We want to stop this from happening again because it was wrong on so many levels. Even though there are no laws against it, it was wrong and he needs to own up to what he did and we need to prevent this from happening again,” Amber Stafford said to Fox 59. Cline, who retired from his practice in Indianapolis in 2009, is expected to plead guilty Dec. 14. FROM MAY: Families in the Netherlands are accusing the head of a fertility clinic of using his own sperm, and not that of chosen donors, to impregnate women through IVF treatment. Twenty-three parents and children, who were patients at the Bijdorp Medical Center, have gone to court asking for DNA tests on Jan Karbaat, the head of the clinic, who died at age 89 last month, The Telegraph reported. Authorities have already seized personal objects that might contain DNA samples, including a toothbrush, from his home. His patients have come forward to say that Karbaat admitted to using his own seed and cited his good health and intelligence. “He saw it as something noble. He had no concept of ethics,” one of the plaintiffs in the case said. They’ve also noticed that their children resemble the now-dead man. The offspring’s physical traits, including eye color, match Karbaat’s, and not the official donors’ characteristics. “They say it feels like they were raped by Karbaat,” Tim Bueters, a lawyer representing the plaintiffs, told Dutch media. He asked the court for permission to test Karbaat’s DNA, saying, “It’s a fundamental right to know where you came from. It’s a question of identity (and) helps someone to form their personality.” Karbaat’s lawyer is denying the accusations. “There is not the slightest evidence that Mr. Karbaat was the donor,” Lisette de Haan said. Karbaat might have had foresight. In his will, he requests that no DNA tests be carried out on his him post-mortem, The Telegraph reported. Multiple plaintiffs claim Karbaat told them that he may have fathered their children. One woman claims to have an email with evidence, according to Dutch media reports. Another plaintiff said a verdict wouldn’t offer resolution. “As a mother, this judgement won’t give me anything,” said Esther Heij after the court hearing. She said her son was upset that Karbaat didn’t come clean before he died. “I see at home how my son’s life has been affected,” she said. The now-shuttered clinic limited the number of children each donor could father to six. Karbaat allegedly admitted to illicitly fathering over 60 children. FROM JUNE: A Dutch court has ruled that DNA tests may be carried out on the belongings of a late fertility clinic doctor accused of falsely impregnating dozens of women. Jan Karbaat, who died in April at 89, allegedly used his own sperm, rather than samples from chosen donors, to father his patients’ children. “DNA samples of a recently deceased doctor may be taken from sequestered goods to establish a DNA profile,” a Rotterdam court said. The test results must remain sealed, the court added, until another judge rules on whether or not the doctor’s DNA profile can be compared to the DNA of the children born through IVF. “There is currently not enough hard evidence to prove that the doctor actually used his own sperm. The claim by plaintiffs will have to be further substantiated in subsequent proceedings,” the court said in a statement. Karbaat’s patients allege that the fertility expert bragged about his own superior genetics and admitted he used his own seed to impregnate them. “He saw it as something noble. He had no concept of ethics,” Monique Wassensaar, a plaintiff in the case said, The Telegraph reported. Karbaat reportedly admitted to fathering 60 children through IVF treatment, the group’s lawyer, Tim Bueters, told the court. Police seized Karbaat’s personal belongings, including a toothbrush, from his home on May 2nd. The Karbaat family lawyer has argued that DNA testing should not be performed on the objects, out of respect for the privacy of his family. Karbaat reportedly stipulated in his will that he did not want DNA tests performed on him post-mortem. Karbaat’s Bijdorp Medical Center closed eight years ago amid reports that he falsified administrative records. ALSO SEE: https://www.companyofmen.org/threads/dutch-doctor-fathered-at-least-49-children-through-his-fertility-clinic.147987/#post-1706951

yes. I also watch late-night reruns all the time. And I fantasize about Seth MacFarlane during the commercials.

I watched THE BLACKLIST last night, then was too lazy to get up & go back online afterwards, so I watched SVU for the first time in years (since Ray Donovan’s brother abducted Olivia). Lousy episode… I knew what was going to happen right from the start. And it was almost a rehash of an old episode (guest-starring Tessie Harper): A teenage girl shows up at the home of a family whose young daughter went missing years ago, claiming to be the missing child. Instead, she was just trying to escape an abusive parent (in this case, a meth-head mom, in the prior case a father who kept her locked in a basement vault and raped her for 6 years). In both cases, it turned out a sibling had killed the missing daughter years before. But the most notable thing about the episode is that it had a scene that was supposed to take place at a diner on Jamaica Ave. From the brief exterior shot and the supermarket across the street and the barriers erected to prevent mid-block crossings, I recognized it as The Flagship Diner on Queens Blvd, a block and a half from where I used to live. (Back then I could walk more than I can today, & occasionally went in there for an omelet). Many classic diners in Queens and Brooklyn have closed in recent years, as the land they sit on has been purchased for apartment building construction. The Flagship is not long for this world: A Briarwood diner that has served Queens residents for more than five decades is facing a bitter court battle with its new landlord who is trying to get rid of it before its lease expires in more than two years, the owners said. For 53 years, The Flagship Diner, at 138-30 Queens Blvd., has been a popular hangout for the community, as well as lawyers and court officers working at the nearby Queens Criminal Court. But the owners said the diner has been forced to fight for its survival ever since Jamaica-based White Rock Management group purchased the site for $6.125 million last year, with plans to knock down the eatery and replace it with a seven-story, mixed-use apartment building featuring 64 units. Shortly after acquiring the property, White Rock Management filed an application with the Department of Buildings to demolish the diner, which was approved on July 26 last year, and then another application to replace it with a new building, which was approved on June 9 this year, according to city records. The diner’s owners said they were hoping to keep their business open until their lease expires in October 2019. But Jimmy Skartsiaris, who co-owns the eatery with Vincent Pupplo and Frank Lountzis, said the new landlord began harassing them “the minute he bought the building.” First, the landlord wanted to buy them out, offering each of them $100,000, but they turned it down, the owners said. Since then, they said, the landlord sent them several “notices to cure,” requiring them to address a variety of issues within five days if they wanted to avoid eviction. The owners said they were forced to hire a lawyer who was able to obtain a “Yellowstone injunction” for each notice which temporarily suspends the time period during which they must address the issues. The first notice pertained to 13 boiler-related violations the diner began receiving in 1993, some of them issued before the trio bought the business in 1994, according to the owners and the Department of Buildings website. Twelve of those violations are still active, according to the DOB, and the owners are currently working on resolving the issue, they said. The landlord then sent them another letter saying that their parking lot, sidewalk and back steps are in disrepair and have to be ripped up and replaced within five days, followed by a note accusing them of not having proper liability insurance — claims that the diner owners denied. “In my opinion they are trying to bankrupt us in court so that we can’t stay in business,” said Vincent Pupplo. In August, the restaurant owners decided to strike back and filed a lawsuit in the Queens County Supreme Court accusing the landlord of harassing them. They also want the landlord to pay their legal fees. The first hearing was scheduled for Sept. 19. White Rock Management did not return a phone call seeking comment. Meanwhile, the diner also started a petition asking customers for support, which they said was signed by more than 1,300 patrons as of the end of August, Skartsiaris said. On Sept. 12, at 11 a.m., the owners were also planning to organize a rally in front of the diner asking locals for support. “It’s not fair to the people and it’s not fair to us,” Skartsiaris said, adding that the 24-hour restaurant employs around 35 workers. Customers said they can’t even imagine that the diner may one day close. n coming to the Flagship Diner almost every day for over 35 years. (DNAinfo/Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska) “It’s a big part of my life, I feel comfortable here,” said Joe Moskowitz, 72, a retired teacher who has been coming to the Flagship Diner almost every day for more than 35 years. “I know everybody here, this is my home away from home. To me, this is a landmark.” Gayle Malone, 44, a marketing strategist, called the Flagship Diner “the soul of the community.” “I don’t know what we will do without it,” she said. “Where will people gather if they can’t come here?” A review from May of this year: In a city that was once celebrated for its 24-hour culinary delights, the diners of yore are on the decline. In the ethereal childhood memories of every New Yorker’s youth, mom and dad would pack the family into the station wagon and head down the boulevard to the local diner for a Sunday breakfast. Patrons would slide into those booths and a nice lady would call you ‘honey,’ bring crayons for the kids and serve you pancakes with a smile. It’s an iconic scene that Hollywood has preserved on celluloid for years. Briarwood’s Flagship Diner is one of the last bastions of the city’s old school diners. Vinny Pupplo, one of the diner’s four owners, looks around and sees it as “the classic New York diner.” “Most of the classic New York diners have gone the route of cutting corners,” said Pupplo as his nine-hour selection of 1950s and 1960s pop music plays overhead. At the Flagship Diner, everything is made in-house. He said that the owners still buy their own beef for the diner’s classic cheeseburger, grind it and press it to make sure that the customer is getting the very best. The eatery has a baker on duty nearly 50 hours a week to make fresh desserts. “Everything you see, [our baker] makes it,” said Pupplo. “And it’s not like cardboard, it’s actual good stuff.” He said that Forest Hills residents come in every day to buy a couple of his baker’s prune Danishes since they can’t find the level of quality anywhere else. Pupplo said that all of the seafood purchased by the diner is fresh. He added that he would never outsource picking out the food for the diner. “You lose all quality control,” he said. “Most diners are not making their own stuff. You get institutional preservatives. Here, what you see today is in the garbage tomorrow.” Pupplo points out that each of the owners have more than 30 years of experience at Flagship Diner. The restaurant opened in 1965 and has seen many changes, but the menu has not been altered too much. “The old staples are still there,” Pupplo said. “We make them the way they’re supposed to be made.” Younger patrons from the neighborhood come in on the weekend for the diner’s $13.99 brunch entrée. Pupplo said he is proud of the long list of styles that the eatery has created for eggs Benedict, homemade challah bread or homemade whole grain French toast. “We do everything well, breakfast, lunch and dinner,” Pupplo said. “Our Greek food is authentic. It’s made by Greeks. Our Italians food is authentic. I approve of it. We make baked ziti properly. It’s the way it’s supposed to be made. The way you would make it at home.” But not everything lasts. The Flagship Diner is running strong today—but, last year, local media ran with the story that the land owner sold the property to a developer and the diner would be forced to vacate when its lease ran out in 2019. “It was like a knife in my heart,” Pupplo said when he saw the coverage. “Everyone thought we already closed. I still get 10 calls a day [asking if they are open].” There is a still chance to enjoy the Flagship’s service. Pupplo said that many of his staff have been serving at the diner for 20 to 30 years, know the menu by heart and eagerly await their daily customers.

So remember when Leo showed up at Grace’s breast cancer scare? Jill Goodacre, a former model and the wife of musician and actor Harry Connick, Jr., revealed Wednesday her secret five-year battle with breast cancer. Goodacre, 53, told People that she went for a routine annual mammogram in October 2012, and though that test came back clear, her sonogram didn’t. After undergoing a biopsy, the model learned she had Stage 1 invasive ductal carcinoma, the most common form of breast cancer. She immediately underwent a lumpectomy and radiation, which she says “absolutely wiped (her) out.” Connick, who lost his mother to ovarian cancer when he was just 13, admitted that his wife’s health scare left him fearful. “I was scared I was going to lose her, absolutely,” he told People. “I wasn’t going to let her see that, but I was. I know from losing my mom that the worst can happen. She’s my best friend, and I really don’t know what I would do without her.” The couple also revealed that one of the most difficult parts of learning Goodacre had cancer was breaking the news to their three daughters. “It broke my heart,” she said. In the five years since her diagnosis, Goodacre says she’s continued to take Tamoxifen, an estrogen modular that helps halt breast cancer — but that the negative side effects, like weight gain, have been difficult to deal with. “I’ve always been a pretty fit person, and so to be just rounder and heavier and not to really be able to do much about it — that’s been hard,” she said. “It’s taken a lot out of my self-confidence.” Connick and Goodacre — who tied the knot in 1994 — explained that since she’s been in remission for five years now, it felt like the right time to share their battle with the world. “It wasn’t like we were superstitious, like if we said something about being in the clear we’d somehow jinx it,” she said. “But we wanted to be well on the other side of things before we told everybody. The doctors all say that after the five-year mark, things look optimistic, so we’re starting to feel pretty good.” Goodacre will talk more about her breast cancer battle on Thursday’s episode of her husband’s show “Harry.”