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Page 4A Seminole (Texas) Sentinel • Sunday, March 31,2013
Editorial
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By Lynn Brisendine
It's Easter and with this special day some thoughts come to
mind.
Without a doubt, it is the most significant day to celebrate for
billions around the world on the calendar.
While we set aside a special day for thanks giving, I think Easter
is an excellent time to be grateful for so much in my little world.
Strife abounds as headlines roar of too many problems, some
solvable, others lending themselves into Gordian Knots, seemingly
unsolvalble by we mere mortals.
I don't have any answers for so much as I go about my busi-
ness. Still, I do have a source of peace. A special and personal
relationship with the One who stands above all.
I understand this item is not a vehicle for preaching. And being
able to word a proper tribute and an explanation of my beliefs is an
exercise beyond me.
However, the moments of peace I do revel in are the too sel-
dom times that my mind considers the special gifts attained, never
earned, but always with me due to one person's sacrifice so long
ago.
Long ago, the torture and death took place in a far away land.
Actions which had to happen in order to fulfill the amazing event of
three days later.
I am not certain of many things, but I truly think the story of,
death of, and victory of that man so long ago has remained perti-
nent to this day. So many other religions' beliefs which encumber,
and in my way of thinking enslave, their believers are not capable
of transition into modern times.
The message sent to us on an Easter Sunday 21 centuries ago
continues to have meaning. Even in these modern times, the ideas
spoken and the promise given by a life lived those thousands of
years ago is relevant.
And the proclamation reverberates... He is Risen...
Happy Easter.
Making a Difference
By Gina Kelly Ellis
It is track season. I really love watch-
ing track. I was certainly never good at it but
I do like watching the competition. I love the
try on the kids’ faces. I love the effort that they
expend for the school. One of the things you
notice at a track meet is the color. Every school
has matching uniforms all in their school col-
ors. As you watch them even from across the
field, you can tell for whom they are running
by the uniform they are wearing. It is easy to
tell one from the other. We can all put on uni-
forms of one type or another. Maybe we wear
uniforms to work or maybe we just put on the
jersey of our favorite football or basketball
player. A uniform should show the world for
whom we work or which team we support or
any number of things. But it doesn’t say who
we really are. We do that with our lives.
In Matthew 16, Jesus asks His disciples,
“Who do the people say that I am?” Their
answers varied between John the Baptist or
one of the Old Testament prophets. He then
asked, in 16:15 “But who do you say that I
am?” Peter answered Him quickly that He was
the Christ, the Son of the living God. And he
was correct. But I think that maybe Jesus was
asking a deeper question of His disciples. I
think we can look at that question and say,
“Who does my life say that Jesus is?” If we
are wearing the name of a Christian, then we
are on His team. We are sporting His uniform.
So do our actions look like those who are
running the race for our Savior? Or have we
dropped completely out of the race and are
just wandering around in the uniform but really
not competing?
We are representing Christ all the time.
We are either doing a good job or a poor job,
but if we are calling ourselves Christians, that
is people who have truly given their heart to
Him and invited Him to be Lord of their life,
then we are showing the world who Jesus is
to us. So again, who does your life say that
Jesus is? Does your life show a life committed
to Him and a life of love for others? Or does
the world look at you and see someone who
has placed everything else above Jesus? A life
where Jesus only shows in times of crisis? Or
times of convenience?
If you are wearing His uniform, then get
on the track and run for Him. Run the race
so that you might win! An eternal home with
Him is already yours, if He is Lord of your
life, but running the race for Him gives you
so much more here on earth. It can make a
difference for you and for all those you meet.
Whose uniform are you wearing? Be sure it is
the uniform of Christ and then lace up those
shoes and get on the track and start living for
Him! It will make a difference!
Snuff-dipping, Tobacco-chewing Bad Habits
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Texas Journalist...by Willis Webb
Growing up as part of a
farming-ranching family in the late
1930s through the mid-1950s,
exposed me to the habits of those
hard-scrabble folks who were the
solid base on which Texas was
founded and grew into its present
expansive society.
Pleasures for those in that ba-
sic Lone Star culture were rooted
in the simple and tough lives nec-
essary to existence in a very basic
family-farm-ranch economy. Long
hard days behind a mule-drawn
plow or on horseback riding herd
on ornery cows dictated forms of
induced relaxation that soothed
body and soul, and required
minimum hands-on preparation
and application. Those pioneers
turned to varied tobacco products.
Anyone who has hand-rolled
cigarettes (and I don’t mean the
“funny” kind) might argue that
there is nothing minimum about
the task, especially compared to
simply placing “a pinch between
your cheek and gum.” I’d be
forced to agree since my scarce
attempts as a youngster to pour
Prince Albert tobacco from a
rectangular can into cigarette pa-
per and roll it up into a raggedy
looking protrusion were awkward
to say the least.
However, despite the fairly
widespread oral use of tobacco
products in that time, putting the
uncovered, “raw” tobacco into
my mouth was totally repugnant.
I couldn’t force myself no mat-
ter the proddings of “sissy” and
“’fraidy-cat” from my peers.
Reference here to “raw”
tobacco is specific to snuff and
chewing tobacco. Putting that
stuff in your mouth as a “chaw” or
“pinch” is so repulsive that refus-
ing was absolutely no problem.
My father smoked all of his
too-short life (death at 57 from
what started as esophageal cancer
and spread to his intestines and
stomach). He came up in those
tough times from the late 19-teens
to the mid-1930s without either
parent after age 11. His father
succumbed in 1919 during a time
when the entire world was dealt
a devastating blow by the swine
flu. His mother died in 1927 from
an unknown (to my memory)
malady.
Dad’s stepfather, one J.L.
Willis (thus my first name) and
Dad’s older sister, Marie, tried
to guide him, but other worlds
tugged on him at their home in
Brady. He tried being a jockey and
rode in horse races for a couple
of years.
He found his career niche at
13 when he rounded up and sold
100 donkeys to a Yankee resort
owner. All of his life, he was a
rancher-farmer and called himself
a “hoss-trader.”
Having little “raising,” it was
natural that he turned to tobacco
at the early age of 11.
By the time he and Mother
married (both at age 19) on Christ-
mas Day, 1935, he was hooked
on cigarettes. Dad smoked every
day of his life until one week
before his Jan. 25, 1974, death.
I managed to avoid the to-
bacco habit until mid-term of my
freshman year in college when I
allowed the social pressures of that
life to hook me. I continued the
cigarette habit for a dozen years.
Nicotine seems to be particularly
gripping via cigarettes. But, I es-
caped to the dramatic and distin-
guished (I was told by women of
that day) look and taste of a pipe.
Some pipe tobaccos are won-
derfully aromatic and generally
less objectionable than cigarette
smoke. I freely admit that smok-
ing the pipe was pleasurable,
particularly compared to cigarettes
or (ugh) cigars. I laughingly told
my friendly detractors that those
smoking cigarettes were threat-
ened with lung cancer and those
who smoked cigars faced the pos-
sibility of throat cancer.
Pipes, I opined, only caused
lip cancer and I’d be able to see
mine as soon as it began to ap-
pear. Ha, ha!
I lived with that fallacy for
another 13 years until the Great
American Smokeout Day in 1980
and I laid down the pipe and to-
bacco forever.
However, in the summer of
2012,1 was diagnosed with throat
cancer, 32 years after I quit smok-
ing altogether.
I have since been treated with
chemo-therapy and radiation, and
the cancer, according to doctors at
the world’s best cancer treatment
center — M.D. Anderson Hospital
in Houston — is completely eradi-
cated from my body. I’m blessed.
Tobacco is nasty, unforgiving
stuff indeed.
Willis Webb is retired community
newspaper editor-publisher of more than
50 years experience. He can be reached
by email at wwebbl937@att.net.
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Insurance You Can Probably Do Without
By Jason Alderman
I'm a big believer in having
the appropriate amount of insur-
ance, especially when it comes to
your health and personal liability.
But if money is tight and you
want to get the most bang for
your buck, there are a few types
of insurance you can probably
do without — or that may dupli-
cate coverage you already have
elsewhere:
Extended warranties. When
you buy a car, appliance or
electronic device, the salesclerk
usually will try to sell you an ex-
tended warranty. These policies
often duplicate coverage already
provided in the manufacturer's
warranty. Plus, many credit
cards provide an additional war-
ranty on items purchased with
the card.
Smartphone insurance. Af-
ter shelling out big bucks for a
smartphone, you might be tempt-
ed to buy replacement insurance.
Just be aware that you'll probably
pay a hefty deductible and likely
receive a refurbished phone, pos-
sibly not even the same model.
My advice: Keep your old phone
to reactivate in case you drop or
lose the new one.
Flight accident insurance.
The risk of dying in a plane crash
is miniscule and already covered
by regular life insurance. Also
check your credit card card-
holder agreement, since many
cover such accidents for tickets
purchased with their card.
Child life insurance. Life
insurance is intended to pro-
vide economic protection for a
person's dependents, so unless
your children are movie stars
supporting you, this coverage
is probably unnecessary. You
can better protect their future by
stowing those monthly premiums
in an emergency savings account
or buying additional term life
insurance for yourself.
Pet insurance. With vet-
erinary treatments now rivaling
human medicine (organ trans-
plants, chemotherapy, etc.), you
could easily spend a small for-
tune keeping Fido alive. Before
buying pet insurance, however,
compare plan features carefully
and weigh the expense you'd
pay out over your pet's lifetime.
For example, monthly premiums
increase with your pet's age,
deductibles and copayments are
typically higher than for human
coverage and there are usually
predetermined per-year and per-
condition caps. Plus, preexisting
and hereditary conditions usually
are not covered.
Rental car insurance. In
most cases, the optional insur-
ance offered by car rental agen-
cies duplicates existing coverage
you already have. However,
before automatically rejecting
agency coverage, ask your in-
surance company and credit
card issuer whether you are fully
covered for rental cars. A few
considerations:
• Coverage through your
auto policy often expires after
30 days or less of renting the car.
Sports cars, luxury mod-
els, SUVs and trucks are often
excluded.
• Travel outside service
areas typically is forbidden - es-
pecially across foreign borders or
in rough terrain.
• If you don't carry compre-
hensive and collision coverage
on your own car, your insurance
may not cover a rental. Also, ask
whether such coverage is limited
to your own car’s value, since
most rentals are new.
Ask what happens if you
violate rental agreement terms
(e.g., driving recklessly or allow-
ing unauthorized drivers).
Specified disease insur-
ance. Some people take out
supplemental health and life
insurance against specific con-
ditions such as cancer, heart
disease or stroke. Before buying,
make sure you have adequate
major medical insurance, which
already covers such conditions.
And carefully review the policy
for restrictions. For example,
many cancer insurance policies
won’t pay for outpatient care or
cover skin cancer, and impose
fixed-dollar limits on specific
procedures.
When it comes to your bud-
get — and your family's security —
it pays to know which insurance
is essential and which you can
probably skip.
Jason Alderman directs Visa's
financial education programs. To
participate in a free, online Financial
Literacy and Education Summit on
April 17, 2013, go to www.practical-
moneyskills.com/summit2013.
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