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Pharos-Tribune, Logansport, Indiana, Sunday, February 22,1998 Page C5 ADVICE ENTERTAINMENT Goak Should Be Higher Than 'Pretty Good' Dear Ann Landers: Our school district believes our schools are pretty good. Students score just barely above the national average on standardized tests, which gives administrators and teachers bragging rights. To me, the national average is a disgrace, and scoring 0.1 percentage points above that is nothing to be proud of. Several years ago, you printed a poem by Charles Osgood about a ''pretty good student" in a "pretty good school." Please print it again. I hope our school board, teachers and administration see it and take heed.

John in Grand Junction, Colo. Dear John: Here it is. Thanks for asking. And I hope every student who considers himself or herself "pretty good" will pay attention. There once was a pretty good student.

Who sat in a pre-Uy good class And was taught by a pretty good teacher, Who always let pretty good pass. He wasn't terrific at reading, He wasn't a whiz-bang at math. But for him, education was lead- Straight down a pretty good path. He didn't find school too excit- Bul he wanted to do pretty well, And he did have some trouble with writing, ANN LANDERS Columnist And nobody had taught him to spell. When doing arithmetic problems, Pretty good was regarded as fine.

Five plus 5 needn't always add up to be 10, A pretty good answer was 9. The pretty good class that he sat in Was part of a pretty good school. And the student was not an exception, On the contrary, he was the rule. The pretty good school that he went to Was there in a pretty good town. And nobody there seemed to notice He could not tell a verb from a noun.

The pretty good student in fact was Part of a pretty good mob. And the first time he knew what he lacked was When he looked for a pretty good job. It was then, when he sought a position, He discovered that life could be tough. And he soon had a sneaky suspicion Pretty good might not be good enough. The pretty good town in our story Was part of a pretty good state, Which had pretty good aspira-' tions, And prayed for a pretty good fate.

There once was a pretty good nation, Pretty proud of the greatness it had, Which learned much too late, If you want to be great, Pretty good is, in fact, pretty bad. "The Osgood File," copyright 1986, CBS Inc. Dear Ann Landers: I just caught up with the responses to the column about the topless dancer who roughed up the drunk after he pinned her to an alley wall. I think the no- good bum got exactly what he deserved. And his wife should have finished the job when he got home.

No Name in New Orleans Dear New Orleans: You and hundreds of others. The mail in support of the dancer was overwhelming. Dear Readers: I believe in giving credit where it is due. I have just learned that the author of "Rules for Being Human" is Cherie Carter- Scott, Ph.D., a motivational speaker, consultant and author of the upcoming book, "If Life is a Game, These Are the Rules: The Ten Rules for Being Human." Lonesome? Take charge of your life and turn it around. Write for Ann Landers' new booklet, "How to Make Friends and Stop Being Lonely" Send a self-addressed, long, business-size envelope and a check or money order for $4.25 (this includes postage and handling) to: Friends, do Ann Landers, P.O.

Box 11562, Chicago, IL 60611-0562. Ice Skaters Can Develop Heel Bump Dear Dr. Donohue: My wife gave me a pair of expensive ice skates for Christmas. I hadn't skated for a long time, but I love it. I played hockey in high school.

After I began skating again, 1 developed a painful lump on the back of my heel. I've had to stop skating. Have you a clue as to what might be going on? G.H. Dear Reader: I'd say you have a "pump bump." It's a painful lump on the back of the heel that comes from repeated trauma to the heel. If the skates' heel area is too wide, the heel slips up and down as you glide over the ice.

Repetitive trauma to the heel generates a painful lump, the "pump bump." It a condition not limited to skaters. Runners get it also. The solution is relatively simple: Take the skates back to the store, and have them refitted so they conform to the contours of your heels. Dear Dr. Donohue: How long, on average, does a hernia operation keep you from exercising? I'm scheduled for one, and I want to estimate the length of time I'll be out of commission.

R.G. Dear Reader: All hernias are not equal, nor are all techniques for hernia repair. In general, you can resume exercise in four to six weeks after the operation. Your doctor probably will DR. DONOHUE To Your Good Health give you specific instructions.

Dear Dr. Donohue: I have high blood pressure. Should I or should I not exercise? W.H.T. Dear Reader: A man after my own heart straight to the point, without a mass of confusing details. Let me answer in kind: Yes, you should exercise.

But read on. For years solid evidence has shown that exercise decreases the risk of developing high blood pressure. No one would argue that point. In close to half of those with mild high blood pressure, exercise can lower pressure to the point where medicines need not be prescribed. If your blood pressure is lower than and if the hypertension has not injured kidneys, eyes or heart, no restrictions are placed on the kind of exercise you care to do.

Don't throw away your blood pressure medicine, but do exercise. A daily brisk walk or jog of two to three miles is the kind of exercise that can lower pressure. Biking for 30 minutes every day is equally effective. As time passes, you might be able to control your blood pressure with exercise alone. Let me repeat: Don't take that step on your own.

Your doctor needs to concur with discontinuing medicine. If your blood pressure is or higher, then you need to be more circumspect about exercise. Avoid straining exercises. Banned activities include gymnastics, karate, rock climbing, water-skiing, downhill skiing, rowing and weightlifting. When blood pressure comes der control, the ban oh ties could be lifted.

Dear Dr. Donohue: Please send me information on endorphins, the body-made substances helpful in calming mental stress. P.M. Dear Reader: Exercise floods the brain with endorphins, brain chemicals that relieve tension, increase mental sharpness, elevate mood and lessen pain. They act much like morphine does.

Aerobic exercise is the best exercise for generating endorphins. The criteria for aerobic exercise call for moving large muscles continuously for 20 to 30 minutes. Jogging, swimming and jumping rope.are examples. The large leg muscles are constantly contracting, qualifying the exercise as "aerobic" demanding oxygen for fuel. You should slowly work up to the goal of 20 to 30 minutes of constant exercise.

It can take as long as six months to reach that goal. Rome wasn't built in a day. 4 Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible. Readers may write him at P.O.

Box 5539, Riverton, NJ 080775539. Keeping Kitty Off Living Room Furniture Dear Heloise: My indoor cat is really a wonderful pet and I love her, but I just noticed that one of my dining-room chairs has pulls and long scratch marks. I plan on reupholstering it, but before doing so I would like to know if there is a way to keep Daisy off that chair. Thanks for all your help. Sarah Williams, Spokane, Wash.

Dear Reader: There is something that may help, especially on smaller chairs: a piece of aluminum foil the size of the seat. I really don't know why most cats stay off the foil, possibly the sound or feel of it. It may not look pretty, but it does the trick, according to one of my secretaries, who had the same problem. Also, put a scratching post near the chair as a substitute. If you don't have a scratching post, you may want to get one.

Hopefully, that may HELOISE Helpful Hints be the solution to your problem too. Good luck! Heloise Sorting laundry not Dear Heloise: I have solved the problem of sorting everyone's socks and underpants. In our house they are all white or light-colored. I buy the largest nylon-mesh zippered bags I can find and label them with names. Each person gets enough bags so their underwear will fit very loosely in them.

They bag their own underwear, it goes together in one washload, then to the dryer and then to the owner. I do no sorting and we don't lose socks. Sharon Gonzalez, San Antonio Tasty treat Dear Heloise: Being on a fixed in- come and living alone, I try to economize. I like the small containers of pudding and save the plastic containers. I make a package of pudding, then divide it into the containers, seal the top with plastic wrap and keep them refrigerated to eat as I want.

them. This is much cheaper than buying the four- or six-packs. Mrs. C.C. Whitehouse, Canton, Ohio Blue jeans Dear Heloise: My boys are always getting holes in the knees of their jeans.

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