COFFEE BREAK
8B — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
THuRSDAY, ApRIL 29, 2021
Receptionist hears doctor and staff ridicule patients
DEAR ABBY: I work as a
receptionist in a small medical
office. I love my job, but I cannot
tolerate when my co-workers
make fun of our
patients. Some-
times it happens
while the patients
are still in the exam
rooms, maybe
within earshot. Even
the doctor contributes to this
crudeness.
Some examples: “Did you see
the size of that guy’s nose?” or,
“What’s with the color of her
hair?” or, “He smells like he
hasn’t had a bath in weeks.” This
goes on throughout the day every
day. Is there anything I can do or
say to change this mindset? We
have great patients.
— AT A LOSS FOR WORDS
DEAR AT A
LOSS: The person
who’s respon-
DEAR
sible for the lack
ABBY
of respect for
the patients is
your employer,
the doctor. If this is happening
sometimes within earshot of the
patients, I am, frankly, shocked
that he or she has a medical
practice.
There is nothing you can do to
change the culture in that envi-
ronment. Because it upsets you
should say something and take it
back, but she is shy. I want to say
something to the parents, but I’m
afraid it will ruin our friendship. I
don’t think the mother knows her
daughter does these things. Any
ideas?
— STICKY FINGERS
DEAR STICKY FINGERS:
If the shoe was on the other foot
and your daughter was stealing
things from her friends’ homes,
wouldn’t you want to know what
was going on so you could deal
with it? Talk to Wendy’s mother!
Tell her you don’t want to spoil
a friendship you treasure, but
Wendy has a problem she needs
to know about. If you ignore it,
— and I can certainly see why it
would — you might be happier
working for another doctor.
DEAR ABBY: My daughter
“Tiffany” is 12. Her best friend,
“Wendy,” lives down the block.
We are good friends with her
parents.
How do I put this: Wendy is
a thief. She has no impulse con-
trol. When she comes over, she
helps herself to whatever is lying
around, mostly candy and trin-
kets. For this reason, we no
longer allow friends into our chil-
dren’s rooms.
Recently, another item went
missing, and my daughter spotted
it at Wendy’s house. I told her she
the problem will only escalate.
DEAR ABBY: Would you please
settle an argument between my
husband and me? One of us thinks
it’s OK to dry our everyday dishes
with the same dish towel we clean
our dog’s bowl with. The bowl is
first rinsed with soap and water
then wiped with the dish towel.
One of us thinks it’s disgusting.
The other disagrees. Would you
wash your dishes with said towel?
— CURIOUS IN KETTERING,
OHIO
DEAR CURIOUS: Although
the dish may be perfectly clean
after being washed with soap and
water, because of the “ick” factor,
I sure wouldn’t.
News of the Weird
Hundreds show up in
Nebraska for fight over
name Josh
LINCOLN, Neb. — A
fight over the name of Josh
drew a crowd from around
the country to a Nebraska
park Saturday for a heated
pool-noodle brawl.
It all started a year ago
when pandemic boredom
set in and Josh Swain, a
22-year-old college student
from Tucson, Arizona, mes-
saged others who shared his
name on social media and
challenged them to a duel.
Hundreds showed up at
Air Park in Lincoln — a
location chosen at random
— to participate in the
silliness.
The festivities started
with a “grueling and righ-
teous battle of Rock, Paper,
Scissors” between the Josh
Swain from Arizona and
another Josh Swain from
Omaha. KLKN-TV reports
that the Arizona student won
that competition, allowing
him to claim the title of the
true Josh Swain.
The pool-noodle com-
petition that followed was
open to anyone with the first
name of Josh. The victor
of that competition was a
4-year-old boy, who was
coronated with a Burger
King crown.
Swain, the organizer, said
he is a little surprised about
how the whole thing blew
up: “I did not expect people
to be as adamant about this
as they are right now.”
Kanye West sneakers
fetch record $1.8 million
NEW YORK — A pair
of prototype Nikes worn by
Kanye West during his per-
formances of “Hey Mama”
and “Stronger” at the
Grammy Awards in 2008
has shattered the record for
Justin Berl/Associated Press, File
Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield runs off the field after de-
feating the pittsburgh Steelers in an NFL wild-card playoff football game
Jan. 10, 2021, in pittsburgh. On his way home from dinner in Texas last
month with his wife, Emily, Mayfield said he saw a uFO.
Kenneth Ferriera/Lincoln Journal Star via AP
Mayfield said with a smile
Monday on a Zoom call
with reporters. “It’s real. I
saw it. I’m glad the Navy
finally confirmed some
more pictures. Now every-
body doesn’t think I’m as
crazy.
“I believe.”
The Browns believe in
Mayfield, which is why
they exercised the fifth-
year option on the quarter-
back’s rookie contract last
week, a decision that gives
him at least two more years
in Cleveland — an $18.8
million paycheck in 2022
— and could lead to a long-
term extension.
Mayfield is now eli-
gible for a longer deal, and
the Browns are expected
to offer one in the coming
months to the 25-year-old
after he led them to their
first postseason appearance
in 18 years last season and
has them thinking Super
Bowl.
“I’m truly thankful for
them taking the chance,
(General Manager) Andrew
ball superstar wore when
he famously shattered the
backboard during a pre-
season game in Italy.
“We are thrilled with the
result, which has nearly tri-
pled the highest price on
record,” Brahm Wachter,
Sotheby’s head of street-
wear and modern collect-
ables, said in a statement.
“The sale speaks volumes
of Kanye’s legacy as one of
the most influential clothing
and sneaker designers of our
time, and of the Yeezy fran-
chise he has built which has
become an industry titan.”
a pair of sneakers ever sold.
Sotheby’s announced
Monday that West’s
so-called “Grammy Worn”
Nike Air Yeezy 1 fetched
$1.8 in a private sale. It
was acquired by RARES,
a sneaker investment
marketplace.
The sale marks the
highest publicly recorded
price for a sneaker sale and
the first pair of sneakers to
top $1 million. Sotheby’s
brokered the private sale.
The size 12 shoes
designed by West and Mark
Smith are made of soft
black leather with perfo-
rated detailing throughout
the upper, and the heel
overlay is branded with a
tonal Swoosh. The design
features the iconic Yeezy
forefoot strap and signature
‘Y’ medallion lacelocks in
bright pink.
The price is nearly
triple the auction record
for a sneaker set in 2020
at Christie’s for $615,000.
That was a pair of ‘85
Jordan 1s that the basket-
Browns’ QB Mayfield on
UFO sighting: ‘I believe’
CLEVELAND — Baker
Mayfield’s offseason has
included running, lifting,
getting a guaranteed $18
million and a celestial close
encounter he won’t forget.
Mayfield said he saw a
UFO. Nothing has changed
his mind.
“I’m a firm believer in
UFOs and Sasquatch,’′
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AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION
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High Tuesday
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Low: 12°
Wettest: 2.80”
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AGRICULTURAL INFO.
HAY INFORMATION FRIDAY
Lowest relative humidity
Afternoon wind
Hours of sunshine
Evapotranspiration
30%
NW at 6 to 12 mph
7.7
0.20
RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Wednesday)
Phillips Reservoir
Unity Reservoir
Owyhee Reservoir
McKay Reservoir
Wallowa Lake
Thief Valley Reservoir
Powers
47/69
TUESDAY EXTREMES
TEMPERATURES Baker City La Grande Elgin
23% of capacity
99% of capacity
58% of capacity
96% of capacity
64% of capacity
99% of capacity
STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Tuesday)
Grande Ronde at Troy
5710 cfs
Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder
39 cfs
Burnt River near Unity
225 cfs
Umatilla River near Gibbon
587 cfs
Minam River at Minam
562 cfs
Powder River near Richland
114 cfs
Zapata, Texas
Bridgeport, Calif.
Akron, Colo.
OREGON
High: 73°
Low: 23°
Wettest: none
Hermiston
Prineville
A late-season cold snap on April 29, 1874,
brought 0.50 of an inch of snow to New
York City, its latest measurable snowfall
on record.
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45/77
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Brookings
Burns
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Corvallis
Council
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Eugene
Hermiston
Hood River
Imnaha
John Day
Joseph
Kennewick
Klamath Falls
Lakeview
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Grand View
Arock
45/85
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47/83
Klamath Falls
39/74
Lakeview
39/76
McDermitt
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Diamond
47/77
Fields
Medford
Brookings
45/60
Boise
54/82
Silver Lake
Chiloquin
Grants Pass
45/82
43/75
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RECREATION FORECAST FRIDAY
REGIONAL CITIES
WEATHER HISTORY
Sunrise
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Moonrise
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39/70
Roseburg
Juntura
40/78
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Beaver Marsh
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Ontario
50/87
Burns
Brothers
42/72
Coos Bay
Huntington
43/73
45/74
Oakridge
49/76
53/85
Seneca
Bend
Elkton
46/73
62 41
46/75
43/74
Council
44/78
John Day
41/75
Sisters
Florence
48/58
50/78
Baker City
Redmond
62 34
10
Halfway
Granite
45/69
42/65
47/66
Corvallis
45/76
44/69
Newport
Enterprise
47/72
50/75
Monument
47/77
Idanha
Salem
47/55
59 32
47/73
La Grande
46/69
Maupin
Warm with sun
and clouds
Elgin
Pendleton
The Dalles
Portland
Newberg
Lewiston
54/79
55/75
53/76
48/58
Mainly clear
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Walla Walla
54/82
Vancouver
46/64
TIllamook
TONIGHT
the wild-card round to snap
a 17-game losing streak at
Heinz Field.
Expectations are soaring
in Cleveland for 2021, and
Mayfield is quite certain he
saw something else above
him last month.
He and his wife, Emily,
were headed home from
dinner in Texas when they
spotted “a very bright
ball” in the sky. Mayfield
posted his experience on
Twitter soon after, and he’s
now more convinced that
they weren’t imagining
something.
“Just driving back home
and had the music going.
It was one of those things
(Emily) was looking down
at her phone in the pas-
senger seat,” he said. “It
was nighttime so when you
are looking at your phone
screen, everything is dark
around you and you can
only see that light, but it
was bright enough to where
it caught her attention, too.
“We kind of just looked
at each other, ‘Did you
just see that? Yeah.’ Other
people in that area con-
firmed, too.”
— Associated Press
(Berry) and the Haslam
family, for picking up
that fifth-year option and
making it one more year
in Cleveland, extending
this journey that we started
three years ago today,”
Mayfield said on a Zoom
call. “I’ve been kind of
thinking about that all day,
so I’m very happy about
that.
“In terms of long-term
deals or all that, I’m taking
it one day at a time. I’ve
still got two seasons left
on this full rookie contract
now to see what happens.”
Until he’s signed beyond
2022, Mayfield’s future will
remain a topic of conver-
sation, but he’s prepared to
handle it.
“If we win games,
everything will happen how
it should,” he said. “That is
my mentality, and I truly do
believe that.”
Mayfield ended any
doubt about his long-term
future in Cleveland last
season. He rebounded from
a rough 2019 by throwing
30 touchdown passes and
taking the Browns into the
postseason, where they
knocked off Pittsburgh in
Josh Swain, left, declares Lincoln native 4-year-old Joshua Vinson Jr., right, the ultimate Josh after the Josh fight
took place Saturday, April 24, 2021, in an open green space in Lincoln, Nebraska. What started as a mid-pandem-
ic joke took on life Saturday, as a mixed bag of individuals sharing only their name came to battle it out.
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Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain,
sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice
ANTHONY LAKES
PHILLIPS LAKE
Clouds and sun
Clouds and sun
50
34
72
45
MT. EMILY REC.
BROWNLEE RES.
Partly sunny
Some sun; pleasant
60
44
80
52
EAGLE CAP WILD.
EMIGRANT ST. PARK
Partly sunny; mild
Clouds and sun
59
37
65
42
WALLOWA LAKE
MCKAY RESERVOIR
Clouds and sun
Sun and clouds
73
49
76
48
THIEF VALLEY RES.
RED BRIDGE ST. PARK
Breezy in the p.m.
Partly sunny; warm
78
46
75
53