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A FAMILY TRIP THROUGH THE LAND OF OZ Fantastic Fun
2024 NOV
There’s nothing like following The Yellow Brick Road for a fun weekend with the family.
Visitors take a ski lift or tour bus to the top of Beech Mountain, disembark on Dorothy’s farm in Kansas, and enjoy a brief stage show by professional actors enacting part of the story. Then, Bennett, Marah, and I followed The Yellow Brick Road, where we met the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion. After an exciting encounter with the Wicked Witch of the West, we arrived at Emerald City, where we watched a stage show and enjoyed the shops and food vendors there. All the actors were polished performers, and the quality of the setting was incredible. Dorothy really looked like Dorothy from the movie. I was impressed. Bennett had a fantastic time. His face was painted as the Cowardly Lion — except he was more of a brave lion. He was so pleased with his face painting and how much he looked like a lion. He kept trying to scare the Wicked Witch of the West. He loves being a lion, and he loves to roar. Marah and I loved seeing him use his imagination that way. Muhammed Ali once said, “The man who has no imagination has no wings.” Any time you use your imagination, I believe you increase your ability to solve ever more difficult problems. All the cool inventions we see today were once just somebody’s dream. When taking off in an airplane, did you ever wonder how the hell anybody ever could have imagined something that big and heavy rising into the sky, staying aloft, and flying for thousands of miles? No one believed the Wright brothers could get a heavier-than-air flying machine off the ground, but they imagined it and did it. I was never into “The Wizard of Oz” as a kid. I was more interested in “The Legend of the Lone Ranger.” That was my childhood movie. I watched the VHS version so often that my dad finally bought it for me. I would literally rewind it to the part where the Lone Ranger puts his mask on, the music starts playing, and he sets out to avenge his brother’s death at the hands of the bad guys. I would dress up as the Lone Ranger to go to the store with my mom. My parents didn’t let me have guns, but my uncle was in the military, and he would always buy me cap guns that were like the Lone Ranger’s. My wanting to be the Lone Ranger was probably a little like Bennett’s wanting to be the brave lion, imagining himself going out in the world, being courageous, and helping others. Maybe he’ll take the heart of that brave lion into his adult life, going out into the world to defeat the bad guys and offer help to those who need it. If he does, I’ll be backing him all the way.
Marah and I recently took Bennett to the Autumn at Oz Festival in Beech Mountain, N.C. — an annual event that immerses kids and their
parents deep into a Wizard of Oz experience. It was a blast to watch Bennett get his face painted like a lion and roar his way through the magical Land of Oz, threatening the Wicked Witch of the West and her flying monkeys.
The Land of Oz festival opens for only three weekends in the fall, and passes always sell out. The events occur on the former site of a highly successful Land of Oz theme park. Bennett is fascinated by “The Wizard of Oz.” He has watched the movie countless times, and we had a great time watching him make his way through a re-creation of that fantastic setting.
GET IN THE GAME
SCORE BIG WITH FAMILY-FRIENDLY TOUCH FOOTBALL
Ready to tackle some family fun? Nothing beats a good old-fashioned game of touch football when the weather outside cools. It’s the perfect way to get everyone running, laughing, and scoring a few points — without needing to be a pro quarterback. So, grab some comfortable shoes, and let’s dive into the playbook for the MVP of family games! MAKE BALANCED TEAMS To get started, create two teams among your family, with at least two players on each team. While letting kids choose their teams is fine in most cases, remember that the more balanced the teams are, the more fun everyone will have. If you have an uneven number of players, you can follow an old
Michael Krasnov has been a chiropractor for 36 years and is still learning new things.
He has treated many athletes, from Olympic runners to Croatian ju-jitsu artists. He has also been a chiropractor for Duke University’s basketball stars and their famed Blue Devil mascot. As a chiropractor at the World Games in 2022, he had to hit the books many evenings to learn about sports he had never seen. “What’s netball? What’s korfball?” he recalls thinking. To earn athletes’ trust, he learned the athletic skills required and the vocabulary used in each sport. For Dr. Krasnov of Chiropractic Partners in Durham, N.C., learning is a major reward of his profession. “I love it. It’s a challenge for me. I get to meet wonderful people,” he says. “It keeps me fresh because I always have to be thinking and learning.”
playground rule and have one of the older players be the quarterback for both teams, ensuring everyone gets to play while the game remains balanced. Once you form teams, create the playing field by setting up small cones or beanbags to mark boundaries and end zones. FOLLOW THE RULES Before you start playing, ensure both teams agree on the rules. There are obvious ones, like where the end zones are, how many points a touchdown is worth, and how many downs each team has — either to get a touchdown or, space permitting, a first
down. You also must determine what constitutes a player as “down” — when one or two hands touch the player with the ball, whether they need to be touched on the torso or anywhere, etc. You also have to decide if a team doesn’t score, whether the opposing team takes over from where the ball ended up, or whether each team has a set starting point for each drive. Once you prepare everything, it’s time to hit the field. You can determine which team gets the ball first with a game of rock-paper-scissors and play until one team reaches a predetermined score … or it’s time
Dr. Krasnov served as the chiropractor for all teams at North Carolina State University for four years and at Duke University for 13 years. He was the team chiropractor for the U.S. Olympic Track & Field team in 1996 and treated athletes at the World Powerlifting Championships and the Pan American and World Ju-jitsu championships. As a Certified Chiropractic Extremity Practitioner, he has taught post-doctoral courses for over 25 years.
Dr. Krasnov says the outlook for further integrating chiropractic into sports medicine is bright. While team chiropractors were scarce years ago, “now, every U.S. Olympic team brings multiple chiropractors. Every NFL team has a team chiropractor. Years ago, that wasn’t happening, but the athletes demanded it.”
to go inside and enjoy a family meal. Remember, the best part of family touch football isn’t just the touchdowns — the laughter, teamwork, and fun make every play memorable.
Lifelong Learning Meet Dr. Krasnov, Chiropractor to the Stars
Dr. Krasnov took an unconventional route into chiropractic. He performed as a trumpeter at jazz clubs in New York and released one record before changing course after seeing other musicians struggling to make a living. A longtime martial artist, he moved to Port Angeles, Wash., where he ran several martial arts schools and repaired musical instruments. “I liked working with my hands, as a chiropractor does,” he says. Dr. Krasnov entered chiropractic after two medical doctors failed to help him through a hip injury. The first told him to stop doing martial arts, and the second offered pain pills. He saw a chiropractor at a friend’s suggestion and soon felt well again. He returned to college and graduated from chiropractic school in 1988. At Duke, he helped athletes in all sports and, now and then, a referee with a crick in their neck. He also treated Duke’s Blue Devil mascot after he took a fall during their well-known surfing routine.
At a recent ju-jitsu championship, “I saw more trauma in two days than I would see in a half-year in my office,” he says. Many injured athletes still wanted to compete and were grateful for his care. For one who tore his bicep, “I taped him in a way that almost reproduced his bicep muscle,” Dr. Krasnov says. The athlete went on to win medals. Dr. Krasnov sees a bright future for the field. As chiropractic is integrated into more multidisciplinary settings with physical therapists,
orthopedic surgeons, and others to provide integrated patient care, he says, even more exciting opportunities will open up.
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Explore the Real Sensory Powers You Didn’t Know Existed Got a Sixth Sense?
Have you ever felt like you have a sixth sense about things? As it turns out, you have a whole arsenal of senses you didn’t even know existed! From the uncanny ability to detect your body temperature to sensing changes in your surroundings
without crashing into things and stand still without falling. Your body can tell when to make micro-adjustments to stay upright and move forward. Powerful receptors send information to the brain about the angle and position of your joints and muscles, providing constant feedback on your surroundings and how you must move through them.
like a human radar, subtle brain functions are extraordinarily nuanced. So, listen up as we explore the quirky and fascinating ways you might be experiencing the world beyond your five senses. TEMPERATURE Your body can recognize when you are hot or cold and keep your internal organs at the right temperature. Your body has its own thermostat, a series of nerves in the skin that detect the temperature of your extremities. These nerves signal to a part of the brain called the hypothalamus. The brain will then command your body to shiver or sweat to regulate your body temperature.
TIME If you want to know the time, look at your body instead of your smartphone. Your body has many internal clocks that signal when essential functions like sleep should occur. Have you ever woken up before your morning alarm goes off? Your internal time- telling abilities intuitively know when your day starts. Your body also times the rhythms of your blood pressure, heart rate, hormones,
and other vital functions. Scientists are still exploring how the brain’s internal stopwatch works, but humans know physically when time has passed.
MOVEMENT Your muscles and joints are like a human radar system that can identify how you occupy space. You can walk down the street
So, next time you shiver in the cold or stroll down a busy sidewalk, you have your body’s built-in sensors to thank. You’re practically a sensory superhero!
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