Dear Heloise: We are in the middle of the holiday season and are closing in on a new year. Maybe this is as good a time as any to make amends where it needs to be made, help someone less fortunate, or adopt a homeless animal from the shelters or one who lives on the street. Let's stop and put ...
Today is Friday, Dec. 6, the 341st day of 2024. There are 25 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, was ratified as Georgia became the 27th state to endorse it. Also on this date: In 1907, the worst ...
When Mars goes retrograde, the conflicts and obstacles that were once apparent, tangible blockades become internal, invisible and inspiring of doubts that they even exist of all. But just because a barrier is constructed in the mind doesn't make it any less effective at its purpose. Just ...
Dear Annie: My wife of 19 years still to this day keeps in contact with her ex-boyfriend from high school. They dated all through high school, and after they broke up, he ran her through the mud by spreading rumors about her to all her friends and then wrote a long letter to her stating how ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: Having seen a lot about forever chemicals in print lately, I've found a charcoal filter pitcher that removes forever chemicals from water, in addition to the usual contaminants. In my city water, they're 5-10 points above the nationally accepted concentration. Is it worth the ...
Dear Heloise: Flushing a toilet sends a germ-filled mist throughout the air in a bathroom. I put my toothbrush in a cup filled with dry rice with the handle down. I cover the bristle with half of a plastic toothbrush tube. I use the other half to cover my water flosser. I use different-colored ...
