Today is Saturday, Sept. 20, the 263rd day of 2025. There are 102 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 20, 1973, in their so-called “Battle of the Sexes,” tennis star Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, in the Houston Astrodome. Also on ...
We manage closeness and space in relationships through dynamics of attention. The solar opposition to Saturn reminds us how sometimes closeness creates distance, and distance creates closeness, and you can use that rhythm to your advantage. For instance, giving extra attention might make ...
Dear Annie: I suffer from severe anxiety over everything. I am and have been on medication for some time and I do see a therapist, but nothing seems to help. I have my share of issues, but my mind always jumps to the worst possible outcomes. In December, I had a hemorrhage. The doctors gave ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I see people walking everywhere with weighted vests. Is this a good idea for exercise? -- M.B.W. ANSWER: In my opinion, there are plusses and minuses about a weighted vest. On the good side, they increase the intensity of workouts and activate muscles that don't ordinarily get ...
Dear Heloise: I read your column every day in the Houston Chronicle. I love it. I have a cutting board hint. I use the juice groove around the edges to hold roundish vegetables or fruit and cut them. They don't slip or move around because the groove anchors them. I use this hack for cutting ...
Today is Saturday, Sept. 13, the 256th day of 2025. There are 109 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 13, 1993, at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian ...