Dear Annie: I will be inheriting a modest sum of money and want to gift some of it to my two married children. I also want to gift some money to my daughter's two young children to be used for future educational needs. My son and his wife don't have children and will likely not have any in the ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a healthy 84-year-old who exercises regularly, eats meat and dairy sparingly, doesn't smoke, and has a BMI about 25. (I'm 6 feet, 1 inch tall, at 185 pounds.) My yearly wellness test was excellent, except my cholesterol and LDL levels were 250 mg/dL and 150 mg/dL, ...
Dear Heloise: Something wonderful happened this past Thanksgiving. We picked up my great-grandmother from her nursing home and brought her home for the holiday. Afterward, we all gathered in the den to watch a movie, but Great-Grandma and I sat in the living room chatting. Finally, she said, ...
Today is Thursday, Dec. 26, the 361st day of 2024. There are five days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 26, 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean triggered a tsunami with waves up to 100 feet (30 meters) high, killing an estimated 230,000 people. Also on ...
The cosmic match is between Mercury, the minister of communication, and Jupiter, the big daddy of luck. The contestants face off, Mercury in the Sagittarian part of the ring and Jupiter in social Gemini. The omen distills to this: When people don't say what they mean, it's usually not out of ...
Dear Annie: I have three children, a son and two daughters. I am a widow, and my family has always been close and caring. My son lives in the same city as I do. He's very caring and checks on me every day. My daughters live out of town, about two hours away. My oldest daughter and her ...
