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Balancing passion and practicality

Dear Annie: I'm a high school senior worried about my future. I still haven't found a major I really want to do, and I'm running out of time. Animation/art is my passion, but I don't want to get my degree in it. I haven't found anything else I'm interested in pursuing. I want to make money ...

63-year-old debates getting shingles and chicken pox vaccines

DEAR DR. ROACH: A few months ago, you wrote about the benefits of the shingles vaccine. At 63, I'm one of the 1% who has never had, nor been exposed to, chicken pox. I was tested in 2022 for varicella-zoster virus antibodies, and the results were negative. My current physician wants me to get ...

Donating notepads and calendars

Dear Heloise: I receive a big stack of notepads, 30-40 calendars, and stacks of greeting cards, including those that are blank inside to write notes. I take them to assisted living homes for their patients, as well as hospice organizations and domestic violence resale shops. I sort the cards ...

Horoscopes by Holiday for Nov. 14

On the last day of Saturn's retrograde, the lessons planet will remind us of the nature of learning itself. When we burden the educational process with a lot of expectations, like a tight deadline, a financial bottom-line or other time-bound mark of development, we won't learn as well. To learn ...

Heartbroken after years of caregiving

Dear Annie: I lost my husband 10 years ago. He was a great man, and we had a good marriage for over 30 years. It took me a while (seven years) to date, and when I did, I met a guy who was seven years older than me and twice divorced, but I was very attracted to him, and he was to me. We spent ...