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Dear Abby 5/17 DEAR ABBY: I have overbearing in-laws who refuse to let their children, all of whom are in their 40s, live their own lives. We are constantly forced to spend time with them by means of manipulation. We have all been under their thumbs for so long that when the opportunity presented itself for our family to start a new life in a different state, we jumped at the chance. We're now in the process of moving and becoming our own family. We are thrilled with the thought of seeing everyone on our terms, not having to worry about ... |
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Ask Dr. Gott 5/17 DEAR DR. GOTT: I would like to share my experience with tea tree oil. Maybe it will help someone else. For over a year, I suffered with sties and eye infections. My ophthalmologist could only tell me to wash my eye lashes with baby shampoo. He gave me antibiotic cream to apply at night, but as soon as the infection was healed, it would break out on the other eyelid or in another spot on the same eye. There was never more than one week between outbreaks. My sister then found a clipping from a Texas newspaper ... |
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Astrograph 5/17 It looks as if you'll get off to a great start in the year ahead with the possibilities of finding both a quality social life and many new potential prospects for material gain. Make the most of things while conditions favor you. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Think twice before you make a promise, because one made in haste might have to be reconsidered later. The last thing you want is to have to go back on your word. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You're not always a person who abides by the procedures you first implement, and this ... |
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Bridge 5/17 This is a Swedish proverb: "One should go invited to a friend in good fortune, and uninvited in misfortune." At the bridge table, you should invite game when you have the good fortune to hold sufficient points, and settle for a partscore when you have the misfortune to hold a weaker hand. Look at the South hand. Your partner opens one diamond, you respond one heart, and he rebids one spade. What would you do now? With 11 high-card points and a good five-card suit, you must invite game. And you are fortunate to have a ... |
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Dear Abby 5/16 DEAR ABBY: I have just returned from visiting a close friend in the next town. She was exhausted from caring for her husband, who has terminal cancer — but even more so from the many visits from loving friends and relatives around the country. I experienced the same thing a few years ago, so I'm hoping you will help me to inform people of some basic rules for visiting families going through this profoundly trying experience. -- Don't go for a "vacation," but rather to lend support — and only if there is no objection. -- ... |
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Ask Dr. Gott 5/16 DEAR DR. GOTT: I have not seen anything in your column about fatigue. |
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Astrograph 5/16 There's a strong possibility you will end up having jurisdiction in some manner over the affairs of others. Handle it as best you can, because it'll prove to be significant to your future. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You will find yourself involved in a partnership arrangement. Make a concerted effort to be a team player, even if you don't want any part of the enterprise. Don't be a spoilsport. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Even if all you're trying to do is include a friend in an assignment, don't ask your pal to carry out a task that ... |
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Bridge 5/16 When, during the auction, you have a close decision, go through the pluses and minuses of each call. Then if you are still unsure, hope that you guess well. For example, look at the South hand in the diagram. Your partner opens one heart, you respond one spade, and he rebids one no-trump, showing 12-14 points. What would you do now? If your long suit were a minor, you would rebid three no-trump without a moment's hesitation. And that is definitely tempting now. But here it works badly, the opponents taking five club tricks. The alternative is ... |
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Dear Abby 5/15 DEAR ABBY: I disagree with your reply to "Nicki in Maryland" (March 23), the retail saleswoman who is tired of being not only touched, but physically pulled about by customers. Everyone has personal space, and this includes service industry employees. A light touch on the arm is one thing; to be pulled or regularly touched on the shoulders and hands is quite another. To suggest that Nicki tolerate such behavior to keep a customer, or find another line of work, is disappointing. Frankly, some customers are not worth keeping, or should be educated that retail workers are human ... |
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Ask Dr. Gott 5/15 DEAR DR. GOTT: Just thought I would share something I recently discovered that may be a help to your postmenopausal readers who are bothered by night sweats and hot flashes. If you're using a waterproof mattress pad, try one of the "breathable" ones (the kind you just slip your mattress into). It guards against dust mites and allergens as well as waterproofs the mattress. (Our pets sleep in our bed.) I suffered for several years with night-time hot flashes that would wake me up. I would be soaking wet, summer or winter. I drove my husband crazy ... |
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Astrograph 5/15 Conditions will develop in the year ahead that could enable you to take advantage of several big opportunities that are not apparent to others. The important thing is to keep the discoveries a secret until the launch date. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) If you feel any personal conflict, it is apt to be your emotional side that clashes with your abstemious nature. Chances are your practical self will win out over your dreamy half. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) By this time of the week, you might be ready to take a time-out to enjoy a few pleasurable ... |
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Dear Abby 5/14 DEAR ABBY: My fiance, "Keith," and I are being married at the end of June. We met at a fraternity party last fall and knew right away we were meant for each other. We're both in college in Hawaii. We don't live together -- and that has been lucky for me because Keith doesn't realize how inexperienced I am in the kitchen. He comes from the mainland. He is used to home-cooked meals and has often talked about family dinners and how good his mom is at entertaining. The only thing my mom is good at is making ... |
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Ask Dr. Gott 5/14 DEAR DR. GOTT: I have a problem that baffles all of the internists, family physicians, dermatologists and alternative health experts I have consulted over the years. I stopped using acrylic nails about 15 years ago. I now do my own manicures with tools that are sterilized weekly. Despite these precautions, I have nail fungus on at least five of my nails. I understand that until I treat the skin under the nail, the fungus will continue. A year ago, a black/green mold appeared on my right thumbnail. The nail then fell off. When it started to grow back, ... |
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Astrograph 5/14 You are an exceptionally good student and, in the year ahead, will have opportunities to use both your bitter and sweet experiences of the past to your advantage. You'll prove a person can profit from a good understanding of history. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Don't play games with a co-worker who is attempting to outmaneuver you for some type of advantage. Get tough immediately. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Forays into the unknown could backfire, so stay in familiar territory where you know how to achieve your aims. Success comes in areas where you have found fortunes previously. ... |
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Bridge 5/14 English poet W.H. Auden, who lived much of his life in the United States, wrote, "O for doors to be open and an invite with gilded edges." This week we are looking at responder's issuing an invite to game. When partner opens one no-trump, showing 15-17 points, the responder invites game with nine points (or eight and a decent five-card suit). Here, North responds two clubs, Stayman, looking for a 4-4 heart fit. And when South shows four hearts, North raises to invite game. (Did you think that with a 4-4 fit, you could add one shortage point, ... |
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