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The Middle Ground to Happiness Mar. 22, 2025
If you trust surveys (and if you are an American, of course, you do not), you may be surprised to le... Read More
The People You Meet, the Books You Read Mar. 13, 2024
The late humorist and master of salesmanship, Charlie "Tremendous" Jones, said one of my favorite qu... Read More
You Say Ta-May-Toe; I Say Ta-Mah-Toe Dec. 12, 2022
Dear Annie: I used to date a lady from Australia who was taught to hold her fork in the European/con... Read More
Friend or Faux? Feb. 12, 2022
Although tile that looks like wood has been around for years, I don't think there is a home improvem... Read More
Great Ideas For Your Home Jan. 15, 2022
When decorating a home, most of us know some information. Some design sense may come intuitively, so... Read More
The Cure for Writer's Block Jan. 11, 2022
Dear Annie: I used to write every day — mostly poems but also essays. I really want to get bac... Read More
Designing for Small Spaces Jan. 01, 2022
Micro- apartments are the next trend in city living. In larger cities such as New York or San Franci... Read More
First Aquarius Sunbeams Jan. 17, 2021
Which habits should we carry over to the season of Aquarius? One measure of healthy living is how we... Read More
Look Up and Soak in the Wonder Mar. 02, 2020
Dear Annie: I've seen lots of parents (or babysitters) gabbing on the phone as they push strollers o... Read More
Tornado Bunker Jan. 11, 2020
On Christmas, my husband got a signed picture of Carson Wentz, the quarterback of his favorite footb... Read More
Hiding the Tree Swing Dec. 21, 2019
For Chrismukkah this year, I bought my kids a giant tree swing. This has been an effort three years ... Read More
Creative Christmas Contributions Nov. 24, 2019
Dear Annie: It seems as if many people are looking for an alternative to buying things for people fo... Read More
Bathrooms Revisited Oct. 20, 2018
Aside from kitchens, bathrooms are the rooms that take the hardest use and can become dated in just ... Read More
The Kids Aren't All Right Aug. 02, 2018
Childhood anxiety is giving us anxiety. Nearly a third of American adolescents meet the criteria f... Read More
Some Ideas to Think About Aug. 01, 2018
Poverty is no mystery, and it's easily avoidable. The poverty line that the Census Bureau used in 20... Read More
Democrats Should Nominate a Woman in 2020 Jul. 01, 2018
In 1970, a third-party candidate named James Buckley defeated an incumbent in a race for the U.S. Se... Read More
Oh, You Shouldn't Have! Nov. 02, 2017
November means December is around the corner, and December means it's time to buy presents. But not ... Read More
It's a Dog's Life (And I'm Envious) Oct. 12, 2017
Pet owners, I know your animals are cherished members of the family. What they aren't, however, are ... Read More
Our Broken Moral Compasses Oct. 11, 2017
As George Orwell said, "some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." Many stupid ... Read More
4 Millennial Misconceptions About Entrepreneurship Oct. 10, 2017
'Tis business plan competition season once again. This time of year, I spend lots of time traveling ... Read More
