lifestyles
First lady’s trips boost health — and her husband
DALLAS (AP) — In just the past few days, she’s danced with cheering school kids, chatted with troops, swapped ideas with busy parents and engaged in a friendly cooking competition with stars from “Top Chef.” Michelle Obama is on a national tour to promote the …
Gemini has work to do
Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012: This year you swing from light and easy to intense and focused. Sometimes people won’t know which person they will meet. If nothing else, others find you to be intriguing. You can be overly serious and push people away. Travel and …
Couples’ artistic vision on display in ‘Under One Roof’ in Hammond
Bobby Talamine is a renowned rock-and-roll photographer. His wife, Janet Bloch, is a painter and an official at a local arts center. The couple’s different artistic endeavors are on display at “Under One Roof,” an exhibit featuring the works of 14 region couples that will …
Westminster introduces 6 new breeds to competition
Six dogs will make history this year as the newest breeds eligible to compete at Westminster. If they have visions of winning, though, history is against them. The names of some of these rookie breeds competing in this year’s Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on …
Boyfriend in touch with ex
Dear Annie: “Ron” and I have been living together for more than a year. I love him and believe he loves me. We are both in our 60s and retired. Ron is good to me in all but one way: He can’t seem to cut …
Opportunity is knocking, Cancer
Monday, Feb. 13, 2012: This year you frequently discover that you are in the limelight, like it or not. With the spotlight comes additional responsibility. You might buy a home or add to your present domain. Instincts guide you with finances. Be careful. If you …
The impulse must be resisted
Seneca, a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist who died in A.D. 65, said, “It is a youthful failing to be unable to control one’s impulses.” That is not true at the bridge table, where even longtime competitors often rely on the plays that have …
Don’t let anyone rain on your parade, Gemini
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012: This year your ability to empathize and comprehend others emerges. In a sense, you are a PI of the motives of others, often walking in their footsteps. You are willing to be more flexible than in the past. Your family and …
Teen needs to learn to like herself
Dr. Wallace: I’m 14 and down on myself. I feel like all the girls at my school are prettier and smarter than I am. I know they have more money to spend than I do, and they always wear nicer clothes than I have. When …
It would be easy to fall to defeat
Vince Lombardi, coach of the Green Bay Packers when they won Super Bowls I and II in 1967 and ’68, said, “The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling, but in rising again after you fall.” At the bridge table, it would be very easy …
Make estate wishes known
Dear Annie: I am 90 years old and am concerned that after I die my kids will squabble over my things. So I would like to work it out before that happens. I have a daughter who lives in another state and two wonderful daughters-in-law …
Find new love
Dr. Wallace: I’m 17 and about as sad and depressed as a teen can be. My boyfriend left me for another girl. I loved Jeremy more than any human on Earth. He was my life. I went out of town during the Christmas break. My …
Support ambitions and independent lifestyle
Dear Annie: Our 22-year-old son is in college. He lives at home, and we pay all his expenses, which is fine with us. He was never particularly interested in school until his last year of high school. Now he’s doing really well. The problem is, …
Lively children pose danger
Dear Harriette: You have a large reader base, and it would mean so much to me if you could please print this to make others aware of something they may not really think about. I have a massive blood clot in my leg, with extensive …
Choose your own engagement ring? Good luck with that
Dear Miss Manners: Is it appropriate for the woman to pick out the style of engagement/wedding ring that she has to wear on her finger for the rest of her life? Or should the man pick it out without any hint? The ring could be …
Cat-crazed family
I have a confession to make. I am afraid of cats. I’m not afraid that they’ll attack me or sneak up in the middle of the night and suffocate me (as they have been known to do to babies for centuries — look it up …
