Dear Amy: My 18-year-old granddaughter is going to live with us after her high school graduation. She is coming to stay with us to work for a year and establish residency in our state, which is awash in good quality public universities.
I recently heard someone say, the grass is greener where you water it. I like that.
Every animal at the Lee Richardson Zoo has a variety of different identifiers to distinguish it from the other animals. Each individual is assigned a unique institutional ID number when it arrives at the Zoo, whether by birth or hatching, or when received from another zoo. Other identifiers might include studbook (pedigree) numbers, transponders, leg bands, ear tags, and numbers assigned by previous facilities.
Dear Amy: During the current climate of hibernation and cautious socialization, it’s appropriate to prioritize your family’s well-being. But may I say something in defense of hard-working hosts as well? After a two-year hiatus, we restarted our annual Christmas party.
Dear Amy: I am a 39-year-old married man. I made a friend two years ago at work.
Christmas came late to our home, and in the middle of the week, but it was special none the less. Work schedules dictated we move our family get-together, but we had an earlier Christmas a couple weeks ago at our home away from home in Disneyland, so everyone was OK with having a second Christmas a little later.
Plunging into cold waters has become a way of welcoming in the new year for some. It’s often called a polar swim, polar dip, or polar bear plunge. While some may do this once a year, polar bears deal with frigid temperatures regularly. How do they do it?
Dear Readers: As the year 2021 is ending, this is a good time to set up new family rules for 2022 so household tasks don’t become a big problem. Let your family know what you expect from them, with a few guidelines for everyone to follow. It will help keep your home organized and running more efficiently. Here are five suggestions:
Dear Amy: My husband of many years, “Franklin,” has a strategy of lying to me in order to get his way or avoid confrontation. Three examples, all this week: We make an annual, very substantial contribution to an arts organization where he’s on the board.
The recognition of five basic human senses – vision, hearing, touch, smell and taste – is often traced back to 350 B.C. when Aristotle wrote “De Anima.” The senses intrigued him because they’re what fuel our interaction with the outside world and with our inner voices, with external objects and the tender sensation of compassion (that healing touch!).