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Dear Amy: I moved to a new city, and work remotely. I’m trying to make friends.

While summer doesn’t officially start until June 21, according to the astronomical calendar which divides the year into seasons based on the tilt of the Earth in relation to its orbit around the sun, Lee Richardson Zoo has a host of activities lined up for you starting this weekend. Over Memorial Day weekend, daily Keeper Chats are underway and will be taking place at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2 p.m.

Amy Dickinson Tribune Content Agency Ask Amy: Advice for the Real World Dear Amy: A few years back, I discovered that I had fathered an adult child resulting from my being a sperm donor decades ago. This child was raised by a single mother and has no siblings.

Dear Amy: My husband and I stumbled into an awesome friendship last year around the holidays, when we met “Chelsea.” (We are all middle-aged.) As the friendship progressed we traded gifts or small favors. Then we came to learn that Chelsea is still living at home with her aging parents, and while she works full time, she is always broke.

Dear Amy: I am in a five-year marriage that I feel is more like a roommate situation. We hardly ever do things together.

A year goes by pretty quickly when measured when children are your calendar. On Friday, my granddaughter Lyla turns one.

On Friday, we will celebrated Endangered Species Day at the zoo! This special day was set aside to educate people about endangered species and to help inspire conservation actions that will help these marvelous creatures around the world. It also is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the success stories of endangered species that are inching closer to being off the endangered species list.

Dear Amy: My girlfriend hosts birthday parties for her grandchildren every year, and on the invitation she asks that we bring a dish in exchange for a raffle ticket. She has a raffle at the end of the party for something that is not of great value.