My in-laws are nice people, but they cannot seem to be on time for anything. Last Saturday, they showed up two hours la... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

My husband and I have been married for 30 years. He is Italian, and I am Canadian. I speak only English. Whenever we ar... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

Our family received two invitations to a wedding. One was addressed to me, my husband, our high school daughter "and es... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I thought you might enjoy these tidbits of cowboy wisdom that I picked up from the Internet. -- Dave from Cumberland, M... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I have a relative who has diabetes and must take insulin shots after every meal. He makes quite a production of it, tes... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

My 21-year-old stepson lives with my husband and me. He is a good student at a nearby college and doesn't drink or do d... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I just turned 25, and my mother is trying to marry me off to the son of one of her friends. I have an excellent job and... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I was intrigued by the essay Rose Mula wrote about the unwelcome old woman who invaded her home. Please tell her that t... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I was run over by a drunk driver 21 years ago. As a result, my right arm is paralyzed, and my right leg is partially pa... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

Please tell me if I'm wrong. My wife's parents called last week and asked if they could stay in our extra bedroom for t... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I am writing this as I face months of growing out a miserable haircut. I want all barbers everywhere to become aware of... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I belong to an informal dinner club that meets once a month for dinner in one of our homes. One of the women has appoin... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I am in my late 70s, and my wife is a few years younger than I am. She is neat about herself, keeps the house clean, ke... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

Here's a comment on your Gem of the Day, "People who live in glass houses may as well answer the doorbell. Callers know... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

Please tell me why normally intelligent people seem to take leave of their senses at Christmas time? I refer to those i... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

In your response to the woman who couldn't understand why her husband never called her by her first name, you quoted Dr... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

I am writing on behalf of four families in our neighborhood. One of our neighbors has three unruly, screaming, screechi... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

Several years ago, I enclosed this clipping from the Oregon Register-Guard when I sent out my Christmas cards to all my... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

A woman in our office ("Miss Z") has a TV on her desk that she turns on the minute she comes in. It stays on until she ... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments

A co-worker in my office told me she wanted to see a Broadway show. I have a friend, "Harry," who gets tickets for me. ... [More]

November 30, 2014 - 25 comments