Dear Abby column prompts advice on memory issues and etiquette
A reader asks about memory lapses and forgetfulness amid daily tasks while another complains about husband inviting surprise guests at dinner. Abby urges professional help for memory concerns and advises the wife to set expectations, and offers guidance on handling long standing etiquette issues with spouses and peers.
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Easy bridge hand illustrates lead toward high cards
Oswald and Alan discuss Peter Stenberg's rule to lead toward high cards. A simple hand shows a slam built on careful ruffs and a sequence of finesses starting with clubs, then hearts. The dialogue notes this is elementary for an average beginner.
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Safer cigarettes not risk-free says Dr Solomon
The doctor warns switching to low tar and nicotine cigarettes does not guarantee safety as smokers may change their habits and smoke more intensely. Second hand smoke harms spouses and children with studies showing non smoking wives of smokers lose several years of life.
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