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A reader and spouse, both still working hard in a thriving five year old business, plan to retire in five years. They face pressure from retired friends who expect constant social events. One friend waits in the driveway. others call for dinners and outings, and are upset when told they’re too tired.
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Dear Exhausted and Tim and Marlene Annie's Mailbox Notes
Readers share etiquette guidance on visits and card signing. Retired friends appreciate courtesy and advance notice, while couples differ on name order. etiquette favors the wife first except in fixed forms like Mr and Mrs John Smith.
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Annie
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Marlene
Mrs. John Smith
The Spirit of Christmas An Odd Lifetime Romance
A 2015 romance on Lifetime features Jen Lilley as Kate, a joyless corporate lawyer sent to liquidate an estate with a haunted inn. She encounters Daniel Forsythe, a murdered 1920s spirit returning yearly until Christmas. The odd, stilted scenes mix steampunk vibes with a Hallmark vibe as Kate unsettles guests and debates love with a dead man.
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Kate
Daniel Forsythe
Thomas Beaudoin
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Saturday Dec 19 Horoscope Fragments From J Bigars Stars
The column presents extended daily horoscopes with multiple zodiac signs. It notes uptight feelings until trusted people are nearby and a future financial improvement. It forecasts social plans for singles and couples, with various nightly suggestions across Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, and Leo signs.
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Taurus
Gemini
Leo
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Virgo through Pisces forecast entertainment reading
The passage offers a playful daily horoscope across the signs Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius and Pisces. It notes social guidance for each sign with tonight's suggested action and ends with a disclaimer that the forecast is for entertainment only.
Disorganized Happen Baffles Vanuee YMSES SENEU ALISTS
A disorganized notice yields unclear content with scattered fragments. Readable items reference event participants and locations in a muffled layout, leaving essential names and dates obscured.
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Geisha’s clues puzzle wide range of wordplay and clues
A dated crossword style grid with clues spanning across and down. The set includes wordplay on con artist’s waistband crime Nevada borders, various noun and verb hints, and references to animals and objects. A December 19 2015 edited listing by Timothy E. Parker appears alongside the grid.
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Nevada
St. Louis
Kanga
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Collec Majesty’s
Corleone
Susie Scrambled Word Game Answer Weaves Williams Theme
Yesterday's Jumbles reveal MINUS KNELT ABSURD OUTFIT. Answer: When it came to creating the Star Wars sound tracks John Williams was instrumental.
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BECKER ON BRIDGE Inexpensive safety play critique
North faced a four heart contract with East and West as defenders. West led a spade, South won with the ace, drew two trump rounds, then finessed clubs and misread the opening trick. The key idea is to let East hold the spade king to protect the contract. by conceding the first trick to East's king, declarer could guarantee at least 10 tricks regardless of distribution.
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