Laughter as medicine for a dying friend
Reader asks how to support a dying friend with daily calls. Ann advises continuing calls, sharing life updates and light jokes to ease worry. A personal anecdote about Ann Buchwald underscores the value of humor and caring in terminal illness.
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Ann
R.R
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Fla
Ann Buchwald
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D.C
Overprotective mother prompts teen plea for more freedom
A Seattle high school freshman asks Annie for help against her mother's strict rules. She cannot attend movies without an adult, ride bikes beyond the block, or visit friends beyond a traffic light, and dislikes her cartoon lunchbox. Annie suggests inviting a trusted teacher or friend's mother to intervene. Gem of the Day echoes a playful misquote from Dean Martin.
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Annie
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Dean Martin
Little Household Hints For Easy Daily Life
A reader shares practical tips from Heloise style columns. Use red nail polish in the windshield corner to see gas tank side. Label keys with pets names or nicknames for security when housesitting. Silica gel packs in mailboxes keep contents dry.
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Ann Duck
Marlin
Texas
Heloise
Gwen Spiess
Brenham
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer Across and Down clues
Crossword by Eugene Sheffer includes a large grid with Across and Down clues. The puzzle lists entries such as 1 Chore 4 Culture medium 8 Pull an all-nighter 12Ms. Gardner and many more, with themed hints and intersecting answers. The solution time is given as 23 mins, and several clue pairs reference notable people and items across culture and geography.
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Gardner
Dennis the Menace
Kidman defends love of acting amid fame
Nicole Kidman says her passion for acting outweighs downsides of fame while promoting The Others directed by Alejandro Amenabar. She downplays being a Hollywood diva and hopes audiences focus on her career over her private life including Cruise divorce.
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Spain
Nicole Kidman
Kidman
Alejandro Amenabar
Hollywood
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