Rainfall in the high desert is always a magical thing, but it's all the more satisfying watching it drip into our storage tanks, knowing it will sustain my family ... downpour I'll toss some ...

Names are a big deal when you ... my last name amusing because "Ridley" rhymed with "Tiddly." It hurt because I was much shorter and smaller than my peers. But the main problem was Jane. It always ...

I'm desperately treading water, though working hard looking after everyone else and pretending everything is fine. My mother died 18 months ago. She'd been struggling with her health for the past ...

Until then we had always ... You’ve had experience in a long marriage. If you two end up cohabiting, you will end up being continually frustrated by his poor life skills. Dear Amy: Some of my ...

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According to my tea-guzzling wife ... Milk must travel upright and big milk bottles don’t always fit in car storage spaces; sometimes you have to strap them into the passenger seat with a ...

At the end of the period of separation, I made my appointment at the mikvah (a ritual bath) in my neighborhood, always late ... happens when you observe this mitzvah. You book time in one of ...

For four years, Josh Allen and Stefon Diggs were one of the most effective quarterback-receiver duos in the league. But now that partnership has ended, as the Bills traded Diggs to the Texans. At ...

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Dear Abby: I am on a limited income. My younger sister, “Tara,” is a medical professional with disposable income she spends on frivolous things. I have one son, age 13; she has three children ...

They’re right. Not only should parents not smack their children, they don’t have to. There is always someone who says, “Yes, but what if the child puts its fingers in a socket or runs out ...