Lifestyle
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Items for the Community Calendar maybeemailedtonmelton@examiner. net or mailed to: The Examiner, 300 N.
SENIOR CENTER MEALS
Lunches provided by area community centers during the week of Aug. 15.
Jealousy undermines woman’s relationship with retiree
DEAR ABBY: I’ve been in a “friend with benefits” relationship for more than a year now. I’m 57 and he’s 79.
New variants of COVID-19
Mayo Clinic News Network DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Cases of COVID-19 are once again surging in parts of the U.S., and I’m hearing about different strains, such as the BA.5 and BA2.75 omicron subvariants. What do I need to do to keep my family safe, especially as I prepare to send my kids back to school? My children and I have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine and a booster vaccination.
Take care in walking your dog in hot weather
Animals Best Friends Walking dogs in hot weather is a challenge. Not only do you have to worry about the dog getting too hot, but you also must be concerned about the dog’s feet burning.
Fifteen hours of toil? I’ll get back to you
Prior to the primaries on Aug. 2, I thought it would be a very civic thing if I volunteered to work at the polling stations.
EUGENIA LAST HOROSCOPES
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Reach out to people you feel comfortable working alongside, and you’ll form a group that will help you make a difference. Your determination will pay off and offer insights into exciting alternatives to how you work and live.
Drunk uncle crosses the line with kiss
DEAR ABBY: I come from a large, close family. The majority of them live in another state.
Exposure to artificial light disrupts circadian rhythms
Dear Doctors: I need it to be completely dark to sleep well. I’ve got blackout curtains, I use an analog clock and I even duct-taped the digital lights on the smoke alarm.