If you have travel plans this summer — whether for work or play — don’t let jet lag get in your way. Jet lag, also called jet lag disorder, is a temporary sleep problem that can affect anyone who travels across multiple time zones.
DEAR ABBY: I retired to Malaga, Spain, after my marriage of 38 years ended in divorce. I have gone to dinner with a few men since moving here. This is a lovely community with many retired residents from all over Europe and the U.K. My problem is, after a few dates, they assume that because they bought me dinner it entitles them to sex. I am fit and fairly attractive, but I may be out of touch on dating.
Cats are fun and odd creatures. They have specific personalities depending on their life experiences. Some cats can act like dogs by greeting you at the door and sleeping at your feet or even hogging your bed. My experience has been that cats don’t seem to pick up on their guardian’s personality like dogs do. Although they can adapt to their adoptive family, cats still have their own sense of self and express that through their habits and actions.
Dear Doctors: I had lunch with a co-worker, and she’s on a keto diet. She says she can have only 35 grams of carbohydrates per day. The label on the candy bar she was eating said it had 26 grams of carbs, which is almost her whole carb budget. But she said it only had 6 net carbs. What does that mean?
From The Examiner during the week of July 10-15, 1972: “STATE DELEGATION HOPES EAGLETON VEEP NOMINEE” – Miami Beach, Fla. – The matter of a Democratic vice presidential nominee is the main concern now of the Missouri delegation since George McGovern’s nomination for the presidency.
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With online and retail sports betting now legal in more than 30 states, the portrait of a new problem gambler is emerging: the high school student. Although the legal age for gambling ranges from 18 to 21 depending on the state, between 60% and 80% of high school students report having gambled for money in the past year, according to the National Council on Problem Gambling.
OK, last week, we had a peek at my dad’s family reunion. This week we’ll be reliving those following days with Daniel’s family on our trip to Pennsylvania in a 55-passenger bus.
A summery fruit salad and spicy pork tenderloin might not seem the most natural pairing — until you consider the precedents of pork chops with apple sauce and Italian prosciutto with melon. Truth is, cooks have been pairing sweet fruits and savory meats for centuries.