“This Might Hurt” by Stephanie Wrobel (Berkley) In “This Might Hurt” we meet first meet Natalie, an executive living in Boston. She focuses most of her energy on her career because she’s lonely and unfulfilled with her regimented life.
Dear Abby: I couldn’t be happier for my friends who are embarking on the next chapter of their lives with their partners, but I’m becoming increasingly anxious about their bachelorette parties. When did the bachelorette party become such a big production? While I have attended my fair share, I think they are getting increasingly extravagant and pricey.
Designers and lighting companies have been busy coming up with new ways to hold a lightbulb and project light, and winter is a great time to explore their latest solutions. • Some are inspired by the skies overhead. Others by style eras, from Deco to disco. Still others are working with interesting materials around which to build a lamp. • “There’s a growing world of lighting that’s so much more than the glass globe on a stem,” says designer Ted Bradley of Boulder, Colorado. He cites fresh, sculptural forms: “When done right, they both capture our attention as standalone sculptures and fill the space around them with beautiful, high-quality light.”
No matter how we try, it’s impossible to avoid it altogether. Death is not naturally a pleasant part of life, and we avoid it at all costs.
If only a time warp could bring back the good ol’ days – when a handshake was as good as a contract and the news was matter of fact and not overshadowed with opinions. People wanted to work and were proud to pay their own way.
Emergencies are stressful enough, and in a panic you might not think to lean on popular voice assistants like Alexa or Google Assistant for support. However, devices like Amazon’s Echo Show 5 or Google’s Nest Hub Max may be able to help you when you need it most.
In 1990, I was visiting my mom in Pennsylvania when I overheard a Mennonite woman requesting donations for books, blankets and clothing to be shipped to a foreign country. She mentioned, “The government ships the items for free.” It sounded like a good idea, especially the ships for “free.” I have a passion about community service, not just locally but in any country.
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Troy Savage says Martin Luther King Jr.’s decades-old criticism of the racial divide in the U.S. church still rings true today. • “It’s been said that the most segregated hour in America is Sunday morning at 11 … it’s true,” said Savage, adding that people of different races, ethnicities and cultures regularly work and socialize together. “And then on Sunday morning, we do this – we go our separate ways.” • But Savage does not think it has to stay that way. He and his family of four, who are Black, attend The Refuge Church just outside of Charlotte, North Carolina. It is one of the churches trying to diversify Sunday mornings in America.
Dear Abby: I met my friend “Ashley” and her daughter three years ago. Our daughters are 9 years old. Ashley makes good money and is married. I’m a single mom. I do well as a registered nurse, but I’m not on her level when it comes to money.
Although exercise is a common trigger for asthma symptoms, this does not mean you should avoid exercising if you have it. On the contrary, exercise has many benefits for asthmatics.