DEAR MISS MANNERS: What do you think about people who start scanning their items at grocery store self-checkouts and sending them down the belt before one has finished bagging one’s own items? I have experienced this rude and selfish behavior on several occasions. Today, when a lady behind me sent her items down the belt … Read more
Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, John Bolton, is caught between a rock and a hard place. The person he planned to vote for this November, former GOP Vice President Dick Cheney, is backing Kamala Harris over Donald Trump because the former president is a threat to the country, Cheney said. Bolton turned on Trump … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I met a man from another country through the internet last year. In the beginning, we talked every day via video chat. We share much in common. We never have a problem keeping our conversations going, and we pick up on each other’s emotions and needs without even trying. Our communication is less … Read more
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I are having an outdoor cocktail party. Since it is outdoors, would it be acceptable to have people enter through our yard gate instead of going through the house, then into the yard? We will have people welcome guests as they walk up to the house and show them … Read more
Mercury and Mary Poppins Human development typically includes a stage in which leadership becomes internalized. Often the tone of this inner guidance is a resonance of the parenting a person has received from actual parents or caretakers. Whatever kind that was, the sun, Mercury and Venus in Cancer are like a call to Mary Poppins, … Read more
Mars and Neptune Conjunction in Pisces When you learn about nature, you are learning about you. When you learn about history, you are learning about you. When you learn business, you are learning about you. Mars and Neptune align in Pisces to show us how we are connected to all things. Through worldly observations, we … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My brother recently called to tell me he had proposed to his girlfriend, and she happily accepted. While I’m glad he is happy, I’m worried about what to do if he asks me to be his best man. While his girlfriend can be a nice person, they have a one-sided relationship in which … Read more
