DEAR ERIC: My 89-year-old mother is a Democrat who constantly wears buttons and slogan t-shirts. She is also afraid of confrontation. My younger sister’s husband, who leans Republican, forwards my mother text messages from Fox News and people on X who make fun of Democrats. Sometimes she gets so upset she can’t sleep because he […]
The Full Moon preview reflects the importance of framing. The way we talk about our lives is an act of framing. The choice of frame can either harmonize with the overall picture and enhance its beauty, or clash with it and diminish its appeal. The Sun and Mercury alignment in representative Leo shows how an […]
DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship for 11 years. We are not married or living together. We are both 57. It has been pretty rocky over the years. Sometimes he is controlling, other times he does nice things for me. Lately he has expressed a desire for us to “just have fun.” The […]
When I started making music and listening to it seriously as a musician in 1964, most of the artists I admired were male. There were the Beatles, the Stones, Donovan, the Beach Boys and the Yardbirds. Of course there was Cilla Black and Helen Shapiro and Dusty Springfield and Lulu, but they didn’t write their […]
