Opinion

Dear Readers,A few years back some self-help guru on some daytime talk show expounded with great authority that the three most stressful things one must face in life are marriage, public speaking and moving.

This morning when I opened my internet newsfeed, I was greeted with following informative articles: 9 Curious Ways to Stop Snoring, 5 Resume Updates for a Career Upgrade, and 12 Surprising Dangers in the Office.

 Dear Readers, My neighbors informed me this week that they’ve stopped watering and are done with their garden for the year.  These good friends are old hands at gardening, as they’ve had one every summer for the many years they’ve lived about a mile up the road.  The breadth of experience and knowledge they’ve gathered about growing all sorts of flowers, fruit trees, berry brambles and vegetables on their land, is evidenced in their property’s lush beauty and bountiful harvest. Two events each August signal they are nearing the moment they’ll decide to abandon whatthey’ve grown.

Don’t tell him I said so, but my husband is a very smart man., I could learn a lot from him.

Dear Eric: In spite of my best intentions, I have unfortunately been a poor gift receiver as of late.

DEAR DR.

Dear Readers, Burr season, or as I’ve come to think of it, the annual Sticker War is in full swing and moving about the house at all involves running a prickly-ridden gauntlet.

It’s hard to be a humor writer!

Q: I don’t really understand what osteoarthritis is and why it happens.

It’s hard to be a humor writer!