Beery Christmas and Hoppy New Year: 10 festive beers to stuff in your holiday...
Candy canes are fun. Gift cards are useful. But nothing festively stuffs a stocking — or brightens a Hanukkah or Kwanzaa for that matter — quite like a beer tasting of the season.
DIY gift wrappers and shippers, here are your deadlines from USPS, UPS and FedEx
Experienced holiday shoppers know out-of-town gifts need their attention now.
Ex-etiquette: Alternating holidays makes it easier on everyone
Ex-etiquette is a weekly column. Each week I answer your questions about breaking up, starting over, and co-parenting. In last week’s column I made a comment about not being in favor of co-parents splitting the holidays. Because my readers felt this was out of character, I got a lot of email. Comments like, “You always say children have the right to time with both parents. How can you say you are not in favor of splitting the holidays? I thought you were about what’s fair.”
Gretchen’s table: Chicken Paprikash with Homemade Dumplings
I’m the first to admit I was a pretty terrible cook as a newlywed. Granted, I was barely a year out of college with little-to-no actual cooking experience under my 20-something belt, but still. Some of those first few meals I served my new husband were god-awful.
Answer Angel: Who spends this much on luxury items?
Dear Answer Angel Ellen: Can a backpack really be worth $3,600? I always read those “Holiday Gift Guides” and wonder who would spend so much money on some of that stuff. The backpack was a gift suggestion “For The Sporty & The Posh.” It’s a black leather backpack from the Louis Vuitton FIFA World Cup 2022 “capsule collection.” What is a capsule collection anyhow?
Laurie Hertzel: Life’s too short for boring books
Choose your reading materials wisely and you will finish every book you start.
On Nutrition: Gifts that keep giving
According to a Gallup poll, each of us Americans expects to spend an average of $932 on Christmas gifts this year. I, for one, like practical gifts. (My daugher was thrilled last year when I told her I needed a new crockpot.)
Light therapy can help with seasonal affective disorder
Adding the cold, dark days of winter on top of holiday stress can do a number on a person’s mental health. It could lead to seasonal affective disorder ― a type of depression that’s related to changes in seasons.
Healthy Men: Why men are the way they are
Dear Healthy Men: You’ve mentioned several times in this column that men don’t go to the doctor as often as women and that they live shorter, sicker lives than women. I’m sure that’s true. But what I really want to know is why. Why don’t men take better care of themselves?
Can colorectal cancer be prevented?
Regular screening is one of the most important ways to prevent colorectal cancer (colon and rectal).
