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“Is Life A Straight Line Or A Spiral?” As one examines nature, one finds very few straight lines in its creation. Although this can be debated, more often than not, the spiral is the center point of nature’s organic structure. You might say, what about trees? They look pretty straight. Certainly, many stand tall and straight, until you cut a tree down and its spherical growth rings are made visible to the eye.
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After months of work and lengthy conversations, legislative leaders announced a budget agreement for Fiscal Year 2022 on Thursday.
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Dear Doctor: Supposedly it’s bad to get a sunburn -- but honestly, it just happens sometimes. What is the best thing to do to treat it? Our grandmother always gets ice and rubs it on the burn, but that doesn’t seem to make it go away.
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Everyone knows that I am attached to my desk. I would argue I have good reason. My desk is an extension of myself. Whereas other people are attached to their phones, I frequently lose track of mine. (Just writing this made me wonder where it was. Don’t worry; I found it.) My desk is my home inside my home.
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DEAR ABBY: I’m a lesbian. There’s a girl I have liked for a little over a month. We are like best friends. When I told her I was attracted to her, she basically friend-zoned me, which hurt. Then she told a mutual friend she was considering being “friends with benefits” with me, and I got excited. Well, she changed her mind again because she was afraid it would be awkward.
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DEAR ABBY: My husband works out of town with his brother, who is married. While I’m not close to my sister-in-law, I like her just fine.
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DEAR ABBY: I have been married more than 25 years and have kids. I’m also gay. I always have been, but when I was a teenager, it wasn’t acceptable and I always believed I would just outgrow it, or learn to live with it. Then came the computer era and the internet -- things I never dreamed of while growing up. They changed my life, yet I’m still closeted.
Read moreAdolescence can be a trying time for teenagers and their parents.
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