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Ecclesiastes 11:3 contains a cryptic observation: “If a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where the tree falls, there it will be.” I never could figure that one out. I found little help from the commentaries.

Have you ever walked down the sidewalk, determined to be friendly and cheerful that particular day, and looked up to see someone coming toward you, but you couldn’t figure out whether to say “Good morning, sir” or Good morning, miss?

Before we move forward in the investigation of the historical resurrection claim that Jesus of Nazareth rose from the dead, something more needs to be said about the Gospels, here.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2025 DEAR ABBY: My husband has a female friend he grew up with. They have exchanged “happy birthday” texts for many years. However, they have recently begun texting more often.

With Imposing Visits THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2025 DEAR ABBY: I have an old friend who lives an hour from me. I visit her for the day and come home.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2025 DEAR ABBY: My friend of eight years has her 55-year-old son living with her. She has been driving a man around who she told me is a friend of her son’s and she knows his family.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2025 DEAR ABBY: My brother died of cancer a year ago. During his entire 50-year marriage, I felt bad about the way his wife treated him. She snapped at him and bit his head off from the time they were first married until his death, even while he was dying.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together for 16 years (eight years married). When we were first married, we had fun. He used to take me out on dates. He knows I enjoy dining and dancing, but it has been years since he invited me out.

In the 2024 general election, Oklahomans chose to move on from extremely liberal judicial activist, Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Yvonne Kauger, when a majority of voters opposed her retention. That process to replace Kauger, one of the court’s most liberal members, is now underway.

Oh, shoot. Why am I writing about this question? Do I have a hidden ‘Go ahead and kill me now, and get it over with’ complex in me somewhere? Here we go over hill and dale anyway, and consequences bedamned.