DEAR ANNIE: I’ve been married for 35 years and have four children and seven grandchildren. We are a blended family. All the children lived with, and were raised by, my husband and me. One of my daughters was always kind of a black sheep, always doing things outside the box. As a young ...

DEAR HELOISE: King Alfred the Great would never have said “you” to one person, since this was the plural form, and “thou” was the singular form. (This can be compared to the German “du” and the Spanish “tu.”) After the French-speaking Normans in 1066 forced a two-tier society on ...

Basically, a defender’s falsecard is designed to mislead declarer without fooling partner at the same time. On rare occasions, however, the intent is exactly the opposite, with the falsecard deliberately aimed at deceiving partner without trying to mislead declarer at all. Witness today’s ...

Here’s a whimsical take on a classic deli sandwich, made with hot dogs rather than the more standard corned beef, from our cookbook “The Instant Air Fryer Bible.” Any hot dog will do — beef, pork, turkey, even vegan hot dogs — although the best results are had with more standard, ...

It’s a hot and humid week with the temperatures hovering close to the 100-degree mark by midday. It doesn’t cool down much at night. I’m so thankful for our fans. We have some that run by batteries and others by solar power. With the windows closed and shades down, it isn’t too bad in ...