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Free Will Astrology—Week of January 10
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In 1984, singer-songwriter John Fogerty released a new album whose lead single was “The Old Man Down the Road.” It sold well. But trouble arose soon afterward when Fogerty’s former record company sued him in court, claiming he stole the idea for “The Old Man Down the Road” from “Run Through […]
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Gramping Her Style and Debt Valley
Gramping Her Style My friend just joined a dating site for elite creative professionals. Unfortunately, it grabs your age from Facebook, so you can’t shave off years. At 50, she’s outside of most men’s search parameters—even older men’s. What gives? —Concerned Aging is especially unkind to straight women on dating sites. At a certain point (usually […]
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Weekend Warrior: New Year, New Activities
Put on your pajamas and dancing shoes
The first full week of the year is almost over! But that also means the first weekend is about to start! With so many options out there, why not start out doing something different in 2019? Here’s a little bit of what’s happening this weekend: Friday: Jones Road String Quartet More strings please!! The Jones […]
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Foul Pay and Keeping It Rio
Foul Pay I went out with a feminist who was all into women’s empowerment, but when the bill came, she made no effort to chip in. Please explain this type of feminism. Is it somehow possible that she didn’t notice the check? —Incredulous It is possible that she didn’t notice the check. It’s also possible […]
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Free Will Astrology—Week of January 3
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): What themes and instruments do people least want to hear in a piece of music? Composer Dave Solder determined that the worst song ever made would contain bagpipes, cowboy music, tubas, advertising jingles, operatic rapping, and children crooning about holidays. Then he collaborated with other musicians to record such a song. […]
