It seems a dear friend of mine and I have both taken a shine to the same gentleman. What do I do?
Category: <span>Weekly Columns</span>
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Dada Anti-Artists Jean Arp and Man Ray
There is no consensus surrounding the origin of the Dada movement’s name. The term anti-art, a precursor to Dada, was coined about 1913 by experimental painter and sculptor Marcel Duchamp to denote works that challenged accepted definitions of art and aesthetics.
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Help the SPA by Sponsoring a Casita
“Casita” is the fancy name we use for an animal’s residence at the SPA. The only no-kill shelter for cats and dogs in SMA, the Sociedad Protectora de Animales de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.
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Living in an Upended World: The smart, the practical, and the silly
People are both resilient and innovative in the face of crises. The COVID-19 has sparked a number of inventions that will benefit us in the post-Covid world. Most can be easily found and purchased online.
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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
The email message I received read: “I got a message from somewhere and I think it said something about how I have to sign up with Windows or somebody so Google can download my iPad to Facebook in the cloud. What should I do?”
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Self-help techniques
You said in a previous column that there are different self-help techniques for anxiety reduction. I could use some help with my anxiety. Can you please discuss some of these?
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Weekly Horoscopes Sep. 13
All Signs: I believe that in the next few months, we will discover information and data that has been withheld. There will be surprise about this new information that comes to light. Meanwhile, this is also a time when many of us might doubt something, especially our abilities. Doubt is not your friend.
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How to react when someone makes an inappropriate joke
I am in need of some pithy comments to shut down folks when they start to tell stories or jokes in my presence that involve stereotyping of any sort-race, sex, age, nationality, culture, sexuality, etc. I don’t want to smile and quietly cringe anymore.
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Street Food, Fish Cakes and Fried Rice
Street food in Thailand originated with the country’s ethnic Chinese population. Here are two delicious recipes that epitomize Thai urban fare and complement each other beautifully!
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What Happens to Your Pets If Something Happens to You?
I fell in love with them the first day that I met them, and my heart broke. They were wonderful, happy, well-cared-for cats until one day they found themselves scared and depressed, in an unfamiliar setting at a shelter, sharing space with many other cats. Death, especially an untimely death, can be cruel and devastating for those the deceased leaves behind.