DEAR ABBY: I am a lesbian who recently experienced heartbreak by falling in love with my mentor and boss. I didn’t want it to happen, but it did. The time we spent together was a balance of bliss and fear. My heart and soul feel that she feels the same way about me. I left my job because my feelings for her became so overwhelming, I could no longer cope. She knows how I feel … [Read more...]
Astro advice
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Put your energy where it counts on the 1st and 2nd. Lend a helping hand and make contributions that encourage saving, lowering your overhead and bringing in additional cash. Don’t put pressure on yourself or those around you. Time is on your side, and a well-thought-out plan is in your best interest. Put your plan in motion on the 3rd and 4th, and the … [Read more...]
May Day Labor Day: Start Packing
Ah, ‘tis Spring when a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of creative seduction, satyristic dancing, nubile wenches, fertile frolicking -- and riots in the streets. Forgotten in the mayhem of these times is the painfully obvious: The ayatollah and Putin have won this round, having created worldwide chaos, advancing their dreams of conquest. Chaos, the best friend of … [Read more...]
Dear Abby: Two daughters make clear whose side they’ve taken
DEAR ABBY: I have been divorced for nine years. Before that I was a stay-at-home mom raising four children. I had an in-home business, and most of the money went to our family’s needs. My husband became an alcoholic 20 years into our 28-year marriage. After we divorced, my two adult daughters abandoned me because I receive spousal support from their father. Whenever I let … [Read more...]
Raw bits, base hits, old bits and obits
GREATEST HITS. Art Schallock turns 100 on April 25. In addition to joining the fastest-growing demographic in America, he is the oldest living major league baseball player. In recent years, I’ve been starved for baseball news here in the High Desert Outback of the American Dream. Apparently the San Francisco Giants are no longer relevant given the expensive transplantation … [Read more...]
Watering the money trees
Time to celebrate our recently announced water rate increases. Break out the best gray water champagne! I tried to obtain information from the Nevada Public Utilities Commission about the 2001 sale of the local water system by NVEnergy’s predecessor, Sierra Pacific Power. I received everything but what I asked for. When I pushed to get the price us peons paid, I was … [Read more...]
Astro Advice
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Pay attention to detail on the 9th, 10th and 11th, and consider how to save money or bring about positive lifestyle changes. Be quick to take advantage of an opportunity that offers incentives. Share your thoughts and feelings on the 12th and 13th, and clarify your position, what you expect and what you are willing to give back. Research will offer … [Read more...]
Ain’t we a pair?
So stated Tina Turner in the 1985 blockbuster “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.” That line best summed up my overwhelmed feelings last Friday evening when the Northern Nevada Central Labor Council inducted the late Tribune journalist and my old friend Dennis Myers into the César Chávez Nevada Labor Hall of Fame. Using a hockey analogy, Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar … [Read more...]