Old men have been much in the news of late. Specifically, the health and intellectual fitness of two aging politicians, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.

In those black-and-white days, so long ago, my high school classmates Cindy Smith, Cheryl Gordon and Jan Schwartz were popover girls, circulating through the General Glover House Restaurant dining room with a basket of hot, light and buttery rolls. So was Susan Harris, whose younger brother — another classmate, Dougie Harris — was a busboy. Jeff Lunt, a year ahead of us, marinated the mushrooms, steamed the corn and prepared the garlic bread. Sometimes on late nights, the town police would drive him home.

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am upset with my husband because he thinks that it isn't his responsibility to do our daughter's hair — ever. He thinks that since he's a man, any responsibility that is deemed feminine isn't his job. I've tried explaining that parenting responsibilities should be shared equally, regardless of gender stereotypes, but he's adamant.

I ordered the sofa cover as soon as we adopted our new cat, Felix.