Vice President Kamala Harris appeared in a pre-taped interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press” last weekend. As is often the case with her interviews, Harris said a few awkward, illinformed or downright odd things.
Dear Doctors: I got sick with COVID-19 this summer — racing heart, heavy lungs, the whole bit. I was just getting back to normal when our part of Washington got hit hard with smoke from wildfires. It seems like it's making my COVID-19 symptoms come back. How can I stay safe while this is going on?
DEAR HARRIETTE: I'm going into high school now, and my parents still won't let me have my own social media account: no TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter or Instagram. They think it's bad for me and unsafe.
DEAR HARRIETTE: I invited my coworkers to my graduation party, and none of them showed up. Now I want to resign.
When the going gets tough, the clever go fishing. Few pastimes connect a person to the natural world like standing in a freeflowing stream casting for smallmouth or trout. The distant noise of commerce and the clamor of politics fade to nothing. For others, a long walk on the beach, the cry of seagulls and the eternal slap and sigh of the surf provide similar therapy.
Try this trick at night to find out if your dog or cat has fleas. Fill a shallow baking dish with water and a few squirts of dishwashing soap, then place the tray near your dog's bed. Plug in an LED nightlight and focus the light so it's shining right onto the tray of soapy water. Then turn off the lights and let the fleas follow their natural instinct to go toward the light. In the morning, you'll know if there are fleas in your home if there are dead bugs floating in the water.
Joe Biden may have been the right answer to the tumult in the country at the end of Donald Trump’s first term. His climate-change legislation is a substantial, enduring achievement.
Dear Doctors: I enjoy staying current on research into the gut microbiome.
DEAR HARRIETTE: My boyfriend didn't defend me against another man, and now I can't look at him the same.
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