Lifestyles

Dear Annie: Other sister going for gold in grief over sibling

DEAR ANNIE: I have two sisters, and one of them, “Joanie,” tragically passed away from cancer last year. It’s obviously been hard, but what’s making it harder is my remaining sister. She has always been competitive. And she has somehow turned even grief into a competition. For example, a few weeks ago I mentioned I hadn’t slept the night before out of sadness, and she shot back, “I haven’t slept at all since Joanie died.” I know she’s sad, but I also know this isn’t true. It was the same at the funeral. She insisted on speaking longest and loudest, then collapsed ...

Hints from Heloise: Warming small animal quickly in cold weather

DEAR HELOISE: I have two options to suggest for warming up a cold, small animal: • Run a towel through the dryer and wrap them in this along with a space blanket to hold the warmth in. • If you’re comfortable with it, wrap the animal in a soft, thin cloth (like an old flannel sheet) and put the animal on your chest. Body heat works well. — Kate D., in Portland, Oregon Kate, the transfer of body heat also works for humans. So many people forget that in very cold weather, while they’re shoveling snow or skiing, they may start to perspire because they’ve worked up their ...

To Your Good Health: Pinched ulnar nerve causes pain, tingling

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m an active 76-year-old retired accountant who likely spent too many hours at a computer. Now I’m paying for it with a painful condition. My general physician says that I have a pinched or compressed ulnar nerve, which likely starts in the neck shoulder area but shoots pain down my right arm and elbow, all the way to my pinkie and ring fingers. These fingers tingle and, at times, prickle so intensely that it feels like my hand’s on fire. I use ice on my shoulder, neck and elbow. I take 25 mg of pregabalin on a prolonged step-up process that I augment with ...

Thursday evening TV

Bridge by Steve Becker

Assume you’re in four hearts and West leads a club. The contract looks easy to make, but when you win the club with the king and play a heart to the ace, you get a rude shock when West shows out, discarding a diamond. You switch to a spade at trick three, finessing the jack and losing to ...

Sesame-Cumin Chicken is double-fried for flavor

Deep-fry (zhà), a well-known technique where the food is fried in a pool of hot oil, which both cooks it and creates a crispy exterior, is used throughout the “Frying” chapter in my cookbook “The Chinese Way.” When deep-frying, I use a thermometer, aiming for 350 F to 375 F. Another ...