Do positive people even hear themselves?

My friend Wally and I have a fractious relationship. This is no secret. Wally has said he thinks optimistic people like me are self-deluded, always looking for reasons to be happy when there is a lot to worry about and not much to celebrate.Wally used the metaphor of a tornado.

Partner with bad credit hasn’t told boyfriend

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’ve made some questionable decisions over the years that had a negative impact on my credit. Many of those mistakes were things I did when I didn’t fully understand the concept of credit and financial responsibility. Now my bad credit is haunting me.

‘The economy is at a dangerous moment’

The Wall Street Journal blares “Tariff Whiplash Spooks U.S. Consumers.”“How the US economy went from booming to a recession scare in only 20 days,” reports CNN.“Donald Trump’s economic delusions are already hurting America,” asserts The Economist. “The president and reality are drifting apart.

MAC lung disease marked by cough, fatigue

Dear Doctors: I suffered extensive fatigue that I had attributed to a COVID-19 infection. Then a lung culture found something called mycobacterium avium complex. Would you kindly consider discussing this? I realize it’s not a common illness, but for that reason it can go undetected and undiagnosed.

Chef considers becoming culinary instructor

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am a trained chef, culinary producer, published recipe author and former caterer. The television and culinary industries can both be unstable at times. A lot of the work I do is contracted for specific periods of time, meaning it’s always a hustle to get new work.

TODAY IN HISTORY

In 44 B.C.E., Roman emperor Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of senators led by Marcus Junius Brutus.In 1820, Maine was admitted as the 23rd U.S. state.

CLINTON’S HISTORY 10, 20, 30 AND 40 YEARS AGO

30 YEARS AGO• Exactly 100 days of school had passed and kindergarten students at Southwest Elementary School were given physical examples of just exactly 100 looks like in their math instructions. Pictured was local banker Rod Kinney fanning 100 $1 bills under the greedy gleam of the students.

TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1912, the Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) was founded in Savannah, Georgia.In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi and more than 70 supporters began a 240-mile march protesting the British salt tax.In 1947, President Harry S.

Parent wants to confront teacher about injury

DEAR HARRIETTE: My kid twisted his ankle at school today, and the teacher didn’t do anything about it.My son told me that he was in pain and was struggling to walk, but instead of sending him to the nurse or calling me, the teacher told him to “walk it off.

Urban fire particulates can cause health issues

ASK THE DOCTORSDear Doctors: We live in the fire zone in Altadena, California. After the evacuations ended, we came home, and now my throat is constantly sore. There’s no smoke smell, but my husband says the air can still be unhealthy. Why would that be?