http://machpi.com Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:54:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sometimes snow, and rain, and heat, and gloom of night, and ennui, and achy feet, and trichinosis, and cable tv, and startling quantities of beer stays this courier from his appointed rounds. The mailman is drinking heavily and unable to cope with the petty problems of the yahoos that write in ... http://machpi.com/2006/12/04/20/ Dear Annie: My son has been invited to a party celebrating the birthdays of two children. These children are not related. The parents said that because the children's birthdays are within a week of each other, it was easier to have a combined party than to expect guests to attend ... http://machpi.com/2006/06/06/as-the-screw-turns/ Dear Annie: My friend, "Irma," is dating "Floyd," a man she cares for deeply. About a month ago, I was talking to her and Floyd got on the phone. He was quite crude and graphic about what he was going to do with her in the bedroom, and what a ... http://machpi.com/2006/05/31/the-creeping-knife-twisted/ Dear Annie: I read the letter from "Daughter-in-Law in Louisiana," whose father-in-law was spending a fortune on mail-in contests. My mother was spending $400 to $500 a month on these contests until I wrote to Mail Preference Service, Direct Marketing Association (dmaconsumers.org), P.O. Box 643, Carmel, N.Y. 10512, and asked ... http://machpi.com/2006/05/30/think-of-the-children/ Dear Annie: I am 26 years old. Six months ago, I married a man I've been dating since I began college. This is the only serious relationship I have been in. The problem is, I always have had major doubts about our relationship, and if I am forced to ... http://machpi.com/2006/05/25/9/ Dear Annie: My son is getting married in November. As the groom's parents, we assumed the cost of the tuxes for the groomsmen was on us, but the bride-to-be says the groomsmen should pay for their own attire, and the money we would have spent on tuxes should now be ... http://machpi.com/2006/05/24/the-wedding-scam/ Dear Annie: I am a retired naval officer. Two weeks ago, my 16-year-old daughter had a date with a young man I had never met. My wife, a teacher at the school, said he was a good kid. When the young man showed up to get my daughter, he ... http://machpi.com/2006/05/23/drop-and-give-me-fifty/ DEAR ANNIE: My sister, "Nancy," has been dating "Rob" for nearly eight months, and she believes they eventually will marry. My siblings and parents initially welcomed Rob into the family, but in the last few weeks, we discovered that he has several felony and misdemeanor charges pending against him and ... http://machpi.com/2006/05/22/they-cant-get-her-to-see-that-boyfriend-is-bad-news/ Dear Annie: "Stan" and I have been married nearly 40 years. He has been a wonderful husband, lover and father. Eight years ago, his business division was moved overseas, so he decided to freelance. He has done well. He has a small office, and his clients come from all over. ... http://machpi.com/2006/05/20/may-18/ Dear Annie: I have a group of long-term friends, and we all are in our 30s. One girl, "Hilda," is extremely insecure and childish. When Hilda disagrees with someone, instead of discussing it face-to-face, she fires off an accusatory, often insulting, e-mail to the person. This seems to work well ... http://machpi.com/2006/02/28/february-28/