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Sex being a clear barometer of relatedness between partners (i.e., the state of their entire relationship), let's you and I look at the positive side of the concept. The bedroom seems (to me, at least) to be an ideal setting for broadcasting one's appreciation for his or her partner's tender loving care in the rest of their shared life. Sadly, quite the opposite message is the one loudly vented in most sex therapists' offices: A partner's anger is being shown through withholding sex.

Go ahead, President Donald Trump, keep the Kennedy Center closed. Don't give it money for necessary repairs. This is low-hanging fruit for Americans done with your extortion schemes. They don't have to submit to small-bore intimidation like this. They can just shrug at the demand that your name, with words of gratitude, be placed on the building's facade. To use a different metaphor, they have bigger fish to fry. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is suffering serious structural damage.

The latest figures from the Pentagon on the war against Iran amount to $38 billion, with future costs running at $3 billion a month. And contrary to some of the president's earlier statements, it's not about to be over. And who is paying the price? Look to your left. Look to your right. Look in the mirror. Don't take my word for it. This is what Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson had to say: "Look, we're going to acknowledge, obviously, gas prices are too high right now, diesel prices are too high.

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Did somebody say something? No. There hasn't even been a whisper. But somehow you know. You just know. You're in trouble at work. It's when you're in a meeting that the feeling of dread is at its most painful. Everything is going along as it usually does in meetings at your company, but behind every smile, frown and yawn, you're getting a message. You're in trouble, big time. Or maybe not. Maybe you're imagining the whole thing. Maybe the problem is simply that you don't know how to read the room.

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Dear James: We are going to need more storage space with a new baby. Adding a small linen closet inside an existing closet would help. Do you have any tips on adding closets? — Anthony R. Dear Anthony: A house can never have too much storage space, especially with a growing family. A linen closet with many shallow shelves or drawers makes an efficient use of space. Of course, once you convert a closet to be used for linens, you will have to replace that lost closet space somehow.