DEAR ABBY
Wife craving busy retirement may have to find it by herself
JEANNE PHILLIPS
      DEAR ABBY: "Mrs. Couch Potato" (Feb. 28) complained that she's finding in retirement that her husband isn't interested in social activities. Please tell her she's not alone. My husband and I are retired, as are most of the couples around us. It seems the men were so busy working that when they ca...
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YOUR HEALTH
Pseudogout looks like gout, but isn't
DR. DONOHUE
      DEAR DR. DONOHUE: All of a sudden my left knee blew up on me. It was swollen, red and hot. My family doctor thought it might be infected and sent me to a rheumatologist, who drained the knee and injected cortisone into it. The pain was better by the next day. The doc said I had something called ca...
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HOROSCOPE
JACQUELINE BIGAR
      FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008 ARIES (March 21-April 19) Avoid a collision with someone in charge. You also might want to toss out any annoyances. You want to start your weekend. Make it OK to feel your Wheaties, but also to pretend, at least for a day, that you are a diplomat. Tonight: Lead t...
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