On occasion, it will start raining when I am in a crowd — at the ballpark, for example, or waiting for the light to change on ...

If I open my umbrella, then the rain that hits it falls onto the people next to me, most of whom do not have umbrellas.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am lucky enough to have gardens all around my house, including along a city sidewalk. My problem is how ...

A letter writer is wondering if it’s selfish to use their umbrella in public places when others around them don’t have one to ...

I respond in a cordial, or at least a civil, way to friends and neighbors who ask me questions about my garden while I am ...

I attended a children’s birthday party at a well-known pizza place where tables are reserved for a few hours and the children ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Lately it has seemed that the phrases “We’re pregnant” and “They’re pregnant” have been subsumed into acceptable usage.

If absolutely stuck next to them, you could open your umbrella just enough to make a small tent over your head, in which case ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I go by a shortened version of my first name because I feel it suits me better than my full name. Even my parents started using the shortened name when I was a child ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I will be throwing myself a 60th birthday party next year. The only gift I want is the presence of the family and friends I invite to the party. I intend to include “No gifts ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am the janitor at a truck stop. What is the best way for me (a man) to announce myself when entering the women’s restroom to clean it? I start with calling out ...