THE MININGJOURNAL
SATURDAY-SUNDAY, JUNE 14-15, 2025
DEAR ANNIE
Regretting the evidence of having a good time
their life, and I had lots
of fun.
Should I confess to
pictures that will exist
forever? Should I try to
get the photos removed
somehow? Should I
When I really think
about it, it’s probably no
big deal, but when the
feelings of embarrass-
ment kick in, I don’t
You’re in a fortunate
Shouldn’t the host should’ve been upfront
position that the pic-
Last year, I married
the nicest guy I’ve ever
met. I’m 40 and wish I’d
met him sooner, but
better late than never.
On our month-long
After we got home, I
found out the festival
had hired a photogra-
pher to take pictures for
their social media
accounts. There I was in
tures don’t affect your
job or personal life. Still,
if contacting the festival
is easy enough, it’s
worth asking if the
photos can be taken
down; you may care
you had done so sooner.
Don’t let this happy,
appropriate to ask about
RSVPing? My friend
could easily have
afforded to pick up the
check for the gathering.
I’m certainly glad I had
the money to cover what
In the future, there’s
nothing wrong with
asking for more details
when an invite is vague
and especially at public
venues again. “Will food
and drinks be pro-
vided?” is a completely
fair question to ask
ahead of time, and it lets
honeymoon in Europe, three photos online
we attended a
music festival.
wearing only the
glittery thong and
pasties over my
breasts, dancing
on a mini stage
they set up in the
crowd. The pic-
During
the
festival, my
husband and I
saw some other
— Perplexed About the
Etiquette
you make
informed
a
fully
carefree,
innocent
decision
— Festival Flashback
moment in the past
become something you
beat yourself up for now.
before committing to
anything.
women
in
are
pasties, and in
a moment of
flirting, I did
something
tures
Yes,
the
host
untagged, so no
one would con-
nect them to me
should’ve made that
the party had been at
their home instead, no
one would expect to pay
for food or drinks, so it’s
reasonable to think the
same would be true of a
different venue, espe-
cially one you traveled
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Honesty is the best
policy, especially in
marriage, and this isn’t
so much a confession to
your husband as it is
simply sharing with him
what you found. He was
right there with you,
participating in the
event, too, even if there
are no pictures of him to
prove it.
My wife and I were
recently invited to a
friend’s son’s college
graduation celebration
ordered our first drink,
totally out of character anyway, and my friends
and bought some
pasties myself and a that it isn’t a big deal. I
glittery thong. I spent own my own business,
the next day dancing so I don’t need to worry
and partying in this about employment, and
revealing attire with my for now, only my friends
think know. Even so, I’m too
everyone needs to have embarrassed to tell my
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CAR TALK
Turn off useful safety feature so you can run into walls
— Dan audible and/or visual behind you, the system there’s a button to the Dan, you are free to
warning. And then, if will warn you and then left of your steering
drive right into your
radial arm saw.
Our new Toyota
Tundra uses ALL of the
available space in our
garage. And if I want to
close the garage door, I
have to pull within
Here’s the problem:
system continually hits
the brakes for me every
time I approach the wall,
even though I am just
creeping at 1 mph.
you continue to browse apply the brakes to keep
your wife’s sister’s you from hitting it and
wheel with an image of
a car making impact
having to join
going through a car
wash. Just keep in mind
that most vehicles will
reset the system to “On”
when you restart. So,
you’ll have to hit the
button each time you
pull into the garage. But
that’s better than the
whiplash, right?
No, but it might
damage your neck, Dan.
For those who don’t
have this feature, lots of
newer cars have auto-
matic emergency brak-
ing. If the car’s sensors
conclude that there’s an
obstacle ahead (a
stopped car, for ins-
tance), and you haven’t
given any indication that
you’re aware of it by
taking your foot off the
gas or hitting the brakes,
the automatic braking
system kicks in.
Instagram photos
while the obsta-
cle gets closer, it
the
witness
the
word
“OFF”
protection pro-
gram.
underneath it. When
you pull into your
garage, just press that
will
actually
apply the brakes
for you to prevent
a crash.
Many cars and
trucks also have a
slow-speed ver-
sion of this sys-
tem for use in
parking. It works in both allows you to turn off the
forward and reverse. So, slow-speed auto brake
if trying to parallel park
between two Maseratis, where you’d rather it
and you’re about to take
This can be
incredibly use-
ful. It can also
be irritating, as
you’ve learned,
Dan. So, your
vehicle (and
most others)
An orange light with
that same image will
show up on your dash-
board, letting you know
that the system is off.
audio warning when the
sensors detect a nearby
obstacle (like the garage
wall), but the truck will
not apply its own brakes.
On the Tundra, Once that light is off,
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Is there a danger in
repeatedly having the
auto brake system
activate when I park
damage the brakes?
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chair, isn’t it? Four legs
to stay on the floor, a
high back to keep the
sitter upright, and
maybe a stretcher base
for support. And
everything is made of
wood, of course, with
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upholstery, decorative
carvings or the shape of
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usually sell for the
production today, and
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it to contemporary
sensibilities by creating
versions in eco-friendly
Check your kettle for highest prices.
the
1950s
often
There is
a
toy
look at any seams, rivets
or signs of construction.
Most copper cookware
was entirely handmade
before 1850. By the early
1900s, manufacturers
used electric machinery.
scratches. A good pol-
ishing with automobile
wax might help cover
Strong
Museum of Play in New
National
(museumofplay.org)
that accepts donations
of old toys. They are
known for their Toy Hall
of Fame, which annually
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One of my favorite
antique pieces is a large
copper bowl about 21
into a three-legged
stand. I think it’s for
making candy. Can you
it might be worth?
Can you tell me about
my deck of “Go Fish”
children’s playing cards?
The box says “Copyright
1951” and “Mfg. by Ed-
U-Cards N.Y.,” but I
haven’t been able to find
out more information
about the company or
toy museum that
accepts donations of
very old toys. Any
information you can
provide about it is
greatly appreciated.
That may have been
true up to the 20th
century.
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Furniture
changed dramatically
when designers took
advantage of new
materials that opened
up previously unheard-
of possibilities: plastics.
Man-made plastics
implements by the
1920s, but it wasn’t until
after World War II that
the potential for full-
sized, functional plastic
plastic chair designs was
the Panton chair, named
after its designer, Danish
architect Verner Panton.
Considered the world’s
first molded plastic
chair, it is a cantilevered
chair made from a single
piece of plastic. Its shape
and weight distribution
without back legs.
Panton came up with
the design in about
1960, but it wasn’t until
the middle of the decade
facturer, German fur-
niture company Vitra,
started producing the
Later, the Vitra Design
Museum commem-
orated the Panton chair
with sets of miniature
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You’re right; copper
bowls like yours have
candy, at least since the
1800s. Despite their
bowl shape, they are
usually called candy
kettles. Cooks know that
copper has excellent
thermal conductivity,
meaning that it heats
and cools rapidly and
spreads heat evenly
especially important for
making candy; sugar
syrup needs to be
heated to precise tem-
peratures and handled
very carefully to prevent
scorching. Unlike most
present-day copper
cookware, copper candy
kettles are usually
unlined. Sugar does not
react with copper the
way acidic foods do. The
rounded bottom of the
kettle allows for easier,
more thorough mixing.
Today, there are
many candy companies
that advertise that they
use copper kettles, often
insisting that discerning
customers can taste the
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company started in the
1940s in Long Island,
New York, and appears
to have operated until
indicates, they made
educational card games
included flashcards and
memory games to teach
subjects like vocabulary,
basic math, science
concepts and history.
They also made related
toys like puzzles and
anagram tiles. Many
games they made fea-
tured popular cartoon
licensed properties.
games were less overtly
educational, like sports
games and trading
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anywhere from about
A group of 14 sold for difference. Antique and
$100 at an auction by vintage copper candy $10 to $50, depending
Eldred’s; a bargain when on their subject matter
compared to the price of $200 to $300 without an
