La différence

Published 12:01 am Tuesday, April 12, 2011

La différence

France on Monday began enforcing a ban on Muslim women wearing face veils in public (Page A3).

Such a law would never fly in the U.S., just like France’s enthusiastic embrace of public nudity at the beach, dog turds on sidewalks, heads of state who are only 5 feet 5 inches tall, and Jerry Lewis.

Blue plate special: Having trouble losing weight? Try using a 10-inch dinner plate instead of a 12-inch plate. Chances are you’ll load it up with less food, says the author of a book called “Mindless Eating.”

And you definitely will lose weight — as long as you switch to a 2½-inch plate for seconds.

I may have what?: It really is possible to find accurate, trustworthy medical information on the Internet, columnist Dr. Elizabeth Smoots writes.

You simply need to exercise a little common sense — like never clicking on any links on your hypochondriac sister-in-law’s emails and Facebook page.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff