Dear L. A. Plume,

It's only X number of days until we go to the polls to elect the President for the next 4 years.  I plan to vote; I've been voting for 44 years now.  I even (gasp!) know for whom I'll cast my ballot.  It's bad enough that I get umpteen calls at dinnertime with recordings of famous folk urging me to vote for their favorites, I just don't answer!  My issue, however, is that I have friends who are involved in campaigns who, in social situations, at dinner parties etc., pressure me to say how I'll vote, and if I decline to reveal my preference, bend my ear endlessly to persuade me to vote their ticket.

Sarah

Dear L. A. Plume,

I read with great interest all your columns and am especially fond of the ones about guests. Thought you might enjoy my experience, which unfortunately ends with these guests not being “invited back” - ever.

Catherine