Sheehan:  Maybe it's Michael Bublé's voice, reminiscent of a young Frank Sinatra, that resonates in some corner of Betty Byrd's Alzheimer's-riddled brain.

Summer camps offer time to play games, try new things and bond with other campers. But they are also expensive and not feasible for some families.

Parenting:  Distress over separation generally peaks between 18 and 24 months, but such distress in a child your son's age isn't cause for concern.

After years of excavating their alien habits on talk shows and of turning weight loss into the sort of blood sport last seen in ancient Rome, television has discovered, or remembered, that fat people are human after all, with a panoply of dreams, desires, foibles and stories that often have nothing to do with their weight.

Men typically play it safe when it comes to shoes. The basic shoe wardrobe for men includes a sneaker, weekend casual shoe and weekday dress shoe. But guys, there are options.

Stylin':  Most of us had a favorite T-shirt when we were kids. It was the one that was buttery soft from wear, with some sort of cool logo on the front (E.T., anyone?).

On faith:  Todd Drake has found a way to go abroad while staying put. An artist who lives north of Greensboro, Drake always wanted to travel the world, but family obligations kept him in North Carolina. He found a way around that by befriending the state's most recent immigrants.

It's a Monday night in Los Angeles, and Oliver Stone is causing trouble.