Author: Rebecca Katz

InterRogerTory: Dear Roger, I just celebrated a milestone birthday! Well, “celebrated” might not be the right word; my friend told me that she and some other friends were planning a surprise party for me, and it turned out that the surprise was that there wasn’t a party! I relied on my friend telling me that…

InterRogerTory: Dear Roger, I know that living in a multi-unit building means that there will be noise. I have neighbors with dogs, and I am totally cool with the occasional barking. Getting to pet the pups makes up for the noise. And I love my home. I have a really long hallway where my cats…

InterRogerTory: Response: Dear Overwhelmed, If you really want to make it stop, you can unsubscribe from each organization’s mailing list. Federal law, the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, requires each “commercial electronic mail” to include a way to opt out of receiving future emails. But please don’t! Yes, Giving Tuesday is a bit obnoxious, being tied…

InterRogerTory: Dear Roger, My favorite part of Thanksgiving is pumpkin pie. We have had pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving every year that I have been alive. My uncle is hosting our family this year, and he said there will be no orange foods. How can he do this? Is there some sort of law about family…

InterRogerTory: Response: Dear Lady Fluff, Oh my cat, this is a difficult situation for you. Remember that I cannot give you legal advice, but here is information that you can evaluate yourself. Since your employees live with you, you’re going to want to look at housing law as well as employment law. Let’s start with…

InterRogerTory*: Dear Roger, Why isn’t this an advice column? Who are you? What can you help me with? WHAT IS THE ANSWER? Love, A desperate reader Response: Dear desperate reader, Let’s start by talking about what advice is. You share a situation, and I tell you what you should do in response. That’s advice. Once…