1.   As a follow-up to a recent column about elementary Chinese dishes, here are two simple but standard offerings that were requested.

2.   Apparently, in a recent column, some editor was randomly changing words for no readily discernible reason, totally distorting the original content.

3.   At least one reader took exception to my recent column about the ongoing and seemingly endless presidential sex scandal.

4.   ----- A recent column on capital punishment misidentified one of the participants in an antideath penalty conference in Chicago.

5.   ----- As we noted in a recent column, there are alternative explanations for familiar expressions that some say originated aboard ships.

6.   ------ More on those popcorn ceilings, which the handyman mentioned in a recent column.

7.   ----- Sorry about that, but an incorrect phone number was given for the Mirage Rolling Screen Door mentioned in a recent Handyman column.

8.   A friend warned me about fallout from a recent column saying a true friend is someone with whom you can ride miles and not feel obligated to talk.

9.   A recent column on my misadventures at the post office prompted some quick responses.

10.   A recent column on snakes brought a variety of responses.