Underpaid Employees Struggle to Contribute to Boss's Pot-Luck at Lake House.

Employees of a small successful practice are having difficulty putting food on their own tables, let alone bringing a dish to a party with enough food for possibly 20 to 25 people to sample. They are unsure whether to decline the invitation or ask the employer if he will be supplying a main dish. Meanwhile, a reader seeks advice on how to exit a one-way friendship, and another reader suggests using a memory book of old photos to stay connected with a friend who has Alzheimer's.