Lose Your Turn: Parker Bros., the famous...

Lose Your Turn: Parker Bros., the famous game maker, gushed over its new board game, called “Careers for Girls.” But then along came Susan Engeleiter. The administrator of the Small Business Administration said in Washington, D.C., the game has only six “careers”: super mom, schoolteacher, rock star, fashion designer, college graduate and vet, and she said it does not include such careers as business executive, government leader, astronaut or scientist. “If the Parker ‘Brothers’ were the Parker ‘Sisters,’ this game would never have passed ‘Go,’ ” she said.

Dogged: Ronald Reagan’s autobiography, “An American Life,” is a best-seller, but sales are lagging behind those of “Millie’s Book,” the dog’s-eye-view of the Bush White House. “Millie’s Book,” ghostwritten by Barbara Bush, was No. 3 on this week’s New York Times nonfiction best-seller list, five notches ahead of Reagan’s read. “It’s a bit of an unfair comparison,” growled Jack McKeown, spokesman for Reagan’s publisher, Simon & Schuster. “They are appealing to quite difference audiences.”

Remember This: Convicted tax cheat Leona Helmsley’s latest move might help her shed her “queen of mean” image. Helmsley donated $300,000 to sponsor the Helmsley Alzheimer’s Alert Program to track down Alzheimer’s victims who get lost. “If more people . . . talked openly about Alzheimer’s, the day for a cure might arrive sooner,” she said. Her husband, Harry, 81, was charged in the tax case but could not help in his defense because he suffered from some memory loss.

Love For Sale: Mary Lou Retton, the former Olympic gymnastics star, recently appeared at three discount department stores in Dallas to promote “the official Mary Lou Retton engagement ring.” It is a replica of the diamond solitaire Retton received from her fiance, former University of Texas quarterback Shannon Kelly. The couple will wed next spring.