Judy Rodríguez on San Diego
If you or anyone you know is thinking of moving to San Diego, California here's my advice: don't do it. Why? My sister, Judy, has lived there for 15 years and here's what she has to say:Lots of San Diegans are looking for less costly places to live. It's gotten more...
Arthur Andersen: Not like a black fly in your chardonnay
Alanis Morissette's song "Ironic" has been criticized for lyrics that don't describe irony so much as situations that just suck. True irony is a situation that isn't necessarily bad and could even be good, but that does have an unexpected, bizarre kind of twist. The...
Born to be unremarkable
So I’m realizing that life is really, really boring unless I work at making it interesting. I feel bored with my music, my love life, my weight VIGILANCE, my job, my hair and my blog. Bored, bored, bored, bored.There is nothing inherently exciting or cool about...
First Date Etiquette, Women
Single-Women-Who-Date-Men, I think we really only have to remember two things, preferably BEFORE the first date begins: 1. Ask him, "Have you ever been married?" 2. If the answer is yes, ask him, "Are you married right now?" Do not date a married man. Don't do it even...
How I meet men
I'm answering this question asked by Modigli: Where do you meet these men you have been going on dates with? In my 23 years of dating, I have met men using every strategy I've ever heard of, including blind dating, online dating (various websites), speed dating,...
First Date Etiquette, Men
Single-Men-Who-Date-Women, if you get nothing else right on a first date, please PLEASE remember these two things: 1. Ask her questions. For every question she asks you, ask her one back. For every minute you talk, she should talk, too. 2. Do not touch your date. Let...
Getting Married, Update 2
So, it has now been six weeks that I've been dating according to Steve's plan for how to get yourself married. The main change I've made from how I dated previously is that I now date for quite a while before making any decisions about getting exclusive. This has led...
Scruples
It’s the 1970’s in my tv. Last week the Oxygen network broadcast a 1980 made-for-tv movie called Scruples. Does anyone remember this? It was a novel by Judith Krantz that was made a best-seller by women of my mother’s generation. The tv movie starred a...
Not low on irony
So I had my annual physical exam (a few years ago with good health insurance I made a commitment to an annual physical. Why not? I'm getting "up there"). I spoke to Dr. James Clancy, about my menstrual cramps from hell. He confirmed that cramps can get stronger as you...
How to constantly, constantly, constantly date but never actually find a boyfriend
As a dating and relationship expert on how to do everything wrong and wield desperation as an impenetrable shield, I now share my wisdom with you. Girls, follow these rules and you're guaranteed to never get any decent relationship off the ground. And it's so much...
Constantly date, part two
Women, if you actually make it to an exclusive relationship, guarantee its failure by remembering:1. Love at first sight is true love and vice versa.2. Falling in love takes only a few days. Hell, if it’s meant to last, maybe a few hours.3. Go ahead and have sex early...
The Bluenited States
For all of us who still dream about taking over the "red states," www.bluenitedstates.com offers a concrete plan to do so. It's "One Woman's proposal to take over the world... or at least her part of it." I particularly like the explanation of the "National Graft" and...