Category: Advice
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Hey JMH, I really enjoyed your post about Christmas shopping for women and I have a related question that I thought you could answer. I’m meeting my girlfriend’s parents for the first time over the holidays and I definitely want to make a good impression. S and I have been together for over a year,…
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Tis the season for…well, a lot of things, but harried holiday shopping ranks right up there. And for every consumer fretting over a list, there seems to be an oh-so-helpful guide to take the pain out of the process, especially if you’re considered one of the shopping-impaired (that would be you, fellas). And whether these…
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“So, was there some sort of life-changing event that prompted this?” The salon receptionist was asking about the fact that I’d arrived for my hair appointment with a bob that was close to shoulder-length and was leaving with a pixie cut. It’s short. Like, androgynous Dickensian waif short. Photo by EduardoZ I wanted to prop…
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Last week, I lost my glasses. Hunted high, low and everywhere in between. Not in my purse. Not in my bedroom. Not in either of the cars (visiting the parents, I’m not fancy like that on my own). Not on my head. It wasn’t even like I was rocking Oakley or Ray-Ban shades; these cost…
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Recently, I read a post reminding bloggers of the need to have a slate of back-up pieces ready in the event that circumstances temporarily prevented you from generating new posts. Heaven forbid that life intervenes and you get caught sans current content. That simply will not do. Think of the children readers! Photo by texasgurl…
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I get unreasonably annoyed when I see someone “undeserving” enjoying success. It’s a petty impulse and shaped in large part by my desire to believe the world is meritocratic (it isn’t), but there you go. Talent, determination and ruthlessness you can’t really argue with, but the fact that Jersey Shore’s The Situation is set to…
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New York Magazine runs a regular feature on the food diary of a celebrity/public figure/whoever they can round up. Last week’s happened to be Mika Brzezinski, co-host of Morning Joe. I can’t remember where I stumbled upon a link to the rundown of her recent eating habits, but after reading it, I felt compelled to…
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Nope. The title isn’t a typo. So, I haven’t been in the best mood lately. Just scuff your foot in the dirt bummed out more or less. Heave a big sigh and throw your bag on the chair instead of hanging it up because the world is mean, so why should you bother with niceties?…
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A former coworker once forced me to read The Secret. Believe it or not, I am occasionally reluctant to hurt people’s feelings, so when she came into my office singing the book’s praises, I tried to listen with an open mind. She told me how she had declared her intention to meet a man a…
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I knew it wasn’t my scene as soon as I drew back the tent flap and saw a dozen spandex-clad people jogging through a circuit that involved turning two somersaults in the middle and then bounding to your feet to skip three turns of double-dutch. That’s what I get for being five minutes late, I…
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