Until a few months ago, the idea of getting a laptop for no more than you'd pay for a fancy cell phone probably sounded a little nuts. Laptops cost well into the hundreds, after all, and on into the thousands if you want a really great one. But as... Read More

There's a lot more to dating and internet dating than simply making a connection. Especially for women, the first date is always fraught with questions. "Is it the right time to talk about this?" "Will going too far physically give him the wrong idea... Read More

If you're anything like me, during the winter months you hole up inside in front of the computer. You obsessively check and re-check your free internet dating profile, watch YouTube videos, and because of all the snow and cold, you try to forget there's... Read More

When you write about a topic like the legalization of marijuana, you've got to be prepared to be bombarded with opinions. This is a subject about which almost nobody is luke-warm; people tend to be either passionately against the legalization of this... Read More

When you're free internet dating, you know how all-important that second date is. You've already met and sparked a bit of an attraction. But over a short coffee or cocktail, you really don't have a chance to get to know each other. The second date... Read More

"Blood is thicker than water." Your family --and especially your parents-- is one of the most important things in your life. Your parents are there when you're born, they're there through the good times and the bad times. For most of us, our parents... Read More

The sun is warming up, the trees are blooming, and summer is on its way here. If --like me-- you're a little worried about what people will see when you put away your winter clothes and break out your skimpier summer attire, it's probably time to start... Read More

Sometimes you can tell when a date goes terribly wrong. If he gets offended by your off-color joke or doesn't want to say two words to you over dinner, you probably don't expect a call back. But sometimes that first date goes right... and so does... Read More

All people feel a little differently about sleeping. Some wish they didn't have to do it at all, and so would gain those extra hours in their day. Others --like me-- think that sleeping is one of the most pleasurable things on Earth. And one which... Read More

Even when the world is not experiencing an economic downturn the way it is today, almost everybody loses his or her job at some point. It's a sort of right of passage; one that, unfortunately, some workers go through again and again. And while it... Read More