I often try and find ways to talk around this moment even though it changed the trajectory of my life. I dismiss it with a veneer of nonchalance I hope no one… Read full post »

On November 2, 2010 most California voters will cast their ballot either for Jerry Brown, a man whose name is synonymous with California politics, or for Meg Whitman who pulled $71 million from her own deep pockets just to win the Republican primary. The… Read full post »

Where do broken political hearts go? Do they trod off sullenly into some ideologue bar, reminiscing over the good times of posturing and politicking and drowning their sorrows in the ice and clink of a Tom Collins? Does the political animal suck the life from romance like a… Read full post »

What is enlightenment and how does one achieve it? The wisdom of the ages has produced vast amounts of literature and theories on these very questions. Often times the most sagacious of sources expound upon the virtues of merely perfunctory tasks being the means to enlightenment. Far… Read full post »

 For starters, yeah - I live in Los Angeles so I may be exposed to more botox and implants than the average guy but I think anyone can see on television and in the movies that there is a trend here. As more women opt for cosmetic surgery will the standards… Read full post »

Make something people enjoy and want to buy and you can make some money. Make that same thing illegal and you can make a lot of money. If there is one lesson we should have learned from the prohibition it is that people will indulge in their vices… Read full post »

Dinner and a movie is the staple of many dates, but what if romantic comedies, chick flicks, represent everything that is wrong with romance today?

 The movie commences and the two protagonists meet and appear to be meant for one another, but then there is a seemingly insurmountable… Read full post »

The LA Times posited a fascinating question a few days ago in regards to the prep work Meg Whitman's team did before officially launching her campaign: When is a Campaign a Campaign? In that article author Michael Rothfeld was interested in the money team Whitman spent before… Read full post »