Boomers didn’t invent the booty call – we politicized it and called it “Free Love.” But in these complicated, emotional baggage-laden times, we hear that sometimes when a girl wants a guy, they don’t need a long-term reason why…or why not.  Hey, Dan, let’s wham bam, Thank you, Ma’am.  We’re not talking about married folk, here.  Random hookups for those people are still called the same thing – adultery.  But we’ve all heard the story of the lady coming off a long-term relationship or marriage who just feels more desirable and gets her pilot light lit after a fling.  Then there’s (more…)

You may’ve read that your jolt of Joe has disease-fighting antioxidants, so you’ve been gleefully guzzling it with a side of dark chocolate.  But here’s more, and more, and more good news about coffee: 1) It reduces your risk of type 2 diabetes by 30%. 2) Consistent coffee drinkers are as much as 80% less likely to develop Parkinson’s. 3) It reduces the risk of alcohol-related cirrhosis. 4) Research has found it to be protective against skin, breast, liver, colon, and rectal cancers! 5) Prevents cavities? New research says yes. 6) Helps treat headaches, which is why Excedrin and Anacin have caffeine. Grind your own organic beans, keep milk, sugar, and sweeteners to an absolute minimum, and drink moderately and early in the day.

And while we’re on the yuck factor, don’t we love our morning coffee and our fancy vodka martinis?  But who knew that coffee and vodka are made from two of the dirtiest, most chemically-treated crops out there?  Coffee is commonly treated with synthetic petroleum-based fertilizers that destroy soil and water.  Go for the Certified Organic coffee, and while you’re checking the label, look for Shade Grown and Fair Trade, too.
Even top-shelf vodka is made from (more…)

My daughter attended a house party recently where guests were asked to remove shoes. Honestly, I wish I had asked people to do that when my kids were toddlers, as was the case at the party she attended.  Visualize your children or grandchildren crawling around on floors covered with pesticides, gum, dog doo, urine, dirt, and whatever “don’t ask, don’t tell” substance is around.  Ask your son or husband about men’s restrooms, and think about what’s on the bottom of men’s shoes.  This always becomes an issue at the holidays, as in the Sex and the City episode where (more…)

You can find the worst junk and the most fun imaginable on YouTube!  Let a tween, teen, or twenty-something tour you through TheirTube (specify Only Positive), and get a peek into their world that is worth a thousand words.  It will be a pop culture update on fast forward!  For whatever reason, many of my favorites have to do with dance.  Here they are: Evolution of dance; Dirty Dancing UK Julia & James wedding; wedding Thriller dance; and inmates doing Thriller.  Other funnies are The Landlady Will Ferrell, and the Skateboarding Bulldog, Tyson.   Every young girl should see Dove Evolution by T Piper, showing how the fake girl on the billboard is created.  Many people like Ellen’s Teary Meltdown, Rosy O’Donnell vs Elisabeth Hasselbeck Cat Fight, and Lauren Caitlin Upton Teen USA, but I’m not a fan of seeing people at their worst.  They could serve as cautionary tales, I guess.