Recent Columns

Beards make the man ... sexy

Beards are back--and thank goodness for that.

Flip through People Magazine's recent sexiest man alive issue and you will see beards on many of the men, including cover boy Johnny Depp. I don't know if it's art imitating life or the reverse, but beards on men seem to be hot right now, in more ways than one.

There is something about a nice beard on a man that really makes him look, well, like a man. Add a pair of glasses and a nice smile and-- excuse me while I swoon.
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How not to spice up your sex life: cherry lube

I've been on a health kick recently.

I started back at the gym with a trainer before work; I stopped eating carbs after dark and cut back on my junk food and alcohol consumption. The added exercise has increased both my metabolism and my sex drive.
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Shows "go gay" for ratings

TV shows are known for ratings stunts during sweeps.

Characters get married, have babies, die or visit alternate universes in order to stop an army of organic/mechanical hybrids that eat thermometers to stay alive--which seems plausible now that I've seen it on "Fringe."  

It seems lately that more shows are having characters get their gay on.
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Jason just found out there is a town called Boring, Maryland (21020). Sounds like a blast.

Required Reading

All this baby talk drives me cwazy

We all know that the only way to communicate with babies is to talk to them like an idiot.

I will admit that I have caught myself talking to babies in that "goo goo gaga" voice; it's perfectly acceptable provided the voice stays directed at the baby.

You should never--under any circumstance--use that same voice to talk to another adult.
So ladies, I need to ask: What's up with all the baby talk? I'm hearing more and more women talking like babies--to their boyfriends, to each other but never to actual babies.
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