Social Sex: The Survey

We’re in a new era of communications, and as that old saw goes, sex always leads the way for new technologies.  Just got this survey from a “friend” whose client is, you guessed it, involved in the sex trade, but in a legit way. (Their product is sold in drugstores. ) Now, I dare you to answer these questions: .) When it comes to social networking technology, please indicate which of the following you have used to...

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Facebook Foibles and Twitter Twits

Someone needs to write a Face-etiquette-book. Since joining up–admittedly behind the curve–a couple months ago, I’ve been deluged with friend requests from folks who exclusing those who are actual friends, former classmates and colleages, fit into these categores: People I Don’t Know (stalkers?), People I Don’t Like–including Exes I Never Want to Speak With Again–People’s Assistants and...

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Bonus Outrage Hides the Bigger Story

Here’s another example of why we still need trained journalists: the LA Times broke the AIG bonus story that sent Washington into a tailspin and President O on Timothy Geithner damage control. Treasury Sec’y Geithner first said the $163 million in bonuses handed out to the crooks in the AIG derivatives division had to be paid because it was contractually obligated. Yet the blue-collar autoworkers had to renegotiate their...

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Party at Nadya’s House!

Just when you thought the furor over Octomom had died down a bit, it goes completely off the charts! I actually felt sorry for poor Nadya when she was mobbed by dozens of paps and hundreds of looky-loos as she came home from the hospital with the first two of her eight-baby litter. But then it became apparent she had Entertainment Tonight/The Insider cameras inside  her car, even as she called 911 for help–and had two of its...

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Handicapped Way to do the Steps

There have been all sorts of crazy, rude and disgusting things seen in broad daylight at the steps: guys taking leaks on the neighbors’ lawns, guys blowing their nose into the air, guys spitting on the railing and everywhere else, guys littering, guys putting their jackets in someone’s mailbox and just recently, a guy throwing up in the bushes. That was charming. Lest you think I’m whaling on the Y chromosome, there...

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