No Pain No Gain–Let it Rain

By Erika B. Webb
February 23, 2007 (Posted at 8:09 pm)

I was talking with a friend of mine last night about blocking emotional pain. We’re both recovering alcoholics and have been through a lot, together and separately, during our 30 year friendship.
Both in early sobriety, we’re discovering what it’s like to feel the raw emotions without alcohol’s anesthetic relief. It’s a bitch to say the least.
So […]

Fashion: Lingeries Trends & Essentials

By April Masini
February 23, 2007 (Posted at 2:33 pm)

Cleavage is the new black!
All a gal has to do is check out the fashion pages of any celeb magazine or watch the runway of any awards show and she’ll see it’s true: cleavage — everybody’s got it, everybody can get it.
Push up bras are now staples in every lingerie drawer in America. […]

Today: Should We Ban Tech Devices from Cars and Trucks?

By April Masini
February 21, 2007 (Posted at 5:13 pm)

No way should anyone ban tech devices from trucks and cars! And the simple reason is that they are safety accessories. For any woman — or man for that matter — who has been stranded, a victim of crime, or is driving through a dangerous part of town — having a cell phone, a GPS […]

Beauty Today: Full-Figured Images of Beauty

By April Masini
February 21, 2007 (Posted at 2:56 pm)

Fashion — whether it’s beauty or clothing — has it’s pendulum that swings back and forth, and as a result of the backlash to “too skinny” models and actresses, there is now a public embracing of full figured models and actresses. There is a natural instinct for women to look to “alpha” women to lead […]

Today: Behind The Psychology of Marketing to Women

By April Masini
February 21, 2007 (Posted at 2:36 pm)

Marketing to women pays off in exponential ways:
* Women spend money.
* Women influence where money is spent whether they’re dating or married.
* Teenage girls emulate their mothers and spend their money in the same ways that their mothers do to a large degree.
The best ways to market to women is to know what […]

TMI Stands for Too Much Information

By Erika B. Webb
February 20, 2007 (Posted at 9:15 pm)

I know this has happened to you at one time or another. That is, unless you’re one of them. If you are one of them, you wouldn’t recognize it when it happens.
I’m talking about those people who assume the conversational position that would imply they’ve known you forever and are free to tell you extremely […]

Britney–We Said Get Clean not Mrs. Clean

By Erika B. Webb
February 20, 2007 (Posted at 8:21 pm)

Really, Britney, the whole head shaving thing is so Sinead O’Connor. You probably don’t remember her. She was around in the eighties, the first time you were bald. You’ll notice, we don’t hear much about her anymore. In fact, we don’t hear anything about her at all. She has gone to a place called obscurity because […]

Political Ads: The Pen May Be Mightier Than The Sword, But The Image Is King

By April Masini
February 20, 2007 (Posted at 5:23 pm)

As a relationship expert, I can tell you that using less-than-flattering images of candidates in a political race most definitely will do damage to the candidate being skewered. The pen may be mightier than the sword, but in today’s times, the image is king. Technology has made communicating much more image intense to the extent […]

Entertainment: Britney’s Shaved Head - The Onset of a Nervous Breakdown?

By April Masini
February 20, 2007 (Posted at 3:53 pm)

Frankly, I don’t think Britney’s buzz cut is necessarily a symptom of a nervous breakdown, rather a case of hair extensions gone bad. Britney has been wearing extensions for years and as most anyone who has (worn them for years) can tell you, (a) they take a toll on your hair — resulting […]

Behavior: Why Are Americans So Obsessed With “New”?

By April Masini
February 20, 2007 (Posted at 2:41 pm)

There are several reasons that people are drawn to things that are new:
* Thirst for knowledge. Many people have an innate desire to learn. When something is new, it is something to be learned.
* Some people have a restless quality that keeps them from being at peace and they are always looking for something […]