The researcher in me scoffs at the idea of superstitions. I deal with hard data, to which I apply complex statistical formulas. And everything is calculated using a super scientific program, not potions and a magic wand. If that’s not enough, I have a black cat at home who has crossed my path several times – […]

I think that a large degree of Chef Gordon Ramsey’s bark is a whole lot of bluff. Add a pulsing forehead vein, a few a bleepity bleep bleeps from the network censor, some sweaty and terrified wannabe chefs, and a crab-stuffed filet mignon in peppercorn sauce and you’ve got an hour of entertainment. To what […]

Under stressful circumstances, I find it difficult to eat anything. I’ve admitted more than once that I’m an emotional eater (I heart you, french fries), but emotional eating isn’t limited to those times when you’re feeling depressed, anxious, and utterly unlovable. I eat when I’m bored, and when there’s a psychologically empty space in my […]

These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which, as they kiss, consume. Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene VI Ten years ago, my friend was dating a girl who was several years younger than him (but a legal age – no worries). After a few months, she […]

I’m convinced that Victorians (i.e. people who lived through the Victorian era) must have been bloated and constipated on a regular basis. Not because of the skin-tight breeches or the “breathe-and-you-die” corsets. Do you have any idea how many rules of etiquette they had to follow? Here are just some of them, as per avictorian.com: […]

Some social etiquette rules are pretty obvious: Don’t interrupt people, don’t offer your opinion unless a person asks for it, don’t double-dip your chip, don’t drunk dial an ex, and don’t lick the icing off an Oreo cookie and then put it back in the box and leave the grocery store. In last week’s blog, […]

There are just some things you don’t do in social situations: Intentionally, voluntarily pick your nose or pass gas in any place where you are not alone. Yes, bodily functions are natural. No, setting them free is not. Farts are not endangered species. Ask a woman if she’s pregnant, even if she looks it. Unless […]

I never really joke about therapy. I think it can be extremely useful, especially since some doctors are a little trigger happy when it comes to doling out prescriptions (I don’t oppose drug therapy. If a person is suffering from a debilitating disorder, medication is often required to help the person achieve a degree of psychological balance. But […]

Therapy is a major investment, which is why it’s so important to find someone who is worth investing in; someone whose values and personality complement your own. I conducted 3 months of research before purchasing my first car, so as you can imagine, I wouldn’t insist on anything less if I was looking for a […]

If I’m sitting at the table with you, especially if there are other people around, don’t assume that my silence is anger, a sense of superiority, or a sign that I’m not having fun. I’m just taking everything in. I’m listening and observing, because that’s what I do best. Don’t worry about uncomfortable silences (although […]

A lot of experimenters hate it when their theory doesn’t stand up to research, which is understandable. Personally, I love to be pleasantly surprised. I like it when our studies at Queendom reveal the unexpected, like just recently, when our research on gender roles indicated that younger men adopt more traditional beliefs, while older men […]

In a recent episode of Dr. Phil, he was helping a woman come to grips with the fact that she had be conned out of her money – and I don’t mean a few thousand dollars. For the past few months, she had been engaged in an online relationship with a man who, according to […]