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Dear Good Greatsby: How Can I Convince My Sister-in-law to Leave the Country?

August 10, 2011

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Today’s guest panelist will be my mom, who has promised to only give advice relating to the question and not use this as a platform to criticize my life choices.  In exchange, I’ve offered to stop arguing when she suggests I like the same things I liked when I was five.  When she suggests I feed […]

Dear Good Greatsby: Should I Pretend Not to be Better Than Everyone Else?

August 3, 2011

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Today’s questions come from blogger and author, Tyler Tarver.  Allow me to introduce Tyler by saying he has never asked to borrow money or invited me to his child’s birthday party, thus winning my hearty endorsement of him as a writer and human. Allow Tyler to describe himself in his own inspiring words: “Tyler is […]

Dear Good Greatsby: Help! My Granddaughter’s Blog Might Get Me Murdered!

July 27, 2011

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Today’s guest panelist will be my mom, who has graciously agreed to interrupt her normal schedule of spending the day being disappointed in me. The question comes from the Grammy of blogger Girl on the Contrary.  If you’re not familiar with Girl on the Contrary, allow me to introduce her with the compliment that she […]

Dear Good Greatsby

July 20, 2011

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In response to overwhelming popular demand by two or three readers, Wednesdays will be devoted to an advice column in which I’ll fix your problems with the assistance of a guest panelist.  Today’s guest panelist will be my personal assistant, Ken.  Ken was selected because I haven’t had time to find anyone good.  You wouldn’t […]

Tough Love Friendship to Distract Your Recently Dumped Girl Friend

May 3, 2011

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Question for women: What do you do when your girlfriend just got dumped and she’s feeling terrible?  How can you cheer her up and help her forget the breakup?  You could suggest the cliche “let’s eat a gallon of ice cream and a tube of Tollhouse cookie dough”, but is gaining three pounds going to […]