This part says it all:

"When I told him I was leaving my job, he became an emotional wreck, often having panic attacks, crying at work and asking me for advice about his marriage. It was uncomfortable, and I felt it was his way of guilt-tripping me for leaving."

The question you should be asking is not "should I apologize?" but "Why am I attracted to people like him?"

Just when I swore I could not handle one more film about the holocaust or ... making pianos? Well anyway, you had me at vainglorious and phantasmagorical.

And now I will go straight to my podcast of Writer's Almanac. I dig Garrison even more than Poe! How lucky that he chose to share his talents with the rest of us.

Did anyone see what happened to Obama on Tyra's show? I'd be stiff on the next 50 television shows too, after her questions. Something like, " Can me and my mom(ma) stay in the Lincoln Bedroom? " Huh? Wha? Where's the guy supposed to go with a question like that?

For a political candidate, or any famous person who cares about reputation, entertainment shows seem dangerous. It appears you can lower the waterline, when you'll be scrutinized even more for just being "yourself" on Letterman or SNL. If you aren't terribly funny and charming, God help you.

About the frontrunner getting knocked down from all sides. Has there ever been a race when this hasn't happened? Better to be the tortoise than the hare.

What a strange world our bodies have to fit into. I spent time trying to keep muscle and weight on when I was sick. Probably this info is not new to diabetics, but it's a bummer vanity trumps health.

If an emotional affair is the INSTEAD part, then why have a partner? A question for the LW to answer for herself, not asking for debate.

I think that was well put, Realist.

Cary I don't know how you do it, everyday, bringing something like this to us. I don't have a thing to add because you wrote what I was thinking.

Sincerely,

A Silly Person

The Hollywood moneytruck never ceases to amaze me. Let's spend a few million on a movie about Santa Claus's bro and let's cast Vince Vaughn. Sophmoric humor has an audience here in the U.S., that much we know. What a waste of money, energy, time, resources. If you've been on a movie set, you know what I mean this in every way.

Vince was great in Swingers, Wedding Crashers, and even when he deviated from his schtick, as in The Cell, but what is all this silly pottypants teen crap and why do they bother? That moneytruck must run out sometime, right? Boring.

Yes, Stephanie is pretty hot. I meant to mention, of course, how could I forget while typing on the internet and looking for great writing!

Looks like you've got an admirer below.

Signed,

Master of the Obvious

"The attacks of September 11 were horrific, but they did not give us the right to destroy our moral fabric as a nation or to reverse a course that for two hundred years led the world towards democracy, prosperity and guaranteed the rights of billions to live in peace." -MVN

If that doesn't reach people, they have stopped listening. Unfortunately, most have, or at least it is clear that willful denial is rampant. Thank you for using your rep to remind citizens of the U.S. that torture is happening right now and that it is horrific, but most obvious of all... it doesn't work!

People would rather pull the shade down, turn away and pretend that another new car and another vacation will make everything better. You are doing something about this. I suspect some will attempt to quiet your truth, but I hope you never shut up. This was a courageous piece.

Didn't know Pat read Ann Coulter. Didn't know these men with all the answers were so fake and vainglorious( borrowed that word from a recent column here and it fits perfectly!) They are just embarrassing to this country. I'd love to see them say this same crap in Europe. I know, all over the world political figures are not known for sincerity, but these guys take it to a new level of cheese.

Massage is for relaxation and muscle soreness, pain and stress-reduction, not for getting off or finding some kind of "intimacy". Unless of course you are frequenting those seedly little slave labor joints dotting the Tenderloin area.

A bikini wax ain't intimate or about touch, it's about ripppp and "OOOOOOuch!" and "Sh** that hurts!"

Having strangers touch you... mostly creepy.

I call BS on Arlie.

Bummer to return from a long trip and see that people want to kill doggies. Time and age can both be cruel. This surprises someone? Yippy dog nipping at your ankle in addition to what you are enduring does sound awful though.

Killing the manifestation (a dog) won't make it better in the end. Cary is certainly right about that.

Alzheimer's. My Grandma had it and it was horrific and exhausting. Support is what you need, in bulk! My heart goes out to you LW.

"We should care about power and tyranny and killing. But I believe that thinking should not be limited to our own species, or those particular species who share our homes."

YES! BINGO.