Letters to the Editor
Anne in NYC
Published Letters: 335 Editor's Choice: 37
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Give the dog to a Yorkie rescue organization
[Read the article: Should we euthanize the Yorkie?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The dog sounds as if it’s in bad shape (I wonder when it’s seen a vet last?) but 11 really isn’t that old for such a small dog. I’m sure with some medical care, a healthy diet and lots of exercise the dog will rebound. But who knows – if the dog is really sick it shouldn’t be left to suffer.
But you sound too busy an ill equipped to deal – so just give the dog away to a good rescue group. The dog has its size and breed going for it so finding a place to take it shouldn’t be too difficult. Someone out there is going to be thrilled to be able to help him. And if the dog really is too far gone the rescue group will make the difficult decision that older, sick pets often require.
I also think you might want to consider a cat for your grandmother. Not a kitten for sure – a middle aged cat. I know they require care too but not nearly so much as a dog. So long as someone can stop by once a week to clean out the cat box, and you’ve got a scratching pad (or adopt an already de-clawed cat from the pound) they’re pretty low maintenance. And it will be content to just sit with your grandmother. I think that would be a comfort and a compromise. And, sadly, I’m sure she forgets about that little dog in no time and everyone (including the cat) is better off.
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Give it more time
[Read the article: If the first date isn't great, why go out with him again? ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Women who are so caught up in their first impressions ignore the Mr. Darcy’s of the world: those men decent men who don’t play well to strangers. If the LW is really intent on deciding if a man is ‘the one’ with only one ‘interview’ to go on I don’t have a lot of faith that she’s ever going to meet anyone but those men who know how to bullshit well – and is that really the quality the LW is looking for in a man? It sounds like exactly the wrong kind of guy if you ask me.
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Icky
[Read the article: The Hooters of haircutting]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The thing I hate about these sorts of establishments is they’re so tacky and gross. I always feel sorry for the girls who have to be in that environment all day. If I knew a guy went to one my opinion of him world plummet. And it’s not that I begrudge him being pampered by pretty ladies – I would just expect him to not be so TGI Friday’s/strip club about it.
BTW – if I knew a woman who went a salon staffed by ‘hunky’ guys who wore a ridiculous uniform I’d think she was pretty low rent too.
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Re: So it's a class thing, like call girls vs. hookers
[Read the article: The Hooters of haircutting]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Not at all – I go to an inexpensive salon (cheaper then the ones we’re talking about) and there are lots of attractive men and women all over the place. And I’m sure lots of the guys I see there do come back to see the same pretty, friendly woman over and over – but they don’t get off on seeing that girl in an icky uniform, in a cookie cutter Disney Land-ish environment, getting hit on over and over all day. Because that shit IS tacky and common AND you pay a premium for it.
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It’s the cellulite
[Read the article: News flash: Jennifer Love Hewitt wears bathing suits]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]There is a series of these photos of JLH and the one TMZ is pushing is of her back side. And, like most of us ladies, of course she’s got a little cellulite. And there is this myth out there among men that thin girls don’t get that. Of course every time I hear a guy say that it’s pretty clear he has no idea.
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Pure. Evil.
[Read the article: Has Judith Warner gone too far?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I’ve been fascinated with this story since Jezebel brought it to my attention a few weeks ago. Once you know all the details this story it’s really hard not to get all worked up over – you’d have to be a saint not to want to throw a flaming bag of poo on the Drew’s doorstep.
But I don’t think its part of a larger parenting trend – that is taking it a bit too far.
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I’ve worked in HR for 15 years…
[Read the article: Romance in a fluorescent-lit cubicle ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]and despite all the horror stories I’ve heard (the older folks who trained me had lots and lots of them) I’ve never seen any real trouble come from an office romance. Sure – there has been gossip and sure I’ve had to have a couple of closed door meetings (mostly reminding people to be discrete and professional) but it’s never turned into anything major – unless the resulting marriage is considered major. It’s hard for me to appreciate what the big fuss is about.