Free Advice — How do you stay positive through trying times?

Free Advice is a periodic feature in which I answer anonymous letters sent to markbialczak.com. Today I entertain a many-faceted question, with another wrinkle you’ll discover below. Hi Mark, How does a person stay positive in times of economic stress, loss or change? We can even break it down more. How do you stay positive…

When’s a flirt not a flirt? — Confused

Free Advice is a periodic feature. Send questions to markbialczak@gmail.com. Anonymity is assured. My qualifications: 57 years of open eyes and ears but no stalking charges. One dear wife Karen, one terrific daughter Elisabeth and her wonderful boyfriend George, one sensational stepson Daryl, one pet Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle and various other family members…

So why did I think I needed to flap my trap?

So it was just four days ago that my blogging friend mewhoami posted her excellent piece titled “Whose Blog Is It Anyway?” If you click the link above, you’ll see that she wondered about folks who “hop around to various blogs, critique their writing styles and make suggestions on how they would have written the…