Dear Blake, My 28-year-old daughter is having our first grandchild. My daughter and I have a good relationship, but she doesn’t want me to be […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
I have often been very critical of a friend of mine, for not standing up to his domineering girlfriend. Since they have been dating, she […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, One of my friends is a drama queen. Whenever things don’t go the way she wants, she freaks out and makes a big […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
A friend of mine closely monitors the innerworkings of local and federal government, told me that he has left his party, and created a smaller […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My husband and I moved to a new neighborhood right before COVID hit. One of our neighbors is frequently out inspecting our lawn […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
Apparently doctors are now getting political, and I don’t like it! I live in Las Vegas, and when I went to a clinic last week […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’ve been dating my widower boyfriend for four years, and for my birthday this year he gave me an inexpensive tea kettle. (I […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
A few years ago when I was driving pass a bus stop in Chicago, I watched people exit the large vehicle. After the last person […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My mother, who is 80 years old, hums her own made-up tunes. She has done it for as long as I can remember, […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
A few years ago, I was really embarrassed when I misunderstood something that a perfect stranger said to me. I was eating at a buffet, […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have been lucky enough to have fallen madly in love with the most wonderful man in the world. We have been together […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
Last week, I actually met one of the seven dwarfs, specifically Grumpy. I asked him why he always seemed to be so irritable. He told […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My husband’s best friend lives with us, and I love him like a brother. The problem is, he has no degree and no […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
In the 14th chapter of Exodus, Pharaoh sent his army after the Hebrews who were fleeing for their lives through the parted Red Sea. And […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I am 55 and recently started dating “Paul,” a 54-year-old man. His 26-year-old daughter, “Andrea,” lives with him. My problem is, she invites […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
A friend of mine was talking about his childhood experience and he said he grew up in a haunted house. When I asked what did […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have been married a little over a year. My wife took a trip to Florida to get some things out of storage, […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
My next door neighbor is a millennial, and she can’t even talk for 2 minutes without using the word “whatever” repeatedly, and I find it […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I desperately need to learn how to cope with caring for my mother, who is living with me. We get along most days, […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
A few years ago when I was in Rock Springs, Wisconsin I decided to check out some of their big cats at a local zoo. […]