When I recently saw some mannequins made out of clear plastic, a question came to my mind. If that type of mannequin had a son […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, Years ago, I was friendly with a man from work who was very close to his mom. She came along with us once […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
A friend of mine is very frustrated with the man she lives with. She told me that he doesn’t work and has no desire to […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My daughter, “Heidi,” is 39. She is successful, owns her own business and lives with her boyfriend of five years. I’ll call him […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
I have some friends of mine that went to celebrate their high school reunion on a cruise ship, and got quarantined due to concerns of […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My husband and I are friendly with two other couples whose children are friends with ours. We live in a fairly small community, […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
A friend of mine that I repeatedly warned about his arrogance, recently got fired from his job. He’s an architect, and he designs structures that […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake My wife and I have been married for 45 years. When she moved out of our bedroom, I was shocked. I thought she […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
I had a dream that I lived near King Midas, and he never appeared to be friendly toward anyone. I later found out that he […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I need help dealing with a neighbor problem. “Diane” and I have been neighbors for five years. We both have daughters in elementary […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
I remember a couple of decades ago I was dating this lady that invited me to her home. One of the things she really valued […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have never been in love before, and I have just learned the man I’m seeing is a former felon. It was nothing […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
I met a childhood friend of mine that I haven’t seen in decades. I told him I was retired from the federal government and I […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I paid $5,000 for a seven-day cruise with my grandkids. All I asked was for them to pack a carry-on and a backpack. […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I’m a busy woman. My friend “Adele” was calling me excessively on my cellphone. She would call up to three times every day, […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
My nephew has often complained about working at a company that makes axes. He worked there for ten years, vowing to never to do that […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My husband and I were recently matched with a child in an adoption. I’m not experienced with children, but my neighbor “Kara” has […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
Before I purchase a computer, I always do some research on it to ensure that I am very familiar with the product. This week I […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My siblings and I have always enjoyed spending quality time together, and every eight to 10 weeks or so we get together for […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
My next door neighbor knows that I retired from the USPS. He was living in the same house for ten years, moved out, and then […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I don’t smoke, but my mother and fiancee are chain smokers. This is particularly annoying when the three of us eat together because […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
I went on a cruise with a bunch of my friends. We all had fun, except for one person. He thought the activities were not […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have a friend and co-worker who likes to play with my hair, rub my back and put her hands on me in […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
When I am in a rush, I hate it when people try to sell me something that I don’t want or need. As I was […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have been at my current job just over a year, and I really enjoy it. My co-workers and I get along, and […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
This couple that lives next door, are always trying to impress me with how “smart” and “well informed” they are. They told me yesterday that […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, How do you cut off a person who talks constantly without a break? By the time there’s a lull in her speech, I […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
I remember seeing the strangest call a referee has ever made in a football game. After both teams were lined up and the ball was […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My husband and I are retired and financially comfortable. I have my spending money, and he has his. The problem is, he doesn’t […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
I saw a lady pushing a shopping cart that appeared to be heavy and I offered to help her. She immediately began yelling and cursing […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I am 59 years old with a good job. I have a pleasant personality, and I have been told I am attractive. I […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
My next door neighbors recently bought a car for their irresponsible son… and now the police has it. When a state trooper stopped him for […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I am a big fan and read your column every weekend. I am writing because I have a very hard time making conversation. […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
I have recently came up with a brilliant idea to save money. What I will do, is become an Uber driver. And then I’ll take […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, We are part of a group of four couples who arrange to get together for dinners. One of the couples continually invites another […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
For Christmas, I bought my son a really nice (expensive) portable tool kit. But after I gave it to him, I believe it’s highly unlikely […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I have several friends who think it is OK to interrupt a conversation by shoving a phone in my hands to look at […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
Well, I got kicked out of a fifth bible study this year. It was prompted by me advancing a theory that the reason why Mary […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My husband and I have a friend of 35 years name Hank. Hank had an accident three months ago. His vehicle was totaled, […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
Next door to me lives an eight year old spoiled brat! On Christmas Day for the past few years, he would have a major temper […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, My mother-in-law is contemplating a move to the small Southern town my husband and I have called home for more than 10 years. […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
My nephew that lives in Chicago has a lot of misplaced pride. He recently got his driver’s license, and he was bragging to me that […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, One of my sons is dating a young woman who seems to care deeply for him, but is very cool and distant to […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
Yesterday, I decided to really embrace the holiday season by watching a Christmas movie. Unfortunately, the film had the opposite effect on me. The story […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, I agreed to pay for a cellphone for a friend’s daughter while she went to school in the U.S. She was supposed to […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
If you are a very private person like am, never reveal anything to a grandfather clock that you don’t want made public or you want […]
Blake’s Advice Column
Dear Blake, Christmas is coming up soon, and I dread it. Not because I am some version of Scrooge, but it’s because my brother is […]
Life through Blake’s eyes…
I had such a weird dream last week. I dreamt that it was Judgment Day, and God had a special area for everyone who rejected […]