<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275</id><updated>2026-04-07T02:54:05.990-04:00</updated><category term="personal problems"/><category term="friendship"/><category term="dating"/><category term="marriage"/><category term="health"/><category term="videos"/><category term="relationship problems"/><category term="family matters"/><category term="internet"/><category term="workplace"/><category term="parenting"/><category term="affairs"/><category term="harassment"/><category term="sexual harassment"/><category term="YouTube"/><category term="personal problem"/><category term="utube"/><category term="CERN"/><category term="Clean Energy Strategy"/><category term="Hawking"/><category term="Higgs Boson"/><category term="Ikea"/><category term="LHC"/><category term="Large Hadron Collider"/><category term="Stephen"/><category term="black holes"/><category term="cosmic rays"/><category term="doomsday"/><category term="error"/><category term="hostile work environment"/><category term="micro"/><category term="mini"/><category term="particle accelerator"/><category term="physicist"/><category term="physics"/><category term="radiation"/><category term="safety report"/><category term="strangelets"/><title type='text'>Dear AL</title><subtitle type='html'>Providing common sense solutions for everyday problems</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default?alt=atom'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default?alt=atom&amp;start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>288</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-964843479464771853</id><published>2012-03-02T17:07:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2012-03-02T19:20:48.656-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="family matters"/><title type='text'>I&#39;m in a abusive relationship with my wife.</title><summary type="text">Dear AL:My wife of 50 years is very abusive to me. If I come home a few minutes late from work she yells. When I find something funny, she states my laugh is disgusting. When we have friends over she makes fun of my clothes and mocks everything I say. Last weekend while I rehearsed a hymn with my mother, she told us both to shut the f-up! She constantly calls me scheissekopf, arsch gesicht, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/964843479464771853/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/964843479464771853?isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/964843479464771853'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/964843479464771853'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2012/03/im-in-abusive-relationship-with-my-wife.html' title='I&#39;m in a abusive relationship with my wife.'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidl9F7ZMyqEqoAZRkOeLNUZS_SqC0hFgNTvfaJeQWDc9xbJqnAs5vzmFXzUmRGOtZl5liEKnMY_pANsmEPUZsPat7SDUd9PY_eI2lTQoAYhgZ1VOJOg1VtttsIOaTvYQ7qKYED/s72-c/df54t54t.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-877605586252524124</id><published>2011-11-24T16:12:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2011-11-24T16:27:11.287-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal problems"/><title type='text'>Thanksgiving turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole... friends?</title><summary type="text">Hey AL:I prepared a perfectly roasted turkey. Seasoned it for 2 days. Have mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams and green bean casserole. Lots of stuffing, dressing and dinner rolls. Cran berry sauce up the ying yang and 4 punkin pies. All this is ready to eat, but no one is here. How do I invite guests at the last minute?-- Brandon, New YorkYo Brandon:Call and old folks home.Dude, invitations </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/877605586252524124/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/877605586252524124?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/877605586252524124'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/877605586252524124'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2011/11/thanksgiving-turkey-stuffing-green-bean.html' title='Thanksgiving turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole... friends?'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKiZHy7jPKVhNDepsEkTr9UB8yTKVyytcNf1JJH01ewpH_UJUo7ibGMIsGs80ZVxEUMhZmBbCk9UkxXcmvTg4Ex1YCnVWoL8_wtgzr-8T6CHysV9zWBUO1SZugiAN0X4Lp2eTM/s72-c/Thanksgiving+dinner.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-1246992160122386022</id><published>2011-11-24T15:11:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2011-11-24T15:32:12.203-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal problem"/><title type='text'>How to fix an over brine thanksgiving turkey</title><summary type="text">Dear AL:My thanksgiving dinner is ruined! Right now everyone is sitting in the livingroom waiting on my turkey which tastes like the Dead Sea! My bird usually tastes great after brining it with salt and spices for a couple of days, but the turkey my husband brought home was KOSHER! It was already salted to death and I added on top of that! Al, I don&#39;t want to feed my guests only stuffing. What </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/1246992160122386022/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/1246992160122386022?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/1246992160122386022'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/1246992160122386022'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-to-fix-over-brine-thanksgiving.html' title='How to fix an over brine thanksgiving turkey'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilj_iN3Ihc4zzs0LgGgEDpxN6mD5ICvLM8mP2d4H3RdWyos1MLlWMKyC2yQW7B56-e-OtyaDBC0X_uJbqnw0FTcBuOGfmolWI2W1-lh2nmyQdNrSG6ByGop4cZ8rxJ6As6iDCW/s72-c/brining+turkey.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-4931773532376692147</id><published>2011-11-23T18:16:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2012-02-29T11:57:56.552-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal problem"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="relationship problems"/><title type='text'>My feet stink. What would you do in my shoes?</title><summary type="text">Dear Al:The most wonderful man I ever had in my life left me. He left me because my feet stink! I haven&#39;t noticed it myself that night, but when he started becoming distant to the point that he kept getting up to use the toilet every ten minutes at our favorite restaurant, I knew something was wrong. At first I thought it was diarrhea when I asked him to which he responded &quot;Don&#39;t you smell it?&quot; I</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/4931773532376692147/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/4931773532376692147?isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/4931773532376692147'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/4931773532376692147'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-feet-stink-what-would-you-do-in-my.html' title='My feet stink. What would you do in my shoes?'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvR1GIeOUkKM9MEHCrvvdRpeyMQkPOij18QolJ9xb-PV0ejq6amvFM-z_IUCMz4Y7CIuzJnJGsbLrWAmoRrTP52tJuLNoUMM7d2yP_yLdo8wlvA-u7Ov77YR6R6mW5MrUjeONG/s72-c/Smelly+Feet.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-511855551121987241</id><published>2011-11-23T17:11:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2011-11-23T17:43:31.535-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal problem"/><title type='text'>He&#39;s cool... Should I act like nothing happened?</title><summary type="text">Hey AL:I need your help!!! I  don’t understand this man that I met and I need your advice!!!Long story short, I have known this man called “P” for about a year, P ‘s boss is my business client and that’s how I come to know him. We have known each other for about a year and during these period, we only communicating with each other once every two /three months (For biz purpose). Out of the blue, P</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/511855551121987241/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/511855551121987241?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/511855551121987241'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/511855551121987241'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2011/11/hes-cool-should-i-act-like-nothing.html' title='He&#39;s cool... Should I act like nothing happened?'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglTLHjPiKgloDScOyG_5DHkeb4e4Nopsh-SK3TSRkB81hwLnckFwJsbvTWSJ5yOoFA_lxx0oDJugNkVQDvKP4X760mw5GOF6AXa1X5p9uzKVKYixw_iGPQQVvcWHFdTOHdItbZ/s72-c/khbdsf78zkj4.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-5868986326754174839</id><published>2010-09-15T20:48:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2010-10-05T15:43:15.727-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="parenting"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="utube"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="videos"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="YouTube"/><title type='text'>How can I stop liberal drivers speeding in my neighborhood?</title><summary type="text">Dear AL:I have two children, an eight year old and a five year old and I&#39;m constantly worried about liberal speeders who pass through my neighborhood. My 8 year old&#39;s friends live just across the street, and he knows the rules to look both way before he crosses, but I escort him across out of fear of those crazy liberal drivers. I also fear for my safety as well as my childs since they drive so </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/5868986326754174839/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/5868986326754174839?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/5868986326754174839'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/5868986326754174839'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2010/09/how-can-i-stop-liberal-drivers-speeding.html' title='How can I stop liberal drivers speeding in my neighborhood?'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg89NYhdlKxeWR2pC8KOP9us_RCsp1cAeDUgrO7XvNijpenoGD3svi73a5vukex4LeWZFs0scJjTHGa_miNcBz5d5aGpBjo1ydZzsHCdm94UZL1_lloKbteah-nyB4yHMP25bfG/s72-c/fdgdfg.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-6955691393132193763</id><published>2010-07-23T18:59:00.003-04:00</published><updated>2010-10-05T15:43:28.859-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="health"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal problems"/><title type='text'>Watched YouTube videos of fat belly girls... Jealous</title><summary type="text">Dear AL:For as long as I can remember I have always loved fat bellies. I have always watched youtube videos of girls playing with their own. I became jealous. I want to know how I could get a bigger belly as soon as possible.--Savannah, FloridaDear Savannah:You&#39;re kidding, right?Darling, having a belly isn&#39;t what it&#39;s crack up to be. It might look great to you, but eventually it will droop </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/6955691393132193763/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/6955691393132193763?isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/6955691393132193763'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/6955691393132193763'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2010/07/watched-youtube-videos-of-fat-belly.html' title='Watched YouTube videos of fat belly girls... Jealous'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4sGHm3b22UQLTlAdlu3Lv7eQ2y0ZmuzvYvBDJ4qjz5tClEeK2EvkC7jaopf4JXOmWy5A1nbuISsIufNzWrRgBX7IB3a0CcVr8BkdzGljd0JmYx5SIF730-W8g1Te7I2MZhO-/s72-c/hd8hjej.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-1403268259341270241</id><published>2010-06-08T16:52:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-10-05T15:34:42.914-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal problems"/><title type='text'>What it bees like?</title><summary type="text">Hey AL:Thing is when we&#39;re frontin&#39;, we&#39;ll be talkin&#39; smack and shit. But sometimes it bees like &quot;Dawg, what you&#39;re talkin bout?&quot; Then he&#39;ll be dissing, but not harsh and I&#39;ll be like &quot;What the fuck?&quot; then we&#39;re laffing like nothing happened. Another time ace bees like &quot;Dawg, where&#39;s your game?&quot; But I don&#39;t carry it around so I say &quot;You dissing me?&quot; and he smiles and then again we&#39;re laffing and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/1403268259341270241/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/1403268259341270241?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/1403268259341270241'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/1403268259341270241'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2010/06/what-it-bees-like.html' title='What it bees like?'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLxhMFno5LprhoM_O_9aYjHbNYwG8iCDNqhqI_wkAcezaNNl1QpAPJSa0InlJ2ODq_JurV896aySxdwkIpO6IFZwet5aW4z3UQCp6cVhTiFVIisgfV20pPlR_5LbQTmIAJQo1/s72-c/jbsdfbj4.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-7243360810616653052</id><published>2010-06-06T17:46:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-10-05T15:43:41.689-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal problems"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="workplace"/><title type='text'>Local national installation pass violation</title><summary type="text">Dear AL:Every other week when I work the late shift with my coworker, he goes shopping with his friend for about an hour and a half. He&#39;s a German local national with restrictions on his installation pass which is only good for going to work and that&#39;s it, but he&#39;s telling me he&#39;s allowed to leave his place of duty to get something to eat. Only thing he&#39;s been going to the shopette which sells </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/7243360810616653052/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/7243360810616653052?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/7243360810616653052'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/7243360810616653052'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2010/06/local-national-installation-pass.html' title='Local national installation pass violation'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQ-s7uBy-lgdrvjJN1HSqXQs0KAmrcvBR7GSjYuqAKghJIVmlZD1VTbVG4jFtbPTcw8ruBLm1Qjvxra0fr3Y16v-V7TqPVWB_6olNBB7SxI9FuCsp_KVpfrLsNqST4GKoW1Iv/s72-c/hkd8hn4.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-4939566311671380464</id><published>2010-06-05T17:05:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-10-05T15:43:52.735-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dating"/><title type='text'>Date boyfriend... don&#39;t see long term relationship</title><summary type="text">Dear AL:What are &quot;boyfriends&quot; for? Should we date one we don&#39;t picture the long term with?-- Nice Girl, GermanyDear Nice:If you&#39;re clueless about boyfriends, like they&#39;re this foreign part of an automobile engine, don&#39;t take them for a spin!Now if you want to date someone, you better make sure he&#39;s not desperate for something permanent and you have plenty of condoms. Last thing you want is to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/4939566311671380464/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/4939566311671380464?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/4939566311671380464'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/4939566311671380464'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2010/06/date-boyfriend-dont-see-long-term.html' title='Date boyfriend... don&#39;t see long term relationship'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj40LbydbWnbkEGk0WO4Bw13CEiw-klg2BSGELvEYIL0bxBMMQ_CIowSX2hLq6m0pfkR1GFc8HFGjwbohhpI94bhDf7mnkZgXQp8R6JpXZQ19It_cHw4aWbWxVg16NJVW6h0YMI/s72-c/wqe4544gh.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-8677694493845376284</id><published>2010-06-04T17:06:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-10-05T15:44:06.766-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="marriage"/><title type='text'>My husband obsession with Donkey Kong</title><summary type="text">Dear AL:Almost every day my husband plays Donkey Kong since he brought this old arcade machine years ago. It keeps him out of trouble, but it&#39;s annoying that he spends more time with that game than me. He beats it every night, but keeps playing because he was told by some asshole about secret levels if he can time Mario&#39;s jump just right. I want him to time his jump with me, but he barely talks </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/8677694493845376284/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/8677694493845376284?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/8677694493845376284'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/8677694493845376284'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-husband-obsession-with-donkey-kong.html' title='My husband obsession with Donkey Kong'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibJC63HAr5RReddW5JYCnA2PP-VZHTAe09WM6rGeQCS_d5e3kODAmxiSGqHjGNAEo4_uS2neZNmit-nqGPxtFfCdHt5HN3I-w044_V_KuJuJXmH2ed-mnl7OVrGB3v-Z9HEio3/s72-c/Donkey_Kong.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-1451723774266078421</id><published>2010-06-03T17:58:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-10-05T15:44:19.012-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dating"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="relationship problems"/><title type='text'>Girlfriend found another girls phone number</title><summary type="text">Hey AL:My girlfriend is very upset with me. She found another girls phone number in my jeans back pocket. I tried to explain to her that my buddy planted it there as a joke while we was wrestling, but she&#39;s not buying it. How can I patch things up?-- Jeff, AustraliaYo Jeff:Start by telling her the truth. Your buddy reaching into your back pocket has to be the dumbest excuse I&#39;ve ever heard, but </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/1451723774266078421/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/1451723774266078421?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/1451723774266078421'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/1451723774266078421'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2010/06/girlfriend-found-another-girls-phone.html' title='Girlfriend found another girls phone number'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6vH-4ikP0z8tsjlJ5unCVk0fvb_zn-1SoJCO08VEWADrcf1IPFBjEL7x-oaApOm341_Aw5a5OcxVp8gFdB5YmFBRRBnXuYzHKpqX7gKf8Q3giijD2kVtCSf7g6LZJ_MLONgvv/s72-c/brokeback_mountain_sims.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-5498282759686633113</id><published>2010-06-01T19:58:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-06-01T20:00:10.792-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="affairs"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="marriage"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal problems"/><title type='text'>My husband&#39;s best friend&#39;s affair... no where to go</title><summary type="text">Dear AL:I moved in with my best friend because my husband admitted to an affair. Today my best friend admitted to having an affair with my husband! I can&#39;t believe it! She said she&#39;s sorry and what sucks is that I have no where to go. My parents live on the other side of the planet. She said I can stay with her but I want to scratch her eyes out! I lost all feeling for both of them, but I need a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/5498282759686633113/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/5498282759686633113?isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/5498282759686633113'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/5498282759686633113'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-husbands-best-friends-affair-no.html' title='My husband&#39;s best friend&#39;s affair... no where to go'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Gmd1xUDvRpGJYlvePrUy9HilUIteAP48qjOckB7pNDCXgIiC2NFeQPoiJvk8xr2znZdQuhkuMGAIp00X4iCnEUL_QD_6I7Ytqz3R1ScG3f4jqSML-werrX2XYIPlmATw_Gxo/s72-c/hudz78h3.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-3460880978523568309</id><published>2010-06-01T06:47:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-06-01T18:25:40.443-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Clean Energy Strategy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal problems"/><title type='text'>Big Oil Clean Energy Strategy with no investment.</title><summary type="text">Al:I work for an international oil corporation. If you were intrusted to come up with a strategy to convert over to clean energy with mininmun investment to do so, what would your strategy be? Incase you&#39;re wondering, I don&#39;t work for BP. Very unfortunate what&#39;s happening in the Gulf of Mexico. Hopefully they stop the oil leak soon.-- George the OilmanDear GusherAny real investment instead of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/3460880978523568309/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/3460880978523568309?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/3460880978523568309'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/3460880978523568309'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2010/06/big-oil-clean-energy-strategy-with-no.html' title='Big Oil Clean Energy Strategy with no investment.'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH1q8a1X-KH2dosXGfft25sK2q6yPjlro4_zhJI6ws4VH9PEqoX2jiBHr-V2IiZnml9RIuGUIPowj-UexpoRgwWTfW5urSC4sN_SdaOdOh4IdOTJkv2-OrGiVESHFvCBGcmk77/s72-c/Deepwater+Horizon+oil+spill.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-351850530158863772</id><published>2010-05-29T20:29:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-29T20:30:12.811-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal problems"/><title type='text'>Since Armageddon, I fear meteorites!</title><summary type="text">Dear AL:Some people fear flying, swimming, dogs. Since I saw the movie Armageddon when it first came out, I fear of getting hit by a meteor. Not world annihilation, just me. I&#39;m always looking up in hope I see it coming so I can get out of the way. I scream when birds poop on me when I walk under trees! Any advice?-- Desperate in New YorkDear Desperate:Stay away from forrests.Seriously, play </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/351850530158863772/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/351850530158863772?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/351850530158863772'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/351850530158863772'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2010/05/since-armageddon-i-fear-meteorites.html' title='Since Armageddon, I fear meteorites!'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbeLonFYj1suWdKXbtn816yBBFbdYhXgMYlaSzzbqntTFdHnaioijBgjnONwp0wyltVGxebL2d8PRMNTns11JqjuhRGEJkhAvUU9YUOdsoAr8NDsVGmNoRiMPHLaoIYWoxqgiH/s72-c/meteorite.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-6962894976128701990</id><published>2010-05-07T19:15:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-07T19:36:42.408-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal problems"/><title type='text'>How to delete a Facebook account</title><summary type="text">Dear AL:WhenI decided to deactivate my Facebook account, this pathetic social network tried to make me feel bad stating on the deactivation page that my friends wont be able to keep intouch with me. They&#39;ll miss me. Like we all did away with our telephones and this is the only means of communication. After being hounded to join Mafia Wars for ages, the dumbass virtual pillow fight game, asked to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/6962894976128701990/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/6962894976128701990?isPopup=true' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/6962894976128701990'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/6962894976128701990'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-to-delete-facebook-account.html' title='How to delete a Facebook account'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRn0YixdG0N6G63UAnFtAYwolLKvQhfu8D2MQEEasuo7oZvegLJ9CEt-PmxKK_GQbsnFy-2yLn99cQpC7EZSW9f7OEB0gUNfJ4IyVg_hpen5K-ybG4eTDZ7D_PSVO77DMmQ-Ts/s72-c/gwd78hd3.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-1641438481165736233</id><published>2010-05-05T18:17:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-05T18:26:16.235-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal problems"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="relationship problems"/><title type='text'>Boyfriend has male breasts... boobies!</title><summary type="text">Dear AL:This is kind of awkward, but I have to vent. My boyfriend has boobies! Now I&#39;m not talking sags of skin after losing weight. I&#39;m talking jugs about the size of Pamela Andersons! We&#39;ve been dating for months and I never noticed them before. Then last week I noticed his chest was buldging. He told me he just finished pumping iron at his gym, which made me so hot, I convinced him to come </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/1641438481165736233/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/1641438481165736233?isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/1641438481165736233'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/1641438481165736233'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2010/05/boyfriend-has-male-breasts-boobies.html' title='Boyfriend has male breasts... boobies!'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdcoRiD-bYJHSeY_8mNBy825CtOGRp95ahD0TOjH2uuKIrlKT5zNvzaZYs3F2H07jFB9tcYrq21k1_hpiVgJPddEcCG0vzpSYquT-v-gX4gug707fPvxzxHFvj5gUp8fov9gj/s72-c/bhs7gh7.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-6625181102267154655</id><published>2010-05-05T15:59:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-05-05T17:51:47.364-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="friendship"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal problems"/><title type='text'>She&#39;s friendless, gross and insulting. Wont leave me alone!</title><summary type="text">Dear AL:There&#39;s a girl in my neighborhood who is a year older than me, and has very few friends. I am nice to her, and to her I am a close friend. The only problem is I find it hard to be around her very often. She is constantly talking about sad or gross things which I am not interested in, and constantly insulting people I really care about. I feel terrible that she doesn&#39;t have many friends, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/6625181102267154655/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/6625181102267154655?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/6625181102267154655'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/6625181102267154655'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2010/05/shes-friendless-gross-and-insulting.html' title='She&#39;s friendless, gross and insulting. Wont leave me alone!'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFriVlPTMa5YwE4adHC3nY7x_yxdwh15BGNugOHytxuEBPhhx-KBrW6pPwtaMMT_QYy9XzZNCEceAeH8qPLFSqN8c1Ztmklz_ULiqIIh3h1JzooTc3wupuzRva1TTv_i-K5Ymv/s72-c/dsfrwf.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-1677542903998943341</id><published>2010-04-05T20:43:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2010-04-05T21:01:25.532-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="friendship"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal problems"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="relationship problems"/><title type='text'>Friend used me, disappeared, gave lame excuse</title><summary type="text">Dear Al:I have been searching the internet for a place to express my discontent with a friendship and to find unbiased advice. I came across your blog and hopefully you have something enlightening to offer.The year 2009 was a major year in the development of my personal friendships. I chose to end harmful relationships with a few people I have known for over 15 years, more than half of my life. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/1677542903998943341/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/1677542903998943341?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/1677542903998943341'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/1677542903998943341'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2010/04/friend-used-me-disappeared-gave-lame.html' title='Friend used me, disappeared, gave lame excuse'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVu-NozwkL-7CLBfP7h5TJ3jIf5Y8y7HRtdzyscRf5p7M5KMOPLscFsjLswyH9UAHq90kSA8aOqDIS7z3YTGkDyTTZpMQ-LXE6hdqCNgPUtFmvUS8pzu2nL-8LHE5fpIb85aU2/s72-c/hsda78ghu34.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-1196763708425943231</id><published>2010-04-01T17:46:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2013-11-01T07:58:38.723-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Bookmark or make Dear AL your Homepage</title><summary type="text">For most browsers:

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That&#39;s it!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/1196763708425943231'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/1196763708425943231'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2010/04/bookmark-or-make-dear-al-your-homepage.html' title='Bookmark or make Dear AL your Homepage'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2uwCars2ZEmfRfJWBjwcqXzcPzw4KT9ULdWag4FOZX-CeR_7rGxBg886Bn5tRnA-Q3IZoP3FgP6y_vq0z4gkD6QgK3cNuqJP9A9NXjnH5uiSjlGayio5GO3reAQn_dnoIZ5KP/s72-c/home_icon.png" height="72" width="72"/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-5969620949093614488</id><published>2010-03-16T17:52:00.009-04:00</published><updated>2010-03-16T18:25:34.413-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Write AL!</title><summary type="text">Name (real or fake):Location (optional):Message:(Write in Microsoft Word, then paste below)Powered by Response-o matic</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/5969620949093614488/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/5969620949093614488?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/5969620949093614488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/5969620949093614488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2010/03/write-al.html' title='Write AL!'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-4362678925473416271</id><published>2010-01-12T15:22:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2010-04-05T19:37:09.637-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dating"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal problems"/><title type='text'>I&#39;m a gusher... boyfriend turned off by this.</title><summary type="text">Dear AL:I am a gusher.  My new boyfriend is turned off by this but I don&#39;t know what to do.  I mean, if I get off, I gush. Suggestions?-- Girda, Toronto, OntarioDear Girda:If you&#39;re not too emotionally attached when you&#39;re not having sex, I suggest you find a new boyfriend. To most men, a women gushing is conclusive proof we&#39;re great at sex. If your boyfriend doesn&#39;t appreciate this, dump him or </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/4362678925473416271/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/4362678925473416271?isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/4362678925473416271'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/4362678925473416271'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2010/01/im-gusher-boyfriend-turned-off-by-this.html' title='I&#39;m a gusher... boyfriend turned off by this.'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Dc-_ilvYZGjMQJ4SZE1_w3_F7idPymXMNwQXBAVr5QtxJjqMvjegsSTLTPjWgeuio1Gsz3-dTNvyRLsWzHy8-V3l0edLuUiN9cHakfO5Mq0XPcFe8Sd1EcMGrD9tlaah7e72/s72-c/bndsf798hkj4.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-598944340847808362</id><published>2010-01-04T17:51:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2010-01-04T17:52:01.532-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="personal problems"/><title type='text'>Denied government job and banned from post!</title><summary type="text">Hey AL:I applied for this government job on a post, and not online wasn&#39;t I picked I was banned access to this facility! They turn me away at the gate! I think it has something to do with my appearance. What are your thoughts on this?!Greg, Stuttgart, GermanyYo Greg:Sucks to be you.Seriously, if you think it&#39;s your looks, I don&#39;t think changing it now is going to make a difference. I&#39;m sure it </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/598944340847808362/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/598944340847808362?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/598944340847808362'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/598944340847808362'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2010/01/denied-government-job-and-banned-from.html' title='Denied government job and banned from post!'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTx4VcITqTgK7_d3OGcGXmhyphenhyphenUXZHGqZX5q-qcW2fnS8q7CnGCAMlMPJgfpQAMqh_7H2W3mIiXT92Y2-HknVCfkqmm-hnqI_JYahYMex-GPPnhG6HSauSaZskOYvQIA1roEc-E/s72-c/kbdf978hi44.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-3968904691582564432</id><published>2009-12-30T16:12:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-30T16:14:36.794-05:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="friendship"/><title type='text'>I want our old friendship back.</title><summary type="text">Dear AL:I have a really close (or used to be) friend named jenn. She was one of my closest friends but slowly she started changing. She&#39;s always depressed, ignoring people who care, acting like the world is out to get her, lying,  just being a bitch, cutting herself. Well first she put on fake scars to make all of her friends think shes cutting herself. Then when we found out it was fake she </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/3968904691582564432/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/3968904691582564432?isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/3968904691582564432'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/3968904691582564432'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-want-our-old-friendship-back.html' title='I want our old friendship back.'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuHUcYfjgj8boXmCK7ZCiYd3SZ-jNMMoDbwai6H4bd42Ap2XGf8H9dmOJn1MXcKJPjK5E1BZEonGMpGLMrrdAEkcCeAOxLmBw-KQCF4Kyxjp7B56H3fuCDil-_7WftIF1XPLz/s72-c/jesf09j43kn.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21645275.post-7656126903381182172</id><published>2009-12-30T09:03:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-30T12:09:55.197-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcome facebook friends!</title><summary type="text">First, I want to thank you all for stopping by and joining my blogs group. To the all my victims, friends, I will respond to your problems starting tonight.I&#39;ll try to be gentle.http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=249463825165</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/feeds/7656126903381182172/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/21645275/7656126903381182172?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/7656126903381182172'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='https://www.blogger.com/feeds/21645275/posts/default/7656126903381182172'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='https://dear-al.blogspot.com/2009/12/welcome-facebook-friends.html' title='Welcome facebook friends!'/><author><name>Dear AL</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14467936020558563408</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCITr0VjmfOjXx3MtCNfRBwQGF9HC0dfcdp81O5v9NEIRVU2---1QR8GcM_DLcqjZqOggBuqFgFpLdTcWIhdeio7iSwwgiznDXu5zaM-zza_bdGKKzKo4RnKQjdNASjg/s110/writing.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmMYaFyvag8ub9v_YnH2_ltJFu5RwiXmiZR3hkc0q6dztnsEkmyJw9CpbjVGMKaAu3Rw18SBx_1yFp0iNEt2VeUx-ZhQqA8IzWC0gmGwo7XormpihsovTaJm6dvHjFl8Nbhoh/s72-c/facebook+logo.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>