Anyone else notice that the bit about being a size 6 and wearing a DD cup was quietly excised?

Meanwhile, the writers of “Under My Thumb” can come and go as they please.

I’m a man, and when my boss asks my opinion, I generally try to phrase my answers deferentially. “Well, what we could do is...” and “If you want, I could...”

Women, when you’re eating a power lunch with your coworkers, stop using fucking napkins. It’s just another form of weakness. I know it seems polite, but if you want to display your power, just wipe your mouth on your sleeve!

Married dude here. First thing in the morning is actually when I’m least interested in sex. My wife is usually ready to go after a shower. If it’s a late morning on a Saturday or Sunday, and she says “I think I’ll go take a shower,” I’m like “Awwwwwww yeah.”

Transport yourself, for a moment, back to simpler days of 2010. Back when viral meant “something you catch from a snot-covered child” and nobody used #blessed ironically. Back when all flexing was done at the club or on MySpace, and Instagram meant “immediately, a graham cracker.”

“Faint heart ne’er won fair lady,” as my old man used to say.

I hear where you’re coming from. It’s important to remember though, that violent crime really was terrifyingly high in those days. I used to work with a guy who grew up in South L.A. who told me that back in the ‘90s, if you saw some guys driving slowly down the street in a convertible, you ran for your life. If you…

Whenever I fly to the West Coast I always try to get a layover in Denver. I can’t remember the name of it but there’s a Southwestern place in the airport that has great food and great Bloody Marys. Which for some reason are the only things I drink, when I drink at the airport.

A few thoughts here as a new homeowner (wife and I purchased first home less than a year ago):

You need to be careful with this strategy, because people will notice. So much of grad school depends on teamwork and if you're that guy that leaves the other grad students in the lurch because you're out there wheeling and dealing you will wind up with a lot of resentful classmates. I'm not saying don't do it; I'm…

Also make sure you tell everyone that you have a special interest in that area. This way you become the guy that people always think of when that subject comes up. "I don't know anything about heuristic sprockets, but you should call Danny Rose. He specializes in that."

Remember that your professors and fellow students are your future colleagues, and cultivate those relationships. My mentor used to say that when somebody calls one of your colleagues to ask their opinion of you, the first thing they're going to remember is the last shitty thing you did to them. So be a friend to all.

About a dozen years ago I was visiting Naples, Italy. In Naples they make a cheese that they call provola. It's a kind of mozzarella that has the consistency of a hard cheese like cheddar, and it's quite good. Anyway, I walk into this cheese shop one day to pick up some of this cheese to bring back to the States.…

I spent some time working in Hollywood, and as I was reading this I thought, "I don't see what the problem is. It sounds just like the movie business."

Yes, I've heard that referrals have gotten tricky in the corporate world. Like I said in an earlier post, I work in a small industry where we all know each other, or if we don't already, we tend to get comfortable with each other fairly quickly. Our referrals tend to be a bit more... chatty.

One other thing: convert your cover letter and resume to PDFs before you send them out. This way you can be absolutely sure that the beautiful formatting you worked so hard to achieve will appear on your prospective employer's computer screen exactly the way you want it to.

Here is why I like to see references on a resume: I work in a small industry where everyone knows each other. The first thing I do when I get a new resume is look at the references to see if any of them are friends or colleagues. It may be that the references thing is a big no-no in other fields.

I run a small department at a small company. We have no human resources department to speak of, and certainly no fancy filtering software for job applicants. In a given year I generally hire 1-3 new people. If you apply for a job in my department, chances are excellent your resume will cross my desk.