Dear Big Daddy,

I went to exercise therapy, and the operator of the clinic recommended that I take this therapy. I went there and I had to walk sideways into a telephone booth. I said what the

Dear Big Daddy,

As a rule of action, all Democratic candidates are better than any Republican candidate. And one can’t compromise on candidates. As the umpire said of a disputed call, it is “either dis or dat.”  

Dear Big Daddy,

Imagine my shock at seeing the pseudonym “Big Daddy” attached to politically correct advice to the lovelorn. “Big Daddy” is responding to the fantasies of a 20-something male staffer who is contemplating a sexual

Dear Big Daddy, I’m disgusted by politicians. Do you think they’ll be able to get over their petty disagreements and get something done this year?     —Post-Partisan Paulie  

Dear Rodney King,

Back in my

Dear Big Daddy, I started my first political job a few months ago. I never had a thing for older women before, but I do now. The problem is, it’s my boss. She’s a powerful woman. She’s also married,

Dear Big Daddy,

You’re an old labor guy. You gonna walk off the job in sympathy with the Hollywood writer’s strike — or maybe use it to get the Capitol Weekly to pay you more money?   

Dear Big Daddy,

You’re into conspiracy theories. How about this one—ship spills thousands of gallons into San Francisco Bay, then the feds wait hours to alert local authorities. Is this the Bush administration’s revenge on the land

Dear Big Daddy, You’re obviously left of center, but you declare your bias. I can respect that. But admit it, Republicans were right when it came to the budget. Come on—$10 billion in the hole? And you can’t hold

Dear Big Daddy, The holidays are coming, and I’m dreading it. My Mexican immigrant parents are going to make me feel guilty in front of all the relatives. I’m the first person in my family to finish college. Both

Dear Big Daddy,

The fires are mostly out. At the risk of being cynical, who are the political winners and losers–and what else did we learn?

–Singed in San Diego

Dear Embers of Escondido,

In this