What comes to mind when you hear “Shih Tzu”? The correct answer is not “Gesundheit!” What comes to my mind is how so many people have dogged saying it right for so long. That’s why I turned to the American Shih Tzu Club… Dear Those Who Master The Shih Tzu: Once and for all, can [...]

The female anatomy is complicated enough, but here’s a hot flash: it’s even crazier to understand during menstrual periods. Midol Menstrual Complete took that confusion to a whole new level for me, so I reached out to Bayer HealthCare for answers… Dear Makers of Midol: As a man, there’s only so much I understand about [...]

Florida citrus fruits are under attack! The culprit: Citrus Canker. As a citrus fruit lover, I contacted the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services with some concerns… Dear Canker Fighters: I understand there is currently a statewide quarantine by the USDA in effect — due to the outbreak of citrus canker in 24 Florida [...]

My wife purchased a shower gel product from Bath & Body Works. After one shower in particular, my animal instincts kicked in and I decided to do a little sniffing around. Here’s what I wanted to find out… Dear Shower Geliologists: I was reading the bottle of your Warm Vanilla Sugar Shower Gel because there [...]

An unemployed friend looking to reinvent himself asked me to suggest some new career directions. The exercise helped me come up with a sweet moonlighting idea for myself at Ferrara Pan Candy Company… Dear Sweet Tooth Fairies, You make the most mouthwatering candies ever created — Atomic FireBalls, Red Hots, The Original Jaw Breakers – [...]

It’s critical for your body to get enough iron. Ironically, there are different forms of iron. What kind can you eat? I wrote Total cereal to find out… Dear Total Nutritionists: Can you please iron out a few details regarding Total cereal for me? You claim that Total supplies 100% of the daily requirement for [...]

It’s been sold on infomercials. It’s been referred to in movies and TV shows. It’s the FLOWBEE — the home haircutting system that attaches to a vacuum cleaner. I thought it would behoover me to investigate further… Dear FLOWBEE Hair Vacuum Stylists: I’m trying to uncover the answer to Shakespeare’s most famous question: To FLOWBEE [...]

There is an ingredient in PAM Cooking Spray that doesn’t sound very appetizing to me. I served PAM this inquiry to find out more about it… Dear Cooking Spray Scientists: I love PAM — not only your cooking spray, but this girl I know with an outrageous body who shares the same name, but let’s [...]

If you — or anyone you know — has itchy or inflamed hemorrhoids, you know they’re a pain in the ass. Ohio State University Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery states, “Everyone has hemorrhoids, but not everyone is bothered by them.” I wanted to be ready in case one ever bothers me, so I consulted Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, makers [...]

In the movie Network, a TV news anchorman goes off the deep end and unites the nation by pushing people to get up out of their chairs, open the window, stick their heads out and keep yelling as loud as they can, “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!” [...]