Dear Mik and Mike: Am I a racist? Let me tell you what just happened to me. Today I am flying first class on Cathay Pacific Airlines. I saved and saved and waited to get this flight. I was told it was the best airline. First thing that happened is they tried to get [...] Am I a Racist?
January 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Dear Mik and Mike: Am I a racist? Let me tell you what just happened to me. Today I am flying first class on Cathay Pacific Airlines. I saved and saved and waited to get this flight. I was told it was the best airline. First thing that happened is they tried to get [...] Cocoa Crispies Start a Beef
June 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Dear Mik and Mike: What is it with men and their personal space? When two men walk by each other from different directions, why does one man move and the other does not? People should yield to each other and be aware there are other people around them and respect each other’s spaces. Why are [...] Why Do Asian People Cut in Line?
June 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Dear Mik and Mike: Why do Asian people cut in line? I wonder if this is a documented fact or just my imagination? Is it something genetic? Is it because the people who were not born in this country grew up in such crowded and or harsh conditions that they never learned any manners? Excuse [...] The Men’s Room is For Men
June 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Dear Mik and Mike: I just a really disturbing thing happen to me. I went to an acupuncture appointment this afternoon. They usually last two hours and by the time I get out of there, I really have to pee. As I was leaving, I saw a woman at the front desk talking to the [...] Truth, Myth, and Fairly Tales in Religion
May 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Dear Mik and Mike: I am a reasonably well educated middle-aged Jewish man who thorough the influence of a dear friend, re-found my Jewishness recently. I was at a seder at my sister’s house for Passover. We were reading the Haggadah, which is the official book read during the seder. Anyway, when it got to the section about my [...] Health Food Fanatics Dump Enlightenment, Go Aggro
May 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Dear Mik and Mike: I am scared to go to my local health food market. If I drive there, the people are incredibly aggressive in the parking lot. They actually seem angry to me. Inside, the people constantly cut me off with their shopping carts or block me. Everyone in there seems to have an [...] The Birth of a Neighborhood Feud
May 12, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Dear Mik and Mike: I am new to the neighborhood I am living in here in enchanted Marin County, CA. There is little to no parking. My neighbors all have “No Parking” signs in front of their houses. One neighbor has three spaces with “No Parking” signs. My next-door neighbor told me that the parking [...] Breaking the Bank Buying Organic
May 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Dear Mik and Mike: I am writing to you about the latest health craze: raw foods. First of all let me say, I love raw foods. I feel great and believe in them. Having said that my question to you is, why are they so expensive? I went into Whole Foods today, and there is [...] Boyfriend Gets a Job, Girlfriend Still Complaining
May 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Dear Mik and Mike: My boyfriend who used to be a couch potato finally got a job! I was so relieved and thrilled as I had been paying all the bills and quite frankly tired of seeing him on the couch or computer all day. The problem is, now I hardly see him and when [...] Bad Manners and Rudeness Everywhere
May 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Dear Mik and Mike: Today I rode my back down through the cement jungle through the hordes of unemployed immigrants and to our local Borders to look for a new book. I was surprised to see they were closing. I was even more surprised to see the long lines to pay. Even longer than at [...] 
