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Should Dating Websites Screen For Sexual Offenders?

Published On: April 17th, 2011 by Single City Guy | 5 Comments

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The debate about the responsibilities of websites has recently arisen from the sexual assault of a Californian woman by a guy she met thru a dating website. CNet reports, that after the second date, with someone she met from Match.com, the man followed her home and sexually assaulted her. The man had been previously classified as a sexual offender. The woman, thru a lawsuit, is placing blame at Match.com for not protecting her from sexual offenders, and her lawyer indicates that dating websites should scan its users against a the sex-offenders database and remove offenders from the site. This case is another chapter of sex-offenders on online websites, and revisits some of the concerns when sexual offenders were found on social networking websites (i.e. MySpace, when popular; and Facebook.) There are differences between the two incidents. The concern with social networking sites, are that sexual offenders will target minors. It’s such a hot-button issue legislation was dafted, barring sex offenders from social networking sites.

With this topic, the debate, shifts in a different direction. Dating websites, like Match.com, are for adults, with the assumption that adults will be responsible for their own actions. Creating a system where dating websites screen for sexual offenders has several convoluted issues. It delves into the issue of responsibility, if a website’s sole purpose is to play as match maker, where does their responsibility begin and end? Thru this post, I want to look at some of the issues that arise, from this topic. [Read The Rest Of This Entry]

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Epic Meal Time – Because Bacon Isn’t Enough

Published On: March 25th, 2011 by Single City Guy | No Comments

Cooking shows are about eating healthier, cheaper, and well. Not Epic Meal Time, here the goal is to add bacon, meat, and more bacon to everything. Once you think it’s done, they add more meat. Epic Meal Time, is a guys cooking show, complete with cussing, alcohol, and meat (did I mention there’s meat?). This in-your-face cooking is about, excess and over the top meat consumption. It is the anthesis of the food network, and they obviously don’t care. What’s most impressive is, after cooking these items, it’s eaten entirely by the staff.

Would you really eat what they cook? With recipes like “Chili Four Loco” or “Tequila Taco Night” (video above), that have at least high-five digit calorie count, I wouldn’t consider these every day meals. If you’re thinking of cooking for a guys night, watch! Forget about Rachel Ray, I want a Meatball Deathstar!

Next time, I blog about the moon!

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Which Questions Aren’t Appropriate On A First Date?

Published On: March 16th, 2011 by Single City Guy | 1 Comment

There are some questions that are complete turn off’s on a first date, but first dates are awkward. It’s frustrating trying to figure out what question to ask, and when to ask it. While there are general guidelines, they are easily and often broken. So this week, I ask you, “Which questions aren’t appropriate to ask on the first date?” Feel free to choose more than one answer, or add your own!

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Turning Thirty

Published On: March 16th, 2011 by Single City Guy | 5 Comments

Thirty Birthday Cupcake

 

 

At 17, the next exciting moment is turning 18, when you’re finally “legal”. At 20, it’s 21, when you can finally drink. At 23, 25 becomes the next big deal. After 25, there’s a huge gap till the next exciting moment, which is 30. The five-year wait is what marks the entrance into adulthood, instead of being a young adult. Unlike 18 and 21, 30 is scary; you’re aging but you’re not old. Thirty is as a scary number, but today’s, thirty seems much like the new twenty-one. It’s only nine years delayed.

The myth about thirty is, your life is settled (or settling), you’ve created a direction for yourself, and you’re beginning to walk down the road of your career. The reality is, thirty is just as unpredictable as twenty, and in many ways just as scary. [Read The Rest Of This Entry]

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Be Informed: Japan’s Major Earthquake & Tsunami Disaster

Published On: March 11th, 2011 by Single City Guy | No Comments

Earlier this morning, Japan was hit with a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake. Along with the quake, Japan has also been hit with a massive Tsunami that has engulfed farm land, buildings, cars, and airports. If you haven’t seen any of the coverage, video, or news about the quake, take a moment and peek at it to understand how the damage done. While information for help isn’t readily available, there are portals to keep up-to-date on the news of this horrific disaster. If you know anyone who’s been affected by this incident, keep them in your thoughts, prayers, or if you can, help them through this troubling time.

For news and information about the Japan 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami, visit these portals:

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The Rise Of Women Haven’t Turned Men Into Boys

Published On: February 24th, 2011 by Single City Guy | 5 Comments

Women pointing to a professionally dressed man

The big gender story this week, was Kay S. Hymowitz’s excerpt from her upcoming book “Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men Into Boys“, on the Wall Street Journal. The title of the article was “Where Have The Good Men Gone?” Kay states the modern young man lives an extended childhood, pre-adulthood she dubs, due to the rise of the professional young women. The cities examples such as men’s college graduations rates in their 20′s and early 30′s as compared to women and the ages men and women are getting married are older than in the past. Her shining example of the differences between the young modern man and woman, is the movie Knocked Up. In the movie Seth Rogan’s character is more of a slacker, continuing to enjoy an extended adolescence, compared to Katherine Heigl’s character who’s on her way up in the business world.

Kay Hymowitz’s point, as titled by the book, is that men are lost. They don’t know what to do with their lives, because women are becoming more prominent forces professionally and socially. This point, like this article, is another bomb in the continued gender war between man and women. While there are some legitimate points made by Hymowitz’s, I strongly disagree that the rise of women are keeping men in a pre-childhood status. [Read The Rest Of This Entry]

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Surviving Being Single on Valentine’s Day

Published On: February 14th, 2011 by Single City Guy | 4 Comments

Valentine's Day - Forever Alone

For many singles, Valentine’s Day is the most annoying, disgustingly, uncomfortable day in the world. Couples are everywhere cuddling, wearing red, and enjoying their relationship. Any action of theirs reminds you of your plight of a single. I’m not personally annoyed by the day, Valentine’s Day is great if you’re with someone; but for the rest of us singles, there’s a way to handle not having someone during Valentine’s Day, and not feel as if we’re missing out on something. [Read The Rest Of This Entry]

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Inside A Guy’s Night: The Royal Rumble

Published On: February 1st, 2011 by Single City Guy | 2 Comments

Four guys hanging out, thinking.

If you’re a geek, there’s a few topics that form a common bond: computers and tech, sports, video games, things that need dice, and wrestling. Interestingly, most men have an interest in at least one of these topics. A guy night I spent with one of my close friends, revealed that we share a common love for many of these things, even though he’s not a “geek”. Guy’s nights serve as an important bonding process, it’s how friends turn into “brothers” and the test of trust and respect develop. I’ve mentioned in the past, our need to have guy’s night, this post goes a bit further. Instead of just talking about why these nights are important, this post will offer a quick inside look into the typical guys night. [Read The Rest Of This Entry]

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What’s Your Focus?

Published On: January 23rd, 2011 by Single City Guy | 1 Comment

Dating can be grand, but think about all of the times you’ve gone on a date with someone and have gotten nothing from it. There’s a lot that is expected from men as it pertains to dating. In the past, I’ve joked that man should have the option of writing off bad first-dates. There tends to be many of them. There’s been many times where I’ve been on a date and felt it was a waste of time. While lessons were learned, and experimentation could occur, I often wondered if this particular date was taking my focus away from more important matters. For a period of time, I was so focused on dating, I lost the real scope of what dating, relationships, and the process is about. Meeting someone. In the process I also lost focus in some other key areas of my life.

Overall, my focus was in the wrong place, it should have been elsewhere. [Read The Rest Of This Entry]

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Happy New Years, Welcome to 2011! Now Get Working!

Published On: January 1st, 2011 by Single City Guy | 1 Comment

Happy New Year! I hope everyone has a wonderful, delightful, and interesting New Years Eve, and I’m wishing everyone a great New Years Day!

New Years is a great time to refresh your personal prospective, rethink your strategies, and restart your focus on the things that you want. Last year, I learned an important lesson about being single, dating, and relationships; I looked at being single as being alone and that was a bad thing. I was wrong. [Read The Rest Of This Entry]

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