See link below to an inspirational article about the spirit of entrepreneurship. Perseverance in the face of every conceivable obstacle — financial, spiritual, social. Stubborn persistence. Balancing act. Faith and humility. Small victories and setbacks. The sweetness in proving all naysayers wrong, both internal and external.
This dear readers, is the story of flirtysomething. It […]

I’m playing with new software from Vuvox in the hope of adding it to the flirtysomething tool kit. Wouldn’t you like to be able to create multimedia profiles, rather than just fill in the blanks? Your “story” could include video, photos, audio, and text. Well, here’s my first experiment with Vuvox….not much, but a […]

Coming soon to a light post, freeway onramp, busy intersection, telephone pole near you — flirtysomething’s first guerrilla marketing campaign. I’m very excited to have connected with a brilliant marketer who believes in the potential of our brand. He’s an old hand at helping dating sites get the message out, having worked with established companies […]

I’m taking the following article to my English class today. George Orwell wrote it in the late ’40’s. It’s as relevant today. As an English teacher, I’m especially aware of the difference between disemboweled language and thinking (the language of the masses) and language empowered with awareness, precision, and truth.
One of my guiding principles […]

Thanks to Jim Hightower for this — a little animated history lesson. Why we’re in Iraq…
[Sorry for the temporary failure of the link to Hightower’s video. It’s on my to-do list to track it down.]

A wonderful graphic poem created by my friend Derek, a San Francisco architect, tennis player, sweetheart, and the first man I ever met online dating! That was 7 years ago. You never know who or how you’re going to meet a soul mate.
Open it up, dear readers, promise it’s worth a click!
http://www.flirtysomethingblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/03/einstein.doc

Match is trying hard to be Web 2.0. The Match “Stars” ad campaign, a case in point. Match hires 25 good looking people, actors I’m guessing, to become or represent (hard to tell which) Match.com members. They are the “real people” in the TV ads with the “It’s Okay to Look” tagline. Of course […]

I’m so hoping that storytelling will take off on flirtysomething. Why not you take the initiative?
Sign up or sign in to flirtysomething. You get two weeks free, so no sweat if you don’t want to stick around for the longer haul. Just stay long enough to write down some of your most outrageously funny, horrific, […]

Want to know why you’re not getting very much bang out of your online dating buck, so to speak? It’s probably due to one of the following:
1. No picture; or a lousy picture. Anyone can take a decent photo. You don’t have to be Angelina or Brad and appeal to all of humanity. You’re only […]

Let’s face it. Sometimes you don’t know whether there’s chemistry on the first date, or maybe little red flags went up when he referred to a certain demographic as “those people”, or when he called his mother a narcissist. So you’re not sure about whether to book a second date. Three tips about second […]