DERF Magazine: Blogs

KATIE VS MEN | Is honesty always the best policy?

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:32:26 -0400

by Katie Michaels, DERF Lifestyle Columnist

Well, if you're under oath, sure. But if you just have this overwhelming desire to spill your guts about everything "bad" you've ever done, tell your therapist, your priest, your dog - NOT your boyfriend! The first three won't leave you, your…

Music with Steven Parton | My Top 10 Karaoke Song List

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:00:00 -0400

In my day to day life I don’t like to stereotype or assume anything about any particular person or group of people. The fact of the matter is that everyone is different, and regardless of statistics or commonalities, there are always people who are exceptions to the rule. But, if I ever had…

Lifestyle blog with Slade Dandridge | People should be required to pay to read my Facebook status updates.

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:00:00 -0400

Being a remarkably well loved and hugely admired famous columnist, it is necessary for me to stay on top of the latest trends, and I have just discovered what might turn out to be the next big thing. There is a website on the internet called Facebook, and just a few short months ago I…

ADVICE IN BROKEN ENGLISH | DEAR EKE - I am dating two women and I don't know which one to pick. Help!

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:22:27 -0400

EKE SAY - Yes Eke know much about the love of two womens. Is very difficults now to have two womens to give loving feeling.

In my country of Malaysia Eke have many womens to choose because Eke own many chickens to give to womens. You must choose woman who appreciate chicken more than other…

KATIE VS MEN | KATIE VS. MEN - What is it with men and their mothers?

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:21:34 -0400

By Katie Michaels, DERF Relationship Columnist

Are there any men out there that can make their own decisions? Are we girls just going to have to accept the fact that mommy is always going to be our Arch Nemesis?
Is the harsh reality that if mother says, "No, sorry, son, she's not the one for…

Lifestyle blog with Slade Dandridge | People should be required to pay to read my Facebook status updates.

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:00:00 -0400

Lifestyle blog with Slade Dandridge | In public I must appear aloof to prevent my fans from falling in love with me.

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:23:09 -0400

By Slade Dandrigde, DERF Editorialist

In my business when a reader falls in love with a super popular columnist, it is called transference. It is similar to how a patient falls in love with their Psychiatrist. Highly successful columnists have to be very careful. There may have been numerous…

KATIE VS MEN | KATIE VS. MEN: Which Men are Better? 20-somethings or 30-somethings?

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:22:17 -0400

By Katie Michaels, DERF Lifestyle Columnist

Those 20-something men…the right one can work wonders…especially for 30-something women. To me, it’s just absolutely the perfect combination. 20-something men are fun and spontaneous. Not to mention that unbelievable sex-drive. Face it, girls, we…

Music with Steven Parton | Music for Memory

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:00:00 -0400

I don’t know if I agree that “We don’t need no education”, but I certainly think we could improve on the current way it’s being done. I by no means intend to berate our education system, regardless of how much it is in need of improving. But, I would like to make a suggestion. One reason I…

KATIE VS MEN | Solving the mystery of why men don't call

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:54:13 -0400

By Katie Michaels, DERF Relationship Blogger

Comment, critique, & ask questions on Katie's Message Forum in the Derf Message Boards.

You meet a man. He seems genuinely interested. He asks for your number. He never calls. Have you ever been perplexed by this scenario?

All women have…

Lifestyle blog with Slade Dandridge | I feared I was in for a bad haircut when the Supercuts girl smelled like gin.

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:53:33 -0400

By Slade Dandridge, Derf Editorial Blogger

Even though I am a highly successful and popular magazine blogger/columnist, I am not overly picky about where I get my hair cut. I find that it looks pretty good no matter who cuts it so I tend to go wherever is closest to where I am at the…

Music with Steven Parton | Puff The Magic Dragon

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:00:00 -0400

Many of us sang about the magical dragon named Puff as we grew up. We repeated the words aloud, singing them to our parents, or sitting there as a young adult thinking about the irony of this being a kids song. But this song brings tothought one very important theme in music, Drugs. Its…

Lifestyle blog with Slade Dandridge | There's nothing like a romantic getaway weekend in a rented PODS container

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:03:04 -0400

By Slade Dandridge, DERF Lifestyle Columnist

The pressures of working for one of the most popular magazines in the certain parts of Oakley is brutal. As a highly successful magazine columnist, the expectations of me are always intense. My fans demand that I deliver something profound every…

KATIE VS MEN | Which of your girlfriends should you keep away from your boyfriend?

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:01:41 -0400

By Katie Michaels, Derf Relationship Blogger

Comment, critique, & ask questions on Katie's Message Forum in the Derf Message Boards.

It has happened to all of us. Our boyfriend either A) Cheated on us with one of our trusted girlfriends or B) Tried to cheat on us with one of our trusted…

Music with Steven Parton | Is musical piracy really stealing?

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:00:00 -0400

The last few decades of technological advances has brought us into an age where many lines are now being blurred. Many laws are now viewed by many as a gray area, especially pertaining to the usage of digital music. The Electronic Frontier Foundation(EFF) and the RIAA (Recording Industry…

KATIE VS MEN | KATIE VS. MEN: Five reliable signs your boyfriend is planning to leave you

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:00:00 -0400

By Katie Michaels, DERF Relationship Columnist

I know you're wondering ‘What makes me the expert?' I'm not a psychologist and I don't have a library of empirical data to support my thoughts in this column. And I didn't steal these items from the book, "He's Just Not That Into You". In fact I…

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:00:00 -0400

Most of us spent about 90 days watching the oil gusher on TV every day. It was a little less for me because I took a relaxing holiday on my yacht in England. Of course we all despised seeing those 50,000 barrels a day shooting out of the pipe. But somehow throughout the process I think…

Music with Steven Parton | To get that certain feeling, try musical healing

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:52:48 -0400

With a rise in the use of holistic medicine and healing techniques, there’s one medium not getting the credit it deserves, music. Music has existed for thousands of years, often being used for rituals or for prayer. Now, its role is often more for entertainment in mainstream society, but its…

Music with Steven Parton | 5 reasons rocking out in your car rocks

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:27:14 -0400

You’re driving down the highway at 65 mph, the sun is shining bright, and the car stereo is blasting one of your favorite songs of all time. It is this point there is only one thing to do, sing as loud as you can, and begin rocking out to your music like you’re on stage performing at a sold…

Lifestyle blog with Slade Dandridge | Not all women are ready to date a highly successful man like me.

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:47:23 -0400

By Slade Dandridge, DERF Lifestyle Columnist/Blogger

Because I am possibly one of the top five magazine columnists in the Oakley area (probably number one between Brotherton and Marburg), I find that many women do not understand what it takes to be with a successful man.

I had a dinner date at…