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I’ve been shy about promoting this despite advice from two very smart people. In 2006, CNBC kept calling me to go on TV. I was afraid to go on TV. I don’t know why. When you go on TV you sit in a dark room, a camera is facing you, and you argue with people. […]

YOU’VE BEEN SCAMMED!  Ben Delphia ‏@BenDelphia: I just got scammed out of about $10K. What should I do? How to move forward? Answer:   “WTF!”  That’s what you do. Once. Just say it out loud once. “WHAT THE!” See how it feels like. Notice the feeling so you can notice it later. Say hello  to […]

I was lonely and I wanted money. I was living in a one bedroom apartment in Astoria, Queens, NYC in 1995. I knew nobody in the area. I would write my phone number on two dollar bills and tip waitresses with them. Nobody called me. Everyone in Astoria is Greek. And they pretty much stick […]

I got an erection this morning while reading “50 Shades of Grey” by E L James, the newest nominated book for the National Book Award. I can’t help it. She speaks to me. Everyone is very upset… Even angry… I’ve seen about five blog posts already this morning that have cried out that “great literature” […]

WHY DO YOU NOT CHANGE EVEN IF YOU NEED TO? cassidysummers ‏@cassidysummers: Why, even if you know you need to change, can one not change? Answer: It was time for me to pee on my boss’s desk. When I took the job two years earlier I was told, “the only way to get fired is […]

[In my twitter Q&A, Ben asked:] Ben Yu ‏@Intenex: What do you want to accomplish with your life / why are you living? Answer: My 10 year old daughter and I sat down to watch “Shark Tank” last night. I made a joke. Something like, “and the sixth shark is ME!” Because, of course, I […]

The last time I had seen her she was doing crack, trying to offer me some, and rambling to an imaginary dead brother through a broken television screen in the hotel room I had just paid for. She had beautiful brown curls and dreadlocks going down half her body. I was debating what I could […]