Dear You is a the creation of the slackers over at Truth Merchants. We’ve moved the blog back home to TruthMerchants.com.  Hop over there for all of your Dear You goodness!! – The Postman Read Full Story

Ok, so I’m 32. I think I’ve mentioned that before but I needed to go ahead and start there. I’m single and actively playing shark in the dating pool. Lately I’ve been meeting and dating women younger than myself. Not what I would think would be crazy young mind you. I’m talking 25, 26-ish. There might have been a 22 year old in there somewhere a couple of years back; but who’s counting? My point today is that personally I’ve noticed that women of that age now are infinitely more “grown... Read Full Story

I’m always fascinated by how technology, especially social media, affects the male/female interaction.  I’ve always been a people watcher — and watching people begin, maintain or destroy relationships is always interesting.  Adding in technology is like the day the inventor of chocolate syrup brought it over to his friend’s house who’d invented ice cream.   You take something infinitely intriguing and add something that’s also infinitely intriguing. Good t... Read Full Story

Yep, so I wanted to do second post on music because I wanted to figure out when it was exactly that I lost touch with the music generation and I figured it out. It was after my college years. There was a day in college when A Tribe Called Quest, Outkast, and Jay-Z released an album…on the same day. When was the last time you had to make a decision that hard at the record store? Probably on that day… The reason for my bout with reminiscing was Dave Hollister…no homo. I remem... Read Full Story

This is a rare moment when I don’t particularly have a stance or a punch line. There may not be a particular stance for me to take really. This is just a collection of thoughts that have me perplexed. Sorry about that. I’ve always wanted to work “perplexed” into something. Anywho. What do you think of when you hear the word “work”? Most people associate it with having a job. OK, fine. One of the many Webster definitions is, “…the labor, task, or duty that is one’s accustomed mea... Read Full Story

By now you’ve all heard about the stunt Kanye pulled at the MTV video music awards.  If not check the video below (shouts to Dime Wars) For Hip Hop News & Entertainment at DimeWars.Com What you may not have known is that Kanye went home, logged onto his blog and posted an apology.  It was a bit sloppy and a bit convoluted (he was probably still on that henny), but if you’d like to read it…well…you can’t.  Because as of right now, he’s pulled it off hi... Read Full Story

Hello. My name is KP… And I’m a sportsaholic. I’m not just a fan of the big 2. I actually enjoy watching baseball and golf. Not just because it’s the off season. I even go so far as to enjoy fantasy football. For those that don’t know (who the hell are you?), this is where everyday Joe’s and Sue’s join a league, assemble their team by selecting various NFL players, then get pissed off on Sunday’s when they bring in a no-name fullback to run in a goal line touchdown. Speaking of fa... Read Full Story

Some of our readers may not know this, but the Truth Merchants also lackadaisically run a site called Dear You.  It’s the place for our readers and us to vent.  We write letters praising or more often ridiculing any person, group or thing we can think of. You’d be surprised how therapeutic it is. So I just wanted to share with you our latest and most hilarious Dear You letter and invite you to email us ANY letter to ANYone that you have ANYthing to say to and we’ll get it p... Read Full Story

There’s a reason people move and stay in SoCal. It could be women, the beach, the ocean, skiing, Hollywood, pro sports and so on. More than likely though, people stay because of the weather. We haven’t had a real rain since Bush was president. Trust and believe nothing is more awesome that grilling outside on Super Bowl Sunday while the thermometer reads 75-80. Which leads to my anger…. In the dead middle of summer, why are you wearing a flannel jacket Mr. Hoodstar? Why is ... Read Full Story

I am going for a change of pace. There have been a lot of uplifting stories this week for women and they have been very well stated. I applaud my fellow merchants. Awesome job gentlemen… And the cake is on aisle six. Nope, I am not going to write a piece about uplifting women or men who can’t face their fears (I apologize to that person if they are reading). This one is about our entire generation. It’s about our music. The stuff we listen to or used to bump back in the day... Read Full Story