If you haven’t already watched The Little Couple on TLC, allow me to explain the brilliant concept behind this show: It focuses on the everyday life of a dwarf couple.

If you haven’t already watched shows on TLC, allow me to explain the brilliant concept behind the network: it focuses on super tall, super skinny or super obese people, and, of course, lest we forget, super fertile, and super medically-induced fertile people. But mostly it’s either about people who make cakes, cupcakes or confection - little people who make cakes, cupcakes or confection - or little people in general.

I say, enough with the over-tall and extra-small. It is time for average. Allow me to present my official pitch to TLC, The Medium Couple: starring, Dahlia Kurtz and her medium boy. 

Here we go again.

If you thought it was dangerous when Elisabeth Hasselwhocares was armed with an Emmy and an opinion, you better watch out, because…

Whoopi Goldberg is now armed with an Emmy, a Tony, a Grammy, an Oscar, and an opinion – which she touts as fact.

(Geez, I’ve got to start watching C-Span or the Business News Network instead of The View whilst at the gym.)

Now, I must apologize in advance, as I’m (briefly) about to bring up some of the Melvin Gibson story (both figuratively and literally), but I promise, this goes far beyond that chunk of overused Kitty Litter.

My Dearest Lovelies,

I’m a very private person (who, oddly, will put my life in the most public of forums at times); nonetheless, today I write you, because I need your help.

By now, those of you who know me, or have read my bio, know that I am a dog-person. I love dogs – all dogs. Cute ones, little ones, big ones, fat ones, ugly ones… I love ‘em all.

My boy is also a dog-person. So of course, we have a cat.

So Iran, the country elected to the UN Commission of Status for Women, which already enforces strict veil cover-up laws for its women, has now issued hair cutting rules and regulations for its men.

Yes, the “Islamic haircuts” were unveiled (sure, pun intended) at the Hijab and Chastity Festival.

Hijab, by the way, is defined as the veil that covers a Muslim woman’s face, and as a modest style of dress.

Chastity is defined as, “Woman, you’re a whore who deserves to die if you don’t let your husband rape you – and if you’re one of the 33 per cent of Iranian women who are raped by anyone, you’re an even bigger whore who must be brutally tortured to death.”

It’s a story that has probably been heard by hundreds of thousands of people - if not more. But I’m going to tell it again, and I hope you do too, because Mandi’s life depends on it.

Back in March, you learned Matt Cook’s story: A young man’s inspirational battle against cancer. Well, Jeff Pister, his hockey coach from a few years back, read that story, and recently approached me to help raise awareness about his cousin, Yale hockey sensation, Mandi Schwartz and her battle against leukemia.

Sadly, Matt’s life couldn’t be saved. But, Mandi’s can – with your help.