My column this week is called LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH, and is inspired by all the girlfriends I’ve ever had who settle for someone who does not make them happy. Thing is, some women are so happy to be with someone, they forget how much of a choice they have in who that someone is. Frankly, I’m tired of it. I try not to get invested, because when I care, I can’t help but have an opinion, and a strong one, and that opinion is, 9 times out of 10, “Get out of it.” I would love for you to add your own thoughts on the subject, if you have them, in the comments section at the bottom of my column. Now on to brighter, shinier subjects, like my impending trip!

This Saturday morning, I fly out east, and won’t return to San Diego until the end of the month. First Davie and I are going to visit my aunts in Sag Harbor (a pretty little town on the Hamptons), and then we are headed to the island of Martha’s Vineyard, to stay with David’s parents. While there, he’ll have his annual gallery exhibition at the Granary. I’m looking forward to a little downtime, even though I’ll be working while on the road, hosting Reader Radio from abroad (that’s every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. on KOGO, by the way), continuing to make calendar selections for Your Week, and, of course, writing my column. Still, I won’t be distracted by all the other stuff that fills my days here in San Diego. And when I return, I will renew my segment on NBC’s morning show, Stepping Out With Barbarella, next to air on July 9. While on the road, I intend to blog more thoughts and goings on. In the meantime, though, for up-to-the-minute Barbisms, I am a frequent Twitterer, as you can see in that little box up there to the right. But my Twitter home page is RIGHT HERE.