But she asserted she could write an advice column "because all of her life she had been an amateur 'wailing wall without portfolio, ' " the syndicate said.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

To me, a decent balance of life and technology is illustrated by the way in which this column was published.

FORBES: The Unbearable Triviality Of Social Networking

When my friend and Above the Law colleague David Lat was expunged from the network in 2008, he penned a column for The Observer calling it one of the worst weeks of his life.

FORBES: Maryland Woman Sues After Being Banned by Facebook

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has developed a "True Sport" campaign to help parents, coaches and administrators return the emphasis in sports to the life lessons that don't show up in the won-loss column.

WSJ: Ref's death a consequence of lack of sportsmanship

As you will know (don't yawn) if you read this column, this economic malaise has been characterised by many weak businesses being put on life support and turned into the living dead, or (to use what is now a cliche, so sorry) zombies.

BBC: Is there good news in HMV's collapse?

His life, and his work, have been detailed many times but, other than an insightful column by Buffett biographer Roger Lowenstein recently, authors tend to spend more time on his investment strategy than on his inner landscape.

FORBES: Warren Buffett, And His Board, May Be Too Old To Run Berkshire Hathaway

When he told me late last fall that he wanted his life to be just his, I told my editor that I was going to stop at the column's one-year anniversary.

WSJ: Why I Stopped Writing the Checks & Balances Column for The Wall Street Journal