UPDATE: ok, so I’m getting a lot of questions from people asking me to do their homework for them. Let’s change gears a little. Here are some better sample questions for you (stolen from Eric Snider): “Why haven’t we captured Osama bin Laden? … What should I make for dinner tonight? … Is Big Bird a boy or a girl? … My fiance wants me to have a mole removed from my face, but I don’t know. What if I regret it?” Ok, now back to your regularly scheduled question asking.

The other night I joined a few friends for a bite to eat at La Dolce Vita, a cozy restaurant not too far from Center and University in Provo which “offers authentic Napoletano Italian cuisine.” Normally, I enjoy their chicken fettuccine alfredo, but I was feeling a bit adventuresome, so I instead ordered their battered orange Roughy fillet grilled and served with tortellini alla panna. It was fantastic.

During the conversation, Mindy (a former roommate) and Cory (a former flatmate) proposed the addition of an “Ask Ryan” feature on Ryan Byrd dot net. The idea is that readers could write in and propose a variety of questions both profound and not and that Ryan (I) would draw from my years of experience to provide thoughtful, occasionally funny, responses.

I think it’s a splendid idea, and so I hereby solicit questions from you: Maybe you have a difficult physics question you’d like me to help you with? Maybe you’re having relationship issues you like advice on? Maybe you’re looking for a word that rhymes with “silver?” Maybe you’re not sure where your next family vacation should be? Perhaps you don’t understand women? Maybe you’ve always wondered how the Internet *really* works? It’s possible that you’re perplexed over the causes of the second world war.

I can help! Go ahead and click over to my comment page and leave your question. If you’d like to remain anonymous, just fill in a bogus name and email address. As soon as I gather ten or twenty questions, I’ll select a handful of the better ones and post my insightful and witty replies.

Let the fun begin!