Albert Podell has a problem. Well, maybe a quite a few problems, but this is the one today's House 'n' Home section sent Joyce Wadler to hone in on: even though he is a rich lawyer, ladies tend to run when they see his scary, tiny, rent-controlled apartment. In an article full of precious gems (hot decor tip: "No stuffed animals, even if you are dying." On someone's prospective suitor: "He was very cute, but then I realized he was totally unsuccessful") Mr. Podell is the shiniest jewel. He actually thinks that it is okay to have sheets from 30 years ago patterned with "intergalactic battles or pink hippopotami or the Beatles," and to stock his kitchen cabinets with nothing but a six month supply of powdered milk for his cereal.