I don't know why people keep trying to promote altruism as a primary marketing message when there's a much more direct one. Eat local and sustainable food to help local farmers? No! Eat it because it's way way way better for you. You'll live longer. You'll live better. You'll save...

...because they could care less where you're going or if you're going to make it there on time. They're thinking solely about their own experience and making decisions based on that. You're sharing a highway. You're not family. And they don't care about you one bit. And you feel the...

If you're friends with any high-schoolers, you've probably seen links to their own formspring pages pop up on Facebook recently. It's actually a pretty ingenious idea. The site gives you the ability to send in anonymous questions to the person that they respond to publicly. So yes, the site tends...

Earlier this year when we were on Grand Bahama Island, we took a tour to Gold Rock Beach, which was absolutely beautiful. Our tour guide spent some time telling us the history of the islands - from the original inhabitants, who were all wiped out by European imperialists, and the...

There are nearly 7 billion people in the world. And I saw a girl from high school at my hotel in NYC. (We went to high school together in Illinois. I haven't seen her since.) This has happened to me once before. When I was visiting Seattle a few years...

Our trip to New York City this past weekend was very last minute. So, we went without an itinerary or even a real list of things we might want to do. Once we got there, the World Trade Center came up as a possible visit point. But, after thinking about...

On a gut level, I enjoyed New York City a lot more than I've ever liked Chicago. And I'm still trying to figure out exactly why. Here's my starter list. Feel free to add to it or argue against it. 1) Times Square vs. Nothing This part of the city...

Spent last weekend in downtown NY. My first time there and I absolutely loved it. And while I claim to "live in Chicago", I'm really a suburban boy, so my actual downtown Chicago and lifestyle experiences are minimal. For those who have experienced both, which did you prefer and why?

#31. Herbert HooverAm, Em, G, DStarted to feel a little under the weatherBut before we’d gotten fully depressedthe Hawley Smoot bill came alongPromised to put us back to work, couldn’t have been more wrongC, G, D/F#, EmHoover shot the first bulletIn the global tariff warTried to protect us from overseasAnd...

#30. Calvin CoolidgeCapo 5Am, C, G, D/F#no birdsno planesno you can’t fly without me, Calvinair commerce actput flying under my wing, Calvin‘cause man can’t be in charge of flightWho do you think you are? wilbur wright?It’s too scaryYou need a mommythat’s what we’ll beMake the rules and regulateLicense pilots out...