I am not an expert or anything, but what if that's just a culturally ingrained imperative?

As Paul Goldberger said, "Erecting the tallest building in the world is a pursuit both pointless and exhilarating. ([www.newyorker.com]

A gun to light a cigarette? That's dumb.

""consumers may have just as much to fear from people they know than big corporations."

I was already annoyed that the new Coors "Super Cold" guy was imitating Mustafa, and now this? How much can one man take?

Well, I've found the throw-up really ruins the traction I get on the road.

In the hellish afterscape of our financial apocalypse, bands of southerners will be riding with rifles strapped to their backs, to enforce the newly redrafted the Articles of Confederation, and each State will have been abolished to form quasi-permanent "territories", who will then create their own monetary systems,…

"But for people who enjoy looking at food photography, it may be the most pleasant way to find something new to cook (or just salivate over a dream meal)."

A company dealing with so many different countries laws and regulations concerning copyright and licensing, is difficult. So some companies decide to avoid those complications, and focus on what they consider the largest market, like the US.

My thought was the same, but not at the restrictions, but at the out of proportion reactions.

In this situation, aren't the politicians being the ones who are logical?

I didn't drink until I was 24, and what I was missing was: a release of anxiety, and a warm fuzzy feeling (like eating a happy gerbil).

Agreed Uncle Jerry.

Idiots? This is another one of many examples how corporations do not care about you. They don't care if your electricity bill is higher. They don't care if every once in a while, they spill oil into water. They don't care if every once in a while there's a worker in a meat plant that gets his arm chopped off. They are…

The QuickMark I found was $1.99.

"The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is an American environmental organization that specializes in research and advocacy in the areas of toxic chemicals, agricultural subsidies, public lands, and corporate accountability. EWG is a non-profit organization (501(c)(3)) whose mission, according to their website, is "to…

I'm always a little wary of suntan lotion. Now, I do use it as the article says, when I'm out on a beach for vacation and plan on being outside for an extended amount of time, but not daily use.

Running in the city, I am constantly on the look out for cars, people, uneven side walks, and dog poop.

Not to be another ant in ant hill... but I too think that too many people like saying things like, "Exercise doesn't drop pounds", but what they mean is, "Exercise won't help if you lose pounds, if you eat tons of food, and bacon cheese burgers all day long". But the problem in that equation is not with the exercise,…

Wasn't this inevitable?