Intelligences? Some seem more like personality traits or preferences and have nothing to do with intelligence. Others would be better termed abilities or talents.

I met a quite large second-year male on a logging trail east of Seattle, but needed none of these tips. I was carrying a 12-gauge pump shotgun and my companion had a 17-round semi-automatic pistol. The beast knew enough to move on.

By age 18? That’s pitiful. I was doing all of them and more by 14. I even had my own business.

Far more interesting would be data on what it costs to merely live without undue suffering in those major cities. No dumpster diving. No sleeping in an alley. No public housing. Just a cheap, small apartment.

If your hiking is likely to include uphill and downhill, be sure to include those in your break-in so your boots get all the flexing they need.

I would buy this modem if I needed the speed and wanted to pay for fast broadband. It is, as the article says, future-proof and future-fast.

Quote: “For those just catching up, Apple and the FBI had a big legal throwdown recently over an iPhone owned by Syed Rizwan Farook, the gunman in the San Bernandino mass shooting.”

If you budget is tight, check out thrift stores, including the ReStore, if there is one near you. They often sell home building materials very cheaply, perhaps half or less than that at a Home Depot.

The Hub keyboard itself doesn’t interest me. It’s too linked to other MS services I have no interest in. But I am intrigued by the fact that it can hold snippets of text. A keyboard that would let me summon up a short list of address and the like for pasting would be handy.

Need to shower? I don’t need to eat chocolate-chip cookies, but that’s no reason not to enjoy them. Showering is the same.

Public schools blunder again. Many now claim that teaching keyboarding means they don’t have time to teach cursive.

“Moleskines are designed in Italy and manufactured in China.” Versus: “Field Notes are designed and made in the U.S.”

How about a follow-up series called “Everything You Need to Avoid Microsoft Office.” Many of us would find that more useful.

If where you are eating offers free condiments, you might want to get a slice (or package) of lemon. That tiny bit of flavoring can make a glass of water more interesting.

The name Flyover Country understates what it can do. It’ll work with the “path of your flight, hike, or road trip with GPS tracking.” It’s not just for flying. Set up waypoints on a map, and you can preload the data for a drive or hike.

I loved the show but, alas, they never tested the myth I wanted, one that’d ask if all the passengers and crew of the Titanic could have been saved. Not possible you say? There weren’t enough lifeboats for all, you sneer.

Quote: “There aren’t many reasons why you would go through Amazon instead of dealing with Comcast directly...”

Rite in the Rain stuff? Personally, when I want to write, I find some place out of the rain.

A study based on buying and owning a new car every three years? I’ll let the researchers in on a little secret. If someone can afford to do that, these costs aren’t that important.

As often happens, this idea needs to have “it depends” appended.