Don’t forget that the best city for jobs will depend greatly on your skill set. I doubt there are many jobs for graphic designers in Sioux Falls or for roustabouts in San Francisco.

Agreed. Many years ago, I got into an accident a block from my house in part because I left so hurriedly on a cold day, my breath was condensing on the windows, making it hard to see out. After that, I made it a rule to never begin driving until the windows were clear and likely to remain that way.

Yes, if you are wondering, there really are parents so stupid that they think their kids won’t figure how how they’re being tricked—that and are unable to tell them, “I don’t care if it’s New Years Eve, you’re going to bed and to sleep at the usual time.”

If you doubt this warning, try an experiment. Take that Christmas tree someplace where a fire can’t spread to do harm. Start a small fire and then throw that tree onto it. You may be surprise how it explodes into flame. I did that once and found it quite scary.

Dodge Dart, Chrysler 200, Jeep Compass, Dodge Grand Caravan. Notice a pattern? Four of the seven are made by the same company—Chrysler.

I adopted a very active technique to learn calculus. In the evening before a test, I’d go to the class in which I’d take that test and solve problems like those that’d be on it on the blackboard. And yes, it was a real blackboard with real chalk. Those were the days.

I do use a spoon to push the dough a bit, but you are right. Unless the dough is stiff, it will settled down on its own in the muffin tin. Using a tin is quicker and neater, since the various cookies don’t run together like they do in a flat pan.

As a former, long-distance traveler, I agree with this: “The Changes in Environment Hurt Productivity and Make It Hard to Stick to a Routine.”

Seems a waste for money for the shipping. Goodwill is so many places, most people will find dropping off that old stuff at one as easy as shipping it.

Yeah, in general treat kids as kids and hence different. But when puberty hits, do you best to respect them as adults. They tend to be touchy about their uncertain status between children and adults.

I’d add a couple more:

I’ve been reading a marvelous book, Hinker Ruck’s Flight of Passage, about when he and his older brother, both in their mid-teens, flew a very spartan Piper Cub across the U.S. in 1966. At that time, it made them the youngest to do so. For anyone who loves flying, it’s great reading.

So true Kristin. Toyotas are marvelous. My low-mileage 1981 Corolla is still running great, with less than $150 in repair costs a year. Now that it’s in a garage, even the occasional electrical problems have gone away.

Using a dedicated alarm clock also fits with an important life principle: KISS, meaning Keep It Simple Stupid. The more basic your wake-up system is, the less likely it will fail.

Talk to the staff too. They can be very helpful.

If you like to build you own, this isn’t a bad idea. But thrift stores typically have dozens of sturdy packs in all sizes but the very largest multi-day hike packs for under $5. There’s no need to spend $30 on one that’ll make you look like a homeless guy and definitely won’t impress the ladies.

So her title really is “Global Head of People.” Lifehacker did not mistakenly use the term wrongly.

Trying to do this from iTunes using a large app I already had gave bizarre results.

For an iPhone

Quote: ... most burglars said they’d stay away if they heard a big, loud dog. One burglar called it a “deal-breaker.”