I think the best thing to do is go lay on a bunch of them in a store with a liberal return/exchange policy. I think what feels good in a bed is very subjective. For instance I hate those foam mattresses that form to your body but other people love them. I like some firm support under a pillow-top.

When I was getting rid of some stuff on Craigslist, my final straw was the guy who wanted my crappy free coffee table (which I specifically descibed as crappy and damaged). I dropped it off at his fucking house for him and he sighs and looks put upon as though he's doing ME a favor. After that I just left things in my…

I think that has a lot to do with smoking. Most of my classmates had given it up, so the Momons weren't at a special advantage. Wealth and athleticism (especially running) seemed to have a big impact on the appearnce of youth. But the people who seemed happiest were the ones who were in good relationships and/or who…

That's an interesting theory, but had no bearing on my experience. About a third of my class attended, and it was a cross section of people. I know that I'd gained 60 lbs and not had a stellar career. I think a better indicator was whether there was someone that someone wanted to see that they hadn't been able to…

That whole men and gravitas thing is a cultural perception, not reality. Everyone ages differently, and gender has little to do with it in my opinion. When I went to my 20-year high school reunion, I was amazed at the variety of ways we had aged, men and women. There was one guy who still looked like an active…

My grandparents had a computer, but it was just for playing solitaire.

That is a bad one, but once I had it made worse because the customers were terrorists with machine guns, and they had ordered one hundred tostadas.

In Tim Powers books ghost eating can have interesting side effects (extended youth, posession, insanity, etc.). He advocates the use of a straw rather than Pac Man's open-mouthed gorging.

I think that based on the methodology described, the only real differences are linguistic and perceived stereotypes.

My 10-year-old son was freaking out yesterday (he has some anxiety issues), and then he yelled at his tablet, "Google! Show me pictures of cats!" His breathing slowed, his tears dried. "Google, show me kittens yawning." Peace.

It's the next best thing to using infant foreskins to prevent lines and wrinkles.

Melodysheep has been creating awesome autotune earworms for a while now. I have even paid money for some in the PBS and Symphony of Science series.