Eric this is a really well-written and thoughtful article. I just wanted to add one point, I love the Goodwill stores and I've found many excellent low-cost articles of clothing at Goodwill. Maybe my city is just blessed but I think other states and cities have them too. Now that I have a little more money I can…

These unbanked people, I don’t get it. If you can have your paycheck direct deposited to Russell Simmons’ (or anybody’s) Rushcard, then why not get your OWN bank account at a REAL bank? I don't care where you are, unless maybe you're miles away from any village/town/city in the USA, you're always better off opening an…

Yes I was thinking it's some elaborate promo for a video game that will come out next year. They're trying to get the fanboys all whipped up for it now.

They sure made $$$ off of you, because every guy who replied to you had to pay AM for your info. Was it even worth the effort (for you not for them)?

No it's more like a "dreamer" or a "jagoff."

Well, yeah but Ashley Madison didn’t realize they would ever be hacked! Had they known they would have been a little more creative, I'm sure.

I wish they had asked Stephen if anybody had ever come here from the "other" universe. Shouldn't we assume that it goes both ways? I'm sensing a new TV series in the making.

There was a “Little Ice Age” about 500 years ago, within the time of humans noticing things, measuring changes and recording them. So yeah it was colder and the polar ice caps were larger, weather was different then. Before that, it was warmer and the ice caps partially melted. So I predict that it's going to happen…

I’m with you on that. The warming and cooling periods have been going on for millions of years before humans lived on this planet. However we’re here now, and we’re not helping any, either.

Also true of Florida, there’s no ground water left but they keep trying to pump it up anyway. (That’s why they get the sinkholes.) Neither CA or FL were meant to sustain the population explosion they’ve had in the last 50 years. Somebody (perhaps an outgoing Obama) has to make it a law that nobody new can move into CA…

Correct, but we do know that there have been cycles of Ice Age / No Ice Age / Ice Age and each cycle has more or less ice forming on the poles. It could 10 thousand years (or more) in each cycle but we do have geological evidence that’s measurable. Man has only been around for the most recent one, so who/what do we…

Lifelong Steeler fan here, and yes I agree that it's not much of a rivalry anymore. I'm old enough to remember the days when we Pittsburghers really hated anyone from Cleveland. Now we just feel sorry for them. Kind of sad because the old rivalry was fun. I hope the Browns management hangs in there long enough to…

Also ... no women drivers in Saudi. Also women can't wear pants, or any clothing other than "completely covered up." Cosby may like it but I don't think his wife will go for it.

Isn’t this book “Harry Potter” with grown-up characters? I’m watching the TV series now and it's rather good.

Most of the people I know don't fit these 4 categories, so I'm going to disbelieve this entire post. My friends/family/and people I hang out with are social drinkers and beer drinkers. Some of us are beer snobs, but we're still social drinkers. We sing "Ein Prosit " a lot. Maybe I just avoid alcoholics whenever…

Correction: basic introductory letter writing is taught in schools, even in business schools. It’s just that people don’t learn it. They don’t care or they think they won't need it. Then they do need it.

I think I see your point. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think you’re saying that this study only shows that people from Ohio-Pennsylvania-West Virginia are more likely to use the word “nigger" on a google search. But Google has no way to know whether it’s black or white people who are using the term. So what does…

There's always more at the GoodWill store. :-)

OK you make good points. But Pittsburgh has chosen the public-funding way to keep the Pirates, Steelers and Penguins from leaving our city. Yes it's expensive bragging rights to be sure. But we do have teams that are major contenders almost every year, and the players (for the most part) love this city and are loved…

Smaller cities all over the country have to do it this way, to stay competitive with New York, Chicago, LA and all the major cities. Where have you been for the last 30 years?