April 2015

For some people the idea of going to a party and being surrounded by people they don't know sends their anxiety meters into the red. We've all been there, too: Our social butterfly friend invites us to some social gathering and you know…

Have you ever met someone, and immediately thought, "wow, I like this person"? There are people like that in our lives, instantly likable, approachable, and completely disarming. These people are fast friends, and quick confidants. Being…

I've often fantasized about being able to hop in my time machine and go back in time, and not just for the ability to win the lottery, or maybe prevent some great wrongdoing. Who hasn't had those thoughts? I think as I get older though,…

Often times when people come to you for advice, getting them to ask questions is the most effective form of finding an answer. Taking the time to contemplate a question let's people come to their own conclusions, and is often times way…

Despite our best efforts, relationships can seem like some strange form of advanced mathematics. The complicated nature of bringing two completely unique beings together into one symbiotic situation is an equation which not only doesn't…

If you've never had the immense privilege of giving a speech at a weeding, it's not as easy as you'd think. It's a great responsibility as a maid of honor or a best man to accurately convey your love and appreciation for the newly wed…

I'll just come right out and say it: Being a woman is tough. Now, while I have never been a woman personally, it just looks hard. It doesn't help that women are under constant pressure from the beauty and fashion industries to "wear that",…

If you find yourself confused by the debate over cannabis, let's take a second to clear things up for you: Weed is bad. How is weed bad? It just is, according to the US government, and you can't have it. Period. The End. Buy an…

Not all giant cat heads are created equal. In fact, I'm not sure that any of them should be created at all, but the one that Housetu Sato and his students at the Japan School of Wool Art created easily wins the "Most Realistic Giant Cat…

When addressing my own personal fear of spiders, I have turned to science many times, only to be terrified to find things like fish eating spiders, or spider venom being used to save bees. For most people that are afraid of spiders, very…