Last night I was in a cab with a Russian cab driver.  After chatting with him for a few minutes, […]

How can I find out which of my  friends are going to SXSW? If you’ve ever gone to SXSW (aka […]

Smart is overrated. Maybe I’m biased because I’m bit of a dummy, but I’ve always felt that having a big […]

This spring I will be moving back to Chicago after spending the last year  in my home state of California. […]

Yesterday, 400,000 people marched in New York City to demand U.N. action on Climate Change. According to Time Magazine: “The showing was […]

As we near the 30-day mark from when Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, MO, I’m glad that our country […]

45% of Americans made new year’s resolutions two days ago. The rest of us ate a donut. Let’s admit it. […]

I’m trying to put together my reading list for 2016 and looking for suggestions. What were the best books you […]

If you’re following the news you’ve probably heard about all the hate crimes and hate speech that has proliferated since Trump became […]

Every Martin Luther King Day my friend sends out an email to friends and family as a way to commemorate […]