A few weeks ago, a friend asked me to sit in her house and watch her dog for a few days while she went away. In most cases, this would sound like a pain in the butt, but this was a request from a close friend — plus, her...
For the first time in American history, tattoos are trending toward mainstream status among younger generations: Nearly half of millennials (47 percent) and over a third of Gen-Xers (36 percent) claim to have at least one tattoo. What’s more, few Americans stop at one: Among those with...
For seven years, Tim Roscoe worked as a fund-raiser for the University of Virginia, taking upwards of 20 flights per month to solicit donations from alumni all across the country and world. During that period, he was asked to change seats with a fellow passenger on just...
There’s a lot happening in today’s world that makes it hard to get out of bed — and we’re not talking about binge-watching TV shows or discounted Egyptian cotton. The modern experience is just… well, rough. How, then, can you see the world through more rose-tinted glasses? How, if one were...
Americans are supposedly traveling more than ever before. But you’d never be able to tell based on how much we complain about never being able to get away. Blame it on the wanderlust inspired by Instagram, the FOMO inspired by Facebook or just the drudgery of life:...
Given the ubiquity of smartphones — and the fact that we’re essentially tethered to them at all times — it’s strange to think that we’re not reading enough. But as modern life has provided more and more distractions, we’re reading less and less books. Whether you want to actually read the...
It shouldn’t be a surprise that living life to the fullest is one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions — it’s what we all want to do (when we’re not simply trying to survive the madness of the current world, that is). But how do you even know...
Nearly half of all Americans spend their entire paycheck — or more — every month. It’s no wonder: Stuff’s expensive these days, and raises are hard to come by. And despite the recent uptick in the stock market, the idea that the economy has improved in recent years seems theoretical and...
All too often, it feels like our lives are slipping out of our control: Unopened mail piling up, deadlines looming, home a mess. “If I could just get all this trivial day-to-day stuff running smoothly,” we tell ourselves, “All the big stuff would fall into place!” But...
Sometimes, the “good” version of you — the one that successfully holds down a job, keeps a relationship together and maintains a semblance of a normal life — is eclipsed by a different one: Enter Drunk You. This is the you that thinks eight cheeseburgers is a reasonable dinner; that sees...
If you’ve never tended bar before, the process of ordering, consuming and paying for drinks warrants little thought. It’s what you do when you go out: You ask for a drink, someone makes it for you and then you pay for it. But for those of us...
To keep your Christmas guests impressed and/or safe this year, we reached out to three fire experts: Captain Mikel Hawke, a Green Beret and Extreme Adventure Instructor; Buck Tilton, a wilderness medicine expert and author of 40 books on the subject; and Mark, a father of five from a family obsessed with perfect fire-lighting. Here’s their...