Hit Pause On Life

I think we’ve all heard the expression that something is “so bad that it’s good.” That’s a summary of the stories contestants tell on the long-running game show Jeopardy. If you are not familiar with the Jeopardy format, host Ken Jennings (Alex Trebek for 36 years) talks with the three contestants after they’ve completed the initial part of the first round. Of course, the contestants have already been interviewed by the production staff, and Ken Jennings has a card he refers

Our political divide often spills into our geographic location. There’s an assumption (wrongly) that only Democrats live in large cities, and only Republicans live in rural areas. Since the U.S. was born as an agrarian society, as citizens, we have a nostalgic feel for rural areas that does not exist when discussing cities. However, despite the issues created by big-city living, urban areas account for 75% of the nation’s wealth, a sizable share of its economic growth, and a