15-04-14 Most of us would like to accomplish more than what we are able to in a day. How many times have you felt that it would be so much easier if you only had a few more extra hours in a day to complete the various tasks that you have on your plate? And h...

15-04-04 Long-distance relationships aren't ideal. They are hard. Like, really hard. But there are some aspects that aren't that bad 异地恋不完美，到底有多难，总之就...很难！不过，异地恋也有好处。 1. You don't have to share the covers. 2. You don't have to b...

15-02-27 Nothing. No tracks but my own are stitched into the dusting of fresh snow, white as birch bark, that fell during the night. No flittering shadows in the trees, not a sliver of bird song in the air. What sun there is this time of year shines weakly,...

15-02-27 The other day an acquaintance of mine, a gregarious and charming man, told me he had found himself unexpectedly alone in New York for an hour or two between appointments. He went to the Whitney and spent the empty time looking at things in solitary...

15-01-15 This Present Life James Reiss Did the bird that slammed into my picture window think its glass was an open door he could breeze through like the sparrow flying through time in the Anglo-Saxon poem, coming to life when he flew into a manor hall dinin...

15-01-14 Dilbert's Salary Theorem states that Engineers and scientists can never earn as much as business executives and sales people. This theorem can now be supported by a mathematical equation based on the following two postulates: As every engineer knows...

14-12-31 Hapless jobseekers are listing sleeping, watching TV and even browsing Facebook on their CVs, according to a poll. 一项调查结果显示，逗比求职者们在简历中列出的业余爱好包括睡觉、看电视和浏览Facebook页面。 The pointless pastimes listed as 'outside int...

14-12-30 A man was stranded on a desert island for 10 years. One day a beautiful girl swims to shore in a wetsuit.... Man: Hi! Am I ever happy to see you. Girl: Hi! It seems like you've been here a long time. How long has it been since you've had a cigarette...

14-12-26 Many animals may have a previously under-appreciated ability to make up for lost time with more effort, according to new research publishing this week in PLOS Computational Biology. This capability could help scientists better understand how animals...

14-12-24 We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We wil...