How do I move back to New Orleans? Or, in light of the economy here and elsewhere, should I stay in Baton Rouge and suck it up? [more inside]
posted on Jul 10, 2008 - 7 answers

I lost myself somewhere in the fray - help me draw a map to get myself back. [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2008 - 31 answers

What does it take to be a doctor (MD)? And what does it take to be a doctor (PhD)? Torn about what path to pursue, [more inside]
posted on May 25, 2008 - 12 answers

Can this relationship/marriage be saved? [more inside]
posted on Apr 22, 2008 - 89 answers

Background: I am 41 years old. I am 16 credits shy of graduating with a BS in Mathemathics. my GPA is 2.79, I have over 250 hours of attempted coursework, 144 of that is being counted towards my degree. I program and design software systems for a living. The Problem: I really love math and computer science but I am lousy at learning. when I say lousy I mean slow. [more inside]
posted on Apr 13, 2008 - 24 answers

Help me identify a piece of choral music from Sydney's 2007 NYE fireworks. [more inside]
posted on Jan 1, 2008 - 2 answers

Okay, here's where I politely ask you folks to help rig up a creative midlife crisis. [more inside]
posted on Dec 30, 2007 - 25 answers

Is there a wordwide wheat crisis? [more inside]
posted on Sep 22, 2007 - 17 answers

Deforestation. Extinction. Soil depletion. Toxicity. Mental illness. Mass imprisonment. Neocolonialism. Etceterugh. What should one read for a better comprehension of just what the hell we're doing to the planet, ourselves, and eachother? [more inside]
posted on Sep 21, 2007 - 45 answers

LostPassionAndCreativityFilter: How does one rekindle one's skill in the zany, lateral, eccentric, imaginative, radical, random, funny, artistic, and kind? [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2007 - 21 answers

How to handle friend's choices when you don't approve? [more inside]
posted on May 30, 2007 - 24 answers

Is an MBA worth it for me, or am I just trying to keep up with friends who all seem to have letters after their names now that we're hitting our late 20s? [more inside]
posted on May 17, 2007 - 15 answers

I need a U18-friendly venue to hire in London on a Saturday evening... [more inside]
posted on Feb 7, 2007 - 6 answers

Midlife crisis? So, my husband and I have spent the past few years working to live more simply. We recognized that we did not want to spend our lives working very hard to have more stuff. So, we have simplified and are thinking about what to do next. [more inside]
posted on Jan 28, 2007 - 21 answers

Boston or SF? SF or Boston? *head desk* Help me hive mind, as only you can! [more inside]
posted on Aug 23, 2006 - 38 answers

I'm sort of in a crisis right now... Basically I am halfway through a bachelor in Film Studies and I realize it's garbage. I want to change my major to something that is useful. [more inside]
posted on May 5, 2006 - 14 answers

What was it like for cubans, and foreigners visting / working in cuba between the time of the revolution and the missile crisis. [more inside]
posted on Mar 23, 2006 - 2 answers

I loved Hotel Rwanda. What particularly hooked me was the film's unflinching realism in showing civilization as it is slowly being encroached and oppressed by large-scale terrorism which casts a shadow of uncertainty and danger on even the most mundane routines of daily life -- a sort of real-life Night of the Living Dead. Other similar films are Salvador, Missing and The Killing Fields. I also enjoyed the recent The Constant Gardener. What else will I like? [more inside]
posted on Nov 15, 2005 - 30 answers

KatrinaFilter: I don't understand most kinds of violence, but seldom am I as baffled as in this case: why would one fire at a medical convoy performing rescue work, as has reportedly happened in New Orleans? [more inside]
posted on Sep 1, 2005 - 43 answers

Anyone know any good books or internet sites relating to the asbestos in tampons hoax? [more inside]
posted on Aug 18, 2005 - 8 answers

How do I help a family member find an Albany-area psychologist and a marriage counselor? [more inside]
posted on Jun 19, 2005 - 4 answers

I have this embarassing problem related to being a 40 year old male. [more inside]
posted on Apr 28, 2005 - 59 answers

Calling Baltimore Mefites!!! I'm in a serious bind, I need a 1room place to live this week in Charles Village. All online resources are aimed at Hopkins kids and way over priced. [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2005 - 6 answers

Quarter-Life Crisis: How did you handle it? [more inside]
posted on Mar 2, 2005 - 23 answers

What's the coolest/funnest/economical alternative car that can be purchased in the US, is somewhat affordable, and safer than a motorcycle?

I want to explore my options before I buy a used Corolla.

I'd really like a Carver, but most of these futuristic hybrid motorcycle things are unavailable in the US or really expensive.
posted on Nov 2, 2004 - 20 answers