I want to spend a month in the summer either horseback riding or hiking/camping with a pack mule somewhere in Europe. How do I go about this? [more inside]
posted by snoogles on Mar 11, 2009 - 6 answers

What is a classic, perhaps philosophical, novel about individual freedom to choose? So that no matter how desperate the situation you find yourself in, you always have choices about what to do, how to feel and how to think about your situation. [more inside]
posted by zaebiz on Mar 10, 2009 - 23 answers

I would like to get some more structure in my life. How do I go about it? [more inside]
posted by blueyellow on Dec 31, 2008 - 17 answers

Can someone explain why despite the fact that every one of these incidents occurs at a unique time and place, each involves a complex history of events and personal decisions leading to its very unlikely outcome, that the death toll on the roads year-on-year is so predictable? See here and here. [more inside]
posted by zaebiz on Dec 28, 2008 - 47 answers

I'm looking for novels that have the theme of freedom running throughout. [more inside]
posted by hazyspring on Sep 21, 2008 - 27 answers

I'm trying to cultivate a certain kind of beauty in life - something exemplified by the likes of Dumbo feather, pass it on and Keri Smith's blog. Where else can I find such beauty? [more inside]
posted by divabat on Aug 12, 2008 - 4 answers

If I really wanted to "live free or die," what country/city/region is my best option? Assuming a normal human life with normal services* without purchasing a farm, where does a person on Earth have the most rights? (Electricity, running water, food, internet)
posted by clango on Feb 27, 2008 - 41 answers

I want to plan a long road trip by myself. I'm not sure exactly where I want to go, but I do know that I want to take some pictures, and have an adventure. [more inside]
posted by pazazygeek on Dec 7, 2007 - 13 answers

Help me find the source of a quote! [more inside]
posted by triggerfinger on Oct 26, 2007 - 10 answers

What sort of gear would you recommend for someone who wants to try living out in the open air for 6-12 months? [more inside]
posted by longbaugh on Nov 30, 2006 - 20 answers

I am the MC for my good friends wedding tonight. I have the schedule and only a few announcements, but aside from that I will have a wireless mic and freedom. Ideas? [more inside]
posted by freudianslipper on Aug 27, 2006 - 7 answers

If someone's pointing a gun at you, and they look away for a moment, what's the most effective way to disarm them? [more inside]
posted by bjork24 on Aug 25, 2006 - 24 answers

How does one go about loosening the apron string that is slowly suffocating me and extinguishing my last burning torch for freedom? (In NormalSpeak: Help me deal with overprotective parents!) [more inside]
posted by liquorice on Aug 7, 2006 - 33 answers

there are, at least to my mind, many nefarious things going on in this country, at all levels. i recently voiced a specific complaint to a friend of mind. his reply was 'this is the way the 'man' wants it.' who is this 'man' anyway?
posted by brandz on Dec 26, 2005 - 16 answers

Is there validity to the statement that I or you "enjoy the freedoms that men and women fought and died to protect?" [more inside]
posted by grefo on Aug 9, 2005 - 19 answers

Travel without your s/o.. Any of you do it? ---> [more inside]
posted by eas98 on Oct 6, 2004 - 14 answers

WhatAmIMissingFilter: I've been waiting for an optimum time to ask this on the main page in an appropriate thread, but the opportunity hasn't arisen. Thus: Exactly HOW is the government getting away with enforcing these so-called "free speech" zones? Allowing for reasonable public safety measures, it's still clearly at odds with the constitution. (I'm sure places like Planned Parenthood would dearly "love" to relocate protesters to a deserted roped-off area 6 blocks away.) Is it just that no one has called them on it yet?
posted by RavinDave on Jul 26, 2004 - 22 answers