Strangers

Seven Tips For Making Good Conversation With A Stranger

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 06.21.2009 | Living


Gretchen Rubin

I posted before about tips for knowing if you're boring someone and tips to avoid being a bore. But while it might be fairly easy to avoid topics th...

Namaste, Mama

Farai Chideya | Posted 06.07.2009 | Living


Farai Chideya

I've cried in the office, on planes, and on the street. I don't do it often, but when the spirit hits you, the worst thing to do is to stifle your pain.

Relying on the Kindness of Strangers

Leslie Goldman | Posted 06.05.2009 | Living


Leslie Goldman

As I walked around town looking generally pathetic with my hand wrapped in a giant cloud of gauze, I was pleasantly surprised at how quick strangers were to help me.

The Outer Wrapper is Only the Outer Wrapper

Lisa Guest | Posted 05.04.2009 | Living


Lisa Guest

Somehow in just a few minutes, a bright educated woman and I were discussion therapy, relationships with our mothers, and the importance of daily walking. All that in about fifteen minutes.

Flat tire? Chicagoans to the rescue!

Leslie Goldman | Posted 09.29.2008 | Chicago


Leslie Goldman

I got out, loaded up with shirts and dresses, and confronted what was possibly the deadest dead tire ever. My heart sank. But then the kindheartedness that defines the Midwest started peeking out from every corner and I was saved by my city.