Word: perfective
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...seem helpful, but Gmail is about to seriously harm most of your social lives. See, the drunk e-mail lets you to say what you’re really thinking with the perfect excuse already lined up. “Heyyyy yoooure wyaay ciiiite” can be shrugged off, no problem. “But isn’t it sad that you need a drunk e-mail to talk to the boys you like?” you ask. Yes, well we can’t all be the charming socialite you are, engaging in actual conversation...
Math problems! When the clock strikes 10 on a weekend, you lose the ability to send e-mail from your Gmail account without answering a few mathematical puzzles first. Apparently, once you board the train to drunk town, your math skills are the first to go. A perfect solution to a troublesome problem—as we all know what kind of e-mails some liquid courage in your system can prompt you to send...
...Perfect Temperament
...beacon to the world is giving way to one in which we can't afford the electric bills. And yet the historians sitting around the table are more comfortable with ambiguity than is a voter heading into the booth. Even in crisis, they say, there is no perfect presidential temperament. "You want the right blend of confidence and humility," argues Yale historian Beverly Gage. "And you want someone who has the confidence to make big decisions, to act in crisis, but who also has the humility to listen to other people, to be flexible in those moments. So when does...
...nose for total darkness. While the two ear "pillows" - both detachable and adjustable - are intended to block sound, I was glad the package came with real ear plugs. The fleece-covered foam cushions did offer a slight additional buffer to noise, however, and they were definitely pillow-like - perfect for those awkward head leans on planes, trains and automobiles. Price: from...