There is nothing more stressful then unspoken pressure from a perfect stranger. Take for instance, going to your bank ATM. I feel there is an unstated rule that if you are in line, you remain a respectable distance from the person conducting their transaction in front of you. If you are close enough for me […]

I knew I was going to win before we started. At least you’d get that impression if you saw the home video of my brother and I, at a young age, playing the board game Chutes and Ladders. The premise of the game is, ladders go up and chutes go down when a game piece