Count how many times a person mentions a particular topic. Find the topic with the highest count and you’ve found their obsession. For some, an obsession will be a sport. They might be a bit zealous over hockey or hang gliding, baseball or bocce ball. For others, they might obsess over politics or public figures, …
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Empath
Empath. Isn’t it amazing how one word can spark whole day-long monologs inside you? Or how one word can inspire conversations and debates among you and your friends? Like at the end of the Saturday Night Live skit with Tom Hanks on Black Jeopardy when they say, “Lives That Matter,” and “Doug” has something to …
Funny Sports
Despite what your mom might tell you, playing hockey all day is not a complete waste of your time. I can remember a day when I did just that. I barely made time for a meal or two that day. It was fun, and I was sore the next day, but it wasn’t a complete …
Snow Fort
The real deal in winter is having a snow fort. Nothing better in the snowy white world than having a place to hide from your enemies. Of course it’s a great place to cache a stash of snowballs. In the right kind of snow fort though, you can have every normal house comfort: heat, food, …