You can map your life through your favorite movies, and no two people's maps will be the same.

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. The older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.

Thanksgiving without tension is like a Thanksgiving without turkey. It can be done, but it is not the norm.

TV happens. And once it's happened, it's gone. When it's gone, you move on, no tears, no tantrums, no videotape

For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain of separation.

Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do with your life…the most interesting people I know didn’t know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t.

One thing you might want to learn before you attend the world's largest ukulele lesson is how to say ukulele.