On Fridays, I post a series of unrelated questions meant to spark conversation in the comments. Answer one, answer all, respond to someone else's reply, whatever you want. On to this week's topics of discussion... 1. Most sequels are not very good, or at least not as good as the thing that made people decide another installment was necessary. But surely there have been sequels you like better than the original. And don't just think about movies: books, albums, New Coke, Queen Elizabeth II, what have... READ ON

On Fridays, I post a series of unrelated questions meant to spark conversation in the comments. Today we're doing something slightly different. 1. Did you ever play the game "two truths and a lie" at a company function or school orientation? For the uninitiated, you say three things about yourself. Two of them are—wait for it—true. The other you made up. Then everyone tries to guess. Let's play that today. a. I once drove over my work laptop in a 1993 Mercury Sable. OK, twice. * b. In... READ ON

On Fridays, I post a series of unrelated questions meant to spark conversation in the comments. Answer one, answer all, respond to someone else's reply, whatever you want. This week, we're doing something a little different. I'm granting you three wishes! Probably not wishes you'd actually make, but you shouldn't look a wish-granting horse in the mouth. 1. Congratulations! I've secured for you a lucrative job in the vending machine placement business. In order to keep this job, however, you must... READ ON

On Fridays, I post a series of unrelated questions meant to spark conversation in the comments. Answer one, answer all, respond to someone else's reply, whatever you want. On to this week's topics of discussion... 1. This site lets you look up the bestselling books for any date. What was on the bestseller list the day you turned 21? Have you read any of them? 2. What was your very first job? While the pay was likely low and the work was probably less than ideal, are there any lessons you learned... READ ON