Our world is obsessed with ranking things. In recent weeks, I’ve mentioned the list for both the healthiest and happiest states. Today, we’re checking out the most sinful states. I don’t understand how you can quantify something like sing, but the folks at WalletHub had no problem. They quantified things like jealousy, greed, lust, and…
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Orkin, the pest control and extermination service, has just released a ranking of the top U.S. cities for bed bug infestations. Some of the largest cities, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, are near the top of the list. That makes sense. Nashville came in at 30 on the bed bug ranker. Of course, people…
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I’ll admit, I spend too much time on the internet reading articles that are essentially “best of” lists. The other day I found one that claimed to rank the best cookies of all time. While it’s almost impossible to rank cookies that haven’t been around for decades, I went in knowing the cookie that they…
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The last few years have been stressful for almost all of us. Researchers believe where we live plays into our mood and mental health. So they’ve been putting together data to figure out the happiest state across the U.S. It shouldn’t surprise you that it’s Hawaii. But where the rest of the states rank says…
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I’ve often wondered why so many people are obsessed with lists of the best or worst things. I’ll admit that I too fall prey to these online posts and articles. Some of these lists are so absurd, while others are…
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There are many parts of life where we desire to be number 1. In sports, radio, television the goal is to always occupy the top spot. Well, right now, Tennessee is currently number 1 in America, and perhaps the world. But in this case, the top spot isn’t a good thing…
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A few months ago I talked about our obsession with rankings. Recently I noticed online that we now have rankings by state for some VERY silly things…
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I honestly think we live in a world where everyone is obsesses with ranking things. I’ll admit I’m just as guilty. I may not rank things myself, but I’m always interested when someone else does…
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