Ah, the ‘Ignorance is bliss’ concept (an incomplete rendering of Thomas Gray’s "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise."). However, it is possible that the ancient Greeks had a better handle on the issue with their opposite view that “Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness.”...
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Half way there. 25 states to go including MARYLAND!
Yeah, the first 25 horses were pretty quick out of the gate. Something tells me that the other 25 are lagging far behind. The RHODE ISLAND horse, which...
Spent 10.5 months in Alaska in 2005 and fell in love with the place - felt like a kid again (I was 54 at the time). Am now back in the Lower 48 (or 'Outside' as Alaskans refer to it), more specifically in the midwest at present, although I'm a resident of NH. After 2005 any place that's not...
Not to pile on, but the Empire Sate was rated 51st (dead last) in Science's just-released listing of happiest states. Louisiana was listed 1st (happiest) and (perhaps not so coincidentally) also received exam results first. Based on that I'll let you draw your own conclusions as to how many...
The Journal Science yesterday released a ranking of the 50 Happiest States in America. You can find that ranking and commentary all over the internet today. Interestingly the first state to report results (Louisiana) was also listed as the Happiest State (gee, I wonder why).
Many of the...
Concur with Civilized_Naah. Also remember that Environmental exam will require you to answer 100 questions in "Environmental" realm, whereas the Civil-Water Resources exam only has 48 (8 am and 40 pm) questions. So coverage, difficulty, and quantity of questions dealing with topics such as...