   84-Year-Old Kurt Vonnegut’s Wonderful Letter to a Group of High School StudentsIn 2006, a group of high school students were given an unusual assignment: write letters to their favorite authors and try to convince them to visit the school. Bold ask. Mr. Kurt Vonnegut replied. “I don’t make public appearances anymore because I now resemble nothing so much as an iguana.” Excellent advice for these future old geezers. The rest of the advice is just as good.  This Was The First Intercollegiate Sport in the U.S.[Partner] Rowing checks every box for long-term fitness. It’s low-impact, strengthens your muscles, improves cardiovascular health, engages 86% of your body in just 20 minutes, and, dare we say, it’s almost meditative. Don’t have daily access to water? Nor the time to maintain a boat? Same. Hydrow brings the full-body movement home, pairing world-class instruction with immersive waterway workouts that make you want to show up. Here’s the real kicker. 90% of Hydrow users are still rowing a year in. Something about their compact rowing machines just… sticks. Get $450 off the Pro model with code ELEVATORPRO. Or take $200 off the Wave with ELEVATORWAVE.  How Did Doctors Operate Before Anesthesia?You may recall, we had a couple surgeries last year. One to put some hardware in. One to take it out. That hardware is now framed in our office, thank you very much. We bring it up to establish credibility. Modern surgery? Feels like a NASCAR pit stop. That is, until the anesthesia hits. After that? No idea what they’re doing.  This Guy Read 3,000+ Books and Recorded Them All HereDan Pelzer was his name. He read at least 3,599 books in his lifetime. And after his death earlier this month (RIP), his full reading log was published. We’ll link you to it in a sec. But first: his taste? Both approachable and eclectic. Scroll through his (sometimes handwritten) list. Pick one. Pro tip: always read what older people tell you to read. FROM THE ARCHIVES  [Featured in ELEVATOR, July 2021] The Man Who Has Gone Two Decades Without MoneyNo idea if his streak continues today. But as of four years ago, he’d gone two full decades without a dime. Are you envious? Or do you pity him? We’re somewhere in between. Do we wish we were the kind of person who could live without money? A part of us, yes. Is that our reality? Absolutely not. Sorry. We need thread count and good coffee.  The MixerHow to manage all your subscriptions in Gmail. 34 women describe the weirdest thing about guys. Ask a bartender, what makes a cocktail perfect? Archaeologists discover a 2,400-year-old skeleton mosaic that urges people to “be cheerful and live your life.” If you've asked ChatGPT a legal question, you may have accidentally doomed yourself in court. How to use the charcoal grill in your public park this summer. Quiz: Did Einstein really say that? Your dad's weed walked so this could run, and it’s running straight to the couch.* *Partner Quotes From Smart Men  “An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.” GTFO  @tomstahlphoto | Truckee, CA    @2025 Rotary Digital 300 Witherspoon St Suite 201 Princeton NJ 08542 |
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