If true, these results would leave us feeling even more nervous and anxious than we already are. But fortunately, the assertion strikes us as a steaming load of goat clusters. In case the APA hadn't noticed, Denver is among the most beautiful cities in the U.S., and its proximity to so many natural wonders offers a wide array of recreational opportunities that burn stress, not cause it. I mean, I haven't seen a single photo from On the Edge, our new sports-and-rec blog, featuring a skier who's crying.
Besides, people in plenty of other cities have more reasons to be stressed than Denverities. Here's our top ten:
10. New York City Reason for stress: Michael Bloomberg has so much money he could keep winning mayoral elections for decades.
9. Chicago Reason for stress: The creeping feeling that Jay Cutler isn't all he's cracked up to be.
8. Sacramento Reason for stress: People are afraid to admit they don't really understand what Arnold Schwarzenegger is saying.
7. Las Vegas Reason for stress: More vacant homes than occupied ones these days -- not to mention the fact that all those cadavers in CSI episodes have got to be taking a toll.
6. Honolulu Reason for stress: How much perfection can the average person take before he's fitted for a straitjacket?
5. Los Angeles Reason for stress: The fear that plastic surgery will be mandated for everyone over age 23.
4. Washington, D.C. Reason for stress: More people who think they're right and everyone else is wrong than anywhere else on the planet.
3. Memphis Reason for stress: Elvis Presley is still dead.
2. Philadelphia Reason for stress: Pedro Martinez is pitching in game six of the World Series against the Yankees. Who are his daddies.
1. Detroit Reason for stress: Because it's Detroit. Duh.
