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Cliché Interview Question 6/23/2020
Reading time: 4 minutes
It's not clever
And then we came to the bullshit part of the interview.
"Tell me the most interesting thing that's ever happened to you."
I needed the job, so I didn't roll my eyes—but I'm pret...
Corsican Ordeal (II) 6/16/2020
Reading time: 2 minutes
So wrong about dodging
Multiple sorties of F-bombs were launched and replenished.
This is Part 2. Part 1 is here.
Outside, a dozen kids between the ages of fifteen and eighteen returned every...
Corsican Ordeal (I) 6/16/2020
Reading time: 2 minutes
Zero Shoulder Bumps
We formed a loose circle in the middle of the bar.
This is Part 1. Part 2 is here.
No one jostled us as they laughed with their friends or called out to the waitress. We dr...
Planning Itineraries 6/9/2020
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God yes, we plan
As a couple, my wife and I plan our trips.
Seasoned pros can skip this page.
We don't have absurdly detailed itineraries. (Note: we usually take city trips.) We do this as a va...
Five Stores and a Month 6/2/2020
Reading time: 2 minutes
The Four-Pointer
In the fall of 2018, we took our son to France.
We began in Strasbourg, a magnificent city in Alsace. I decided it was a good time to introduce Francis to the Tally Machine. Th...
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A brief biographical sketch
Travel
Pardon the saccharine and the obvious, but travel is everything
France
France deserves its own section
Reading
The bullshit of daily life? I'd rather read.
Music
Let me take you back
Television
I watch a lot more television than movies
Soccer
The only sport that matters
Food
As a travel writer, I have to talk about food
Dumb stuff
You will not feel smarter after reading this
Minimalism
Trying to live simply
Other Interests
I've only driven a Ferrari once
Get off my lawn
A few brief rants