Arbitrary Rules Arbitrary RulesFebruary and March I'm going to spend half in San Francisco and half in Vegas. So I'm buying a bunch of cheap tickets to ping-pong back and forth between the two cities. As I booked the... Feb 6, 2016 10,239views 0
Back to Bare Metal Back to Bare MetalIt's been a crazy few years. I was going to say few weeks, then few months, and then I thought about it and realized that there's no reasonable starting point more recent than a few yea... Jan 29, 2016 11,512views 0
The Upside to Generosity The Upside to GenerosityToday we went to a gelato place called Gelatology. The owner, Desyree, used to have a place called Art of the Flavor, which was shut down under suspicious circumstances. From outward ap... Jan 22, 2016 10,249views 0
Sure Enough to Plant Evidence Sure Enough to Plant EvidenceI'm almost done watching Making of A Murderer. I don't know how it ends yet, but it's not much of a spoiler to say that it opens with a story about a guy, Steven Avery, who was wrongly... Jan 16, 2016 10,394views 0
When The Taxi Driver Didn't Rip Us Off When The Taxi Driver Didn't Rip Us OffOur ship docked in Dubai today. Very often the ship docks so close to downtown that you can walk, but sometimes you have to take a bus or taxi into the city center. The Dubai port, on t... Jan 9, 2016 11,204views 0
Zai Jian 2015 Zai Jian 2015Well, there goes another year. Every time a new year rolls around, my initial impression of the past year is that it was pretty uneventful compared to previous years. Then I go through... Jan 1, 2016 10views 0
Zai Jian 2015 Zai Jian 2015Well, there goes another year. Every time a new year rolls around, my initial impression of the past year is that it was pretty uneventful compared to previous years. Then I go through... Jan 1, 2016 9views 0
Zai Jian 2015 Zai Jian 2015Well, there goes another year. Every time a new year rolls around, my initial impression of the past year is that it was pretty uneventful compared to previous years. Then I go through... Jan 1, 2016 3views 0
Zai Jian 2015 Zai Jian 2015Well, there goes another year. Every time a new year rolls around, my initial impression of the past year is that it was pretty uneventful compared to previous years. Then I go through... Jan 1, 2016 3views 0
How to Nail a Long Layover How to Nail a Long LayoverWhen I'm booking a flight, I don't search by shortest duration, I sort by longest. My favorite flights are those that include one or more really long layovers during the day in an inter... Dec 27, 2015 10,675views 0
Why I Only Travel with Ten Pounds of Stuff Why I Only Travel with Ten Pounds of StuffWhether you think I'm a minimalist or maximalist isn't important to me. In some ways I am quite minimalist, but in others I'm the opposite. I have a lot of teaware, for example. Way mor... Dec 19, 2015 16,157views 0
Assets, Experiences, and Indulgences Assets, Experiences, and IndulgencesNothing makes my way of thinking about it the one correct way, but I think of money spent as three different things: Assets, Experiences, and Indulgences. I do this because it helps me... Dec 11, 2015 12,181views 0
