I went through a phase when I wanted to be a boxer. In retrospect, a boxer’s mouthpiece would have been a good idea for my gymnastics phase. Now there is 3×3 basketball in the Olympics. I grew up playing half-court ball in Oklahoma. I’ve always tried to tell people that 3×3...
I went with a premium supplier who offered to use the thickest type of plastic, and had inspections both during production and after production, but I still received a subpar product. Soon after launching, the negative reviews started coming in about how the product would leak air, even after...
The three of us have some awkward exchange of money, when Brad sidles up next to the bar, where I explain that wait actually I would ordinarily be okay with putting down all the cash and being venmo-d or paid back, but I need to pay my dog walker the next day. Dylan heads off to...
It was abandoned numerous times through the centuries, and I don’t know those stories. Our host at La Romita, the art school where we were taking a workshop on tapestry weaving and natural dyeing, mentioned that Perugia defended itself many times over the centuries. Most of the conflicts h...
Now in the final stages of adrenalin driven hysteria, and still dancing like I was putting out a bush-fire, I stabbed madly at the key fob … and successfully unlocked the rear hatch! There were maybe 2 seconds left, one last chance. I squeezed the other end of the key fob, and fina...
After no call back in 48 hours, I went through the process again. 48 hours! This time my voice sounded tearful. (It is on occasions like this that I appreciate the fact that I cry when I am angry!) Today, I did get a call back – three hours later. I was scolded for contacting...
The unit was in a locked apartment building, and we had a fob to always open the front door. So the entire setup felt quite safe. Would I use airbnb again? I’m sure a lot of people will disagree, but for me a large part of enjoying travel is having a great hotel. Ideally havin...