Stylish hiking
Got to our road trip destination, about to start hiking, to realize that I didn’t bring any shoes (stylish as I was). Bonus: $19 shoes at Walmart.
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Don’t forget the grocery list!
“Don’t forget the grocery list!”, said the wife before the husband left for the supermarket. But when when the husband got to the supermarket, he realized he forgot the grocery list.
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Secret Service close-call
Yesterday, oddly, I was at the White House for a convening on educational games. Of course, it was very cool to be there. We were a group of about 40 people in a conference room. The previous night, dinner had started at 9pm, so I was dazed and confused… At …
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Missing toothbrushing power
When I came back from my travels I realized I didn’t have my toothbrush charger… Luckily I left it at Raj’s house and not in some hotel. Sorry Raj and thanks for shipping it to me!
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– take luggage
I have a travel checklist. Every time I’m packing for a trip, I print the checklist and check everything off the list (I’ve learned the hard way that it’s a very useful thing for me). I’m going on a trip and was going around the house checking off the final …
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More toothpaste than shirts
Allison took this picture in our hotel room in Tulsa, remarking that I brought more toothpaste than shirts for my 20-year high school reunion trip. (I thought I had packed the shirts, but I hadn’t…).
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Landed. Now what?
I landed in Baltimore. While the plane was taxing, I checked emailed, checked facebook, and then checked what car rental company I had made reservations at. But I hadn’t made a reservation. And I also noticed that I didn’t have a hotel room either… Expedia to the rescue. (so amazing! …
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So hungry and so close, yet so far
After working out at the gym, Allison and I walked over to Chipotle. After ordering the perfect burrito bowl, as I approached check-out, I realized I didn’t have my wallet, but Allison was behind me, so I told the lady Allison would pay. But when Allison got to the counter, …
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Separated without separation anxiety
When I leave for meetings I always take my bag with my computer in it. That’s to prevent anxiety in case a meteorite destroys the highway and separates me from my computer. I came back from a meeting in San Jose, parked the car, came into the house, said hi …
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