Yesterday someone relieved me of my 64GB iPod Touch. That’s an ouch to the tune of about $500 once you get done buying insurance. Ironically, it wasn’t theft insurance. Insomuch as I can say that getting ripped off was my fault, I probably shouldn’t have left it in the console of my rental car and [...]
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Like pulling off that band-aid, I had to put out a new post because it’s been so darn long. If I keep holding off until I have that stroke of brilliance that’s going to get me back in the groove or writing it’ll never happen. So I’m back from a three week road trip. It [...]
It was getting late during a maintenance window with a customer and we decided it was time to get some pizza munch going. I pulled up the Dominoes website, ordered a couple large specialty “Meatza” pies and 5 bottles of Dr. Pepper. “Gah, we forgot to get ranch,” the customer says to me after I [...]
That’s right, I’m on another stretch of jobs – Asheville, NC; Austin, TX; San Antonio, TX; and possibly some work out in Dallas before I head back home. Getting throught he airport was a lot less complicated with nothing but a carry-on. George Clooney was right – checked bags are a waste of life. The [...]
I’m so tired of airport baggage claim. The typical routine is 1) stand in line to check my bag, 2) hand it off to the folks at scanning, 3) take my flight, 4) head to baggage claim, 5) wait for 30-45 minutes for it to come around, 6) lug all that crap to my rental [...]
Staying hydrated on the road is hard to do. Well, it’s hard to do without sucking down a bunch of tap water anyway. You can always swing by the front desk and their little market and scoop up a bunch of bottles of water. What’s that cost? $3 per bottle if you’re lucky? What about [...]
In the last few years I’ve tried dozens of applications to make being on the road a little bit easier. Several were duds, but there have been a few that were so good I use them on every trip. These are the ones that made the short list. Go download them now. Expensify If you’re [...]
