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Ayana Bali, a Monkey, and the Bathing Suit That Started an International Incident
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On butlers, Rock Bars, and why Robert Louis Stevenson was wrong. There is a saying, attributed to Robert Louis Stevenson, that it is better to…
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Trevor, the K-Car, and the Banana: How My Wife Met One of My Best Friends and Nearly Left Me at Disney
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Trevor, the K-Car, and the Banana: How My Wife Met One of My Best Friends and Nearly Left Me at Disney On first impressions, soft…
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The Seventh Month
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On ghosts, property values, and the woman at the desk in Orlando who was not supposed to be there. The dead walk among us. In…
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The Elbow, the Cork, and the Woman at the Front Desk
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On MLMs, Mei Foo, and why you should never open champagne above a wedding. I am sitting in the Cathay lounge at Hong Kong International…
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Travels With My Wife: Part III — Domestic Incidents
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For those of you following along, this is the third installment in what has become, against all planning and good judgment, a series. The first…
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Travels With My Wife: Part II — International Incidents
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A second round of international travel disasters, featuring the Gucci tunnels, contraband jackfruit, and the ongoing administrative consequences of loving the wrong travel companion.
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Travels With My Wife: A Survival Guide
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I love my wife. I want to lead with that, because what follows may prompt some of you to question that statement. But I do.…