Last June I ordered a copy of Lonely Planet Nicaragua. I never buy a travel guide and not go to that country.

Ghana, France, Argentina, Italy, wherever. If I buy the guide I know I’m going, and that’s when I start getting excited.

And if you’re wondering, “Why Nicaragua?” there’s no good answer.

Someone might tell me about a country or city that piques my interest. Maybe I read a random article.

Either way I’ll jot it down in my notebook. Here, I’ll tell you what’s on...

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This summer I’m at a Cubs game and a friend of a friend sees me snap this photo with my phone. He asks me if I have the original iPhone.

For a second I think he’s serious, but then I realize it’s because it’s a 4-inch SE, and no one on this planet has a 4-inch phone anymore.

But I’m okay that, because I just don’t care about phones.

I once worked for a company that gave out BlackBerrys. Then they took them...

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I’m at a wedding in Milwaukee and everyone is happy. Because when you’re throwing enough money and alcohol at something of course it’s going to be an extraordinary day. But having an expensive wedding doesn’t mean you’re going to have a happy marriage.

That’s what I’m learning from watching the documentary 112 Weddings (you should watch it because it’s really good). Now, I’m not here to tell you how to have a happy marriage because I’m not married, so if you...

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I’m going to buy new bath towels and because I buy everything online ever since you could buy things online I have this sick habit of searching Gmail to find out how long stuff lasts and what I paid.

I’m sure you want to know my Restoration Hardware towels are 11 years old and were $60. I think they still look new.

When I was younger I’d buy whatever was cheapest because I didn’t have much...

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