I’ve noticed a disconcerting trend lately. And by “disconcerting,” I mean annoying. To me. Honestly, this isn’t normally a difficult thing to accomplish, but this particular situation has gotten so out of control in the past year that it warrants both comment and mocking. Lately, when it comes time for…

In the US, in order to qualify for a home mortgage loan, you need to have “four concurrent open lines of credit” for the previous two years. That means credit cards, car/student loans, another mortgage… So, to sum up, you need to have copious existing debt in order to qualify…

Folks, I’m just a few hours away from wrapping up my four and five star trip through Chile. But am I sitting back and letting these final hours wind down unproductively? Perish the thought. I’m a professional. When I’m on the road, I work like a miserable dog right down…

Check to make sure that your very expensive digital camera with numerous delicate moving parts is not in your day-bag before you go to the beach. [See the full “What I’ve Learned” list here. Start at the bottom and read up.]

Even if you have a co-conspirator, even if you spill some, even if you’re celebrating something really awesome, three bottles of wine on a Tuesday night is too much wine. [See the full “What I’ve Learned” list here. Start at the bottom and read up.]

In clothing optional areas, inevitably it is the people that you would least like to see naked that go the distance. Double goes for Germany. [See the full “What I’ve Learned” list here. Start at the bottom and read up.]

Never take directions from a drunk person. [See the full “What I’ve Learned” list here. Start at the bottom and read up.]

In Italy “five minutes” means an hour. [See the full “What I’ve Learned” list here. Start at the bottom and read up.]

Take care in Romania when you try to use your Spanish language skills to compensate for your lack of Romanian. The very common word “muy” means “very” in Spanish. In Romanian, “mui” is the infinitive of “to give a blowjob.” [See the full “What I’ve Learned” list here. Start at…

Amsterdam prostitutes do not like to have their pictures taken. [See the full “What I’ve Learned” list here. Start at the bottom and read up.]