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Multi-Purpose Shoes Make Beach Drinking Easier

a pair of black flip flops

My beach-ware of choice is Reef.  And they’ve come up with an interested invention–shoes with build in bottle openers. I usually remember to bring a bottle opener with me, but I’ve definitely had it go missing too.  It can fall into the sand and then… well, it’ll be an artifact …

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Maximizing Business Travel (My presentation notes)

a man sitting with his hand on his face

I just spoke at Frequent Traveler University on maximizing business travel and had a bunch of requests for the slides. First of all, here are some things I’ve already written on this subject: 1.  Why Elite Status is good for your company 2.  How to keep track of business expenses …

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Visiting an Area You Visited Before… in a Video Game

a video game with a brick wall and a ladder

One topic of conversation that came up in the Hangout on Thursday night was visiting places you were really familiar with, but only because you played it in a video game. When a friend visited, he knew his way around DC–because he had played Fallout 3 extensively. That game was …

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