We got lucky.
Driving up the western coast of San Juan Island, fresh off the morning ferry, we saw a cluster of people on a rocky expanse looking out to sea. Figuring the “rubber-necking” likely meant creatures were in sight, we parked our car and hurried over to watch the show. Off in the distance, a pod of orcas was steadily making its way towards us.
We saw this guy on the side of the road somewhere on San Juan Island, WA. We stopped long enough to get a photo, and he tentatively stepped out of the woods and towards our car. It seems as if some folks have been feeding him – bad tourist, bad!
You’ll want this little chip thingy in your credit card if you plan on leaving the U.S.
Cash may be king, but cards are usually more convenient, more secure, and oftentimes more rewarding. But the cards we use domestically aren’t necessarily the ones we’ll want to carry overseas. If you’re planning an international trip, here are the four types of cards you’ll want to make sure are in your wallet.
If you haven’t seen the above image yet then perhaps you missed it on your way into that café without wifi because it’s making the rounds online. I’m guessing that’s not due to the hilarious irony of sharing such a message through social media but because it fits a well-worn stereotype so well. But how well does it really fit?
Let’s see. In this last week alone we met up with a wonderful couple we’d never have known if not for our blog; had dinner in Atlanta with someone we originally struck up a conversation with in Guatemala because we recognized her from her blog and Twitter; met two other people who were invited to that same dinner party because they knew us through EverywhereOnce; have plans to share drinks with a long-lost high school friend we reconnected with through Facebook; and are spending a few nights at a new friend’s house who we met at an event arranged online.
So yeah, we really should turn off our computers and, um, live like it’s 1993 when people could mostly only connect to folks they already knew. But that doesn’t change the fact that I really still do need to call my Mom.
We understand that our point of view on many things is, shall we say, somewhat out of the mainstream. And we understand that this is particularly true when it comes to issues of life / work balance. But that understanding didn’t stop us from being a bit bemused to read all the recent handwringing and teeth gnashing over some unabashedly good news.
“Health Care Law Projected to Cut Labor Force,” cried the New York Times
“CBO: Obamacare Is A Tax On Work, May Cut Full-Time Workforce By 2.5 Million,” yells Forbes
That certainly sounds bad. So why are we so happy?
Everywhere Once 