We have arrived on the island of Milos. The island where the Venus de Milo was discovered. An island, according to the travel magazine on the ferry, "characterized by eroticism and unparalleled beauty." It's pretty, I'll give it that.
I'd say the only real problem with what we did today comes from society and the idea that if you're not doing things ALL THE TIME you're basically a loser. Especially when you're on vacation in a foreign city oh man if you're not exhausted at the end of your vacation did you even take one?
We met a dog at a crossroads and Joe asked him which way to go. He asked us, "Where are you headed?" I'm kidding he barked at us so we turned around and went the other way. It was an answer of sorts.
I let it wash over me, confident in 2 bedrock principles of office life: 1. It will get handled, and 2. It's definitely not as big of a deal as you're making it out to be.
Sometimes when you're in there, and you're scared, and the products are starting to close in around you, all you've got is your cart handle to hold onto. A quality cart can help you. A good cart can find the exit.
After some arguing and foot-dragging, we have decided on a destination for this year's trip. It's Greece. We're flying into Athens, birthplace of democracy, to find out where it all went wrong.
Our washing machine is broken again, it's filled with murky, foul-smelling water, so I was going to take a Lyft to a laundromat but I thought what better way to prepare for the trip than to strap a large, unbalanced load to my bike and ride there in flip-flops! This worked great. I took it … Continue reading Pre-Native Care
Not pictured: pants. T-minus about 24 hours until I get on a plane for 14 hours. I'm trying not to think about what that's going to be like. I just stepped off a two-part, seven hour flight from Maine which was bad enough. At the seven hour mark during this upcoming flight I'll be standing … Continue reading The Gear is Extra
Two years ago we did this... (Italy) Last year we went to Asia. This year, who knows!? This is a place where we post pictures and notes from our travels. It also might be something I start and then forget about. Again, who knows!? I will try to post here during our trips though and … Continue reading Off We Go
Where Did Joe and Devo Go? 