Amalfi Coast: My Take Was Taken on TikTok
TPOL tried to join TikTok (see The End of Days: TPOL Joins TikTok). And failed. It's too stupid of a platform for a person of my intellect. Having said that, it is the only way...
Simply The Best: June 2023
This may have been my laziest month since I began this fine blog 9 years ago (see Simply The Best: TPOL, The Professor, Turns 9!). I blame trying to be too organized for my inefficiency...
Could This Be The Cure for Blogger Inefficiency?
I've tried all sorts of ways to improve my efficiency in blogging. I tried blogging on the go. That did not work. I tried blogging on a fixed schedule, M, W, F....
Simply The Best: May 2023
Best of May you say? I have that here:
Iraqi Homecoming: My 40th Birthday in Baghdad
This Is The Best Use of 40k AA Miles
Espresso? Beer? Both?: My Madrid Morning Routine
Bangkok Residency...
Iraqi Homecoming: My 40th Birthday in Baghdad
I have symbolically landed somewhere interesting on my birthday so I could later write a story that begins with, ""On my X birthday I landed in..., an experience that would forever change my life." I used this strategy when I landed in Shanghai in 2010 to launch my career as an international attorney.
Simply The Best: April 2023
April done. May here. Way to go world. Here are the best posts:
Carnival Jamaica: TPOL Goes to Candy Land Next Week
Puerto Rico to Jamaica: Oh No, Not Spirit! Wait, Why Am I...
The Etiquette of Things: Shopping Carts
The following is an excerpt from my upcoming book, The Etiquette of Things: Things You Didn’t Know Were Things. It is based on my annoyance with society as a whole and my Angry Professor persona (catch up on all...
One for Controversy: My Follow-Up to the President’s Plane
On July 24, 2018, I wrote, Dear Mr. President, Leave Air Force One’s Paint Job Alone. That was quite an impassioned post that elicited all sorts of responses. For my own records, I was...
Simply The Best: March 2023
What's great about March? Not the Madness (see TPOL’s March Madness Standings). The best part of March was this fabled blog turning 9 (see Simply The Best: TPOL, The Professor, Turns 9!). Here's what else happened:
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I’ve Done Too Much, Now What? 9 Places I Have No Interest in Seeing
TPOL is going through a blog-life crisis. The blog recently turned 9 (see Simply The Best: TPOL, The Professor, Turns 9!) prompting me to reflect on all that I have done (see Wide World...