Lessons Learned from 72 Airbnb stays

NOTE: As of February 22, 2025 when Joe Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb and current board member of Airbnb joined the DOGE effort in support of fascist and authoritarian president Donald J. Trump, I no longer use or endorse Airbnb. Henceforth, I will use VRBO for short term rentals. In our travels in the U.S. and … Continue reading Lessons Learned from 72 Airbnb stays →

An Avoidable Tragedy

A Tale of Two Accidents For so many, 2020 was a year of COVID illnesses and deaths. For us, it was a year of devastating accidents: two bicycling accidents, neither involving a car, but resulting in very different outcomes due to a single, inexpensive piece of equipment: a helmet. Accident #1 On October 23, 2020, … Continue reading An Avoidable Tragedy →