I asked ChatGPT to choose my nail polish. H had other plans.

I’m about to leave for Africa, which means my life has entered its sacred pre-trip phase:lists, sub-lists, nested lists under other lists, and a level of logistical intensity that suggests I’m either going on safari with a weight limit . . . or launching a rocket into orbit. So when it came time for my […]


My New Travel Assistant is an Algorithm (& it’s Judgier than my Husband ever was)

Back in the day—when my husband and I were traveling regularly, usually once a year to Austria to visit his parents (and later, just his dad), plus assorted shorter and longer jaunts—I had a system. Actually, correction: H had a system. I had . . . vibes. H always had a “go bag.” His was […]