Do I take notes for a column, or do I make a few calls to see if someone can come and help him?

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My definition of a vacation is a trip on which I don't take notes, but since I dislike vacations, and seldom go on them most are horizontal and undemanding and infantilizing I spend nearly all of my traveling life with a notebook in one hand and a pen in the other.

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Ms. PROSE: As I get older, I take more and more notes.

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Intern Saumya Vaishampayan came along to take notes, and judging by her jottings, I put in a disappointing performance.

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With a single tap I can snap a pic of the newest beer to grace my palate, take some notes and tag it with the style and brewery.

ENGADGET: IRL: Evernote, Netgear N900 and FiiO's E17 headphone amplifier

Before I left, I started a travel blog to keep my family and friends updated, which also served as a way to take notes for the book.

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