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It’s Saturday, November 5, 2022, and I’m sitting at the Seattle airport waiting for the final leg of my flight home.

24 hours ago, when I was in Scottsdale, I lost my wallet.

And then I found it.

(Or, it found me.)

Here’s a story of a team of heroes made up of:

• Bill
• An incredibly kind pal
• An unnamed resort staff member
• Someone named “Yolanda”
• Coyotes
• Many Uber drivers

First, a few highlights:

• I’ll start by saying what doesn’t need to be said: Losing my wallet sucked. It sucked immensely more in that I was traveling. Maybe it sucked a tad bit more because my flight was leaving at 7:00 AM the next day. Throw in a heaping cup of suckage in that I didn’t have a place to stay that night. (But, whatever. It’s 2022.)
• Highlight 2: This was all my fault.
• Highlight 3: I highly recommend not losing your wallet.

Here’s the story…