When I say the word “vacation” I’m sure the same thing jumps into every one of your heads: Checklists. They are clearly the best thing about travel. Thanks to checklists I had no trouble remembering to pack my flip-flops, charge my cell phone, or make more checklists. Now that I’m home, I can do my final vacation checklist to ensure I utilized my vacation time correctly.

  • Fun in the sun – Check in the check.
  • Food by the fistfuls – 10 pounds of check.
  • Frolic with family and friends – Check, check and check.
  • Take back the word “frolic” – Check in progress.
  • Check on a check – Check.
  • Discover the origin of the word “check” – Eschac.
  • Produce a Play – Chekhov.
  • Make a Mix – Chex.
  • Become a King – Checkers.
  • Offer a hokey catch-phrase symbolizing my return – Unchecked, but I can rectify that right now:

My name is Ben and I’m BA-AAAAAACK . . . Check . . . CHE-EEEEEECK.