George Clooney stars in a new movie called Up In The Air. The movie prominently features my airline of choice, American Airlines. It also touches on the lunacy of the quest for more frequent flier miles. My good friend Gary has posted two clips…
element is a new brand from Starwood Hotels. I stay at Starwood properties almost exclusively when I travel. On a recent trip to Denver, I was able to stay at an element for the first time. If you’d like to read my review, you…
I’ve been running behind on my blog posts, missing one for the trip we took to the new Yankees stadium to see them bash the Red Sox back in September. But, after tonight’s game, I couldn’t resist throwing a quick post together. CC Sabathia…
My best friend had to put down one of his twin cats this morning after a 2 year battle with end-stage kidney failure. It was a painful set of circumstances, one that made me want to give our dog, Serena, a big hug last…
Not sure what happened, but for those that follow my blog, some spam got posted to it late last night. I’ve sent an e-mail to Blogger about it to figure out what happened. Sorry for the unitended (and unexplained) SPAM.
Bose is giving away free miles again! How, you ask? Well, if you want to watch a 2-minute video found at the link above, they’ll give you 150 AA miles. If you have a BOSE store nearby and go see the demo, they’ll give…
My mother’s side of the family is from Nova Scotia, just outside of Halifax. As kids, my sister and I spent many a summer (and a few winters) there with our extended family. We had 5 aunts(Emily, Gloria, Fran, Rose, Laverne) and two uncles…
I hope all 3 of you reading will indulge me for a brief moment. Those of you that we call family already know most of this story. We lived in a nice neighborhood the last 5 years or so. Or, so we thought. Ever…
My wife and I enjoyed a night at The St. Regis in DC last night, thanks to the free weekends promotion Starwood ran this summer. Due to the promo and a bunch of travel, I ended up using my free rooms at: Sheraton Commander…
Derek Jeter broke Lou Gehrig’s record for most hits by a Yankee tonight. Lou Gehrig had 2,721 hits as a Yankee. Jeter now sits at 2,722. So, it seemed like a good time to analyze where Jeter sits in Yankee history, even though he’s…