Palm Springs-Day 3
Day 3 saw markedly better weather than the last two days. After a disjointed run at breakfast, we headed down to the pool. While it was a bit chilly, the kids had an awesome time. The only downside was that a couple of the…
Author: Edward Pizzarello
My goal in life is to fill my family’s passports with stamps, creating buckets of memories along the way. You’ll find me writing about realistic ways for normal people to travel the world, whether you’re on a budget or enjoy luxury. I also enjoy taking us on the occasional detour to explore the inner workings of the travel industry.
Palm Springs
So, ten members of my family are gathered in Palm Springs this week for a mini family reunion. We’re staying at the Westin Rancho Mirage, which is a really nice property. We were lucky enough to receive an upgrade to the Presidential Suite. The…
Catching Up
Hectic week, sorry for no updates. Michelle’s grandmother passed away, so things are just getting back to normal after a subdued ceremony of family and friends. Plenty of tears as well as memories that brought smiles.
Rodney Harrison is a Punk
Watching the Super Bowl pregame show. Rodney Harrison, who plays safety for the New England Patriots, was asked on the sideline who was going to win this year’s Super Bowl. He said, “Unlike last year, I think the best team will win. The Pittsburgh…
The Latest Sign the Apocylpse is Upon Us
Here’s a link to a blog suggesting that USAirways should be giving more to the passengers who survived the crash of flight 1549 into the Hudson. I mean, really. Are these people high? Barring some remarkable change that finds USAirways was negligent in some…
Toomer Leaving Giants?
The Daily News is reporting that Amani Toomer is leaving the Giants. This comes as something of a surprise. I was honestly surprised he wasn’t getting more catches down the stretch, but I chalked it up to defenses scheming on him in the absence…
Vegas Traffic Tugging at Airlines’ Pocket
Interesting article in Las Vegas Review Journal. Basically, the airlines pay to operate McCarran if there are any shortfalls. To save money as traffic continues it’s rapid decline, the airport is closing portions of the terminals during non-peak times, as well as consolidating airlines…
Yankees Sign Pettitte
Andy Pettitte turned down a $10 million, 1-year guaranteed contract in November. In December, when the Yankees signed Mark Teixera, they took this deal of the table. Nobody was really sure if we’d seen the last of Pettitte, and I hoped we hadn’t. Yesterday,…
Interesting Inaugural Moment
The cameras caught Bill and Hillary Clinton greeting the elder President Bush and Barbara. Bill hugged not only Barbara, but George Sr. as well, in a very warm fashion. Hillary shook hands from a distance, and patted George Sr. on the shoulder.
Why January 20th?
So, why does our President take office on January 20th? Well, it used to be March 4th. In the olden days, Presidential candidates needed this long to get their affairs in order. Also, when the date was first selected, there were no commercial flights,…