Giants Win!
Another one where we had to sweat it going down the stretch! It felt horrible to drive the ball twice in the second half and only come away with field goals. We were still trailing by a couple of points, and their offensive line…
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Japan Airlines New Service From Boston to Tokyo, And Why My New Favorite Airport is a Small Regional One in Connecticut
Japan on a 787!!!! I just got from my third MegaDO event (second as an organizer). Read more about MegaDO here. Articles are upcoming by the AP and USA Today as well. The general gist is a group of people who are as crazy…
Why I Believe The Giants Will Win The Super Bowl
It’s been a hot and cold year for the Giants. I’ve watched our team win some games that I didn’t think we could win, and lose plenty of games we should have won. Despite a large amount of injuries, we’re the healthiest we’ve been…
Lance Armstrong Saga Finally Over
As reported by ESPN, the federal government has elected to close it’s investigation into whether Lance Armstrong doped while riding professionally for the US Postal Service team. I’ll admit, I thought this outcome was unlikely. Jeff Novitsky was the federal agent who decided…
A Point is Not A Point (At Least As Far As Airline Miles Are Concerned)
Along with my previous post about how easy it is to accrue points and miles, I thought it would be a good idea to illustrate the difference in value between various points and miles. I think this is one of the most overlooked comments…
Traveling on Points is Easy
The most common thing I hear from friends and family is that they don’t bother collecting frequent travel points because it’s “hard”. Besides, they say, you can never redeem them anyway. Too much work for not enough return. I decided to try to do…
Flying With Family
Over the last few years I’ve been flying over 100,000 miles a year. The vast majority of it is for work, but we’ve managed to squeeze in the occasional family trip. Our daughter (5 years old now) has always been a terrific flier. In…
Westin Times Square-A Quick Review
I feel a bit ashamed. Somehow, my daughter managed to get to the age of 5 without going to the greatest city in the country. So, what better opportunity than the 40th party of a close friend and his surprise marriage proposal to his…
NEXUS/Global Entry-Now A Member
What is NEXUS/Global Entry you ask? NEXUS is a program that aids people in crossing the US/Canada border, whether by boat, plane or car. Global Entry is a way to expedite your return to the US through 20 gateways via plane. Kind of an…
TSA Gets It Right (Sort Of)
Sub-titled “I Fought The Law, And It Was a Draw” We had a family trip to attend a wedding this weekend, so Michelle and I took the kids for our first real 4-person family trip on planes. When we arrived at IAD, we entered…