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  Experiences vs. Stuff

  07.27.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Experiences vs. Stuff

  When my daughter was born in 2003, I was lucky in making a decision that has had an interesting impact thus far in her short life. That decision was that I wouldn’t buy her toys (aka plastic crap,) instead, I would attempt to provide her with interesting experiences. The rationale I had for the decision […]

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  Tired of sitting in back?

  07.25.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Tired of sitting in back?

  Popular Mechanics recently published a study that shows if there is an incident in your aircraft, it’s statistically safer to sit in the back of the airplane. So, the next time you are sitting in the back of the airplane with no leg room, remember, if there’s a problem, you’re more likely to survive than […]

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  Summer Travel

  07.03.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Summer Travel

  We traveled from California to Ohio yesterday and the normal things that happen happened, cancelled flights, delays, and hassles. But, we’ve arrived safely and are enjoying friends and family. Special kudos to the American Airlines employees – they couldn’t have been more helpful and professional in working through cancelations and rerouting.

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  Farecast sucks

  07.01.07 | Permalink | 10 Comments

  The following is a screenshot of a Farecast prediction described in detail below A few weeks ago I wrote an entry saying that Farecast looks like an interesting travel tool. Well, now, having used it for two trips, I can say without reservation, it sucks. A commenter on the earlier entry said as much… “That’s […]

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  Travel Trials

  06.22.07 | Permalink | Comments Off on Travel Trials

  Writing from the lobby of the beautiful Holiday Inn Elmhurst, IL whilst waiting for the shuttle back to O’Hare. By the numbers: 70 – the number of standby passengers on the delayed plane last night 200 – the number of minutes the plane was delayed 90 – degrees F the temperature on the airplane (AC […]

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