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Yeah, yeah. It has become obvious that the way to get the best deals and the best service from the airlines is to pick one and use it exclusively. So a colleague asked me why I fly United. “Hometown airline” is the easy answer. It started when… Continue Reading “United Airlines Loves Me and Wants Me to Be Happy”
After a long day with the seminar (Round 2), I seriously considered ordering room service and not moving for 12 or 14 hours. I somehow convinced myself to run over to Chinatown to pick up a wrap at that place for dinner. And maybe a… Continue Reading “Nothing New Here”
I left the office, checked in at the hotel, and set off to make my pilgrimage to President Lincoln. I had it in mind to try to see something that I hadn’t seen before. That didn’t work. It was a rather gray day and… Continue Reading “The Walls Around the Monuments”
I had lunch with some colleagues at your restaurant, Ted’s Bulletin, in Washington DC last month. The menu had plenty of things for picky people like me and I was most pleased with the grilled cheese and tomato soup. (What is it with the grilled… Continue Reading “Dear Ted”
This has gone too far. I was at the airport early and two- count them two – flights were boarding to O’Hare. With room. I had no bags to check. Ready, willing and able to hop on standby. Except for the $50 fee. I… Continue Reading “Dear United Airlines”
I don’t really think I am going to be able to keep up this theme, but I had two today: First, I am grateful that I don’t really need an alarm clock. I can count on one hand the number of times I have… Continue Reading “Being Grateful Again”
Last night, while I was packing, I remembered to grab my Metro pass and toss it in my bag. Metro would be the DC subway system. I had $12.00 on it from several months ago and kept forgetting to pack it again. It landed… Continue Reading “Public Transportation”
Things I Forgot Before Leaving for Atlanta: Go to the ATM. So thank you, Harris Bank for your many, many airport machines. You are welcome to my $1.50 as my own bank has neglected me. Henceforth, this $1.50 shall be known as the Dumbass… Continue Reading “One More of These Posts and I Shall Have to Create a Tag”
The Trib just ran an article called “Revenge of the Hotel Clerk: 5 Things They’ll Do to Difficult Guests”. You’d better believe I was interested. A couple were obvious – making you wait or giving you a less-desirable room. Goofy charges showing up on… Continue Reading “I Told You to Be Nice”
Seriously, people. Don’t come to this town in August. It is 98 degrees. I tried to go out after work and made it as far as the Air and Space Museum – across the street. Thankfully, it is open late in the summer. I… Continue Reading “Washington Misc 2”
The Next Dark Age 