The rant. I was thinking, how humor does not translate very well on the internet. Especially, if you are part Russian, like me. We have a very dark sense of humor. Can you think of any happy classic books, that came from our area ? Umm, no. “War and peace”, “Crime and punishment”, “Anna Karenina”. […]
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Is FTU for you? Part one
Originally this was only going to be one post. But it got so long, I had to break it up in 2 parts. Last weekend I attended an FTU event ( a conference for frequent flyer miles junkies) in Tampa and wanted to tell you a little about it. We do live in Florida about 1.5 […]
Miles and points roundup, Maui
I mentioned last week, this will be my blast from the past blitz trip reports, in the fewest possible words. I will try to tailor it to a middle class family with kids, even if the trip was before we had ours. Most of the info is still relevant today. Photos on this page: 2004. […]
To tell or not to tell?
That is the question, readers. Last week, there was a glitch in United reservations system. It caused the fares to go down to something like 5 or 10 dollars per ticket. The whole thing only lasted about thirty minutes and I happened to miss it. That’s what you get, when you take care […]
Should your family go on a mattress run?
First, I don’t normally do mattress runs or mileage runs. The only running I do, is after my kids, when they are trying to kill each other! What is a mattress run, you ask? It’s when you check into a hotel, only to earn points or status. Even though you have no desire to be […]
60 % of the time it works every time !
Update: the Marriott status challenge is apparently no longer available. In one of my earlier posts I mentioned , that on August 1st I was supposed to receive a free category 1-5 certificate from my Marriott Chase Visa. . It was earmarked for our short wedding anniversary getaway, the only thing we do without the […]