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Register for another promo by National Car Rental’s Emerald Club ONE TWO FREE. I always sign up but never proceed to get enough credits come my way. I think the reason is…I get better deals elsewhere the few times a year I may need a rental car.
Jet Blue 25% off Award Sale, hurry!
Looks like Citibank Thank You Points network added yet another foreign airline to its partners list: Jet Airways. Who cares, how about one we can use hey?
Questions to ask before accepting an airline voucher. If you can land one in the post Dr. Tao era. Thank the pumping bloggers who made numerous posts about the “incident”. THINK before you click!
Getting free stuff from timeshares presentations. I used to do this…a lot! But the behavior of these guys has gotten much worse (it was always bad but tolerable enough for the goodies lol) and after a horrible experience in a Hilton property in Orlando, we are done. I don’t think my wife has forgiven me for making her go through that one…Good luck to you!
The Cranky Flier analyzes Sun Country’s plans to to ULCC (Ultra Low Cost Carrier). Interesting.
I have been blogging about how drones are changing our society (among other things such as smartphones, robots, AI etc.) Here is proof: Demand for drones is exploding.
First, I had no idea there were Chinese immigrants living in the South for so long! I found this fascinating; watching them speak in the southern accent too! The untold story of the Mississippi Delta Chinese.
Looking forward to all the changes at Whole Foods now that Amazon is free to…attack the grocery business!
I feel very sad for employees who have 403 (b) retirement plans as usually Brokers Take Investors From the Penthouse to the Outhouse.
Japan’s Rural Aging Population. This is sad. I think the same is happening all over the world as the young abandon the rural areas for school and never come back…
Okay, I am going to stop posting eclipse stuff. But just one more. And it’s the best one so far. By far! The best photos and videos of the 2017 solar eclipse.
The coolest building in every state. Pretty cool. Obviously, the picks are subjective.
Here is another bizarre North Korean link. Back in 1962 a US soldier defected. Well, he just died in North Korea after a glorious career portraying evil American imperialists in North Korea propaganda films. Look at his two sons, WTF!
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Amex lost its ass by getting into the prepaid card market as in Bluebird, Serve, etc. Sold to Incomm. Probably does not apply to any of you anymore as most of these cards were killed. Actually, my wife’s Bluebird has somehow survived and there is $1.12 on it lol. If you ever dealt with customer service at Incomm and you are alive to talk about it, you are very lucky!
My daughter is getting another Authorized User card from her brother this time! Earn up to 10,000 Bonus Starwood Points for Adding Authorized Users on SPG Amex Card [Targeted]
Doctor of Credit linked to me yesterday. Thankfully, I did not appear next to a link by View From The Wing and one of his click-bait shocking videos, okay I am kidding #notreally. One thing he mentioned though and I so agree with was this, especially the motivation part!
As always, if you like a blog and want it to continue then you should support it if you can…it helps keep all of us here motivated to keep posting.
I received an email calling me a Travel influencer. I deleted it.
RIP Air Berlin’s Top Bonus #bankrupt.
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Friday gold is just better than any other gold
Do last Friday Silvers get 3x at restaurants?
How about food?
Anything?
Amazon may kill MS at grocery stores.
Whole Foods stunk as a grocery store stock cant imagine how lowering prices at Whole Foods for Prime Members will help AMZNs growth margins. Typically its a dirty fight in the trenches vs WMT TGT and KR. It’ll be fascinating to see how this turns out.
Well, maybe the organic bananas now are not 50% higher than the non organic ones 🙂
Yes, it is fascinating what is ahead in this business. Time will tell. Never count Bezos out…
I wonder how they will incorporate the Prime members into being recognized at WF stores…
We know what will happen to Amazon’s profit margins.
Amazon has not profit margins, they lose money
Is Peteco ScottCastle2?
Sam is an addict looking for his fix. I may go to OfficeDepot to get me another Starbucks card to reload my account. Because. 5x baby.
I think an Amazon card is unavoidable if Bezos continues this…5x on amazon, 6x every second Friday at Whole Foods 🙂
That will be easy with the already existing Amazon card via Chase. 5X now on purchases on Amazon, it would be a no-brainer to extend that to Whole Foods.
When an affiliate link is added to this card, you WILL hear about it a lot more from the bloggers all of a sudden 🙂
The Sunday post will be the BEST Sunday post in the history of TBB. I always liked to finish strong! Make some time to learn, be entertained and get inspired!
I’ll be up early to read it.
Just added another one.
It will be EPIC!
Actually it is getting to be as long as a normal weekday TBB post #warning
– a teacher in Sacramento decided to read 2 transgender books in a kindergarten.
When parents got angry about it, the school supported the teacher. Parents have
no rights to know ahead of time about this and they just have to deal with 5 year old kids asking
if they can now chose their own gender as they wish.
– it is illegal in California to call a transgender person a wrong name. If you simply don’t know
or do not notice, and call someone Jack instead of Jackie, you can go to jail.
What about gender-neutral names, like jackass?
Bwahahaha
+1
To Sam
you seriously think it’s funny? Do you have kids?
very funny blog you have here
Andy:
I have kids.
I am okay with school administrators following prevailing law.
I am okay with my kids learning that we live in a diverse society, we are all human beings and we can be different and we can get along.
You are overreacting. Take them to a religious private school to avoid this if you are not okay with it.
And WTF does that have to do with my blog anyway?
when you keep bringing Trump here it’s OK? And no, it has nothing to do with “we are all human beings and we can be different and we can get along.”
It is purely the liberal indoctrination going crazy to the kindergarten levels.
re: Trump
Yes, it is OK. It is MY blog and I can post whatever I want. You don’t have to read it you know. Or you can do your own blog and post what YOU want.
I disagree with your opinion about the “liberal indoctrination”. Maybe you should be worried about more important things in life.
You know what pisses me off? Pardoning that jackass late Friday when Harvey was over Texas!
https://twitter.com/phoenixnewtimes/status/901263384087334914
He would have done it independent of Harvey. On the positive side, Gorka is gone.
Andy:
1). Please come back when someone is actually, really, truthfully, LITERALLY arrested for using the incorrect name.
2). If you’re so concerned about someone “indoctrinating” then I should assume you are also against Faux news, Rush, and Inanity?
3). It’s not a secret, it’s not fake–MOST Americans do not like the current president. You are a Minority, bubba.
“the average age of active farmers in Japan is now 66.”
Apparently that wasn’t old enough, wikipedia mentions 70 years old.
66 in japan is like 35 in other countries.
Just read an article with the title: “Data show that life satisfaction declines in middle age”…
Probably not the most uplifting read to head into the weekend…
WTF!
I like Doctor Of Credit, myself
There will be no calling names of blogs here. Especially ones in the Love or Like lists!
It is obvious that John and Ramsey do not get along so we will all really like it if you refrain from commenting on each others’ posts. As it can go downhill from there based on prior history.
Come on!
You keep missing the fact that it’s a one-sided history but ok. He has initiated 100% of it.
Maybe this is like Trump’s “both sides” or something.
It. Is. Always. Ramsey. Starting. Drama.
lol george where do you come up with your logic? your entire website is built on calling names to blogs. theres nothing here without that.
so you are saying he is unique? I agree G-man is one-of-a-kind. Matter of fact he is so good that we can be 90% opposites politically and I still love the guy like a brother (I never wanted)
‘there will be no calling names of blogs here.’
-george aka the guy who started this website to call blogs names every day.
I should have been more specific about the names:
Click whore
Of a blog in the Like list turned my stomach. When MY stomach turns comments will not stand anymore. You don’t like it? Go comment on Renes Points 🙂
Thanks MU, feeling is mutual.
Pray for Texans!
It was link [edited by Management]. Which DOC is. You call him on it every week. Before you get too sick to your stomach, look back at how many times you call bloggers [edited by Management]. It’s a quick Google. Or look up in different conversations in this same comment section for actual sickening talk that you’re ok with.
Man, had to cancel an AA flight and part of amount after the steep fees is reimbursed via paper vouchers. It’s like going back to the 70s. You can only use it for the amount ex taxes and fees. You can only use it for yourself. Only via phone or airport desk. Expires in 1 year. Un fucking believable.
Wow, WTF!
My trade show is over. Getting back to reading TBB. Headed to MCI for a BBQ weekend. Details on Flyertalk, Community forum. KCI’ers, come meet someone that enjoyed a day with George. I kid you not. Nice guy. #bloggersIlike.
Last?
Never last…TBB comments are like the Energizer bunny…they keep going and going…
Set some time tomorrow aside to enjoy the last Sunday TBB post. The most eclectic content found on the web. Right here. For freeeeee.
Great post here! Interesting stuff – especially enjoyed the Mississippi Delta Chinese piece.
Thank you. I was surprised also and really enjoyed that one about the Chinese in the Mississippi Delta, I had no idea!
Going forward I am going to take a hands on approach to the comments.
I made this point a few weeks ago.
It will not be repeated.
Feel free to leave if you don’t like it, it’s a FREE country.
Tomorrow’s post has awesome content.