Thank you! When it shows up it will be cc sale #4 this month. Up from 1 cc sale in May…I mean quadruple sales increase! Is TBB the Nvidia of blogs? Is TBB IPO going to be oversubscribed in such a scale that will make SpaceX look like peanuts? TBB agent can’t keep up with all the inquiries from VCs lately…Ok, we can dream around here lol.

Today marks the beginning of 5 World Cup games per day, the final games in each group, two in each group playing at the same time so having two monitors is essential. Starting Sunday the elimination games start and the dramatic fireworks are only going to unparalled levels. This is like watching 6 Superbowls every day #hitme WC remains the best show on earth. And then it was just announced that Trump will attend the Final and award the trophy……phuck me, can’t wait until this guy is out of our lives omg!

I think this WC is turning out to be one the best ever imho. First, let’s all observe a moment of silence for Tunisia’s national catastrophe that has befallen them with the absolutely worst showing in this WC. For the love of Allah, I mean, can just something NOT go wrong here? When you do down 2-0 to the Japanese in the first 10 minutes the hole that you must dig out from is just, well, impossible. And then, oh dear Allah, you now find the awful position having to face Netherlands in your last game which is going to look to run up the score board, YIKES! I hope Tunisia salvages something and have the ball just once bounce their way. I still think this Japan team is special and will go a long way, we’ll see.

Ivory Coast blew it by letting one German sub score twice near the end. Looks like this team still has a mental problem in the WC after losing to those Greeks in the last minute to get knocked out of the first round of the 2014 World Cup, ok I just had to mention that
I wonder if all those right wing politicians in Germany shut the phuck up seeing all these immigrants continue to bail them out? Ok, don’t go there!

I have said that Sweden should have never made the WC. And Netherlands made sure it proved my point. I think Japan will also destroy Sweden in the next game. Should make it a very interesting duo of final games which will be taking place at the right time, have your two monitors handy!

Also, super happy with Curacao managing to hold Ecuador scoreless. I mean, come on Ecuador, WTF! Another national catastrophe indeed. The only 0-0 ties in this WC so far have been two of the most memorable games with tiny Curacao and Cape Verde holing Ecuador and (especially) Spain blank. With both of their old goalies having the game of their lives which which is now part of WC legacy, LOVE it. You could tell Ecuador players were super nervous. May I suggest to the Ecuadoran coach to sit his assdown and stop moving up and down, he did NOT help the situation. Heck, I was nervous watching him smh! Anyway, is he fired yet?

Today’s game predictions:
Spain 2 Saudi Arabia 0
Belgium 1 Iran 2 (NCAA like upset time baby lol)
Uruguay 4 Cape Verde 0
New Zealand 1 Egypt 1

I am now 21/36, for the record.

I have no definite travel plans for 2027. This is the way I operate lately. But what is almost certain is that I will have more time to travel more. Which should lead to Hyatt stays to enjoy the Globalist goodies which are still better than the other chains.

Getting to Asia via Australia never crossed my mind, interesting idea.

In the meantime, all the stocks from the major hotel companies have tripled since Covid by the way. And they are trying to squeeze even more profits from the loyalty programs. Guess on whose expense? Ours AND now the hotel property owners who are wondering whazzup with all that $$$. So I think by having us reevaluate our options does not matter to the hotel companies. And the hotel space is turning into what happened to the airline space, where free agent has been the way to go.

Nevertheless, the addictive part of, you know (remember the giraffe “do you know who I am?” joke), is still there and we are in the very slow process of getting rehabilitated lol.

Also, any resorts in Curacao after we visit Cape Verde? #worldcup

I’ll take a shot at answering the Globalist question – although I am in no way answering for George, just a general rejoinder.

Globalist has been and currently is the best attainable elite status in the big 4 hotel chains. I’ve been a Globalist since Globalist started and I have held or am holding high status with the other three chains.

As someone who sees the way Hyatt is rapidly devaluing their loyalty program I’m looking at other options. The problem is, if you plan ahead then it’s extremely difficult to abruptly change course and not try to reach Globalist for this year. I’ve had around 80 nights a year with Hyatt the last couple of years but with the way things are going I’ll be constantly lowering that number over the next few years. Next year I think I’ll have my final year attaining Globalist. I suspect that I’ll realistically be somewhere around 20-30 nights in a few years but intend to utilize the value of Globalist for this year and next. This isn’t some sort of illness, it’s getting value from a program. As the value will lessen, so will the time and money I’m willing to put back into the program.

There are innumerable options for when hotel status juice is no longer worth the squeeze. We haven’t gotten there yet with Hyatt but the writing is on the wall. Do you think it’s a bad idea for members to get what benefits they can while the opportunity exists?

BTW if you are looking for trips to Asia are you examining the possibilities of going via Australia and onto Asia from there? Reason I ask is there always seems to be seats on QF if you look regularly as given the drop from Australian tourists going that way Qantas has had to change their attitude somewhat. Also explore the option on United on the new route that is coming up SFO to Adelaide I think. I am sure there will be seats on that one for UA FF. Can always score a seat from Sydney to Singapore on BA as well and from November can fly Finnair from Melbourne to BKK, they release 1 business class seat every day from what I have seen

Huh? No coffees? I got the note from the coffee people a few days to a week ago that I had been charged my scheduled coffee for you. Gonna have to look into this to make sure they aren’t scamming us both!

Oh, and as far as liking the old view because I have been here a long time, well, that is what happens because I am an Old Person! Haha! Heck, I still fondly remember Geocities with all their handmade website stuff that was so crazy and that was in the last century!

Today I learned you can get a red card for covering your mouth.

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If you get your credit cards at TPG, please leave now.

USA looking strong. The Scotts always give everything and with some luck they could have come out with a tie. I think Brazil, as predicted, took care of business while Haiti has showed it belongs in the WC. Poor Turkey, they just keep shooting blanks, OMG! Paraguay escaped with 3 points in this one and the coming Australia vs Paraguay game will be classic. I highly recommend ambulances to be standing by to carry casualties to the hospital. Will be interesting to see how USA approaches the final game against Turkey that now wants to play for its dignity.

Today’s predictions:
Netherlands 3 Sweden 0
Germany 1 – Ivory Coast 1
Ecuador 2 – Curacao 0
Tunisia 1 – Japan 2