Here is the latest edition of “3 Links I Love”! We bring you the State of the Credit address, show you what happens after plane crashes, learn about Steve Kerr and that’s it!
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Merry Christmas to all! And if you don’t celebrate Christmas you have an awesome day relaxing or whatever you like to do.
I am knocking this post out in the early afternoon on Christmas Eve as I have orders to help clear the snow off the driveway and do some last minute grocery shopping for the huge Christmas Eve dinner we are hosting. Yeah, got the wine bottles already of course. It is really strange being in Michigan for Christmas as we usually go to brother in law’s in New Jersey; last time we had Christmas in Michigan was in 2007!
I have several must read articles for you, all so good that they deserve to be featured in the “3 Links I Love” series I do periodically. I don’t intend to take a day off around here (other than Saturdays). So, come by and help my Alexa rankings woohoo!
Thank you all for reading and the support along the way. I have received some awesome emails lately which brighten my day and help me keep going. The best one had the line “TBB is the bullshit filter we need, thanks for all you do, keep it up”. I like that…”Bullshit filter”, thanks!
So, here we go….keeping the posts fairly short this week…
State of the Credit Address Part I – The Whining
Andy at Lazy Traveler sums it up pretty nicely where we stand and how things have changed with the banks’ approach towards us hacker types in the last few years. Good recap of the three major banks’ restrictions in approving travel reward credit cards. He thinks this approach towards us is not smart because we are not a threat. I disagree. When a friend of mine discovered recently I blog about travel hacking, card churning and stuff like that and then he proudly says right away that he reads The Points Guy and flashes his Chase Sapphire Preferred card (when he is the LAST person on earth I would EVER think he had the brain capacity to carry more than one debit card in his wallet!) you know we are not in Kansas anymore! Time will tell but I am not seeing the banks going easier on us anytime soon…
The Man Who Clears Up After Plane Crashes
This is a wonderful read. We like to educate around here too you know. What happens after a plane crash? They call Robert Jensen, owner of Kenyon International Emergency Services. Every major tragedy and this guy was there, from the Oklahoma City bombing, to Katrina, to the Pentagon after 9/11. What a niche, wow! I hope you never get a chance to meet him personally! Lets see now other bloggers link to this story without HTing me…if I had a CSR app for every time this happened….ok, whatever. Enjoy learning what happens behind the scenes after a plane crash!
Tragedy Made Steve Kerr See the World Beyond the Court
What a wonderful story about Steve Kerr, our complicated world, terrorism, family, basketball and more. I knew that Steve Kerr’s father (President of the American University of Beirut) was murdered by Islamic fundamentalist terrorists when Steve was young and how this tragedy shaped him over the years. I always liked this guy. Yeah, I hated him when he was with the Chicago Bulls playing against the Detroit Pistons in epic NBA battles. But I always respected him. And now I respect and appreciate him even more!
Enjoy this short edition of TBB, your own trusted bullshit filter. And stay away from those fattening Christmas cookies, put.that.cookie.down!
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Merry Christmas, George.
Cheers,
PedroNY
Just checked to see hello to ScottCastle 🙂
Merry Christmas to you PedroNY and your family, thanks for all the support!
Gym is closed…and I needed it so badly today because, last night, you know… #omg
deuxième and joyeux Noël!
Magnifique!
And merci!
Feliz Navidad y tu too!
Merry Christmas from our entire staff
Same to you amigo!
And merry stroking to all masturbating security guards out there, woohoo!
Maybe the new Home Alone series will help you out
https://twitter.com/katerton/status/812814149176664064
Bwahahahahahahahaha….
Classico!
Bah. Humbug!
There, got that out of the way.
On the 12th day of xmas, my Chargers find ANOTHER way to lose. To the Browns. FML.
Spent xmas eve with the “ex” family — if anyone needs any pointers on how to deal with the “ex” family, I can provide endless anecdotes but zero advice. #Fail #Bigly
Meanwhile it’s 76*F, sunny, almost zero breeze — a rarity for xmas here where normally the wind howls and it is downright chilly (like 65* fer-cryin-out-loud!).
Merry/Happy/etc to all the Buzzers and special warm greetings to George who has entertained, informed and, at times, inspired me throughout the year. You are the gift that keeps on giving, amigo!
#TBBon
I REALLY hated that game as I was hoping there would be another team going 0-16, in addition to that infamous Detroit Lions team courtesy of mega moron and MFer Matt Millen…
WTF is wrong with the SD Chargers this year….never seen a team totally phuck up so bad in the end of games, WOW!
Finished all the ice/snow clearing this morning, needed the exercise…really!
Christmas with X-family, you so brave!
Thanks for the kind words, all the best for you too amigo!
Merry Christmas George.
Same to you Sam, thanks for stopping by today!
Merry Christmas George.
Here’s to you and TBB, the place where BS comes to an abrupt end.
cheers,
Peteco
I thought “Bullshit filter” was awesome…
until
“TBB, the place where BS comes to an abrupt end” came along, LOVE it.
Thank you, Merry Christmas to you too, thanks for stopping by today!
Merry Christmas to George and the Regulars.
Thank you, same to you! Thanks for stopping by today.
Friend last night at our Christmas party who reads my blog said “Love the comments section!”…It is because of you and all the Regulars!
Merry Christmas George!
Thank you and same to you!
Thanks for stopping by today.
Love the handle, so…selfish 🙂
George,
I said we’re not a threat to the banks. I never said we’re not a threat to all these teeny-tiny brain cells including our own.
Happy Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Festivus, everyone!
I am confused…because I had too much wine.
My point was we are way too many now with TPG market blitzkrieg, FT and reddit/churning millions of minions…we are a threat to the banks. Amex Rewards Abuse Team 🙂
It’s never too late to say Merry Christmas!
Keep up the good work George. It’s fun to try to post first everyday for giggles, but the only reason I show up early is your blog is one of two or three must reads I hit before I head to the office (where I mostly surf the internet all day, but that’s another matter). Have a great New Years. I won’t be working so I’ll be waiting till a more reasonable hour to catch up!
Cheers!