We bring you ten random thoughts on loyalty, sponsored posts, Corona virus, my latest update on burning miles, my upcoming running races, another song recommendation you never heard before I guarantee it, visited the University of Michigan Ross Business School with my daughter and I think that likely made her commit to attend it and more! Thank you for reading and see you Friday!
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It is Wednesday. I like to do a lighter post on Wednesdays as I focus on delivering the best Buzz type curated link posts for you on Mondays and Fridays. So let me just jot down some thoughts and call this baby “Ten Random Thoughts”.
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- When bloggers sell their knowledge to the Loyalty Security Association and teaching them how to close the loopholes. And fight us gaming. So, like I said many times, if you follow some blogs for travel hacking advice and even send them tips on how to hack better, the joke is on you and all of us really, sad!
- One of the most fascinating reads as, you know, I love learning, was the one titled: “The 52 Most Fascinating Things I Learned in 2019“. I think it is a must read. At the top is a link to Part I. There is a Part 3 coming, so excited!
- The corona virus has now surpassed 75,000 cases and 2,000 dead. With severe travel restrictions in place. Please pray for the people in Wuhan. And aboard the cruise ships too. Don’t you get the feeling that this will be with us for a while as I am not seeing any dent on it.
- Last night we attended a reception for admitted students to the University of Michigan Ross Business School and I finally have a pic of me without my patented constipated look!
- I have some Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles that expire next month. So I booked myself a Business class ticket from New York JFK to Frankfurt on an A380 aboard Singapore Airlines as I need to get to Athens, Greece for the 2020 Athens Marathon. And I ‘ll spend a week back in Greece with my mother. I already have two nights booked (on points of course, come on!) at the Athens Hilton and will need to book a few more. Maybe I try the Grand Hyatt or the Radisson Blu. I am already at about 200,000 miles and points burned year to date, yes!
- I am hooked on running. I have signed up for the following races: 10k Shamrock Race in Plymouth, Michigan, University of Michigan Big House 5k, Half Marathon in Toledo, Ohio and back again at the Detroit Marathon to do the International Half this time. And I will of course be signing up for the Athens Marathon, so excited. Now if I could only control my eating lol.
- Remember when Gary Steiger over at Free Frequent Flyer Miles (a site that has been around forever!) discovered how you can earn AA miles at Bask Bank. And then another Boarding Area blog saw it and then View From The Wing posted about it and then almost every other Boarding Area blog HT’ed VFTW! And how the circle jerk goes around in this space. And then, wait for it, The Points Guy finds out, goes straight to Bask Bank and sells them space for…boom, a sponsored post=ridiculous pump sales piece. And here I am blogging away for seven years barely making minimum wage…This shit pisses me off. And then I get over it…I think, smh.
- I think I am okay with MWF posts for this month. We hit 10 credit card conversions and we stay the course. If we go under, we go back to Monday and Friday. I think I am at peace with this decision. Got plenty of tax work these days ladies and gents! If we go over 20, I add Sunday, woohoo!
- I have been listening to some really sick music lately. As in, music created while under the influence of very heavy drugs. I will share the link with you when I am through all the albums, I am about halfway. One song that I found brilliant is this one “Crushed” by Brian Jonestown Massacre. There is an intro that lasts a whole minute full of hideously awful guitar or whatever the hell is that…so start playing at 1.00 please! The guy behind this band was a notorious junkie and unbelievably is still around the music industry. I totally LOVE this song, the lyrics too. It is the only one I love by this band lol. Hey, if you are here to discover stuff that you find elsewhere…you are in the wrong place!
- And I leave you with this…
- When bloggers sell their knowledge to the Loyalty Security Association and teaching them how to close the loopholes. And fight us gaming. So, like I said many times, if you follow some blogs for travel hacking advice and even send them tips on how to hack better, the joke is on you and all of us really, sad!
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Good morning!
The loyalty security association link up is so illuminating! Thanks for THAT link.
Good you made Wednesday.
One eyed reading and Silver! For and from the Pacific North West. Cataract Surgery is not fun . Still, I have come to believe that if one finds a good trick or loophole, one should NEVER share it with a blogger (except you, George) because then it will get killed. Plus nobody gets thanked properly, either.
Much like a intelligent business person who wouldnt share their company secrets with an outsider, any MSer who has a functioning brain would keep their ideas and hacks to themselves. This isnt a collective, its an individual sport. People doing the same thing in your area arent compadres they are competitors
Stop the presses. I got an email if I wanted to sell my blog…but had to click a link to schedule “a conversation”. I instead emailed the guy back saying what is the offer out of curiosity. I do not expect to hear from him ever again.
Apparently, many blogs had the Bask Bank info on the AA earning accounts. But they had to hold back publishing until they got the green light from the bank. And of course, like all the good boys and girls, complied. Instead of old dude Gary Steiger who found it on his own and he obviously does not get these PR goodies like me. We also never get invited to events where all the industry folks congratulate each other in an endless ass kissing circle jerk. Goes to show you who to trust hey!
There is a LOT going on under the radar…MSers who know what they are doing does what BinessSavvy said 😉 Only morons email BA bloggers with deals they discover themselves, WTF!
Carl, all the best wishes to get well…
I have not had any clicks in days, so sad!
My client applied for a job at Mike Bloomberg’s campaign. Apparently, he can get one…in the only places they need to hire and move to South Dakota or Washington! $6k per month, full benefits, work 7 days a week 12 hours a day, will pay for moving expenses. Lets hope he comes off in a good way tonight. Stupid debates, it is a likeability contest. There is no one better than Mike Bloomberg out there folks…He actually has created many jobs while crazy Bernie is still pointing his finger at “them billionaires”.
I took a nap today and now I am sleepy…
I think you need to attend CardCon 2020: The Conference for Credit and Credit Card Media organised by Jason Steel, ,”one of the nation’s leading credit card journalists and experts.”
Been invited, blew them off. Not my type of crowd 😉
Now that was a Debate. Socialist attack the rich guy, Rich ad guy blowing up his chances at POTUS by being the moron that he always is. So much preening and grandstanding by maybe the worst collection of Democratic Contenders for the office that we have ever seen. When does Killary make an appearance. I expect her to come out from behind a curtain to smoke and the Chicago Bulls intro music
And any of them would be a better president than Trump.
None of them are better. But I do enjoy watching the Democratic Party run a bunch of Socialist out there. They will lose but at least the left wont learn its lesson.
Socialism is only bad when it helps the majority, right? Socialism for the rich is perfectly fine?
George, when is your website going to have a block option for this/these assholes?
Bloomberg will have to open his wallet even bigger after that show. He’s better off avoiding debates and focus on buying ads. I am shocked he was that unprepared.
Poor billionaire.
@ Brenton: It is the same two guys and an occasional beating by John 🙂 No plans to add a block feature anytime soon. After I learn how to do arrows lol. Unless conversions spike and I can afford a techie kid to do it so…don’t expect it anytime soon, sorry.
@ ABC and Sam and all: Sent this to a client who was thinking of joining Bloomberg’s campaign and was also disappointed by his performance as was me:
I agree. I am still shocked how viciously they attacked him. And then attacked each other. Horrible moderators egging them on with stupid questions designed to attack each other…I am still disgusted by them. The most qualified guy there actually starting at age 39 and building an admired company. So many jobs created. Then he saved New York City. Has done more to help the environment than anyone alive. Then crazy Uncle Bernie doing what Bernie does…while enjoying his three houses and flying First Class. Joe woke up from his nap and listened to advisers to go on rants. Pete growing a beard to look older while he had some of the most vicious attacks, disappointing. Amy is like that aunt we all wish to have in Thanksgiving dinner feeding us turkeys and apple pies. This is a shitshow. Trump won. If economy holds he wins. The end.
I apologize to Bernie and Warren fans…I can not stand both of them. I could live with the other three. And yes I still prefer Mike Bloomberg. PROVEN manager and Trump is scared shitless of him. He can take any other one on that stage anytime anywhere.
I guess my taxes will be lower for another four years smh.
Shitshow indeed…SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD!
havent you heard? your dear readers think we are all a-holes if we dislike Socialism.
You keep saying that word. I do not think it means what you think it means
“your dear readers think we are all a-holes if we dislike Socialism.”
Not me. But just repeating tired mantras without any thought or intelligent details-now there’s a real a-hole.
Free college, Free Loans, Monthly Income stipends. I guess thats Democratic Socialism? Is that what the kids are calling it these days?