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After managing to do yet another part of my 2016 Asia summer trip report, this time in Tokyo…lets catch up with all the action in this crazy hobby, shall we?
For the road warrior readers, a reminder, here are the top five hotel stay bonus point offers for May.
A thorough review of the new US Bank Altitude Reserve premium credit card.
This is a nice reference: Airline Award Ticket Change and Cancellation Fees.
I think Warren Buffett nails this one: Airlines are becoming “cattle cars” because that’s what we want. It’s all about the price. My recent flights on Spirit have confirmed this as industry financial results have been doing so for a while. Oh Lord, how I miss the old days always turning left boarding planes.
7 Hong Kong Travel Tips for International Visitors. Good advice here.
The biggest obstacle to creativity is being too busy. According to this article anyway. Interesting. Suggests four things to do:
Make a long walk-without your phone- a part of your daily routine
Get out of your comfort zone
Make more time for fun and games
Alternate between doing focused work and activities that are less intellectually demanding
Ok, I am excited. The Blade Runner 2049 official trailer is out and is amazing! One of my favorite movies of all time comes back. Why do we have to wait until October 6, why?
Who says Nokia phones are dead? They remain relevant…as vibrators, woohoo! For Indian women at least!
Another excellent post on investing, Avoiding Filter Failure. How can this guy come up with such quality every day? Must be talent. Unlike so much drivel in the miles and points travel credit card selling blogosphere. Best part is at the end, I specialize in saying NO as much as Trump says WRONG!
The best investment decisions you make are often the things you don’t invest in. Avoiding the wrong stuff is often more important than finding the right stuff.
The 33 Best Aurora Photos by NASA. Wow to infinity? Photograph by Jonathan.
Saving China’s Abandoned Toulou Homes. I had no idea about these homes. Things you get educated on reading TBB #winning.
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American Airlines to link Dallas with Rome and Amsterdam starting later this month through the summer. Maybe there will be some award space.
In the never ending devaluation/deal killing phase of this sinking hobby, lets have a moment of silence for the CVS + PayPal My Cash Cards deal (routed through that Business card one). Death was sudden it appears. Pay Pal is a brutal company to do business with in general!
And now, a selected sample of two days of miles & points bloggers creme de la crap!
I am so sick of airline incidents and “shocking” videos. And really sick of bloggers posting this shit. It only drives more clicking on…shit. Say NO!
I mean, how fakingly (TBB word…like bigly) enthusiastic these bloggers can be every day selling their bank merchandise (credit cards) to their gullible readers? Ok, lets do the Bottom 3 posts with my commentary in brackets:
Million Mile Secrets – Best Cards for Real Estate Agents & Online Advertising Expenses [What’s next? Best Cards for Whores and Pimps?]
The Points Guy – Researchers Believe That Eyedrops Could Cure Jet Lag [Deep. Wow. #notmindblown Get back to work & sell some plastic!]
View From The Wing – Did United Lock the World’s Biggest Rabbit in a Freezer for Hours and Then Cremate it Without Permission [I want to punch something, smh]
I told you all that the Dr. Tao incident will lead to such horrors…STOP CLICKING!
And I leave you with this…
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Two in a row?
And without a bot too!
Buzz-
What’s the best credit card to use for going to an impeachment?
First card to have a Reserve, Preferred and Cash versions. Which one to get? ALL of course!
I never liked Comey, the dude helped to elect Trump. But the timing is just major WTF moment. I mean, by now, is anyone surprised about what this unstable mistake of a human being does? And not to have the decency to call ahead so he does not find out about it on TV while speaking to employees? Only in…America!
Like I said about Trump:
-It is not boring
-I can speak to my kids and say, without ANY doubt, if this guy can become President…yes you can!
For the record, I never believed Hillary’s emails (lol now) was anything…but the Republicans kept it going.
I do not believe any of this Russian and Trump collusion stuff is anything…but the Democrats are doing the same exact thing.
Same old politics shit….I am so fed up with it.
A credible third party person runs and not only they can win in 2020 but sweeeeep into the White House.
Bloomberg Oprah 2020?
Phuck it!
I can’t wait for this Saturday’s SNL
The effectiveness of satire is not only undermined by it’s ambiguity but also the laughter it creates. It will make you feel better but won’t change anything.
Here’s Malcolm Gladwell’s take on the satire paradox.
http://revisionisthistory.com/episodes/10-the-satire-paradox
You are probably right…But I still prefer to laugh. And I did with this video too!
Third from Copenhagen, far enough north for a 5AM sunrise but with none of the sun’s heat…
Nice…enjoy! Hope you don’t have to check your laptop on your flight back to the US!
Brent-
Check out this museum about 40 mintues outside Copenhagen.
https://en.louisiana.dk
Great day by the lake and lunch is pretty good too.
The guy named the museum “Louisianna” after his wife. Actually after all 3 of his wives-sort of like Johnnyy Carson. I guess it makes filling out the alimony checks easier.
Interesting museum.
Been there a few times. It’s quite nice. You can buy a train ticket that takes you in a circle around øresund that includes the Swedish side. A bit further north from Louisiana is Hamlet’s Kronborg Castle in Helsingør.
Saw availability on DFW-AMS route… but TUL-DFW has one seat available in over a month, which, of course, does not connect to DFW-AMS. scAAm..
I didn’t see PayPal cards at any of my CVSs for a while and Walgreens are cash only so I figured that was dead for a while now.
Apparently it was not dead everywhere…
Yeah,scAAm indeed!
Apparently, the clickbait word of the day is:
pee
For the record: the Russia + Trump collusion is a REALLY big deal. This is not an HRC email farce. A strong independent investigation will likely prove this–if the team members survive abrupt firings and polonium-210 interference. We have a way to go before this long national nightmare is over.
No doubt Russia interfered.
I am not convinced that there was actual treason-like collusion. But maybe I am wrong. Firing Comey NOW sure did not assist in this. I am guessing it is the same thing the Republicans did to extend this cloud just like Hillary’s emails. But maybe I am wrong.
Bottom line, this Trump dude is mentally disturbed con asshole.
Is it a REALLY REALLY big deal or just a REALLY big deal?
Both? 🙂
Damn it, elections have consequences…
Blog action is
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May take y freebie pump post tomorrow? Thinking about it…
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Since it’s so quiet in the points and miles world, here’s a perfect loop of a kid getting hit by a ball:
https://i.redd.it/h6mmntxppqwy.gif
Imagine watching this over and over…in a CIA cell in an undisclosed location. Who needs water boarding? 🙂
All right, fess up!
Who clicked on a secured credit card with my links? Come on, u are just messing with me now.
Oh, by the way, that was FIRST lol.
You speak truthiness.