For many years, I have looked at a photo of my grandparents, taken at the top of the Empire State Building in the early 1940s. I have wanted to (a) go to New York City, (b) have Sweetie go with me, and (c) have the same type of photo taken of us at the same …
Day: August 2, 2011
It’s Just “Jersey”, No Need for the “New”
Okay. To people from the South, if states have two names, a la "New Jersey", both names are used. Apparently this doesn't apply to Jersey when one is in NYC. I've known this. I just had not really experienced it before now. Everyone just says "Jersey", and they usually say it with a sneer. It's …
Tarmac Woes
So, I landed in Chicago, ORD. There are many people who hate ORD (o'hare for those non-travelites amongst us), but I love it. I have been here or through here a lot, I find it easy to navigate, and I know the town so even if I get stuck here, it's not a huge ordeal. …
The Flight Check-in Lady
I feel fortunate. I fly American Airlines a lot. We are saving our airline miles with the hope that once I get out of law school we can take a trip to the Mediterranean without really paying for anything. It helps that we have over 300K in Amex points, too. Since we fly American so …