Plan B

If you think it’s hard to get an upgrade on an airline, try giving one up. As much as I love to receive a bump in status, believe it or not, there are actually times when I don’t want one. For example, there are times when I travel with my kids when...

Landry’s Bicycles

I’ve spent enough time lately on my virtual soapbox; it’s time for a success story. If you’ve been reading my blog much, you know that I’m getting ready to participate in a big biking event in Massachusetts. Logistically, the only part that has...

Sporadic posting

Hi all, I’ve got a pretty full schedule over the next couple of weeks–some classwork and two different trips, including my bike ride in the Pan-Mass Challenge. I’m going to post as much as I can, but it might be sporadic for a short while. Please...

Don’t cost nothin’

Yesterday I asked the question, How much does it cost to pay attention? Though not all the responses are visible here, what surprised me most was the variety of ways people interpreted my (so I thought) simple query. Interestingly, most of them assumed a corresponding...