Traveling on the nerdy side
“The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can…”
—Bilbo Baggins, The Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Well, I didn’t get to write as much this year as I hoped. My mom’s health has been on a downward spiral. So my spoons have been few and far between. We did get to travel a nice (small) amount, though, so there’s that. We started the year with a trip to Kauai, our first…
Does this count as a staycation? Well, two nights in two hotels, so technically we were away from home… Gally The Gallifrey One Doctor Who convention happens every February (usually, but not always, on Presidents Day Weekend) at the LAX Marriott. It’s a three day convention; we always go for the first two days, staying…
I finally did it. I got us the American Express Platinum card. The most premium (expensive) credit card I’ve ever gotten! I might need to breathe into a paper bag for a bit… It gets 5x on flights, but that’s the only bonus category for spending. Our Amex Gold gets 4x on groceries and dining…
The Professor Errant 