Expedia has a great chart outlining the costs of baggage (first and second bag charges) along with the screw-up rate per airline. Had I only known this earlier, I would have chosen Hawaiian Airlines for my last flight from MSP to Dulles. Oh, that’s not an option? Dang. In Delta/Northwest merger news, look forward to [...]
Paul Graham is a venture capitalist, artist, techie and writer who pens some excellent columns from time to time. His latest, on Cities and Ambition, takes a look at what makes different hubs tick. Essentially, he seems to be saying that like-minded people tend to be drawn to each other and end up creating cities [...]
The guys from 612 Authentic did a ride-along with me on a recent graffiti removal adventure and turned out the following video for MinnPost (you can go full-screen with the video by clicking the square icon in the lower-right after starting the video): Here are a few “behind the scenes” comments: 1. Gabe & Jacob [...]
Matt Bailey, founder of web marketing firm Sitelogic, has been spending some time on real estate websites lately, and let loose with a rant earlier today about his disappointment with the state of online RE sites. One of his main concerns: poor quality property photos: Online Marketing in Real Estate – Fast Start to Stagnation [...]
36th Street East is a popular route for dog owners on their way to West River Road for a run or walk with their dogs. Unfortunately, it appears to be a bit too popular for the home owners who happens to have a dumpster parked out front of their house. They’re fighting the problem by [...]
Brightkite is a new social networking site that seems to have found an interesting niche somewhere between Dodgeball and Twitter. I’ve had a chance to play around with it over the past week and have a few observations to share. First, why is there a need for something between Dodgeball and Twitter? Dodgeball was one [...]
While taking taxi home from the MSP airport the other night, a cabbie lectured me about the directions I gave him to my house. To my house! As a frequent traveler with a frequent traveling wife, I make at least 50 round trips to the airport from my house a year, so I tend to [...]
Walking through the halls of the Le Meridian hotel at MIT provides a tour that’s different from the typical stock “artwork” that covers the walls – if anything. Instead, the hotel displays photographs from MIT’s archives of research and discoveries over the years. What a cool way to honor the work that’s been done on [...]
After parking in the ramp behind Metropolitan Lofts recently, I noticed that a vehicle in the lot had a note on it. Figuring it may be some sort of classic passive aggressive note, I checked it out. That doesn’t really fit the profile of a truly passive aggressive note. For example, there are no underlined [...]
I have so many questions about this Green Bay car’s decor: 1. When was the last time the shotgun seat’s shirt was changed? Hasn’t Saddam been captured (and dead) for a while now? 2. Isn’t the Got Milk question kind of strange on a Hooters shirt? 3. Are those clouds on the back seat? 4. [...]
