Month: January 2015

Eating in Cars

I have no dignity left. Every so often on the road I have a flashpoint where I realize something about myself.  On one particular day,  I lost my dignity in a dingy parking garage. I know the exact moment that it happened.  I was sitting in the front seat of a nondescript gray rental sedan listening to the static…

Airline Infidelity – American Elite Does Delta
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Airline Infidelity – American Elite Does Delta

I’m prone to crazy ideas based off wild speculation. I also get skittish the second I feel like my smooth travels might be disrupted.  As such, I’ve spent the last two years letting my anxieties over the pending American Airlines and US Airways merger build up.  I’m not one to take airline infidelity lightly and…

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Mount Bromo & Probolinggo (or Jen Versus the Volcano)

I’m irrationally afraid of a few things.  Included on that list – horses, heights, and sudden geologic activity.  So when we were planning what to do in the port of Probolinggo on a recent Indonesian cruise, why not just throw all three of those into one activity?  The sleepy port of Probolinggo is a great…

Uber Driver Earnings – Do They Clear Minimum Wage?

Uber Driver Earnings – Do They Clear Minimum Wage?

Editorial note – this story was extensively fact-checked to be sure the pay reported was accurately conveyed, including how Uber calculates guarantees for their drivers.  Ten days ago, I reported that the latest round of rate cuts for UberX, while great for consumers, might spell the end of equitable Uber driver earnings, even with promised…

What Do Manspreading, Romance, and Candy Have in Common?  The Weekly Recap

What Do Manspreading, Romance, and Candy Have in Common? The Weekly Recap

Greetings from home… after five trips already this year, it was nice to wake up in my own bed this morning.  It was especially nice given that I woke up sick.  Almost like clockwork, I get sick every year right around the last weeks of January.  Usually its the result of the time zone hopping…

Manspreading – It’s a Thing

Manspreading… it’s a real thing.  And it’s making people uncomfortable in a public place near you. Urban Dictionary has the following definition: manspreading The act of men spreading legs – particularly on a subway train – to create space for genitalia, which has come under fire by certain feminist-leaners who insist the practice takes up…