The LTB.log

Traveling a lot generally means eating out a lot, and I’ve managed to hone a few techniques to both reduce my dining expenditures and generate occasional rewards. … The kicker here is that there are several restaurants within major cities that are members of both RewardsNetwork and OpenTable , which means you can get as much as %20 cash back for dining, plus as many as 1,000 points for making a reservation, which essentially translates into %20 of your total bill plus $10 towards future meal purchases.

Incredibly cool; I’m incredibly jealous.

I’m off to Anchorage, Alaska tomorrow to teach a VMware VI3 class, and am actually quite giddy about it. Alaska remains one of the few place in the US that I haven’t yet visited and still want to.

On Saturday, September 15, 2007, Beth and I had to make a decision to euthanize our beloved dog, Cain, whose cancer had finally taken the wag from her tail.

Had a great time cavorting around on Lori’s birthday last Saturday. Dinner at Ruth’s Chris followed by drinks at Trader Vic’s (where Chris Jackson was briefly possessed by Satan, proof below):

Unfortunately, Beth and I were both pretty exhausted and wussed out right after this picture was taken. I’ve yet to hear how the night progressed [...]