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The Fat Radish – LES, NYC

The Fat Radish – LES, NYC

Sister pup Iris got in late after a broken plane delay on US Airways. Typical. After some work commitments and a business meeting gone long, it was 9:30pm on Sunday night and I still had yet to have dinner! I was haaaaaaangry! Like The Hulk hangry! And when you get that desperately hungry, you can’t […]

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AA0180 – LAX to NYC [First Class]

AA0180 – LAX to NYC [First Class]

For my flight last Friday departing at 4:15pm, I flew American Airlines in First Class. I booked the flight using British Airways Avios as I have a ton of Avios banked from the Chase visa, BA branded card and spending. Now, normally, there are fuel surcharges and luxury taxes associated with flying via London or […]

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Spitzer’s Corner – LES, NYC

Spitzer’s Corner – LES, NYC

I could eat brunch for every meal. Krishna crashed on the couch after a full day at GoogaMooga and woke with a day-after-wine-hunger. Realizing it would take Stacey an hour before she would be ready for brunch, we hopped on over to the local coffee shop for some fancy drip coffee.

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Great GoogaMooga 2013! Brooklyn, NY

Great GoogaMooga 2013! Brooklyn, NY

My lovely friend Krishna won tickets for the Great GoogaMooga in Brooklyn and said to me… Peggy, I couldn’t think of anyone who would enjoy it more than you. So, I checked out airfare from LA to NYC and they were way too expensive. Now, normally, I would balk at spending miles when I still […]

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Carving Joy

Carving Joy

The past few years have been hard but also full of joy and it’s been finding the happiness in the difficult events life puts us through that has been so surprising and fulfilling. I think the hardships in life teach you to enjoy all the pleasure the world has to offer. Earning money makes you […]

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