I was just playing pickleball and had a vigorous discussion with a friend on whether you should lob? As I dug into this question, I was surprised with how strong some opinions were in this game. The argument against the lob is that is a low percentage shot due to the size of the court. […]
Should You Lob in Pickleball or is it a Losing Strategy? Read More »
A 2025 Pickleball Rule Change now endorses Rally Scoring in Doubles. In rally scoring pickleball, a point is awarded to a team for every rally they win, regardless of which team is serving. This means that a team can score even when they are receiving the serve. Games are typically played to 21 points, and
Pickleball’s Scoring Debate: Is Rally Scoring the Way Forward? Read More »
As I compile my bucket list of things to do, some travel ideas came up including flying in the most luxurious manner. Private jets are great but they are not typically the best option for trips to Asia, the Middle East or other travels more than 10 hours. Typically, you need to take a commercial
Dream Flight: Why Etihad’s The Residence is Your Next Luxury Travel Bucket List Item Read More »
We have all been on some form of public transportation when the person next to you wants to have a conversation. While it is nice to meet someone new and learn a bunch of things about that person’s life, you are under no obligation to have a conversation with your seatmate. Most of the times,
Flight Etiquette: Are You Obligated to Chat with Your Seatmate? Read More »
I doubt this question ever came up with Emily Post but we figured we would try to attack this question. We all know how stressful air travel can be. Headaches include overcrowded airports, planes, delays and airlines treating their passengers like cattle. Add to these issues are that airlines started to limit their perks like
American Automobile Association (AAA) released its annual press release discussing the Independence Day holiday travel information. Lots of good information in this press release. First, 72.2 million people will travel at least 50 miles or more from home during the holiday week period (June 28th to July 6th). This represents an increase of 1.7 million
Beat the Crowds! AAA’s Ultimate Guide to July 4th Holiday Travel (Forecast & Advice) Read More »
After a recent game in which we had a vigorous discussion on whether a ball was in or out, we decided that we would never know. There were people with different perspectives and emotions. We really need the Hawk-Eye line machine like they use in professional tennis matches. Unfortunately, it outside of our budget. ☹
Is this Pickleball Ball In Or Out? Read More »
Our friends at View From The Wing reported on a good feeling story. The story is about a mother and daughter who were headed from Montana to Orlando to see their dying father (and grandfather). As anyone who has been to Kalispell knows, you cannot fly to many places from their regional airport. If you
Good News Story of the Day: Delta Delivers for A Family Enroute to See a Dying Father Read More »
We found an interesting article on CMU.FR. As many people know, there is a recommended benchmark that you should try to walk or run at least 10,000 steps a day. According to CMU, this 10,000-step figure comes from a 1960’s Japanese marketing campaign in which they were selling pedometers. It is amazing that this campaign
You Can Achieve the Equivalent of 10,000 daily steps in a Quarter of the Time on a Bike Read More »
Our friends at 404 Media discovered multiple airlines have been pooling travelers’ data and selling it to the US Government. The way it works is that the major US airlines (including Delta, Southwest, United, American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue, and European airlines Lufthansa and Air France, and Canada’s Air Canada) set up a that a
