@flyingwithfish I was an Apple fan boy since the Apple II came out. Would have gone to a Mac if Win 7 didn't work so well in reply to flyingwithfish # Doing clean install upgrade from Win 7 Beta (been on it for a year) to Win 7 Pro. If you don't hear from me, […]

@tcpeter The backing band for The Who were Zak Starkey (Drums), Pino Palladino (Bass), Simon Townshend (Rythm) & John Bundrick (Keyboards) in reply to tcpeter # Google ad was excellent. #sb44 # @tcpeter The Who's drummer was Zak Starkey, Ringo's son. Right? # The Who played Monterey Pop, Woodstock, Live Aid & now #superbowl See […]

2nd visit to Elmbrook Hospital ER within last month. Refuse to check-in on @foursquare – DON'T want to be mayor #noworries # Great to see Excellence Resorts recognized by @fodorstravel & @USAToday http://bit.ly/dAB6Pi The name says it all… # Re-read Aug 07 @hharteveldt "Humanizing The Digital Travel Experience." Travel Industry, why min change? http://j.mp/cIPauG # […]

New Sundance blog post by @ebertchicago – 2 documentaries about primary school education in US & Kenya http://j.mp/7qzVWd # Note to Travel Industry – Consumers like simplicity… RT @Overstock: @RobertKCole It'll always be $2.95 or cheaper! # Buying two 182 pound file cabinets from @Overstock – Nice to see the shipping remains $2.95 with no […]

@coolmind33 Was that a threat or a promise? I would consider it an honor if you would unfollow me. in reply to coolmind33 # 55 jet powered innovations – cool ones for speed freaks & lame ones for "jet setters" – http://j.mp/7v3kla # Funnelscope meta-searches Expedia, Orbitz, Kayak & TripAdvisor hotels; needs work on ranking […]

Very cool Augmented Reality App – RT @google: Physics + space + IT = Sky Map app for Android http://bit.ly/8yMb9g # @AvWeekBenet A personal favorite is Young Island Resort – off the coast of St. Vincent. Small & off the beaten path #travel in reply to AvWeekBenet # Hotel Revenue Management tool company seeking exec […]

2009 Unsuspecting Travel Hero (Four Seasons Santa Barbara) and Unsuspecting Travel Zero (AirTran) Awards http://j.mp/7GfUnr # http://twitpic.com/wga9u – View from our @HyattWaikiki Deluxe Ocean Front Room – Off the ship; 3 more days on Oahu. # Hangin' in Hilo watching whales breach off the bow & Air Force 1 get loaded off the stern of […]

Good day – body surfing on Maui's Ka'anapali Beach; watching Sea Turtles in Kahului #xmas # @flyingwithfish Let's just say, the hotel is not sold out, I'm not staying in a suite & there are over 1,000 rooms in hotel in reply to flyingwithfish # @flyingwithfish Classic was they told me that someone was checking […]

Highlights of the week include the Tnooz nodes providing their predictions for 2010; Las Vegas shutter rooms, cuts prices & adds values; December Hotwire report shows continued YOY 4-star price cuts in major cities; Huffington Post ignores Creative Commons (shame on you Arianna!); Google & Yelp date & break up; Augie Ray stirs things up with his first blog post for Forrester; and finally, travel on television has DOT Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood providing the best Republican performance to date bantering with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show and Craig Ferguson rants on the aftermath of his voluntary airline bump. Happy Holidays to all.