And don't be a stranger. :)

Hard to be stranger than me, I wot...Though maybe that's just the latent mercury talking. :)

Thanks, though.

My life is, for the past 3-4 years, traveling from home-base in Chicagoland to other cities for 4+ days a week. 2 or more flights a week, more weeks than not, since some time in 2012. Ever seen "Up in the Air"? While my job is different, my life is George Clooney's character's.

Hopefully the airline miles will offer an occasional break in exotic places.

But, I do recall that eating out all the time gets old not to mention puts on pounds.

December 7, I'm flying to Sydney, Australia on miles. I haven't booked my flight home yet (also hopefully on miles.) That'll be sometime in January, from somewhere in New Zealand.

ATTENTION STATIC AND MEERKAT!!! Dec 19-25, I'll be in Melbourne. Dec 25-Jan 1, I'll be in Sydney. Let's like...Meet up and stuff.

RE: putting on weight...I'd actually lost 60 pounds since starting traveling. Mostly about watching the amount of intake. Since hitting bottom, 20 pounds have come back, but I'm still managing, and still healthy. :)