(George Hincapie not Jeff: I couldn't find one of Jeff on his bike and since I love me some Hincapie, I figured this was close enough. )
Yesterday...
Me: "What are your plans for today?"
Jeff: "I think I'll go for a little 35 mile maintenance ride."
Me: "Hmm, maybe I need a maintenance mileage run...."
Me: "So, you're saying I walk like an elephant?"
PT: "Yes."
But I'm getting ahead of the story, let's backtrack a bit...
Since my foot has been broken for a year. Yes, you read that correctly, 1 year, 365 days, 8 765.81277 hours, in other words, a long time. With the inactivity and not being able to use my left foot, I have loss of function. Those two little piggies at the end just don't want to play anymore.
So the other day I visited a physical therapist to see what exercises can be done to regain full use of my foot. During the evaluation he had me walk across the room.
Me: (Walks across the room and apparently causing the walls to shake and windows rattle.)
PT: "Wow, you walk really loud. You'll never make it as a cat burglar."
Me: "Oh, man. And I was really hoping to get into that line of work. So, you're saying I walk like an elephant?"
PT: "Yes."
At least he didn't say my butt looks like an elephant's, considering I haven't been able to exercise for over a year...
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Enter the Royal Caribbean Shell Yourself Contest here.
Enter to win some miles and cash in the US Airways Miles Gift Registry Sweepstakes that begun on May 1, 2012 and ends on June 30, 2012. It will only take a few moments of your time and you could win 100,000 US Airways miles and $2,000, more than enough for a nice vacation. Not a bad investment of your time, don't you think.
It took me 10 minutes to earn 61 entries - half that time was signing into my US Airways account since I couldn't remember my password. Ooops. :) My 61 entries consisted of # 1, # 2, # 4, and # 5.
Here's how to enter:
Enter here. Or if you want to help me earn 5 more entries, enter using my referral link here. After you've entered, leave a comment along with your referral link and hopefully the next person will do the same.
What could be better than winning a 7 day trip to Hawaii? How about a 7 day trip to Hawaii, a Million Hilton HHonors Points, AND $1,000.
Enter the Battleship Ultimate Hawaiian Sweepstakes and you could win a Grand Prize trip for two to Hawaii to explore the islands where Battleship was filmed. Grand Prize will include:
Two (2) First Prize winners will receive:
Enter to win here.
See the 2012 Olympic Games in London this summer courtesy of Chase Sapphire and Visa.
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There are 3 ways to enter the Visa London 2012 Olympic Games Sweepstakes:
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I've entered, how about you?
I posted this on my Traveling Well For Less blog the other day.
Want a million miles and a VIP trip for 4 to Disney World? US Airways is offering just that.
Here's how:
1) Enter their contest between now and June 4, 2012. One entry per person per day.
or
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The prize:
The catch: This contest is only open to US residents who are age 21 and older.
Enter here.
Ever wanted to go to New Zealand? Now's your chance and the New Zealand Tourism Board is footing the bill.
The New Zealand Tourism Board also known as Tourism New Zealand is sponsoring a contest through June 6, 2012 called Stories Beat Stuff.
Entrants have an opportunity to win one of 2, 18 day trips to New Zealand for 4 people simply be declaring on video what they would trade in exchange for the prize valued at $30,000.
Prize options are:
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Hit the road, a camper's delight. The winner and his/her 4 guests will enjoy roundtrip airfare on Air New Zealand, accommodations in a b-berth campervan, exploring, kayaking and mountain biking the National Parks (with a guide if needed), paragliding, rafting, caving and glacier climbing, overnight cruise and star gazing.
For complete details and to enter visit the Stories Beat Stuff contest page here.
So, are you going to enter? I sure am. The philosophy behind this contest fits me to a tee - I would much rather have experiences than things.
Photo Credit: Clippix ETC
There was a great fare from an exotic Asian destination to the US from $160 per person in Business Class. I spent a few hours yesterday finding the right travel dates to get the lowest fare possible (finished my work early in the morning). I found seats for $327, still a great travel deal. The problem:I had to get there first.
The majority of my miles are with One World (LOVE American Airlines) but this destination is served by the Star Alliance. :( I was reminded that I have all my eggs (miles) in one basket.
I lost out on an amazing trip at an unbelievable price because I hadn't planned ahead. For a person who is completely Type A this was a slap in the face. Can you guess where my focus of earning miles and points are going to be for the next few months?
Sad day for San Diego and Chargers fans. Junior Seau was found dead this morning apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.
