Archive for August 7th, 2008

Thank you for calling American Airlines, press 1 to be bent over…

This item was filled under [ AA, AAdvantage ]

American announced it’s latest regressive fees today, and most of the international upgrade co-pays aren’t terribly surprisingly, but the ball-buster is that it now costs 30,000 miles PLUS $100 to upgrade.
Feh. What’s the point of “free” “mile-based” awards if you need to pay a bucket of cash to get the award as well?

Continue reading...

Tagged with: [ , , , ]

God I love Chicago

This item was filled under [ The Art of the Possible ]

Before leaving Chicago State University, embattled university president Elnora Daniel signed off on spending more than $18,000 to publish a tribute book honoring herself, a glossy coffee table publication featuring pictures of Daniel posing with lawmakers, university staff and her family.
-Ex-CSU chief OKs $18,000 book on … self
’nuff said

Continue reading...

Tagged with: [ ]