Monthly Archives: September 2009

Running – Whiskeytown Relay ’09

Posted on Monday, September 21, 2009 by Greg Fischer

Here’s a quick post to celebrate a fun relay run around Whiskeytown Lake west of Redding this past Sunday, 20 September. My team, Team IPA, consisting of me, Keith Slaughter, John Maretti and Bryan Bear ran the 19.9 miles around … Continue reading →

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Airline Fare School # 6 – Open-jaws and Tinkertoys

Posted on Thursday, September 17, 2009 by Greg Fischer

I’ll get to the Tinkertoys part in a while. Let’s start with open-jaws. World’s best cat, Catdog, poses in the shot below illustrating the concept of the open-jaw. CELEBRITY SPOKESCAT CATDOG BRINGS TO LIFE THE “OPEN-JAW”

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Running – 13 dirty miles in upper Bidwell Park

Posted on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 by Greg Fischer

Here’s a quick plug for the Chico Running Club’s third annual trail half marathon: the Hot Half. It takes place this year on Sunday, 4 October. It’s a well-organized dirt run that offers a scenic and challenging way to “tour” … Continue reading →

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Rail – Ride a dome car in upstate New York this fall

Posted on Friday, September 4, 2009 by Greg Fischer

Now this would be fun! Quoting from an Amtrak bulletin to travel agents: “Amtrak’s last remaining dome car, a full-length dome lounge with panoramic viewing on the upper level, will return to the Adirondack this fall, affording passengers a fine … Continue reading →

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Airline Fare School # 5 – Connections, Stopovers, Through fares, Point-to-Point fares

Posted on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 by Greg Fischer

I trust that all of you have flown at one time from Point A to Point C, changing planes in Point B. (Example: Seattle to Fort Lauderdale on Continental changing planes in Houston.) That, of course, is known as a … Continue reading →

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