It's been well over 50,000 miles since my last post, and I finally have a few moments between all of my projects for a quick personal trip to New York. Since I resumed my life as a road warrior a few years ago, I have found that I seem to have a lot less personal time on my schedule. Even though my assignment is nearing completion, I still needed to take a little time for family.
Travel is a really unusual game. It's supposed to be about getting from point "A" to point "B" with minimal disruptions to your life. It's also about trying to get the lowest fare, most frequent flier miles, and best seating. Just like standard business travel, it can be a no-win scenario, especially around a holiday. In this case, I needed to be in upstate New York for a graduation on a Saturday morning. The lowest fares were either overnight flights that would allow me to arrive in the morning on Saturday, but place me180 miles away from my destination. I made the tactical error of getting in to JFK right before rush hour on Friday. It took three hours just to get out of the city. I managed to stop for dinner in New Jersey before continuing onward.
So, a minor miscalculation while playing the travel game did cost me a bit of sanity throughout the weekend. However, I wouldn't have it any other way.
Later.
