Month: February 2012

Audience Rewards Trivia Update for Delta Skymiles (2-15-12)

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Audience Rewards

This morning the Delta Audience Rewards questions were updated to earn you free miles.

Now, without further ado, we proudly present this week’s trivia questions.

  • Memphis choreographer Sergio Trujillo choreographed what other Tony-Award winning musical? Jersey Boys
  • Which of the following songs does Donna NOT sing a part of in Mamma Mia!? The Name of the Game
  • Which character leads the song “Circle of Life” in The Lion King? Rafiki
  • Rock of Ages played which Off Broadway theatre before it moved to Broadway? New World Stages
  • Fred Applegate left what Broadway revival to join the cast of Sister Act? La Cage aux Folles

As a reminder, for all things Audience Rewards, including all the latest free points and miles from the Points Play trivia questions, see my Audience Rewards page.

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February 2012 Continental Credit Card Mailer: Free Lounge Passes

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I am beginning to enjoy opening up our Continental Personal and Business cards more and more everyday. As a quick rehash for any new readers, back in October my wife and I each applied for Continental personal and business credit cards. I was approved for each, and my wife the personal card (I also learned some lessons to hopefully help her get approved in the future). We earned a bounty of miles off of opening up a couple of simple credit cards.

Besides the first purchases to earn bonus miles, I did not plan on necessarily using the cards a ton. However, Chase has been doing a great job at driving my spending towards the Continental cards.

I have had the cards for several months now, and still have not used them a lot, but have added spend to the cards so it does not look like I just opened them up to get the miles. The Business card I have been using only for the use of expenses with maintaining and operating InACents and other domain names we own. Our Financial Adviser recommended keeping only business spending on the Business card to keep accounting easier.

Feb 2012 Chase Continental Business Club Passes Mailer Cover

So I was surprised last week when I received a mailer from Continental offering us two complimentary United Club passes (up to a $100 value) just because we have been using the card. Then a week later, my wife and I each received another two passes. So in total, we received six lounge passes between our three Continental cards. Normally, I would not expect these passes until after the first year is up on the card, and the new annual fee is paid. A lot of times the credit card/airline companies give them to you as a means to help justify paying the annual fee after the first year. So to get them after only a couple of months was a grand surprise.

The passes are valid in all of 2012, so they will definitely come in handy during our Hawaiian vacation this summer. Plus, we have never been inside an airline lounge before, so it should be a great newbie experience.

There is some question whether little kids will be required to have a pass for access to the lounge, but now we have enough passes should they request them for the kids.

Dining with a Rat at Epcot’s Les Chefs de France

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Have I ever told you about dining with a rat at Disney World? And can I admit something to everyone? I loved it! Disney Parks are pretty much the only place in the world where everyone expects to see mice, big and small. In fact, we relish in the idea of seeing the Mouse, and all his friends. We even go so far as wanting to hug and take pictures with them.

While dining one fine afternoon at Les Chefs de France, and enjoying some of the world’s finest escargot, we happen to stumble upon an encounter with a particular rat. If you have seen the movie “Ratatouille!,” you might remember the lovable character Remy.

November 2010 Epcot Bon Appétit from Chef Remy

As we dined with our then 1.5 year old son, Bug, a server and his cart approached the table to show off some of his finest fruit and cheeses for sampling. When the lid of the tray was removed, there looking back at us was a RAT! Like typical fashion of being in the land of make believe, we somehow found this type of service totally acceptable, because, well, we were at Disney. Obviously anywhere else in the world, and we might have been heading for the hills.

Remy moved, and made noise, while entertaining each table and showing off the fine assortment of delicacies (hey some people have never tried a grape). After a minute or two, and several photo opportunities, the server carefully placed the lid back on the tray and proceeded to roll the cart to the next server.

One might expect that you teach a child to not want to go near a rat, for fear of the unexpected. However, Bug, proceeded to cry his heart out when the server covered up Remy. It was far from what we expected from our shy and timid little boy when it came to new experiences. Normally it takes him several minutes to warm up to a new situation and enjoy the moment. However, Remy instantly warmed his heart, and won him over.

As long as the server left the lid off the cart, Bug was fine. However, it was difficult to enjoy the rest of our meal as he had his eyes fixated on Remy as he meandered across the room. It was another moment that was unexpected and sits happily in the back of our minds.

Please refrain from sending any “rats” to our house, as we are now back to reality where their presence is unacceptable. 🙂