Happy 4th of July to everyone and especially those who have served this country in any capacity.  In the land of opportunity, someone who spends part or all of their life in the service of our coutry deserves the appreciation.  Everyone else enjoy the day.

In September of 2008 I bought a Starbucks Gold Card (Black).  The value driver was saving 10% on every purchase and FREE WiFi at Starbucks which came in handy from time to time while travelling.  The newly introduced Starbucks Gold Card (Gold) falls short as: You must actually pay with the card (a benefit to Starbucks as they hold you [...]

I will be heading back to Beirut shortly for busines but also the best Hambuarger I have ever had!  Wassim has a great concept called Butter Mint which I would love to bring to the United States!

  I hope everyone had a great Cinqo de Mayo!  We had some great enchiladas, but I didn’t get around to making the queso unfortunately.