[Kistle]

Motion, you are one of my favorite Pelican posters. You have great taste in cars (I was around in the Stradale days), live in one of my favorite places (Red Lodge), seem to have a love for lots of toys (RC helicoptors and more), and collect and race motorcycles.

But your positive, have-fun attitude is the best part! You seem to have found a way to really appreciate life, and want to live it to its fullest, and I really respect that and enjoy being inspired by it.

The last couple years of epic travel schedules is just another example. When I see your threads, I think of the ad campaign from some outdoors company or magazine that says "Get Out There"! (I can't seem to remember whose ad that actually is).

So, you have alluded to the "pro-actively getting status" several times. Have you figured out a way to basically get half of your trips for free? I have been to Asia several times and I can almost see how that can work. When you travel as many miles as you do, and maybe intentionally take the round about way, maybe you can just keep getting more and more until First Class is the norm, and you only pay for about half of what you do. Can you shed some light on your "system", if you indeed have one?

Keep on, keeping on!

JA