Dots, Lines & Destinations

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DLD 344: 49 States, and then some

We've got a guest on this week, mixing educational fun with a likely new world record!Read more

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DLD 343: That probably won’t work

They might all be terrible ideas, but we're still going to talk about them and figure out if any of it makes sense.Read more

The image is of a New Mexico license plate. The plate is black with yellow text and borders. At the top, it reads "CHILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD." In the center, the license plate number "DLD 342" is displayed in large yellow letters. To the left of the number, there is an illustration of two chili peppers, one green and one red. At the bottom, it says "New Mexico USA" in red text and "Land of Enchantment" in green text.

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DLD 342: Red, Green, or Christmas??

Points for paying rent? That's the underlying premise of the new Bilt Rewards program and, well, it is very different from others that came before.Read more

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DLD 341: A Midsummer Night’s (fever) Dream

Fancy new screens, a questionable route plan, open borders (sortof) and a trio of new/renewed airlines make the news this week. Plus, what happens if you don't pay a DOT fine??Read more

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DLD 340: United’s mind-blowing order

United Airlines announced a 270 aircraft narrow-body order today. 🤯🤯Read more

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DLD 339: An uneven (and uneasy) recovery

Opening back up is great, but the inconsistencies are hard to handle. So are the lines.Read more

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DLD 338: On Island Time

Back on the road and exploring the world, with some thoughts on just how well that's going overall and why we're not in a huge hurry to do more of it too soon.Read more