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Posted on Monday, September 24th, 2012

Dave!After a series of horribly early flights that forced me to get up at absurd hours not fit for man nor beast, I decided to make a change this trip. No flights before noon.

This would allow me to stay in bed until late, have time for a leisurely breakfast, and even goof off a bit before having to head to the airport. And it's a good plan, really. Except I have to fly out a day early to make my appointments... and add a day at the end because my flight gets back too late for the three-hour drive home. I didn't think this was a big deal... until I started calculating how much extra money that adds to a trip. Two extra nights in a hotel plus a slew of extra meals... not to mention the extra parking fees... turns out to be about $300-$350.

Well, crap.

That's a lot of money just so I can climb out of bed at a decent hour.

And so now I'm wondering if perhaps that 3:30am wake-up is worth it after all. Sure I'm a zombie for the day, but at least I'm saving over $300.

But try telling that to me this morning as I sat down to a plate of scrambled eggs and toast with a side of fresh strawberries... after having stayed in bed until 9:00. I probably would have paid $600.

Sometimes you just can't put a price on a great piece of toast.

Well, you can, but I just don't care.

At least until the credit card statement arrives.

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Comments

  1. Sarah says:

    You deserve to sleep in every now and then! Just don’t look too closely at the credit card bills later.

  2. the muskrat says:

    When I was at the airport after the Dad 2.0 Summit in Austin last spring it occurred to me that I’m never at an airport flying home when I don’t feel like complete ass. So, this year when I went to BlogHer in August, I stayed an extra day and flew home Monday instead of Sunday morning after the conference. Knowing my tendency to stay out and up all night when I go to “professional conferences,” this change is totally worth the extra night of lodging and food!

  3. Invader_Stu says:

    Zombies eat toast? :p

  4. vahid says:

    Yeah, but how much extra would you have paid to have toast made by a certified Toast Master?

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