Romey’s Ramblings

Bethany fired this story off to me this morning:
9News from AP:
United Airlines will begin charging domestic travelers $25 for a second piece of checked luggage unless they belong to some frequent flier programs. United’s parent — U-A-L Corporation — says it hopes to earn more than $100 million in revenue and cost savings a year [...]

With the spring semester starting up, a timely report on textbook pricing appeared on Digg last week.
From the Business Shrink:
The DOE study states that full-time students at four-year public colleges spend an average of $893 a year on textbooks and about $10 less a year for two-year students. The most interesting figure from this study [...]

If my pictures or constant posts on football didn’t give it away, it’s obvious that I consume the NFL (or more like the NFL consumes me).  I wear my Broncos colors every Sunday, and over the years have 4 different jerseys.  I spend a hefty amount of money for season tickets, and spend even more [...]

I got a newsletter that came in my email this afternoon, highlighting that a US city creates a “Holiday Display Taskforce”.  That headline gave me a sour feeling, and sure enough as I kept reading, I saw that this newsletter from a National radio program was talking about my hometown, Fort Collins, CO.
From the Coloradoan: [...]

When the Broncos unveiled their own drum-line - the Stampede - for the 2004 season, I was ecstatic.  I love the marching band presence at football games, and for the Broncos to have the presence of a drum-line was a welcome addition.  However, over the years the Stampede concept hasn’t panned out to it’s [...]