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Category Archives: Musings

Musings

Checking My Privilege At The Sheraton Door

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 11, 2023January 11, 2023 66 Comments
Privilege Sheraton

After my Air France flight to Paris was canceled, I found myself in a foul mood. But stopping for a moment to reflect upon how privileged I was to be able to travel to Paris at all or even...

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ChristmasMusings

The Other Joseph. My 2022 Christmas Reflection

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 24, 2022December 25, 2022 19 Comments
2022 Christmas Reflection

Although I am not a theologian or pastor, I like to offer an annual Christmas reflection. This year, I want to weave together two biblical stories that touch on travel but also on one of our deepest human needs,...

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Musings

Elon Musk, @ElonJet, And The Limits Of Free Speech

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 15, 2022December 15, 2022 40 Comments
Musk Free Speech

After a traumatic incident in Los Angeles involving a stalker and his young son, Elon Musk has banned a popular Twitter account tracking the movement of his private jet and now instituted a broad policy against doxxing in a...

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Musings

A Thanksgiving Resolution

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 24, 2022November 24, 2022 22 Comments
Thanksgiving Resolution

Once upon a time there was a boy who loved to fly around the world using his miles and points. Around the globe he flew, visiting the far corners of the world; meeting new people and surveying new lands....

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Musings

My Heart Is Filled With Thankfulness

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 24, 2022November 24, 2022 12 Comments
Thanksgiving 2022

A very Happy Thanksgiving to my readers in the United States and warm regards to my readers around the world. I want to stop and take a moment this day to reflect upon the many blessings that have been...

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Musings

Happy 95th Birthday To My Traveling Uncle B!

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 23, 2022November 23, 2022 12 Comments

Today my Uncle Bill, whom I have affectionally called Uncle B since I first began speaking, turns 95 years old. I am incredibly grateful for him and thankful for his impactful life and his ongoing legacy. Happy 95th Birthday...

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Musings

Concerning Elon Musk And The Future Of Twitter

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 5, 2022November 5, 2022 60 Comments
Elon Musk Twitter

I’m not very savvy when it comes to social media, but I do quite enjoy Twitter and as a big Tesla and Space X fan, I respect much of what Elon Musk has professionally accomplished. Here are my thoughts...

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Musings

Death Of A Queen. Death Of My Grandmother.

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 19, 2022September 19, 2022 41 Comments

I’ve devoted a lot of attention on Live and Let’s Fly to the late Queen Elizabeth II over the last week, but today want to dedicate this space to my own grandmother, Margaret, who recently passed and must be...

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Musings

An Ode To Work On Labor Day

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 5, 2022 13 Comments

On this Labor Day in the United States, I celebrate work and express thanksgiving for the ability I have to do the work that I love. Labor Day Essay: An Ode To Work Labor Day as a nationwide celebration...

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Musings

Woman Preaches To Captive Audience At Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 17, 2022August 17, 2022 39 Comments
Amsterdam Airport Preacher

A video has gone viral of a short-term missions worker preaching in the gate area of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Was her conduct appropriate? The Amsterdam Airport Preacher: Woman Boldly Preaches In the Gate Area Of AMS A young woman...

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Musings

How Travel Nearly Bankrupted Vin Scully

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 6, 2022August 6, 2022 17 Comments

Vin Scully, a baseball legend among legends, passed away earlier this week at the ripe age of 94. Like millions of other Angelenos and grateful fans around the world, I am deeply thankful to have enjoyed his magnificent voice...

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Musings

The Enigma Of Flying Economy Class

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 26, 2022July 26, 2022 62 Comments
Economy Class enigma

I make a conscious effort to fly in the forward cabin on every flight I take. But sometimes, it doesn’t work…and somehow I am thankful for it. That’s the enigma of economy class. Enigma: The Satisfaction Of Economy Class...

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Musings

Crocodile Tears Over Kylie Jenner’s Private Jet Use

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 21, 2022July 22, 2022 40 Comments
Kylie Jenner Private Jet

Have a problem with Kylie Jenner’s private jet usage? Maybe you stop idolizing her and trying to have your cake and eat it too. Oh yeah, I’m preaching to you Gen Xers. Kylie Jenner, Private Jets, And The Hypocrisy Of...

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Musings

The Rockets’ Red Glare

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 4, 2022July 4, 2022 37 Comments
Free Speech Independence Day

Happy Independence Day to my U.S. readers and to all readers, a point of order: let us count our blessings and not let our pursuit of a more perfect union blot out the blessings of liberty that we still...

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GermanyMusings

Haunting: Police Chase In Frankfurt Leads To Horrific Crash

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 7, 2022June 7, 2022 36 Comments
Car Crash Frankfurt

For all the fear-mongering headlines about airplane crashes, your chance of dying while driving versus flying is magnitudes higher. I sadly witnessed the scene of a serious car crash in Frankfurt. Witnessing A Car Crash Scene In Frankfurt –...

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Musings

The Beauty Of Travel In The Jet Age

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 4, 2022June 4, 2022 7 Comments

This week made me realize how incredibly thankful I am to be able to travel the world so freely and the amazing gift we enjoy to be whisked around the world in the comfort and speed of modern jetliner....

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The Utter Pain Of Visiting Dachau Concentration Camp

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 30, 2022May 30, 2022 27 Comments

Visiting Dachau Concentration Camp proved to be one of the most emotionally-wrenching experiences I have ever encountered. Dachau Reflections I made it a point on my Germany trip to visit Dachau, one of the most notorious of all Nazi...

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Musings

Land Of The Free, Home Of The Gunned Down School Children

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 26, 2022June 4, 2022 105 Comments
Mass Gun Shootings

Alas, we pivot to politics today, because the latest school massacre in Texas requires our sober attention. My Thoughts On The American Problem Of Mass Gun Shootings At the outset, I will note that I try to steer clear...

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Musings

On Russia, Ukraine, Bias, And The Importance Of Travel

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 21, 2022March 21, 2022 26 Comments

I conducted an experiment on Saturday and it worked according to plan – which has left me somewhat dismayed as we try to piece together fact and fiction in search of truth concerning the war in Ukraine. Bias In...

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Musings

The State Of Travel & Points Blogging (In Defense Of Clickbait)

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 2, 2022March 3, 2022 30 Comments
Travel Blogging 2022

My friend Ben from One Mile At A Time recently laid out his thoughts on the state of travel and points blogging, seeking to explain the prevalence of clickbait, its audience, and why that plays an increasingly central roll...

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