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He thinks he breathes it first; but not so.
I humbly accept your choice of me as your winner.
In much the same way do the commonalty lead their leaders in many other things, at the same time that the leaders little suspect it.
Clearly you didn’t realize how many people read your blog
But wherefore it was that after having repeatedly smelt the sea as a merchant sailor, I should now take it into my head to go on a whaling voyage; this the invisible police officer of the Fates, who has the constant surveillance of me, and secretly dogs me, and influences me in some unaccountable way—he can better answer than any one else.
Saturday night is my time for reading mile blogs…
This blog has never mentioned ferrets.
And, doubtless, my going on this whaling voyage, formed part of the grand programme of Providence that was drawn up a long time ago.
It came in as a sort of brief interlude and solo between more extensive performances.
I take it that this part of the bill must have run something like this:
I hope someone mistakenly checks the “Notify me of new posts by email” box in this thread.
Got my 100k executive card today
“GRAND CONTESTED ELECTION FOR THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES.”
GC would be great!
“WHALING VOYAGE BY ONE ISHMAEL.”
“BLOODY BATTLE IN AFFGHANISTAN.”
What’s a blog?
“My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far I’ve finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already.”
Ink bold rocks! Thanks for your column.
Though I cannot tell why it was exactly that those stage managers, the Fates, put me down for this shabby part of a whaling voyage, when others were set down for magnificent parts in high tragedies, and short and easy parts in genteel comedies, and jolly parts in farces–
—though I cannot tell why this was exactly; yet, now that I recall all the circumstances, I think I can see a little into the springs and motives which being cunningly presented to me under various disguises, induced me to set about performing the part I did, besides cajoling me into the delusion that it was a choice resulting from my own unbiased freewill and discriminating judgment.
Chief among these motives was the overwhelming idea of the great whale himself.
Btw. The gift card is for spirit airlines.
“Dogs have masters. Cats have staff.” My girlfriend’s cat is a diva.
Such a portentous and mysterious monster roused all my curiosity.
Then the wild and distant seas where he rolled his island bulk; the undeliverable, nameless perils of the whale; these, with all the attending marvels of a thousand Patagonian sights and sounds, helped to sway me to my wish.
With other men, perhaps, such things would not have been inducements; but as for me, I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote.
Rower are red, gift cards are great
Thank you for the giveaway!
Please pick me
I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts.
“The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.” Never thought about it!
Good luck
Please pick me!
Not ignoring what is good, I am quick to perceive a horror, and could still be social with it—would they let me—since it is but well to be on friendly terms with all the inmates of the place one lodges in.
I hate the auto correct feature on my tablet.
Sweet
By reason of these things, then, the whaling voyage was welcome; the great flood-gates of the wonder-world swung open, and in the wild conceits that swayed me to my purpose, two and two there floated into my inmost soul, endless processions of the whale, and, mid most of them all, one grand hooded phantom, like a snow hill in the air.
Just a little something I dreamed up on a long layover at LAX.
I generally prefer to travel by whaling boat but have been getting more involved in the miles game.
Does anyone know of a credit card that accumulates points for whaling expeditions?
I would really love to take a trip to catch the White Whale but it’s kind of expensive.
No Whammies. No Whammies. STOP! Thanks for all you do, Gary. GL all!
Sign me up!
I hear mention of this so called Chase Sapphire Preferred a lot.
Does anyone know if this card is accepted out on the high seas?
I have a big harpoon purchase coming up and would love to get some points for it.
I agree the CSP is overrated and did not pay the AF and downgraded to CS instead. And I only got 1 AA exec since moving across the nation messed up my game
You should pick someone who only commented once =)
Alternately, does anyone know if sea captains are welcome on Singapore Suites?