Well, I guess I have been putting off my entry into this thread and should just do it. I have been lurking at this site since October and started posting in January. I have been flying all of my life (I'm almost thirty) but have never concentrated on one program until the postings on this site convinced me to start trying to. Living in the Dallas area, American is the logical choice but I have had many bad experiences on the airline from years past. Since the start of the year I have about 31,000 Onepass miles and have made Silver Elite. Almost all of my traveling is on my own dime on weekend trips. I have also made Platinum with Hyatt and Silver with Hilton. Now that I have a "real job" I can afford this hobby and I'm having the time of my life. Thanks for everyone's great advice. By the way, I'm trying to make the Flyertalk event in Montreal in July to meet some of you. If your ever in the DFW area just let me know if you have any time to meet up for a drink and discuss travel stories. We even have Krispy Kremes here now.
Thanks
-James