Several nice things today:

This afternoon I received a suspiciously familiar email "You've landed Mosaic status". Hadn't I seen that earlier this summer? Then I looked more closely at the fine print: "Your Mosaic 1 status ends December 31, 2050."

On that particular date I will have recently turned 89 (with luck). I have no idea whether it will be JetBlue or some other airline sending me a "your Mosaic status has lapsed" note via my neural implant that day. Who knows: maybe planes will no longer be our primary long-distance terrestrial transport? I was born shortly after the dawn of passenger jet transportation, and have known no other, so I find it hard to conceive of such a change.

Next nice thing: as a fresh-faced Mosaic 1 a couple of months ago, I foolishly chose "IHG Platinum Status" instead of the 20-tile bonus as one of my perks (hey, at least I didn't choose FoundersCard, OK?) Re-qualifying for M1 gave me an unexpected mulligan: we can re-choose our previous M1 perk if we wish to (as I most certainly did!) My 20-point bonus is active until 12/31/2050, I am now at 99 points and less than $30 travel spend away from M2. I can't help daydreaming of JetBlue's Fairy Godmother Department saying: "Oh heck — he's nearly there already, and he's a nice guy; give him 25 years of M2. Or M3. Or M4; c'mon, just think of the press we'd get!"

Enough; that way madness lies.

I had not seen any similar action around my points until after dinner tonight, when I was delighted to see that they had also appeared. Being over 500K now, I feel a little like Scrooge McDuck swimming around in a pool full of dollar bills (no need for any reminders of the rapacious cost of European Mint seats at this moment, thank you!)

So, a nice day after an enjoyable final destination flight. A few closing words:

• I found the JetBlue line workers to be generally professional, friendly and good-humored.Treat them kindly. please: the days I knocked off 4 destinations left me exhausted; they do that every day, AND they have to put up with us while they work their asses off.
• Additionally, treat your less-clueful fellow passengers with respect, and help them when they're overwhelmed.
• If you've worked hard to score the big prize, share part of it with someone who needs it more than yourself: a visit to an elderly parent or to seek medical treatment, perhaps. Your local social service agencies can help you with this. You will enjoy your own travels more as a result.

My final thoughts are those of Samwise Gamgee, "I'm home." Don't expect to hear from me until the next trilogy.

Happy contrails!