2,334.9 miles.  That's how far my family and I traveled for Christmas.  Against my better judgement, all of those miles were by automobile. You learn a lot when you're out on the road. You learn that the cheapest gasoline you'll find for 400 miles is the one you just passed thinking that prices must be better at the next station. You learn just how long it takes for liquid to pass through your three year-old son's body, and you learn some pretty interesting things about customer service.

Courant.com recently reported about the Hospital of Central Connecticut's new concierge service.

The service allows for patients, employees, physicians, etc. to access goods and services while they're stuck in the hosptial. The Courant reports, "volunteers wheel a metal cart into patients' rooms to let them know about the concierge services, offer them free newspapers and give them the concierge's phone number.