Flying from LA to Boston in Early December

Soon I will make a short trip to Cambridge, MA to celebrate a certain economic historian's contributions.   The thought of flying from sunny 65 degree LA to cold and dreary Boston in December fills me with bad memories of bad weather.   But, life is about tradeoffs.  I'm looking forward to the conference and I expect that I will learn quite a few new things.   This trip's miles will also qualify me as a United Premier Gold Member.   As I get older, I like that stuff.