should I indeed refrain from logging ALL flights with a
landing at an airport other than the departure airport in the x/c
column, regardless of distance?

To me, the XC entry means that I had to do some navigating. Given that
50 miles is a significant jump in a Cub, and ought to involve
refueling, I am not meticulous about distance or even landing. Good
grief, I know how to land the Cub! If I fly to a airport 50 miles
off, look it over, and decide not to land because I'm behind schedule,
I'll log that as XC. If I fly around Lake Winnipesaukee and land two
airports, neither of them more than 45 miles from home, I'll log that
as XC.

But then I'm not going for any further ratings. The XC is purely for
my own interest and satisfaction. I find that it keeps me traveling,
as opposed to playing around the home field all the time.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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