No, this isn’t some real-life Matrix meets Soylent Green dystopian match up. Pavegen–a company with a Soylent Green-esque name–has developed a type of flooring that generates electricity from people walking on top of it. They have received a lot of press lately because they are crowd sourcing funding to develop …

Before a trip, Emily (primarily an American flyer) asked me to request her a vegan meal. The only problem is, you still can’t do that on US Airways domestic first class flights even though you can on some American flights. According to the website: How to order a special meal …

Here’s where my “rebellious” years of high school meet my present geeky self.  Hot Topic is purchasing ThinkGeek. I’ve gone from using Manic Panic to Manically Panicking over this acquisition.   According to the Verve: ThinkGeek is pretty well known for its wide variety of kitschy, pop-culture focused offerings — …

I’ve written before about the pickpocket networks in Paris and it turns out tourists aren’t the only ones upset about the abundance of them. Here’s a guide to avoiding the pickpockets in Paris. I’m from New York City and while we have a lot of petty larceny, it isn’t quite …

US Airways has long considered Jamaica (and other Caribbean Islands) to be domestic flights.  While this prevents free lounge access for first class and other perks, it allowed the biggest perk of all (in my opinion)–unlimited upgrades to the Caribbean for elites. Even Silvers (RIP US Airways’ nomenclatures) could almost …

Well, I finally figured out how to go as a Sharknado for Halloween. Sharknado, meet… Sharkini.   Take a Baywatch-style jog on the beach to give the “flying through the air in a tornado effect” to your bathingsuit. With teeth that say “great white” but a sheen that says “hammer …

I just wanted to quickly point out that Amazon has a great sale on Kindle books today. I just got Water for Elephants for $1.99 in the sale! Among the other ones I bought: The Valley of Amazement This One is Mine <-  by the author of the amazing book, …

I wrote about my adventures to Barrel Oak Winery with the intrepid Emily.  We had a great time, with great views, and decent wine. The Capitol Deal has a deal where you can spend $45 to get $100 towards Barrel Oak Winery on a weekday. This covers a lot, including buying …

Coming soon–a communication tool that will speed up the rate of communication between the air traffic control and the pilots. Text messaging. From USA Today’s Charisse Jones: Data Comm is the latest piece of NextGen,a program that is seeking new air-traffic control equipment and procedures to make air travel safer …

I just wrote about Expedia’s new $0 deductible cheap collision rental car coverage. And watching an episode of Mythbusters reminded me of why it was so important. This wasn’t the overall point of the episode–but during it, when parking, a lot of their subjects tapped the car next to them …