Jeanne Marie Hoffman

Former bartender, still a geek. One equal part each cookies, liberty, football, music, travel, libations. Stir vigorously. +Jeanne Marie Hoffman Jeanne on Twitter

“Do You Want to Target Men Interested in Panties?”

a police officer wearing a blue shirt and blue gloves

So, apparently I’m giving Facebook the wrong idea.  It’s taking my posts about TSA and is… well… assuming something completely different about the blog. I’ve been writing about the ridiculousness of TSA security–both on the passenger AND TSA side. So, yesterday, I wrote about how a woman tried to sneak …

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Spending Two Weeks at the Grand Hyatt Kauai

a tree with chairs and a body of water

I mentioned in my talk on business travel that I went a while without being able to spend points–so when I found myself in Hawaii for work travel, I really extended the trip. I did this by hopping over to Kauai and staying at the Grand Hyatt Kauai resort. Because …

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New Technology Meets In-Flight Toilets

a toilet with a sink and a toilet seat

Ever have a delay (or even cancellation) due to toilet issues on the airplane? This is because airplane toilets are really complicated to replace. The toilets are one large component, so the entire piece must be replaced–even for minor issues. But Skrift.com has the scoop on a new form of …

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Sometimes Travel is Just Plain Surreal

a man standing in a field with the sun in the background

I had a 5am departure this morning out of Dallas, so I woke up a little bit before 3am to make sure I made it to the airport on time. By the way, I’m a huge fan of sketch comedy and a huge fan of Kids in the Hall and …

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Multi-Purpose Shoes Make Beach Drinking Easier

a pair of black flip flops

My beach-ware of choice is Reef.  And they’ve come up with an interested invention–shoes with build in bottle openers. I usually remember to bring a bottle opener with me, but I’ve definitely had it go missing too.  It can fall into the sand and then… well, it’ll be an artifact …

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