I’ve been trying to find a car mount for my new Galaxy S5 that doesn’t require me to take the phone out of the case I bought for it. I got a huge case for it (that I love) because I’m so afraid of breaking it. So many of the …

Yesterday, I dropped by John Strongbow’s Tavern in Old Town Alexandria, and it turned out they just released a new menu (not reflected on their site yet). I saw an item, Strongbow’s Fritters, which promised to be something that crossed donuts and meat.   This was my most literal usage …

DD Perks Dunkin’ Donuts is advertising a free $5 DD card and free medium beverage when you enroll in DD Perks with the app. You must enroll using the DD Perks app. I signed up and wasn’t sure where the promo code goes.  I finally realized you need a DD …

I wrote about how M life removed the early check-in / late check-out information from its chart. View from the Wing linked to the article and a comment on his page said they were still able to get early check-in: Like I said before, hotels could still give these benefits …

A Washington Post article today lays out Bureau of Transportation statistics showing flights have been at higher and higher capacity over the last  ten years.  The fullest flights by far are on Frontier, with Spirit Airlines in second. According to the article: Never have domestic carriers been better at making sure …

Via Slickdeals, you can get $5 for free through Paypal: The deal is here. You’ll see that you get to “unlock an offer of your choice,” so you need to make sure you select the $5 as your deal. It’s the one at the very bottom.   You’ll get your PayPal …

The following comments are the winners of my Fancy Hands task giveaway:   Congrats to the winners, and I will reach out to you starting tomorrow!  

A 19-year old tech wiz literally launched a drone advertising company by setting one free on the Las Vegas Strip. The only problem is, his drone was in violation of FAA policy. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal: The FAA’s line in the sand differentiating commercial drones from model aircraft …

There’s a new player in the Beauty Box arena: Walmart. Which makes me wonder whether the beauty box concept has jumped the shark(nado). I’ve subscribed to the Walmart one ($5) just to see what comes in it, but from the description on the page, I wonder if we’re being conditioned …

Steve Chapman at the Tribune was on the fated flight where a man shoved a woman’s reclining seat forward and she threw a drink on him. While he definitely comes down harder on the man, he expresses exasperation at both of them. But if being stuck with a reclining seat …