Dairy Queen is giving away free frappé from 2-5pm today only. Customers who arrive at participating locations can get a small Oreo Frappé for free. From their Facebook page (graphic also from the Facebook page): The #DQFreeFrappé Giveaway is this Tuesday, September 6th from 2-5pm. One free small Oreo Ultimate …
Read More »What Happens If You Get on the Wrong Flight?
Even though boarding passes get scanned electronically now, people still end up on the wrong flight. I was on a flight a few months ago where three people managed to board the flight I was on without having tickets for the specific flight.  They only noticed once the actual owners of their …
Read More »Air Traffic Controller Saves Pilot’s Life by Noticing Slurred Speech
I was listening to air traffic control / pilot exchanges on YouTube when I came across this news story from 2013.  (The story also includes some of the ATC exchange). A pilot started slurring when speaking to the air traffic controller.  She began encouraging him to descent and to put on …
Read More »Southwest Flight Attendant Made Flight Announcements as Multiple Looney Tunes Characters
I can’t stop laughing at this.  I think if every flight were like this, I would always fly Southwest. A Southwest flight attendant imitated multiple Looney Tunes Characters as he gave landing instructions. While I originally assumed this was a rehearsed act he practiced many times, I realized he was making …
Read More »This Beautiful Animated Short About a Kiwi Brought Me to Tears
In anticipation of my trip to New Zealand, my coworker sent me this animated short about a kiwi bird. When I saw it was someone’s Master’s Thesis project, I wasn’t expecting to be blown away. Â But not only was the short fantastic, it ended up bringing me to tears. Â It’s …
Read More »Labor Day Sale on Amazon Devices
Amazon is having a Labor Day sale on a couple of its devices. Â They are doing $30 off the Amazon Tap and $5 off the Fire Stick. The Amazon Tap (from the Amazon product description) Just tap and ask for music from Prime Music, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, and TuneIn Uses …
Read More »When Murphy’s Law Affects Planning for the Weather
Whenever I plan a trip, I think about what the weather could be like at each of my connections. I try not to connect through Chicago through the winter, and I try not to connect through Florida during hurricane season. But more often than not in the last few years, …
Read More »Hyatt’s New Promotion, Getting Better at Plane Spotting, and Buy Me Flowers
Hyatt’s New Promotion Hyatt has a new promotion that can really add up depending on your Hyatt plans.  Pizza in Motion has a reminder up today to register and gives instructions on how to do it.  He also gives great advice–always sign up for a hotel promotion. I signed up for …
Read More »This Map of the World Depicts the Names of Countries in Their Own Languages
I came across something very cool today. Â Someone made a map of the world, using the language of each individual country to depict it on the map. The creator has his creation on a website he calls Endonym Map–referring to a very specific term. From the website: An endonym is …
Read More »Amazon Offering $0.99 Video Rentals This Weekend
Amazon is offering $0.99 rentals on a bunch of movies this weekend–180 of them to be exact. In addition, some of the $0.99 rentals are available for purchase at $6.99. Â You have 30 days to start the rental and then anywhere from 48 hours – 7 days to watch, depending …
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