Who is D. B. Cooper? D. B. Cooper was (and is) an enigma.  In 1971, he hijacked a plane, demanded and received $200,000 in ransom money, and then parachuted away. No one knows what happened to him since. The Day of the Hijacking He took a Northwest Orient Airlines flight …

We’re going to need a bigger boat bar. Someone organized a bar crawl in an area of Brooklyn rife with Pokemon and ended up with an RSVP list of over 12,000 people. I’m not sure their starting location, Barcade in Williamsburgh, is ready for this. Pokemon Go  has been an interesting social and …

Uber, in a possible effort to get an edge on Lyft, is offering unlimited UberPool ride plans this summer through Gilt.com.  You can purchase different lengths of time.  The cheapest is a two-week package at $49.  The  most expensive is 8-weeks at $159. If you book an UberPool, you receive a …

Power outages stink in general–but what do you do when the power goes out in your hotel for an extended period of time? I’ve seen a flashlight in the closet occasionally, but that’s more rare.  (And probably in hotels where power outages are more frequent). I’ve stayed at two different …

Jetblue has a great two-day sale going on right now.  And fares start at only $49. From the website: Fares include government taxes and fees. Book by July 13, 2016 (the earlier of 11:59 PM ET or local time). Monday – Thursday & Saturday travel between August 22 – November …

It’s back live again! There’s a great deal going on Amazon right now where you can get a free $10 gift card with almost no effort. If you sign-up for a 3-month free trial to Audible, you’ll get a $10 gift card added to your account.  After that, you have …

Kmart has a special right now.  You will get $10 back in store credit for every $10 you spend on specific shorts.  However, some people have been reporting receiving even more than that. In order to get this deal, you must be a member of the free Shop Your Way …

  Another sets of closures are happening on the metro line from DCA.  The bad news for most tourists is that the section going into DC from the airport is closing down for a week.   While the trains themselves are shut down, shuttle busses are running to replace those segments. From ArlNow.com: Arlington …

With the week that just happened, it’s nice to hear a heartwarming story. A crew member on Southwest Airlines went above and beyond when he noticed a little girl was extremely anxious in the air.  She also has type 1 diabetes, and was beginning to have blood sugar issues due …

The Magic Bullet, despite having a very unfortunate name, has been a staple in my kitchen, According to Slick Deals, Kmart has a the Magic Bullet Blender for $40, but it also comes with 30,000 “Shop Your Way Points”.  This is the equivalent of $30 of in-store credit. You must …