This just happened to my friend, but don’t let it happen to you. You leave your hotel room. Â You hear the door *click* closed. Â You’re fine, right? My friend thought so. Â He let his hotel door close all the way and figured he was fine. Â What he didn’t know was …
Read More »How to Get Amazon Items for Cheap (or even free!) in Exchange for Reviews
With so many products on Amazon, it’s hard for one to stand out among the crowd.  And Amazon likes it that way with outside products.  (They utilize the long-tail method, hoping people come to their website to buy anything). So a new industry emerged–helping products get Amazon reviews so they end …
Read More »Don’t Believe Everything You See on Twitter
Earlier this month, I wrote about a photo circulating of kids “playing on their phones instead of looking at paintings in a famous museum”. Except they weren’t playing. Â I wrote about how they were using the museum app to learn more about the painting they were just examining, and whoever …
Read More »How to Make the Wine in Coach Taste Better
The wine in coach isn’t always that great. Â While some airlines offer higher-end half bottle options, the wine sometimes needs time to breathe–more time than you have on the flight. Apparently, you can improve the taste of the wine by hyper-decanting it. Â So what fancy tools are needed to hyper-decant? …
Read More »Why Bloody Marys Taste Better in the Air (and it has to do with noise)
It’s pretty common knowledge that food does not taste that great in the air. Â Your ability to taste changes when on an airplane, and food tastes more bland. But did you know that some cocktails taste better on an airplane? I have lots of friends who tell me that they …
Read More »I Was Flagged for Drug Running and Still Got Global Entry/PreCheck
With so much discussion going on about using No Fly lists for other purposes, I started thinking about a personal situation I had with being flagged while traveling. It started off pretty innocent. Â I did the math and the summer sales to the Caribbean “cost” me less than traveling out …
Read More »Deux Ex for $1.74, Max Payne 1&2 for $2.50, Final Fantasy for $6, Oblivion for $9 and more.
Digital gaming deals are back, and the Max Payne duo is at its cheapest yet. Max Payne is currently $2.50 Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder and now hunted by cops and the mob. …
Read More »The Uber-esque Alternative to Kenneling Your Dog Also Great for Sick Days
I have a very energetic puppy–which is great for me because I’m also energetic. That is, until I’m sick. Â I came down with bronchitis, which has made walking Moxie much more difficult. Â And small puppies need their energy! I was tempted to put out a plea to come over and …
Read More »How Mercury Could Melt an Airplane
In addition to dynamite and tear gas, you shouldn’t bring mercury on board an aircraft. But what’s the worst that could happen? Oh, the plane could melt. But how could aluminum–seemly the perfect solution to something that would rust (iron)–be so vulnerable? It has to do with how alumninum invisibly …
Read More »Man Solo Passenger on MD-90 Delta Flight from New Orleans to Atlanta
Imagine getting to the gate and seeing no other passengers. Â I’d wonder if I got the flight time wrong, or if my flight were cancelled. A man showed up at the gate and found no passengers. Â Turns out he was the entire flight. From Fox31 Denver: According to WSB, other …
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