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

How I Save My Poor Feet from Too Much Travel

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Okay, okay, I know feet aren’t everyone’s favorite travel topic.  Especially with all the bare feet that suddenly appear on airplanes. But while feet can be a sore subject, sometimes they are literally just plain sore from all that travel. From all the running around the airport and from carrying heavier …

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Bow-Tie Wielding Duck Walks into a Bar; Gets into Brawl

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As a bartender, sometimes you can tell by the way someone walks into your bar that they are going to start trouble.  A little too drunk and a little too hopped up on something.  And when that person runs into someone else in the same state, well, their worlds collide …

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Markets in Everything: Getting Leaves Shipped from New England

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Can’t fit traveling to New England to see the fall foliage into your travel calendar? No worries–for $19.99, ShipFoliage.com will send autumn to you.  Well, some leaves at least. According to Time.com: It’s gimmicky, of course, but maybe not quite as much as you’d think. According to the website, the …

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Flooding in the Desert–On best laid plans

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I’m a huge Mlife fan and always have a difficult choice in hotels when going to Vegas. This trip, I was pretty certain where I wanted to go. Okay, not the real beach, but the beach at the Mandalay Bay. I packed up and left Virginia, where a massive Nor’easter was …

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I Miss US Airways’ Upgrade Communication Style

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I loved the way US Airways communicated about your upgrades. As soon as your window for upgrades opened, US Airways would send you an email. If upgrades weren’t released yet, it would tell you that upgrades are not yet available yet, but they would send you an email once they …

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