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

Flooding in the Desert–On best laid plans

a sign outside of a building

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

airplanes parked at an airport

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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86-Year Old Plane Spotter Has Dream Come True with A380

a woman in a cowboy hat in a cockpit

86-year old Mr. Van Dam worked for Airbus, but retired before the A380 was released.  The A380 is the world’s largest passenger plane, and Mr. Van Dam has been enamored with it from afar. Our intrepid plane spotter headed out to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in hopes of seeing the A380.  While …

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Old School-Style Awesome Noir Game on Kickstarter

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I had the pleasure of meeting the SWDTech Games and playing a demo version of their Pixel Noir game.  They launched a Kickstarter for the game when still relatively unknown and, unfortunately, came up short during funding. After waiting it out and growing their profile a bit, they have launched a new Kickstarter–one …

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Avoid Fees on Airlines and How to Pass the Time in Flight

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I was recently contacted to give some tips to USA Today‘s Road Warrior Voices, and found my suggestions among a multitude of great suggestions. The first article was how to avoid fees when flying.  I focused on low-cost carriers, but the other bloggers explored different ways of avoiding fees on …

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Uber Continues to Make Me Feel Safe

a black car with white wheels

I was stuck in traffic today.  The person behind me was looking at their phone and nearly ran into the back of my car.  He slammed on the breaks and screeched to a halt pretty suddenly. (I could see him coming in my rear view mirror and was hoping he …

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Crossing the Golden Gate Bridge in a Rental Car

close up of a white car

On my recent trip to San Francisco, I rented from my usual place, Alamo, and drove off.  As I picked up everyone else, I suddenly remembered something.  The Golden Gate Bridge does not take cash and my car didn’t have a Toll Pass. Luckily, there’s a solution for that. You are …

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