Blog List Layout

I’ve worked in the hospitality industry since I was 18, and I constantly hear “I don’t tip because I don’t think it’s fair the way restaurant workers get paid.”  People claim they feel like they are supporting the system by tipping restaurant workers, so prefer not to tip (and show …

Sygic has a product called Family Locator that allows you to keep tabs on where everyone is. It lets you see where all your family members are.  It can also alert you once they reach their destination safely. From the app description: Family Locator – GPS Phone tracker app lets …

Usually, when Amazon has a Kindle sale, I don’t recognize the books on the sale list.  Today, some of my favorites are on sale for $1.99-$2.99.  They are all HarperCollins books. Beautiful Ruins is a book that seriously touched me when I read it.  It was funny at times, romantic …

May the Fourth is quickly arriving and I’m looking forward to seeing all you DC-Area people out in Clarendon to celebrate! I’ve got the space reserved starting at 5pm if you want to be an early bird, but given jobs and DC traffic, probably expect most people to be out …

It’s almost a month late, but Ilea M. is the winner of the Amazon gift card, thanks to a Twitter follow. This is in reference to my birthday contest last month. Thanks to everyone who entered!  I hope to bring you some more contests soon.

The last you hear from me, I announced a contest. And then I didn’t post again. I have everyone’s entries and will pull a winner later today. The reason for my silence here and on a lot of the social outlets I usually post on is that we had a …

Hello, I wanted to share some information about FARE’s Teal Pumpkin Projectâ„¢ – a wonderful campaign that I support and I hope you will too! The Teal Pumpkin Projectâ„¢ raises awareness of food allergies and promotes a safer, happier Halloween by encouraging households to make non-food treats available so that …

The internet on cruise ships costs a pretty penny.  I just spent more than I want to think about checking work emails while at sea. But the cost makes sense–the cost not only includes the infrastructure to maintain an internet connection at sea, but also ensures too many people aren’t …

While working on a show, I had the pleasure of meeting the lovely Emma Earnest. She has had a complicated background–her only parent was in a motorcycle accident twelve years ago and her grandparents took custody of her and her two brothers. When her grandparents did this, they put all …

There’s been a story going around (especially on Twitter) about a family that was kicked off a JetBlue flight because the mother was holding their squirmy toddler. From the Consumerist: A family that purchased a separate seat for their 2-year-old son on a JetBlue flight say they were just trying …