God bless America. Now, in addition to Reeses Peanut Butter Cups and Reeses Pieces, you can get Reeses Peanut Butter Cups stuffed with Reeses Pieces. I was in a store the other day and came across this beautiful sight. Be still my heart. Being the good investigative reporter I am*, …
Read More »$550 Flights to Europe from the West Coast
Right now, there is a great fare to Europe from the West Coast. You can fly to Stockholm from San Francisco for $550. The Flight Deal has all the details. Scandinavian Airlines – $547: San Francisco – Stockholm, Sweden. Roundtrip, including all Taxes I subscribe to the Flight Deals tweets …
Read More »Happy Birthday to Everyone’s Favorite Pizzaman!
Today is Ed of Pizza in Motion’s birthday! Â He’s my partner in crime for the #GeekyPizza travel meet-ups. Â We look forward to seeing you in a little over a week! Or should I have posted: Either way, in honor of his birthday, here are some recent posts I think are …
Read More »Hungry Patrons Ignore Corpse to Wait in Line for Cronuts
This is totally not the Onion and is so New York City. There’s a prophetic/creepy line in the movie Collateral that begins and ends the movie. Â It’s not about NYC (it’s about LA), but it touched on the anonymity of city life and how cold it can be there. 17 …
Read More »Update On the Restaurant Experience from Yesterday
The restaurant I wrote about yesterday contacted me this morning, specifically the manager on duty (who is also a managing partner). Â I really appreciate that he reached out to us. He wanted to correct and also confirm some of the things that I wrote about yesterday. First of all, he …
Read More »“If either of you go near the bar or touch alcohol–you’re OUT!”–My Strangest Restaurant Experience
I’ve been taking my niece around to see our favorite sights in the DC area. Â One of them was a boat ride by National Ferry. Â We had a great time, and a special shout out to Evan on the staff for giving us extra information about all the sights we …
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 »Not Tipping Because Restaurants Exploit Workers = You Exploiting Workers
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 …
Read More »Great Sale on Some Kindle Favorites Today
Usually, when Amazon has a Kindle sale, I don’t recognize the books on the sale list. Â Today, some of my favorites are on sale for $1.99-$2.99. Â They are all HarperCollins books. Beautiful Ruins is a book that seriously touched me when I read it. Â It was funny at times, romantic …
Read More »THIS WEDNESDAY: DC Area Meet-up in Clarendon
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 …
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