It can be a pain in the neck to get from Baltimore-Washington Airport to the Washington, DC metro area.  Maryland’s regional trains (MARC) run on weekdays only, and the Amtrak trains can be pretty spaced out.  There’s a shuttle to the metro, but that adds a lot of time to …

I mentioned before that I take my reservation checking to almost paranoid levels.  I say “almost” because things keep happening that make my obsession worth it.  And I just had a crazy hotel situation that I only discovered because I’m *that* neurotic. Because the Zilaria never worked out for an …

I am a frequent customer of Lot18, and this is part of the reason I love it so much: Lot18 is a wine store.  Occasionally, they give you promotional credit.  This promotional credit applies to shipping.  So, whenever I get some promotional credit, I make sure to use it rather than …