On occasion, I’ve been known to drink wine. Â I belong to a bunch of winery clubs which keeps my high-end collection pretty stocked. Â Wine in the 10-20 area can be a huge risk so I wanted to find a better way to discover wines. Thanks to a partnership with HelloFresh, …
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Get $10 back on $10 spend on Rakuten, includes existing users
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Free Video Game: Sniper Elite 3 (with ads, or $6 without ads)
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Act Now: Free JetBlue Ticket When You Buy Board Game (for $20)
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Reminder: DC-Area Meetup is October 10th!
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My Talk Today at the Library
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Even More Amazing: WEST COAST TO PARIS for less than $400 on American
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Support a Good Cause While Someone Else Does a Polar Plunge
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Great Deal for Traveling Mommies
The Pack ‘n’ Play products recommended by Tiff in a previous post are Amazon’s Deal of the Day. Click here to see the whole listing. For example, the Graco TotBloc Pack ‘n Play Portable Playard is marked down by 40%. There are also really deluxe ones that have changing pads and …
Read More »Is It a Hotel’s Job to Keep Your Secrets?
Cracked released an article on 5 Things You Learn About Rich People by Working at a Nice Hotel a few weeks ago. These “secrets of hotels” type articles bother me a bit because I assume celebrities and rich people go to nice hotels to have a certain degree of privacy from the staff. …
Read More »First Hyatt All-Inclusive Badly Damaged by Hurricane
The first Hyatt All-Inclusive, the Ziva in Los Cabos was badly damaged by Hurricane Odile, a category 3. I got an ad on twitter for the Hyatt Ziva brand, hit the hashtag for it, and was shocked to see the extent of damage and the number of people desperately trying to …
Read More »Want Disney Staff to Know Your Child’s Name Magically?
Disney has come out with RFID bands that would enable the Disney staff to know your child’s name as they wander around the park. From Time’s article on their wristbands : The MyMagic+ system is designed to track users’ purchasing habits, and if parents agree to certain settings, employees playing characters in …
Read More »Lousy at Sending Postcards? Outsource it!
I’m really good at collecting postcards.  No, not intentionally.  I see postcards I think would be really great for someone and I…. never send them. I have a Chihuly postcard my sister would love.  That’s why I bought it for her.  But it is currently sitting on my dresser and has …
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As someone who is currently planning a trip to Scotland, I started wondering how Scottish Independence would affect travel.  Here are some bits of information I came across. From the Daily Mail: 4. Will Scotland be allowed into the EU? No one knows. Alex Salmond points to EU leaders accepting that …
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If I ever have a medical emergency, I hope the plane is packed with fire fighters!  (Hopefully on their way to a bachelor party, not on their way home from one). A groom-to-be and his fellow firefighting buddies saved a man’s life when he started having major cardiac issues in-flight. From …
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On the Twittersphere, we’ve been discussing the news that Spirit Airlines has come up with a new paint job. Here’s all the information on Today in the Sky plus a cool video of them spraying the planes. But when GhettoIFE started discussing this with us on Twitter, we came up …
Read More »Gorgeous New Wine Bottle Labels at Hyatts
The complementary wine option at most Hyatts in the US is the Canvas brand wines. Â I’ve written in the past about how they are actually good, and I usually get them when I stay in a Hyatt. Â (Though I feel bad when I’m solo and don’t finish the bottle!) Each …
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I was poking around on Kickstarter and came across this jacket that claims to be …
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What Happens When You Set Two AI Bots to Talk to Each Other
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This Product Will Help You Pack Faster and Keep You From Forgetting Things
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This Device Promises to Give You Unlimited Worldwide 4G Wi-Fi
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This “Smart” Belt Helps Your Keep Your Waistline in Check
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Carolina Aviators Network Flying Out Aid to Western Carolina
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Free Video Game: Sniper Elite 3 (with ads, or $6 without ads)
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Reminder: DC-Area Meetup is October 10th!