When I saw the caption for this, I thought it might be a little cute.  It turned out to be hilarious and really well-timed. Someone set Michael Phelp’s Olympic swimming to the Super Mario Brother’s soundtrack.  This mostly involves the water level, but also parts of other levels. Things I …

Yesterday, I reported that a monkey got loose on an airplane, causing a bit of a ruckus. It turns out that original reports were incorrect about the facts. The monkey in question was a certified service animal.  Because police were called to the scene over the animal and it had …

The great deals to Hawaii continue to today, with Delta and Alaska offering some good deals to multiple islands, from multiple East Coast locations. United / Delta – $539: Boston – Honolulu, Hawaii. Roundtrip, including all Taxes Read more: http://www.theflightdeal.com/2016/08/11/united-delta-539-boston-honolulu-hawaii-roundtrip-including-all-taxes/#ixzz4H2cnr53X Alaska Air – $549 – $584: New York / Philadelphia …

You booked a basic room at a hotel.  You get your room key, open the door, and see an amazing suite.  Amazing, you think, but how did I swing that?! The Hotelion has a great post on the art of saying thank you and showing appreciation. I’ve been in some amazing …

There’s a sale on the Aukey Quick Charge 2.0 30W 2-Port Car Charger + 3.3′ Micro USB Cable.  This, combined with a coupon, brings the price down to $5.99. The coupon (which I just verified works) is GGRY6CCZ. The sale price puts the charger at $10.99 and the coupon is for …

Right now, you can fly to Honolulu, Hawaii from Washington, DC for only $550.  This fare is on Delta, who will hopefully have their act together by whenever you book your flight for.  (Just kidding, they will.  I hope.) Usually, fares this cheap require a long stay or weird routing. …

A reminder that myself and Ed from Pizza In Motion are doing a meet up in two weeks in the DC area. The last meet-ups have been a good time for all!  Hope to see you there. There is going to be a DC/NoVA Frequent Traveler Meet-up on August 24th …

Last week, I wrote about how it isn’t always legal for police to pull over someone to reward them–even if they are rewarding them with ice cream! Police in Arlington, VA today decided to spread goodwill with ice cream too.  But in this case, no traffic stops were needed. According …

The Faeria video game has been early access for a while, and is temporarily free leading up to its official launch. Until 4pm PST today, you can purchase the game on Steam.  Once you buy it, it’s free forever–as long as you buy it in time. This was a game that was …

This is bananas.  A monkey got loose on a Las Vegas-bound flight yesterday. No, it wasn’t Miles the Monkey. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal: It’s unclear what type of monkey it was, but Nunnery said the monkey was an emotional support animal, adding that “the passenger had all the …