Le Chic Geek
With all my traveling taken off my schedule, I’ve been discovering the outdoors locally here in North Carolina. Tomorrow (or today, if you are one of the newsletter readers), I’ll be live streaming from a picnic from one of our great outdoors spots (properly socially distanced and within all outdoor …
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June, 2020
May, 2020
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26 May
GrubHub’s Shady Practices
During the Covid-19 crisis, I started hearing a lot of restaurants complaining about GrubHub because of its fees and practices. At first, I thought these claims were a little overblown because a service can’t run without earning money in some sort of way. I figured these were restaurants that newly …
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April, 2020
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17 April
How to Cut Men’s Hair at Home (Quarantine Haircuts)
We have some interesting needs now in this situation. My hair has gotten pretty long. I was already overdue for a haircut, but since my hair was already long, it’s not a huge deal. I have family and friends whose hair has gotten to near-top knot state. But with barbershops …
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January, 2020
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14 January
American Airlines Employee Harasses Passenger: promises upgrades, lounge passes, in exchange for “friendship”
Ashley Barno started receiving text messages from a phone number she didn’t know commenting on many personal things about her–what flight she was on, how attractive she was, and the creepiest of all to me, a text describing her current outfit. The anonymous texter confessed he was an American Airlines …
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8 January
Local Likes: Shopping in the Haymount District of Fayetteville, NC
Haymount is a district of Fayetteville, NC a bit up the road from the Downtown area. It’s what I like to call “New Yorker” walking distance at just over a mile. It has some pretty unique stores, including one that is moving online. The first stop for me was Bertie’s …
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December, 2019
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13 December
Geeky T-Shirts, Prints, Pins, and Tanks (oh my!)
I wanted to remind everyone of one of my favorite geeky tshirt spots–SnarkFish T-Shirts this holiday season. Their nifty t-shirts, prints, pins, cute tank tops, and vinyl decals, which embody dorkitude and gaming, are among my go-to items. And they are a small business run by the dude who manages …
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11 December
Get 3 Months of Kindle Unlimited for $0.99 total
For non-current users of Kindle Unlimited, you can get three months of the service for $0.99 on Amazon through December 31st. I received an email inviting me to this offer and IÂ used to be a Kindle Unlimited member, so it applies to lapsed subscribers too (not just brand new ones). …
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November, 2019
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28 November
Almost Free! Small Household Appliances at Kohls (quick deal)
You can get small household appliances for almost free or even free at Kohls, depending on how you combine cashback, rebates, and a points-earning credit card. Deals We Like has all the details. Check it out! She goes step-by-step through the process of getting the deal, talking about how to …
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28 November
Amazing Price on a Record Player ($40 off regular price!) with Vinyl-to-MP3 Capabilities
A record player I’ve been watching on Amazon has not only dropped in price by $20, but it also has a $20 off coupon, reducing this record player to less than HALF its original cost! I just wanted to pass that long in case anyone else is in the market …
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13 November
Reminder: Win a $40 Amazon Gift Card!
Just a reminder that you can win a $40 Amazon Giftcard by following these three steps: Sign-up for a membership with Club 1 Hotels through this link. (No credit card/no reoccuring charges) Go to this post Leave a comment on the post I linked letting me know what your favorite …
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