ArchivesDecember, 2007

No I cannot see Mars with these things. Nor have I ever tried burning ants under a hot sun outside with 'em. And despite appearances, I've never even been to a Coca-Cola bottling company. Yeah, I'm talking about my glasses. And as you can see, I've had to put up with quite a bit of Continue Reading

Well, once again, Santa has completely skipped our house. Not even a piece of coal in our stockings. Granted, we didn't hang any stockings. Nor put up a tree. I'm starting to think maybe it has something to do with the fact that we're Jewish. You think? Growing up, I remember spending a lot of Continue Reading

Today's flashback to everyone's favorite decade the '80s (and yes, by everyone, I mean me) is in honor of a milestone I hit this week. No, it wasn't my 100th blog post (actually I'm probably coming up on 250 I think) or birthday or anniversary or anything. On Monday morning, actually, it happened. Probably sometime Continue Reading

I'm adding a few more super last-minute shipping options for new stores that I didn't mention in yesterday's Last-Minute Shopping post. $12 Express Shipping Upgrade on orders over $100 at Eddie Bauer Use coupon code EBAUER07 in the promotion code box on the Delivery/Extras checkout page. Order by December 22, 2007 11am ET Offer valid Continue Reading

All right, procrastinators, here's where you put your faith in good ol' FedEx and other overnight shipping companies. I've cobbled together a list of sites offering deals on expedited and overnight shipping (some are free even!), so if you're scrambling for a last-minute holiday gift, go to town! I'll be updating this page throughout the Continue Reading

Apparently, yesterday on Oprah she talked about neti pots. No, sorry, despite what you think, I don't watch Oprah. But a friend of mine passed on the info to me. Now while they may look like small teapots for little Becky's tea parties (You know how Mr. Flopsie just loooves his tea and biscuits don't Continue Reading

No, I didn't win another word (though actually I did, which I'll have to get to soon, but that's not the point of this post). I'm speechless. Literally. My wonderful cold has turned into full-fledge laryngitis. Yay! So now not only do I feel pretty lousy, I can't even complain about, except in a whisper. Continue Reading

I'm fighting off a nagging cold (who isn't, right?) so I'll be quick with this week's flashback video. In honor of yesterday's fun snow day, I figured I'd pick a snowy winter tune. And what better song then Simon & Garfunkle's "Hazy Shade of Winter"? Except, as it turns out, an all-female band covered the Continue Reading

You can't get much cheaper then free can you? Yeah, you'll still have to pay shipping, but eCOST has two items currently for sale with mail-in-rebates that result in a price of $0 fore each item. These will probably sell out pretty fast, and they have a current expiration date of December 15 for each, Continue Reading

What two simple words can create such joy and pleasure amongst the very young, and yet instill fear and dread into young parents? No, not Chuck E. Cheese (that's technically three words). I'm talking about... SNOW DAY! As I'm writing this, it's a total Winter Wonderland outside, despite the fact that winter technically doesn't start Continue Reading