Put a little spring (or summer/winter/fall) in your step

by Mir | Jun 17, 2008 | Hot Hot Hot!

There’s one set of concertos that even people who claim not to like classical music almost always love, and that’s The Four Seasons by Vivaldi. It remains one of my very favorites, years after my inadequate attempts to play bits of it on my cello. (Yeah, I...

Free food for Fido

by Mir | Jun 17, 2008 | Hot Hot Hot!, Pets

Purina wants to give you a 30-day supply of dog or cat food absolutely free. Just call 800-521-6300 and go through the automated prompts to select which one you’d like to receive. Don’t have a pet? Consider doing it anyway, then drop the food off at your...

Need some games?

by Mir | Jun 17, 2008 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

It looks like Barnes and Noble is clearancing out some of their board games, though they’re selling out pretty fast. If you’re quick, you could snap up a few deals. Shipping is $3.99 and you can use coupon code A8P8N9P to take an additional 25% off of one...

I keep forgetting about this

by Mir | Jun 16, 2008 | Hot Hot Hot!

I don’t know why I keep forgetting to check it out, but really, the Amazon Kitchen and Home One-Day Sale is a nice follow-up to any Friday Sale remorse you might have. (And by remorse, I of course mean that nagging feeling that you really should have snapped up...

Safety can make you a HomeHero, too

by Mir | Jun 16, 2008 | Contests

Last week some nice people from Home Depot contacted me to see if I’d like to give away some new products they’re promoting. And I agreed, because I am a fool for free things and also because what we have here is both practical and totally...