Great gift for a weather nut

by Mir | Sep 4, 2008 | Hot Hot Hot!

Do you know a weather nut? You know, someone who actually enjoys watching the Weather Channel when they show Storm Stories or things like that? (Life of the party, those people….) If so, you might want to check out this set of two wireless weather stations with...

Winners of the Hold on to Your Horses contest

by Mir | Sep 4, 2008 | Contests

Once again, the competition was fast and furious. And by “fast” I mean “normally paced” and by “furious” I mean “exceedingly polite.” Y’all are a well-mannered lot. Nearly 300 entries later, Ye Olde Random Number...

Old Navy’s plus-size fashion forward

by Mir | Sep 4, 2008 | Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

I’m not one to declare a single clothing store the be-all and end-all, but I’ve always appreciated how Old Navy carries the basics. Need a t-shirt? Old Navy! Need something cute and trendy, yet affordable? Old Navy! And now they’ve greatly increased...

For the navigationally challenged (again)

by Mir | Sep 3, 2008 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

Because maybe you got lost on your way to it, the last time I posted this deal. Amazon currently has the Navigon 5100 GPS Navigator on sale for $159.99. This version comes not only with text-to-speech (which is awesome—my GPS just says “turn left” or...

Reminder: Hold on to Your Horses contest

by Mir | Sep 3, 2008 | Contests

If you haven’t yet entered to win Sandra Tayler’s awesome kids’ book, hurry up! You’ve only got until midnight(ish) to put your name in. As always, I reserve the right to taunt anyone who tries to enter the contest on the reminder post. I think...