Pick a peck of paper

by Mir | Mar 10, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!

If you’re in need of a whole lot of paper, I’ve got the deal for you. (Hello, fellow home-office types! Let us unite, and print out many, many things!) First, head on over to Office Depot and grab three cases of their Office Depot brand multipurpose paper....

The economy wants you to eat out more

by Mir | Mar 10, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!

Of course, no one can afford to eat out more often right now… right? Wrong! Restaurant.com to the rescue—through March 15th, 2009, use coupon code MENU to take 80% off your purchase, and you’ll be pocketing $25 dining certificates for just $2 each....

Want a waterproof camcorder?

by Mir | Mar 9, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

We have a Flip camcorder and love it. In fact, we love it so much, we ordered a waterproof casing for it so that we could play with it in and around the pool. But it leaked. So we ordered another one… which also leaked. We gave up. And we still love our Flip, in...

Happy anniversary, Barbie

by Mir | Mar 9, 2009 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

Look, I’m no huge fan of Barbie (says the not-very-tall, not-very-busty brunette…), but she is something of a cultural icon. And it’s her 50th birthday! And oddly enough, she still looks… well… like Barbie. Yes. Okay, so, in honor of her...

The perfect lunch, every time

by Mir | Mar 9, 2009 | Contests

A while back we had a great discussion here about great ways to make packed lunches more eco-friendly, and many of lamented how those slick-looking Laptop Lunch Systems are just, well, kind of expensive. Awesome, but expensive. So I’m going to give one away,...