Please check your coffeemaker

by Mir | Apr 16, 2009 | Product Talk, Quick Tips

Good morning! Hey, remember that fabulous deal way back when, when a bunch of us picked up Senseo coffeemakers on the cheap? If you have one, please go to this page and follow the instructions to figure out if your machine is affected by a voluntary recall Philips is...

Reminder: Backyard Baseball contest

by Mir | Apr 15, 2009 | Contests

Don’t forget—you only have until just before midnight tonight to enter the contest to win a copy of Backyard Baseball 2010 for your Wii (and for family harmony) (hey, that rhymes). That means that if you haven’t entered yet, you should probably hurry...

Can’t sleep, android Cookie Monster will eat me

by Mir | Apr 15, 2009 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

I know that the last time this was on sale, I may have gently pointed out that I find it a bit… odd-looking… in that subtle way that I have. You know, maybe something like, “OH MY GOSH I think it’s coming to suck my brains, look out!!”...

A new code is a new excuse to buy

by Mir | Apr 15, 2009 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

At long last, there’s a new coupon code for The Children’s Place. Hooray! (Not that I’m shopping. I’m not. Still spending some “special time” with my checkbook. Ahem.) Anyway, through May 10th, 2009, use code SA249 to take 15% off...

Don’t say Uncle Sam never gave you anything

by Mir | Apr 15, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!

Hey, it’s tax day! I’ll bet you’d totally forgotten, right? (Unless, like me, you’re self-employed and kind of awful at estimating your payments, in which case it is appropriate to mark today with weeping and the rending of garments.) If you...