If Santa brought you a Wii

by Mir | Dec 29, 2009 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

I kept an eye on this one for about a month prior to Christmas, and then decided that my kids would just have to wait for it to go on sale. Well, of course now it has—Super Mario Brothers for the Wii is down to $40 at Amazon, which is still nothing to sneeze at,...

Consider the larch

by Mir | Dec 29, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!

I know this makes me old (and possibly weird) but I do not care; very little makes me so happy as when the Amazon Gold Box deal is the complete Monty Python Flying Circus set. It claims to be the “16 Ton Megaset” but the shipping weight is considerably...

The necessary gear

by Mir | Dec 29, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

Are you one of those people sworn to get fit in the new year? C’mon, you can tell me. I know I am; every December while I’m busy stuffing my face I hatch a plan to become healthy in the new year, and it usually involves exercise, and I hate exercise. So I...

For your little builder/scientist

by Mir | Dec 28, 2009 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

I have to tell you, the runaway hit of Christmas morning here was the Eitech building set we gave my son, for which I paid more than I probably should’ve, but I knew he’d love it. So I’m only a little bitter that it’s currently a Lightning Deal...

Hooray for post-holiday sales

by Mir | Dec 28, 2009 | Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

I know, everyone’s having those sales, but when I see a dozen pages of sale items at Old Navy, my heart goes pitter-pat. I can’t help it. Maybe you (or the kids) got gift cards for the holiday. Now would be a good time to shop, is all I’m...