Winner of the Logitech wireless solar keyboard

by Mir | Aug 15, 2011 | Contests

Once again, Monday finds me wondering where my weekend went. And all of you are probably wondering where the heck the winner of last week’s contest is. I have the winner right here! I mean, somewhere. Probably under this pile of paper. Hang on. Oh, I kid....

Book for Book is the easy way to up literacy

by Mir | Aug 15, 2011 | Quick Tips

I completely, unabashedly love Better World Books, already. Their prices are good and they give a lot of money to worthy causes. But today they’ve launched their Book for Book initiative: Every time you buy a book, they donate a book. I can’t think of a...

And now for something completely Etsy

by Mir | Aug 15, 2011 | Product Talk, Quick Tips

Just in case you’ve never noticed Want Not regular Julie, she’s the writer behind Etsy Stalkers, and she is excellent at stalking, both on Etsy and off. In fact, she stalked me until I begged for mercy and promised to share this post of hers with you....

For the LEGO lovers

by Mir | Aug 15, 2011 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!

I have a deal and a maybe-a-deal-depending for you, today. The deal is on the LEGO Space Center, currently 30% at $39 whoops, $49 (note to self: don’t post before coffee) at Amazon. True brick devotees know that as the holidays near I am flooded with requests...

Discover all sorts of things

by Mir | Aug 15, 2011 | Hot Hot Hot!

Been thinking about a subscription to Discover magazine? Right now Tanga has a one-year subscription for $30, but apply coupon code DISCOVER at checkout, and the price for the whole year drops to just $3.99. (Side note: A few times in the past I’ve posted these...