Aprons for all, and all for aprons

by Mir | Dec 11, 2015 | Hot Hot Hot!

I admit to liking a bit of kitsch in the kitchen. Me, I wear my Wonder Woman apron when I bake—my sister-in-law gave it to me one Christmas and it remains pretty much my favorite gift ever—but I know some people would rather go with something a little more...

Another book promo

by Mir | Dec 10, 2015 | Hot Hot Hot!

If you missed the last one, or—like me—there’s just another book you’d like to save on, Amazon is offering another coupon. Right now you can apply code 25OFFBOOK to any book to save 25%, for a maximum discount of $10. Code will work on a single...

Ready to put it in OVERDRIVE?

by Mir | Dec 9, 2015 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

Many thanks to alert (and pretty!) reader Liza for pointing out that one of this season’s hottest gifts, the Anki OVERDRIVE Starter Kit is currently just $120 at Amazon (when the cheapest I can find it anywhere else is around $150). Fun for the entire family,...

Clothes and toys, toys and clothes

by Mir | Dec 9, 2015 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

I don’t know what your approach to Christmas gifts is (assuming you do Christmas gifts, or some approximation thereof), but for years we did the whole “Jesus got three gifts and so do you” thing. Then we transitioned to the somewhat pithy...

Keep it down, kids

by Mir | Dec 8, 2015 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

Okay, so, my kids are now teenagers and I no longer get to give them lectures about how they’re going to ruin their hearing with headphones turned up too loud, I guess. (I suppose I could still do it, but they’re too busy listening to other stuff, they...