Heads up, RPG fans

by Mir | Nov 28, 2014 | Hot Hot Hot!

I’ll preface this by saying that I do not understand most of what intrigues my teenage son, these days, but I can report on what he digs. Right now he’s heavily into Dungeons & Dragons and Magic, and Pathfinder falls somewhere on that same spectrum of...

Rock-bottom Sharpie deal

by Mir | Nov 28, 2014 | Hot Hot Hot!

Love Sharpies? Run to Amazon—get this 14-pack fine-point assortment (one 12-marker rainbow set and two metallics) for just $3 shipped with Prime! Perfect for the stocking of your favorite artist. Amazon is limiting purchases to one per order. Nothing to stop you...

Get your fancy-shmancy Black Friday socks

by Mir | Nov 28, 2014 | Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

Okay, this one is only a deal if you’re willing to pay a little more for some really nice socks, but today Happy Socks is taking 40% off everything and giving free shipping on every order, automatically. This still makes them more than, say, socks from Target or...

Black Friday at Lands’ End

by Mir | Nov 28, 2014 | For the kids, Hot Hot Hot!, What to Wear

A friend of mine was crowdsourcing the best place to get a winter coat on Facebook (wait… syntax… she was asking on Facebook, not shopping on Facebook), and of course I cast my vote for Lands’ End, because that’s where all of my favorite...

Need a Chromebook?

by Mir | Nov 28, 2014 | Hot Hot Hot!, Product Talk

If you’re in the market for a Chromebook (particularly if you’re looking for an affordable machine for the kids), Amazon has this Asus 13-Inch Chromebook HD with Gigabit WiFi, 16GB Storage & 2GB RAM for just $149.99 (its lowest price ever). My guess...