by Joe | Dec 12, 2017 | Food and Drink, Starbucks
 
 | IMAGE FROM STARBUCKS.COM | STARBUCKS HAS A NEW BUY ONE GET ONE FREE COUPON OUT IN THE WILD TODAY, and all you have to do is give them your phone number to get it. Hot on the heels of their last BOGO promotion, the “Starbucks Holiday Give Good Share Event“, Starbucks is at it again. This time, however, there are no limitations on the types of drinks you can get, which is nice. Here’s How to Get it Click here to view the Starbucks “One for you, one to share”...
by Joe | Dec 12, 2017 | Deals, Everything Else, Products We Like
 
 A FEW MONTHS AGO, MY OLD BLUETOOTH HEADSET (FROM 2013) STARTED DYING, so I needed a replacement. I immediately found that Bluetooth headsets have gotten a lot more advanced in the last four years. The Apple Airpods Are Good, But They Cost $159.99 A few months ago, a friend of mine let me try out his new Apple Airpods. For the unfamiliar, Airpods are completely wireless Bluetooth earbuds that also contain microphones, allowing them to double as fully-wireless headsets. Cool. Once I tried...
by Joe | Dec 12, 2017 | Deals, Everything Else
IF YOU STILL DON’T HAVE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, or are looking to upgrade, the lights at Christmas Designers are extremely highly-rated by all, as far as I can tell. I came across their website because I was searching everywhere for high-quality “full-wave rectified” LED Christmas lights. What the heck does that mean? Well, most LED Christmas lights are only “half wave rectified”, meaning the lights will turn on and off (perceived as a flicker) 60 times per second....
by Joe | Dec 12, 2017 | Deals, Everything Else
 WE’VE FOUND THE HOTTEST, BEST TOY DEALS OF THE DAY. If you haven’t finished your Christmas shopping, now’s your chance to score some great gifts for the toy-lovers in your life, whether they’re little ones or not. STAR WARS TOYS With Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) about to come out, Star Wars fever is high. I’ve personally used a friend’s Sphero R2D2 (on sale below), and it’s a really cool toy. I grew up in the 90s, and we never had anything this...
by Joe | Dec 11, 2017 | Everything Else, Products We Like
| PHOTO FROM IKEA.COM | IKEA WINS AGAIN WITH THEIR VERY POPULAR POÄNG ARMCHAIR, one of my all-time favorite IKEA products A good friend of mine bought two black leather IKEA POÄNG Armchairs years ago, and still uses them daily. They’ve held up extremely well. The leather looks perfect and the cushions, though the padding is possibly slightly worn, are still very comfortable. When I needed some inexpensive leather armchairs, I looked around, but nothing compared to the value and...
by Joe | Dec 10, 2017 | Everything Else, Food and Drink, Products We Like, Starbucks
 
 I LIKE KEEPING THINGS AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE WITH MINIMAL COMPROMISES, so when a friend let me know about these super simple and convenient cups, I was eager to give them a shot. My Brief Search For a Simple Hot Cup It’s cold outside, so I was looking for something to put hot home-brewed coffee in for car trips. Typically, a traditional thermos would be used for this purpose, but the thermoses I’ve tried in the past have been tactilely unpleasant to drink out of and annoying to...
by Joe | Dec 10, 2017 | Travelers, TV and Movies
LAST EPISODE, THE DIRECTOR SACRIFICED MANY TRAVELERS TO SAVE OUR TEAM, thereby saving itself. The Team still hasn’t found the quantum frame, a ticking time-bomb full of evil Faction Traveler consciousnesses that could explode at any time. Trouble with Marcy and Grace has been brewing this season after Carly spilled the beans, letting Marcy know that her reset by Grace in Season 1 may have been against her will. This episode is jam-packed. Let’s go. Spoilers ahead! Full Episode...
by Joe | Dec 9, 2017 | Everything Else, Pokémon Go
| IMAGES FROM POKEMON.COM | POKÉMON GO JUST RELEASED ONE OF ITS MOST MAJOR UPDATES EVER, with 50 new Stage 3 Pokémon appearing in the wild for you to catch. Version 0.85.2 is a doozy. Check out the handy chart below for a complete list of all 50 new Pokémon you’ll be able to spot in the wild, including notes on the ones that are probably only available regionally. NOTE: CHART UPDATED 1/9/2018 due to Seviper and Zangoose switching regions. Also in the update: Weather This is...
by Joe | Dec 8, 2017 | Everything Else
| PHOTO BY DAN WARKENTIN, FLICKR | THIS PHOTO BY DAN WARKENTIN IS SO ORDERLY THAT IT DOESN’T LOOK REAL, and I like that. This makes sense when you see the title of this photo. The contrast and order of this photo really made it jump out at me. Perfectly manicured landscaping in front of an atmospheric fog contrasts well with the bright spot of sky and the perfectly smooth reflecting pool. Thanks, Dan Warkentin! More Photos I Really Liked Today Click here to see our other Photos of the...
by Joe | Dec 7, 2017 | Everything Else
| PHOTO BY BG DAY, FLICKR | THIS PHOTO, BY BG DAY, IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY LOOKS LIKE, Very different from a negative photo, an infrared photo is achieved by blocking out almost all of the visible light spectrum. What light remains can create beautiful colors and effects that are not normally possible, Thanks, BG Day! More Photos I Really Liked Today Click here to see our other Photos of the...