Researching Group Buying Payment and Tracking Apps
Who doesn’t like the deals and discounts offered by group buying services like Groupon, Living Social, Play Hawaii, et alia? What I don’t like is tracking my purchases and redeeming my coupons from these services.
I have to check out some group buying iPhone apps to ease these pains. I’m talking no vouchers to print then forget at home. I not only want to see my purchases, but also be able to redeem my coupons when I visit the physical store similar to Starbucks Mobile Card.
The search begins…
The Magic of the Washing Machine
This one is dedicated to @okaminyc and his weekly pilgrimage to the washing machine. There is something magical about the washing machine, especially at the 7:50 mark in this awesome TED video.
DWTS Best of Week 3
Week 3 of Dancing with the Stars had many solid performances. I enjoyed Mark and Chelsea, but they were my favorites on Week 2 so I want to offer some variety. Kendra and Petra did well, but I wasn’t feeling their dances. I couldn’t decide on one, so I have two favorites from Week 3. The first is Hines Ward and Kym Johnson jiving to the elements otherwise known as Earth, Wind, and Fire.
Second is Kirstie Alley almost busting Maks’ leg only 20 seconds into their Rumba, and what a recovery! The song choice of Brudda Iz Over the Rainbow was a heavenly pick.
What Happens When You Don’t Clean
This is what happens when you don’t clean.
For real or a Photoshop trick? Maggots or tree detritus? Either way, gross!
Las Vegas Scavenger Hunt
So my cohort, @abaggy, is living the life in Las Vegas. Why should he have all the fun? Why can’t we virtually enjoy the sights of Sin City? So here are a few challenges I’ve posed.
- Three pictures of food he’s scarfing down (buffet or not).
Two pictures of major sights on the Strip. We’re talking the fountains of Bellaggio, the rides of the Stratosphere, the Sirens of Treasure Island, or even the Eiffel Tower of the Paris hotel.- A Foursquare or Gowalla check in at Caked Las Vegas. Bonus: Picture of the goodies.
A check in at a shopping mall.A report on the weather.A tweet about his winnings or losings.- One picture inside a dimly lit night club.
- A picture of tickets to a Vegas show.
- Bonus: A visit to a dude ranch.
Can he complete this scavenger hunt?
Update
How’s he doing? Let’s see…
- Three pictures of food.
- Two pictures of major sights on the Strip. Close enough, I’ll count the picture of the bowling alley and the sideways picture of the Stratosphere. Complete.
- A Foursquare or Gowalla check in at Caked Las Vegas. Bonus: Picture of the goodies. Not sure if what to make of this since it ain’t Caked.
- A check in at a shopping mall. Complete (close enough).
- A report on the weather. Complete.
- A tweet about his winnings or losings. Complete.
- One picture inside a dimly lit night club.
- A picture of tickets to a Vegas show.
- Bonus: A visit to a dude ranch. I might have to count this. Sounds like codespeak for kicking it with a bunch of Asian dudes.
- Bonus #2: I have to give props for this one.
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Where Are My Manners?
Got this in the mail last week, but forgot to say thanks. Where are my manners?
Thanks for the gift Coffee-mate! Now what flavor to get?
Beware the Chinese Pine Nuts
Just learned about “pine nut mouth,” a phenomenon where everything you eat has a bitter and metallic taste. The cause? A reaction to eating pine nuts from China. But these pine nuts are sold at popular locales like Trader Joe’s and Costco.
“Muffin Top” Is Official
You know about “muffin tops” right? You don’t? You should since the term is now part of the English language. Looking up the definition, you’d find something like this:
the protuberance of fat above the waistband of a tight pair of trousers
Go ahead, use it at work to practice your English mastery. While at it, feel free to use “OMG,” “LOL,” and “TMI.” These are all official as well. Don’t you just “heart” it?
Twilight & Eclipse
Now this is a partnership that had to happen. The supernatural love story of Twilight is still relevant with Breaking Dawn on the horizon. And then there’s Wrigley’s Eclipse gum. So of course, here’s what Wrigley’s Eclipse gum packaging looks like.
Even RPattz would mancrush him some of these.
March Madness 2011 Kicks Analysis #9: The Champ
Let’s roll it back to 1999. Who was the NCAA Men’s Basketball champion that year? Yep, the UConn Huskies wearing Nikes. How’s the kicks champions looked since then?
- 1999 Connecticut (Nike)
- 2000 Michigan State (Reebok Answers)
- 2001 Duke (Nike)
- 2002 Maryland (Nike Shox Stunners)
- 2003 Syracuse (Nike Shox)
- 2004 Connecticut (Nike Lebron Zoom Generation and Air Force Operates)
- 2005 North Carolina (Nike Retro Jordan X)
- 2006 Florida (Nike)
- 2007 Florida (Nike)
- 2008 Kansas (Adidas)
- 2009 North Carolina (Nike)
- 2010 Duke (Nike)
- 2011 Connecticut (Nike)
Busting out the old calculator, Nike has 11 of the past 13 victories for a 84% win rate. Michigan State’s Reeboks account for 8% along with Kansas’ Adidas for the remaining 8%. So when picking your brackets, play the odds and pick a Nike team as the last one standing. Just do it.