Walmart worker killed in shopping stampede
The day after Thanksgiving is famously known as Black Friday -- the day when stores open before sunrise and offer huge discounts on everything ranging from clothes to electronics. Many people eagerly...
View ArticleBag of tricks: the giving edition
I'm knee-deep in final exams this week. Last night I was up until 11:45 calculating grades, and when I went to bed and closed my eyes, I saw small numbers and percentages and class participation...
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Are you done with your holiday shopping yet? We're not. Scott and I have been spending the past three mornings in various stores, our long list clutched in our hands. And although I wish we had done...
View ArticleProducts shrink but prices skyrocket
I am not a fan of grocery shopping, and I usually do this chore in a "Supermarket Sweep" style. You know, grab my cart and race through the aisles as fast as I can while loading up on everything I can...
View ArticleBag of Tricks: The Swimsuit Edition
Back in July last summer I went swimsuit shopping and it was a complete disaster. Part of the problem was that waiting until July to buy a swimsuit leaves you with hardly any choices to pick...
View ArticleStop the world...
I went to the mall last weekend. I don't like shopping malls, even if I once did, a long, long time ago. If I have to go to the mall these days it's because I need to buy one specific thing (vacuum...
View ArticleDivvying it all up
Yesterday, in the walk-up line at L.'s school, a parent and I were talking about holiday shopping. He told me that he and his wife disagree every year over how to go about the shopping. He believes in...
View ArticleBookish spirit
Do you hear that huge sigh? That's me, happy to have made it to Friday. I started the week off feeling miserable--teaching and bronchitis do NOT mix well together, but a visit to the doctor, and a...
View ArticleThat green(ish) time of the year
The one major pitfall with waiting to do all your holiday shopping the week before Christmas, I thought to myself as I wandered around an evil super mega store yesterday, is that spending lots of money...
View ArticleFree Stuff as Earth Day Turns 40
April 22, 1970 was the very first Earth Day. There are a lot of 40th anniversary Earth Day freebies out there. read more
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