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Jean Chatzky wants to school you on finances. 27 Aug 2013 | 12:28 am
Want to take charge of your debt, your spending, your retirement or some other aspect of your finances? Maybe it’s time to go back to school. Jean Chatzky’s “Money School” opens Sept. 10 – and since ...
Sucre shock: Sweet treats from New Orleans. 24 Aug 2013 | 11:05 am
Remember those gorgeous French macarons I gave away a few months ago? The sponsor of that offer, the Sucré Sweet Boutiques and Confection Studio of New Orleans, is at it again. No, it’s not a king ca...
Silliness to be savored. 23 Aug 2013 | 05:41 am
Every so often I get an e-mail about the “Mensa Invitational,” a word game hosted by The Washington Post. It asks readers to make up new words by adding or subtracting a letter from an existing word. ...
In which I electioneer for the 2013 Plutus Awards. 19 Aug 2013 | 04:53 am
Not for myself! I did ask for Plutus Awards votes back in 2011, when I was nominated for “Best Blog Contributor or Freelance Writer” and “Best Written Blog.” (Thanks to all who voted, because I did wi...
Swagcode alert! The end of “Five for Five.” 18 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
It’s the final day of the “Five for Five” Swagbucks promotion. You’ve got until 2 p.m. Pacific to head over to Swagbucks and enter the code PunnyAnimal. The case-sensitive code is available in all co...
Giveaway: “How I Make Money Blogging.” 17 Aug 2013 | 01:02 am
We’re heading toward September and you know what that means: Christmas shopping! Or at least the stores seem to think so, given how early they sneak the red-and-green into the inventory. Can’t we hav...
2 reasons to get a colonoscopy. 15 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Early this afternoon I had my camera-up-the-windward-passage exam. After having given up seedy foods for a week (including, alas, popcorn) and having spent a day and a half doing the not-fun (but not ...
Swagcode alert! (Are we having fun yet?) 14 Aug 2013 | 04:05 am
Another day, another Swagcode – a small frisson in the middle of your late-in-the-day slump. That is, if you live on the West Coast or Alaska – I have no idea what time it is where the rest of you are...
The opposite of obligation. 13 Aug 2013 | 01:30 pm
Ever seen the Pixar film “Up”? In the how-Carl-and-Ellie-met montage is a moment when the two of them sit side by side, reading and holding hands. That was DF and me on Sunday, reading and hand-holdi...
Swagcode alert! (Three-fifths of the way done.) 12 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Good morning, everyone. (It’s way too early to be a great morning, i.e., it’s still 5 a.m. in Alaska.) You’ve got just under an hour to snare five Swagbucks. From now until 7 a.m. Pacific, go to the S...
