Archive for May, 2008

Mango Madness

By oda - Last updated: May 25, 2008 5:03 p.m.

Henry and I just took a walk down to the Time Warner Center to enjoy some of the beautiful weather and on the way back, we stopped to get a smoothie at one of the local places around us. We got the mango madness because we both love mangoes. We get our drink, which is [...]

Charging to Check Bags

By oda - Last updated: May 22, 2008 10:08 p.m.

Henry and I always fly American Airlines because we have their miles credit card and want to add to our miles. But we’ll really have to rethink flying American once their $15 bag fee kicks in. When we fly, we usually check two bags going there and come back with three to four bags. And [...]

Another Painful Commercial

By oda - Last updated: May 21, 2008 10:08 p.m.

Here’s another extremely painful commercial. It’s a commercial for Mohegan Sun. It makes me cringe everytime I see it and want to stay very very far away from Mohegan Sun because if that’s what happens to me if I go there, I want to stay far far away.

Sweet Potatoes

By oda - Last updated: May 19, 2008 8:50 p.m.

I love sweet potatoes/yams (I know they are different, but I never know which one they sell at my supermarket). Usually I bake them in the oven, but it’s time to diversify. What should I try next with sweet potatoes, sweet potato fries (which looks relatively easy), sweet potato biscuits or sweet potato doughnuts? Get [...]

Pretty Bitter

By oda - Last updated: May 18, 2008 11:57 p.m.

No, I’m not feeling bitter, but I found this site Pretty Bitter (prettybitter.com) that sells stationery that pushes the envelope. Among the stationery are “Dirty Doilies” that have smart sayings like, “Suck it” and “Douchebag.” And don’t forget to check out the gift tags, they are very smart too. I’ve also added some of the [...]