Archive for July, 2010
While cleaning up my scrapbooking room, I came across mementos from our trip to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. These mementos reminded me of a post I intended to write after the trip, as it struck me as ironic while we were in China. The irony? There were no knock-offs of Olympic paraphernalia [...]
For those of you from somewhere other than the great state of Texas, you may be unfamiliar with the concept of Tollways. Tollways are these amazing privatized roads that make a commute much more bearable, as long as you have a Tolltag. Because the roads are privatized, you are required to pay for the right [...]
I’m normally a Starbucks drinker, but I recently dropped into Peet’s for my morning fix. I was surprised to see a hand-written sign advertising “Freddo Fridays”, a deal that offer Freddos for $2 every Friday this summer. Now, why does this sound familiar? Could it be that Starbucks is running a VERY similar promotion, the [...]