As some of you are aware, last fall the FTC made rules requiring that bloggers disclose any freebies, or monetary payments they receive from companies for reviewing their products, all in the name of Blogger Transparency.  (I’ll note here that, as far as I know, no similar rules were passed regarding, say, magazine beauty editors, [...]

I´m staying true to my promise of introspection (and also filling in for Patty whilst she suns herself in warmer climes) by writing about one of my favourite Bond No. 9 concoctions, Andy Warhol Silver Factory. I am not what you would call an art aficionado by any stretch; I consider my greatest piece of [...]

The Big Cheese and I like wine.  We’re volume consumers, buying it by the case and drinking it with lunch and dinner, and our price point is around $10 a bottle ($7 on sale.)  If someone serves me a glass of something better I enjoy it, but my palate isn’t sophisticated enough, at least at [...]

I´ve decided to steal one of March´s Maxims from earlier this week; she may be self-published, but was there any mention of a trademark or copyright? Seriously, I don´t think she´s going to mind. I, too, have decided to focus on my existing collection, rather than always seeking out the new. There are a lot [...]

The trip down to Costa Rica was long, tedious.  Have you heard about the roads?  Some of them are like washboards, but if you ever driver here, don’t expect road signs except right where you have to turn. We only got lost twice going from the airport to the hotel we were staying in just [...]