Party with Latin American Idol’s Gabriel Suarez

We partied last weekend with Gabriel Suarez, a hottie Chilean contestant on the first season of Latin American Idol. He made a special appearance at our friends’ wedding reception in Santiago, Chile, sang three songs while the bride swooned, and then danced with us until dawn.

(Gabriel Suárez of Latin American Idol Season 1 on far [...]

Avoid United’s $25 fee for a Second Checked Bag

I’ve heard the reports but wanted to hear it from United Airlines directly. As a frequent flier, I rarely check luggage, but when I do it’s usually two pieces. Paying an extra 25 bucks each trip — for about 10 trips a year — could make a dent in my travel budget.
I got [...]

LinkedIn 3rd Level Introduction

My friend, Julian, recently pinged and asked me to make a third-level introduction on LinkedIn.
A what?
A third-level introduction is basically introducing a friend to a friend-of-a-friend. But it’s not as easy at it sounds. Julian is in my LinkedIn network and wanted to meet someone outside of my network and who is connected [...]

Comparison of Diabetic Sweeteners

Like 21 million other Americans, my mother has type 2 diabetes. Despite multiple trips to the doctor, she is still confused about which sweeteners are okay for diabetics. She also likes to bake (a multiple blue-ribbon winner in the area State Fair for pies and cakes), and is even hazier on which diabetic [...]

Full Moon Eclipse Photos

The full moon turned dark from the earth’s shadow on February 20, 2008. This was the first full-moon, or total lunar, eclipse this year. The last one happened on March 3, 2007.

(Image courtesy of Adam Burgasser)
I observed this event from a remote mountain top in Chile (that’s in South America for those who [...]