1. Times guest columnist Timothy Egan tells it like it is re Joe the Plumber's new book deal. He could've easily just said "WTF?" and left it at that, but he goes into a little more detail about why this is such a travesty when there are so many really good writers out there who can't get signed.
2. Speaking of books, here's another piece from the Times, on the ins and outs of belonging to a book group. (Which reminds me, mine hasn't met since last June. D'oh!) I learned that in New York, where people apparently hire someone to do everything for them, there's such a thing as a professional (paid!) Book-Group Facilitator. Who knew?
3. Mir, who is always the first person on the planet to learn about hot deals, points out that Restaurant.com is running a “Feed It Forward” promotion now through Christmas. Get this: Every single day until then, you can send up to 3 free—yes, I said free—$10 gift certificates to anyone who has an email address! They normally sell $10 gift certificates for $3 and $25 gift certificates for $10, which is already quite a bargain, but free? Gimme a break!
4. Via Debra, I learned of Kidzeyes, a site where kids can take online surveys about food, toys, movies, etc. and earn points that can be turned in for cold, hard cash. I just signed my kids up and now will wait to get an email whenever there's an appropriate survey for one of them. Fun.
The very idea of Joe the Plumber having a book deal makes me physically ill. didn't he get way more than his 15 minutes of fame already? Give me a break.
Posted by: debbie | December 08, 2008 at 05:59 PM