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Dallas Cowboys Transatlantic Travels

The Dallas Cowboys traveled to London yesterday in preparation for their face off with the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium.  The matchup will mark their first ever international regular season game. The team flew Virgin Atlantic and posted a photo album of their journey on the team website sharing photos from bus loading, the airport,…

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Steal His Clothes

November is usually the turning point when I begin to think beyond all the cute fall items I’ve purchased and what outfits I can create.  Instead, as the days turn colder (and especially on the weekends), my mind turns to comfort. Hilliary Latham recently had a great piece on five items to steal from your…

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Interesting Food Abroad From Familar Brands

One of the things I love about travel is the ability to try new flavors of familiar branded food while traveling.  Finding interesting food abroad is always a delight – the more unusual, the better! I’m not embarrassed to admit that I often visit foreign McDonalds just to see what is on offer.  One of…

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My Cadillac Test Drive Was Better Than Yours, I Promise

I mentioned on Tuesday that you could earn 7,500 free AAdvantage miles for test driving a Cadillac during a special cross-promotion.  I also mentioned drinking wine. What I didn’t realize is that wine, miles, and cars would intersect quite the way they did.  I can now state with certainty that MY Cadillac test drive was…

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Drink Some Wine, Test Drive a Cadillac, Earn 7,500 AAdvantage Miles

File under “easy miles”… drink some wine, test drive a Cadillac, earn 7,500 AAdvantage miles (but please, not in that exact order!) American Airlines AAdvantage program is running a limited time promotion with Cadillac.  Test drive a Cadillac vehicle at any participating dealer, earn 7,500 AAdvantage miles. I called the Cadillac Concierge today at (844) 469-2234…

Having Lunch with Magic Johnson (or Why Working at Conferences is Tough)

Magic Johnson gets messed up by flight delays just like you and I do.  It’s just that its now my schedule that got tossed on its ear as I quickly change my plans with him to lunch. But I digress… this isn’t Mr. Johnson’s problem, it’s mine. You see… working at conferences or trade shows is tough….

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Dangerous Cocktails – Five to Avoid on Your Next Trip

Fox News has advice for you on combinations to avoid on your next trip to the bar (and surprisingly none of them involve liberals)! Their top five “dangerous cocktails” are: The Hurl Hurl The Zombie The Vaportini The Tequila Blue Blazer Corpse Reviver #2 While I find their list interesting, it just seems too tame…

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Fried Food and Football – Big Tex’s Specialties

Fans headed to the college football classic Red River Shootout (better known in theses parts as Texas/OU Weekend) take note.  Texas and Oklahoma both have higher rates of heart disease compared to national statistics. Some might equate this to the coronary-inducing performances of both teams at times.  Or it might be the unequivocal love of…

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Flash Sale – Gilt.Com Decor from Taj Hotel Design Concepts

Heads up for fans of bohemian style accents. Gilt.com just opened a sale one-of-a-kind throws and pillows from vintage kantha pieces.  Kantha is a type of embroidered fabric made from saris stitched together by hand and found in parts of SE Asia.  These pieces are from Taj Hotel Design Concepts. The hand stitched 50″x60″ throws…