The Other McCain

"One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up." — Arthur Koestler

Smitty Loves His Kindle

While he was in Afghanistan, our beloved Admiral developed a serious addiction to his Kindle, downloading e-books to read when he wasn’t fighting the Taliban fleet. I don’t know if he’s tried the new Kindle Fire, but you can buy one for just $199 this week through our Amazon Associates link and it kicks me […]

To the Reader Who Bought the $949.72 Acer Aspire 17.3-Inch Notebook Computer

Thanks! My knowledge of computer hardware is so primitive I don’t know why this particular computer costs more than $900, but because you bought it through the Amazon Associates link here at the blog, I got a sweet 4% commission of $37.99. We’re coming up on the end of the month, and one way readers can […]

Wow! Amazon Sells a 250-Gigabyte Compact Desktop Computer for $309.99?

It’s amazing the stuff I discover while checking the Amazon Associates sales report. Somebody bought the Acer AspireRevo AR3700 compact desktop computer for $309.99 — providing a 4% commission of $12.40 for me — and it’s a pretty cool setup at a bargain price. Of course, that price doesn’t include a monitor, but maybe the […]

This Item Is Not (Yet) Available at Amazon

But it’s probably only a matter of time: The Duet is a new, sleek, multispeed, waterproof vibrator – and it doubles as a USB drive with up to 16GB of storage. Its designers, Ti Chang and Michael Topolovac, realized that the biggest complaint from women about vibrators had to do with the hassle of cords, […]

What an Awesome Computer!

A couple days ago, one of our readers bought an ASUS Eee Pad Transformer TF101-B1 10.1-Inch Tablet Computer, an Android device that sells for $459.44 via our Amazon Associates link, along with a compatible $125.21 Keyboard Docking Station, thus kicking a sweet $23.39 commission my way. We also sold a Hamilton Beach 48464 Brewstation Summit 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker […]

To the Reader Who Bought … Wait, What the Heck Is That $224 Gizmo, Anyway?

I keep calling attention to people who shop our Amazon Associates links to buy stuff I didn’t even know Amazon sold until I saw the sales report informing that I’d earned a 4% commission on it. But a couple of days ago, one of our readers purchased something that I don’t even know what it […]

To the Reader Who Bought the 47-Inch Vizio 3-D LCD Home Theater Screen

One of our readers bought an $888 big-screen TV through our Amazon Associates links and thereby earned me a $35.52 commission — thanks! It’s always amazing to discover that readers are buying high-end electronics via our Amazon links, but what great bargains, huh? And what a huge selection. One of our readers is apparently building […]

Lubricating the Debt-Ceiling Deal

The negotiations continue in Washington. It’s OK with Harry Reid and one liberal sees it as an “unprecedented political victory” for the GOP. Ri-iiiiiight. That Mr. G Guy offers a suggestion for how conservatives can make their end of the bargain slightly less painful. However, he misses a lucrative opportunity to monetize this occasion. Perhaps […]

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