Rich's Tongfamily (Richtong.net add-on)

Well nearly done with things for a new things for a new apartment. So down to the short strokes. What about a toaster and other appliances. Of all these, the toaster is the most important. We use Cooks Illustrated (subscription required) for most reviews and cross check it with Fakespot against Amazon reviews. Breville BOV800XL…

Oh and I forgot the most important thing. When buying for am apartment make sure you use all the triple dipping features

This is the hardest core of the hotels. If you don’t stay there once a year, you lose all your points. The only solution is to use up the points if you can’t stay there. You can donate the points to save trees. You get eight trees for 2,000 points. Alternatively you can use their…

OK, so you need more stuff, here are places to get it: Wayfair.com. They have a great selection (in many ways better than Amazon) of furniture. Also their furniture doesn’t seem to be as spammed by fake reviews. Also if you become a business account, you get some additional discounts. You can actually set up…

We went with Kim and Tom for a nice hike and I was reminded that when getting introduced to hiking there are so many toys and tricks that make it easier to live the sport. 1. Make sure you have all fitting shoes. You ones that are light that Huber you the support that you…

French press is one of the easiest, least expensive ways to make great coffee. Learn the essentials: here’s how to make a pot of great French press coffee. — Read on www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-perfectly-robust-french-press-coffee-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-113601 The short story is Get decent beans Get a decent 32 ounce French press and get a burr grinder for $28. For power…

Well getting better at least for me means three things 00. Stay safe It’s an awesome sport but it’s on the road so be careful. Get a helmet of course. But also have a helmet mounted light even during the day time. Try to use trails particularly at first. Assume that no one sees you.…

I can’t quite believe I lived without a 12″ iPad for so long. Finally got one after they put faceid into it. They are about to update it again with a third camera, so it is best to hold off, but when they do announce it here are the things that you should get for…

Ugh, this is one of the nightmares of having lots of frequent flyer and hotel programs. This is the untold story of my life. I don’t know how many zillions of points and miles I’ve lost by not paying attention. Here are the tricks: Sign up for AwardWallet. They often have sales, but for about…