dining out |

Discount card or loyalty program?

April 30. Day 304.

For months, I’d been wanting to try out Caffe Calabria, which is rumored to serve the best coffee in San Diego. They roast their own — a great sign. I’d read about this place, then forgotten about it, remembered, forgotten.

The problem was that it closes at 3, which is usually around when [...]

bending the rules |

Waive the rush fee?

April 29. Day 303.

Mr. A is off to another conference again soon, and I’m on shirt duty. A few months ago I started getting his shirts professionally laundered, since it’s a small price to pay for saving his time at the ironing board. Plus, it makes me feel all girly and girlfriendy to take care [...]

dining out |

Close the door to your stinky cafe?

April 28. Day 302.

I was jetlagged, still sick, and buried under deadlines. What I really wanted to do was sleep more. Instead, I crawled out and went to Lestat’s for some tea and a bagel, not my usual combo, but it seemed like comfort food. I worked for a few hours, and it was going [...]

getting my money's worth |

Repair this car for less?

April 27. Day 301.

As anyone following this blog for some time knows, my car has been teetering on the edge of the abyss for about a year now. For a while, the engine was shutting down randomly while I was driving, then the tachometer started jumping up and down erratically. Now it still routinely won’t [...]

health care |

Cancel?

April 26. Day 300.

Woke up. Sick. Asked friend to cancel our plans. Went back to sleep.

Gained: zzz.

(And that wins the award for shortest Daily Asker update ever!!)