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Have a Relaxing Weekend.
What are you up to this weekend? The boys and I are going to our friends’ house tonight to play Blank Slate, a board game they’ve raved about. We’ll report back! Also, check your voter registration status and find your poll site here, if you haven’t already. Hope you have a good one, and here are a few fun links from around the web…
On Big Salad, here’s my Hinge profile. Thoughts??
LOVE the cool shape of this sweater, and I want to borrow this one from the guys.
We made broccoli cheddar soup this week, and it was delicious.
Can you believe this is ice cream?
Perfume recommendations from New Yorkers, including yours truly. What would you add?
Abortion bans have made miscarriage more dangerous. Great comic.
Daaaaaang, this Gladiator poster. There are children here!
What a gorgeous colorful house in England.
How cool is McSweeney’s advent calendar?!
Advice from teachers who are also parents: “It’s really easy to get on the nag train — if you can point out something good kids did, they’re much more likely to do it the next time… When we get into a bad cycle, we start a ‘Noodle Jar.’ A dry noodle goes in the jar each time my kid does something remotely good, and we say, ‘Thank you for…’ That’s it. No punishments, no big deal, just a thank you for something simple. Once the jar is full he gets to pick an outing with a parent. It’s effective for parents, too — it forces you to notice the good things too, even while you say, ‘Thank you for not hitting your brother with that bat,’ through gritted teeth.”
Mom spends 15 minutes hearting every message from last five days of family group chat, hahahaha.
Plus, two reader comments:
Says Rebecca on 10 reader comments on friendship: “My husband’s stepsister recently flew across the country and stayed with us because her best friend was starting chemo near us. I asked about their friendship, and she told me about her friend and then just said ‘besides my husband, she’s the love of my life.’ I thought it was so beautiful and fitting to use that usually romantic phrase to describe a best friend.”
Says Karen T. on I like the word moist: “I’m drinking my coffee (alone, before the household awakes and storms my space), and I cannot stop laughing. The CoJ comments section truly brings me life. So much gratitude for this online community that feels like real-life friends.”
(Photo by Boris Jovanovic/Stocksy. Abortion bans link via Kottke.)
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Buy a $300 Delta gift card and get a free $20 Starbucks gift card
BUY A DELTA GIFT CARD FOR $300+ AND GET A FREE STARBUCKS GIFT CARD: Through May 11, buy a Delta gift card for $300 or more and get a free $20 Starbucks eGift card.
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The price of flying these days is shocking. If you plan on traveling soon on a route served by Delta, it’s well worth checking out this deal to get something for free. It’ll help ease the pain of the ticket price.
Through May 11, purchase a Delta gift card worth $300 or more and get a free $20 Starbucks eGift card. It’s as simple as that. You can also qualify for the deal by buying multiple gift cards that total at least $300. The deal with apply automatically and you’ll receive a separate email containing the free Starbucks card.
Booking flights these days is not much fun. Prices are ahh…. abnormal, but Delta has eased the pain a bit thanks to this deal. The carrier is positioning this free Starbucks gift card deal as a good option for Mother’s Day, but realistically, it’s useful for anyone who plans to book with Delta soon.
Keep in mind the Delta gift card and Starbucks card will never expire. Delta mentions this offer is valid until May 11 at 11:59 p.m. ET or for the first 11,000 purchasers, whichever comes first. That means it might be smart to hop on this deal soon since there’s no way to know if it’ll last until May 11.
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If you plan on flying soon or want to gift a special someone a Delta gift card worth $300 or more, snag this deal to get a free $20 Starbucks eGift card. It’s a win-win situation for those who plan to fly with Delta.
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Snag a pair of Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones for $50 off
SAVE $50: As of May 6, get the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) for $399 at Amazon, down from their usual price of $449. That’s a discount of 11%.
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If you want to experience your favorite music to the fullest, you need headphones that are up to the task. Bose can typically be counted on to provide that kind of quality, especially with its QuietComfort lineup. You can try its newest model for less right now for less thanks to this Amazon deal, which heavily discounts the cans so you don’t have to spend an arm and a leg on them.
As of May 6, get the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) for $399 at Amazon, down from their usual price of $449. That’s $50 off and a discount of 11%.
Though an incremental upgrade from the previous QuietComfort model, these have some new features you’ll want to try out. But mostly, these comfortable headphones are all about feeling great on your ears and sounding fantastic. They offer noise cancellation and spatialized audio so it sounds as though you’re right where the music is. The new Cinema Mode can help to spatialize and balance background and sound and sound effects when watching movies to help put you right into the film as well.
Beyond that they can be used to take calls with their built-in microphones. They’ll last a long time while you’re on the phone too, with 30 hours of play time when listening to songs, podcasts, or taking meetings.
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Mashable Lead Shopping Reporter Bethany Allard took the headphones for a spin in her review and and called them a “well-rounded pair of headphones”, praising their blend of “comfort, noise cancellation, and sound”.
If you’re ready to pick up a new pair of headphones at a discount that’ll tick all the boxes for you, grab these before the discount disappears.
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Score up to 64% off at EcoFlow and snag free solar panels with your purchase.
SAVE 64%: Between May 6 and May 17, you can score up to 64% off at EcoFlow and snag free solar panels with your purchase.
Get up to 64% off plus a free solar panel with purchase
I live in an apartment, so I don’t exactly have a “whole home” to back up. But if there’s one thing I hate, it’s losing power. There goes the AC, the internet, the food in the fridge — it’s a total nightmare. If you actually own a house and have been putting off buying a backup power system because it’s pricey, I have some good news.
The DJI Power 1000 Mini portable power station just launched — U.S. availability is pending
Right now, EcoFlow is running a Mother’s Day Sale through May 17 with discounts as high as 64%. They’re also throwing in free hardware to sweeten the deal: All single orders between $600 and $3,000 come with a free 45W solar panel, and orders over $3,000 come with two free 160W solar panels. If you’re looking for something more portable, their RAPID Power Banks are also up to 53% off right now.
Just keep an eye on the countdown clock — it’s for the Flash Sale items that have even better, limited-time price cuts. If you miss the flash window, the standard Mother’s Day and Home Improvement deals (including a $700 installation discount for larger systems) are still valid through mid-May.
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Here are a few of the best deals I’ve spotted so far:
Buy a $300 Delta gift card and get a free $20 Starbucks gift card
Snag a pair of Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones for $50 off
