The constant struggle to find the best deals keeps the Frugal Librarian indoors, as does a general disdain of people. The perfect solution…online shopping. Woot has focused on single deals for some time. Launched just a couple days ago, however, is a companion site, deals.woot.com. If you want a product in general, such as an iPod Nano, type it in and count on the fact the returns are input by the thousands of ravenous altruistic online dealhounds out there as opposed to a computerized best guess. They’re kind of like cataloging librarians solely focused on the categorization and classification of retail savings. And if you take it for a spin, you’ll see they are really good at it.
Focus on deals.woot.com as a pretty good site to fill out your list. You’ll get the cream of the crop from all the online deal sites in one condensed, easy to use, accurate package. You’ll beat your fellow shopper using competitive intelligence, and the mailman will like the business from delivering your packages. And you don’t even have to brush your teeth or put on shoes.
Just in case you’re new to the Quad Cities, here’s a heads up – this is a big weekend for events in Davenport! The 
Before Red Bull and Monster Drink the victual of health around Davenport was a frothy mug of suds. There weren’t national brands in refrigerated trucks endorsed by athletes and scantily-clad models in the first half of the century. Each town had their own local brands, crafted by mustachioed laborers using recipes from the Fatherland.
Push it in, pull it in or drag it in…then write it off. If you’re in the market for a vehicle, first drop a couple dollars on a gas hog. Either scour the want ads, or go through the boonies looking to liberate “yardcars.” Then, that junker just became your primary vehicle….wink.
Searching for fresh, healthy food for your family? Concerned about recent salmonella outbreaks in the food supply? Looking for ways to reduce pollution, cut your dependence on mass-produced food, create a sense of community, save on grocery bills? And oh yeah, looking for food that tastes great? The answer might be right in your backyard.
Have you wondered where your favorite titles are going? So far this year, Cottage Living, Men’s Vogue, Smartphone, Home, and Cooking for Two, and Country Home are just some of the magazines that have or will soon stop publishing. Others are available only on the news stand (you can’t subscribe), like Country Weekly and 
It’s almost that time of year again – you’re about to lose an hour of your life! OK, not really – it’s just time to return to Daylight Saving. Sunday at 2am the clocks will leap forward an hour. And while for a few weeks it’ll be dark again when you get up in the morning, it’ll also stay lighter later when you get home at night. Which means spring and warmer temperatures can’t be far away!