Holiday Savings from Green Mountain

How’d you like to save 10% off you entire order at Green Mountain Coffee?
Now until the end of December (otherwise known as the “Holiday Season”), Green Mountain is running a little family and friends deal for their Coffee Ambassadors; guys like me who can’t stop talking about how good Green Mountain Coffee is.  Occasionally, I’ll [...]

The K-Cup Challenge: Green Mountain Donut House Coffee

Pretty much since the beginning of K-Cup time there was Coffee People’s Donut Shop Coffee.  Then earlier this year, Timothy’s announced (and then released) their Original Donut Blend.  Apparently this made for a little bit more unchallenged Donut than Green Mountain was willing to swallow, and so they quickly responded with the K-Cup equivalent of [...]

The K-Cup Challenge: Coffee People’s Santa’s Buzz

I’ve been dragging my heals on this review for a while now.  I don’t know if it’s a lack of Christmas spirit that has prevented me from reviewing this holiday seasonal, or if the simple fact that my day job boss, and my full-time wife (with her never ending stream of home renovation projects) have simple kept [...]

Slice Storage from Making Memories

It’s no secret that I am a big fan of the Slice by Making Memories. I love creating custom designs for scrapbooking projects and cards with this portable digital die cut machine, and I’m very pleased with the wide variety of available design cards. I have sort of struggled with exactly how and where to store my Slice [...]

K-Cup Challenge: Gloria Jean’s Holiday Traditions

The end of fall means a couple of things here at Qwowi.com.  First it means the end of the golf season in the northeast, which makes me generally miserable.  On the upside it means that the seasonal winter blends are starting to trickle on to the market.  Last year I reviewed Green Mountain’s Holiday Blend, [...]

Making Memories: Thinking Pink and New Slice Design Cards!

It’s no secret that Making Memories is one of my very favorite scrapbooking companies in the world. It’s also no secret that I love the Slice. So when I heard that MM was coming out with even more great Slice design cards — and that I’d get to play with some of them –  I [...]

The K-Cup Challenge: Timothy’s Original Kahlua

If you follow Shoffee on Facebook at all you already know that there’s been a fair amount of buzz…well…buzzing around the release of Timothy’s new Kahlua original. Of course, the truth of the matter is that Timothy’s is in fact, NOT the original Kahlua blend K-cup (that distinction belongs Coffee People’s now discontinued Kafe-Lua [...]

Saratoga Area Golf Courses Offering Fall Discounts

As most Saratoga area golfers know, when the leaves start to drop, golf course prices almost always follow.  Although not every local course has announced discounts, some of my favorites in the area are offering some really great deals.  Here’s a quick rundown of what I’ve found thus far:
Kingswood (Hudson Falls)
$25 – All [...]

New Products from Glitz Design!

There is just nothing not to love about a scrapbooking company that keeps coming out with fun, unique goodies for us to create with! Glitz Design fits the bill in every way. If you’ve read my review of the products that Glitz Design released this past winter, you know that they have already impressed me. [...]

New K-Cups Coming Soon

For K-Cup lovers craving something new, I have some very good news for you.  My friends at Green Mountain and Shoffee have some new samples on their way to me,  I should have everything by the end of this week, which means you can expect reviews to begin trickling out early next.  What makes these [...]

New Goodies from Dream Street Papers!

If you have read my review of the products Dream Street Papers released at the beginning of 2009, you already know I am a big fan of this company. They have some of the most creative designers out there, and they have proven it yet again with their hot new products! Dream Street Papers previewed 5 [...]

K-Cup Showdown: Pumpkin Fight!

Not that long ago, my friend Joe over at Shoffee.com asked me if I’d be interested in doing a head to head comparison of the 3 Seasonal Pumpkin varieties currently available in a K-Cup footprint.  Without too much thought about it, I agreed.  Of course, a few days later it dawned on me that not [...]

QwowiGolf Review: OGIO Anomaly Cart Bag

It wouldn’t be a golf season here at QwowiGolf without an OGIO bag review.  As I’ve said numerous times in the past, I’m a cart bag guy.  Yeah, stand bags are convenient, and lightweight, and fit in my buddy Jon’s trunk (we had what I’ll call an “Atlas Incident” some months back), but cart bags [...]

The K-Cup Challenge: Timothy’s Original Donut Blend

I’ve been a Keurig guy for about 2 years now (give or take), and have been doing this K-Cup Challenge thing for a while now.  I’ve seen new K-Cup come, and sadly, I’ve seen K-Cups go.  What I’ve never seen is the buzz and eager anticipation that’s surrounded the launch of Timothy’s Original Donut Blend.  [...]

Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker

Have you ever seriously been blown away when opening a package of scrapbooking goodies? Well I certainly was when I got my hands on the brand new products from Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker! Nikki Sivils is this really sweet, uber-talented woman who made her official debut into the scrapbooking industry at the recent Craft & Hobby Association [...]

The K-Cup Challenge: Green Mountain The Perfect Peach

To me the words “peach” and “coffee” belong together almost as much as “peanut butter” and “tuna fish”.  Sure, they’re both edible, and sure, they both go well with other things, but together…call me skeptical.  Skepticism aside, when Green Mountain releases a new flavor, especially a limited edition seasonal, I feel almost obligated to give [...]

Dining Out: Prime at Saratoga National Golf Club

If it was socially acceptable, I would have licked the plates.  That pretty much sums up my dining experience at Prime, the restaurant at Saratoga National Golf Club.
For our 5th wedding anniversary, I let my husband choose the restaurant.  Given his love for the golf course, it didn’t come as any real surprise he [...]

5 Faves from CHA Summer 2009!

Ok, so I know that CHA has been over for a couple weeks now and I’m a little behind, but that’s what getting a brand new puppy will do for you! I’ve started to receive some of the hot new products from the recent Craft & Hobby Association Summer Convention, and I wanted to share my [...]

The K-Cup Challenge: Green Mountain Fair Trade Summer Safari Blend

Well, this is a first for Qwowi Coffee.  I’m actually posting a review for a seasonal coffee, fully knowing that it’s probably completely sold out for the season.  If we’re all lucky, we might see Summer Safari Blend again next summer, or better yet, maybe we could persuade Green Mountain to add it as a [...]

QwowiGolf Course Review: Baywood Greens – Long Neck, DE

On the final morning of our Ocean City golf vacation, we checked out of our “hotel” and drove an hour or so North to Baywood Greens in Long Neck, Delaware.  We chose Baywood Greens for a couple of reasons.  First, it was included in that package deal I’ve mentioned in previous posts, which meant it [...]

Moonsoons, Ticks, and the Summer of George

As we learned from George Costanza, sometimes summer doesn’t turn out exactly how we plan…

Seinfeld fans will remember the Summer of George. George had plans to do things his way for an entire summer. Much like they have for me, things didn’t quite turn out as planned.
This year I thought maybe, just maybe [...]

QwowiGolf Review: SUMI-G Headcovers

As much as I hate to start a review with a tired cliché; there are two kinds of golfers in this world.  You have the guys who take the headcovers off their woods on the first tee, and don’t put them back on until after they’ve sunk their putt on 18.  Then you’ve got guys [...]

Saratoga National Goes Above and Beyond…for an idiot

My wife and I aren’t sentimental about things like birthdays and Christmas.  Our anniversary usually involves dinner, but for the most part, we don’t do the whole “gift thing”.  We’re both pragmatists.  Any money for gifts would get pulled from the communal pool, so our thinking is more along the lines of “happy birthday, go [...]

Slice Designs and Inspiration

If you’ve read my review of the Slice by Making Memories, you know I love this powerful digital design cutter. I have really enjoyed using it ever since it came out last year. Luckily for all Slice fans like me, Making Memories has released several new design cards over the last couple of months. And I [...]

Standing Tall with iPosture

What’s the first thing you notice about someone when you meet them?  Their shoes, their eyes, their clothes?   Maybe.  What you may not realize is that you’re probably also taking notice of how they entered the room.  Does that person appear confident and energetic?  Or does that person seem tired?
Our posture is a big part [...]

Get Organized with the Clip it Up!

Organization. It’s a big deal to scrapbookers, right? It can be really hard to get anything done if your scrapbooking area is a mess. Don’t pretend like you haven’t ever opened the door, seen the mess, and closed the door again instead of going inside to create. Come on, we’ve all been there!
I have struggled with [...]

PUMA Golf Announces 2009 Special Edition Collection

In the span of just a few short months (5 if you’re looking for specifics), I’ve gone from basically not knowing that PUMA even made golf apparel to loving just about everything they make (don’t make me give you a list).  I’m a fanboy.  Whatever.  What’s it to you?  Anyway, my buddies at PUMA have [...]

Fretlight – Guitar Education for the Guitar Hero Generation?

“A blinking guitar?” When Qwowi.com first approached me with the idea of reviewing Optek’s Fretlight guitar system for my first publication on these esteemed pages, I was intrigued but skeptical. That the Fretlight system is a completely fresh take on learning the most popular musical instrument of the past 60 years is certainly innovative. But [...]

Cleveland Golf Introduces Free Irons Promotion

Back when Callaway announced their buy a driver get a fairway wood for a buck promotion I told you it was the best deal I’d ever seen from a major industry player.  Since that time, TaylorMade, Cleveland, and others have stepped up with similar offers; making 2009 an absolutely incredible year for those of us [...]

QwowiGolf Review: Faldo Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

Quick, what do you know about Nick Faldo?  Here’s what I know:  He’s a British golfer.  He’s won 6 majors.  He was the captain of the 2008 European Ryder Cub team (and that it didn’t end well).  He’s a golf broadcaster for CBS.  Some people love him, others, well…not so much.  Apart from that handful [...]