The Corner Penthouse

An extra benefit of my Aetna plan is that it comes with an allowance for Over-the-Counter (OTC) and Healthy Food items. Since January 1, 2023, this benefit is provided by NationsBenefits, LLC. I've already detailed every thing I learned about the use of this benefit in 2023. Now that the new year is upon us, I am here to tell you what I've learned about the newly revised benefit for 2024.

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Today's public service article is a rather personal one, but I feel that more people need to be made aware of the issue. I have now had my Nassau County (Long Island, New York) SNAP (aka Food Stamps) benefits stolen TWICE in one year - and I've never lost possession of my physical benefit card either time.

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Mill Creek Entertainment recently released the Daddy Daughter Trip (2022) DVD. Let's take a look at it...

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I have been a collector of optical discs for over 30 years now. I started off with audio CDs in the early 1990s, then acquired Laserdiscs in the mid-1990s, before moving on to DVDs in 1997. I remember going into Blockbuster Video at that time and asking them if they had DVDs, and none of the employees knew what I was talking about! The very first DVDs I bought were Beetlejuice and Mars Attacks!, bought together from Laser Exchange, the mail order company I used to buy Laserdiscs from. In 2009, I started collecting Blu-rays, with the first one being Monsters vs. Aliens, which I got for $5 upon release from Best Buy as part of a special deal with their Insignia Blu-ray player... and I got a free B.O.B. plushie with purchase of the movie! My 4K UHD disc collection started in late 2019 with the purchase of a 4K player on Black Friday.

In short, I have a collection of THOUSANDS of optical discs obtained over a 30+ year period. Most of my discs, even those CDs bought in the early 1990s, still play without an issue. However, I have found that some of my DVD and Blu-ray video discs have become defective over the course of the past decade.

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Looking for a holiday gift for your book-reading or video-loving family or friends? Well, let me run down a few items that have been recently released that would be perfect for members of the whole family. This is in addition to all of the items I've reviewed recently that would also make for great gifts. Let's take a quick look at these recently-released titles...

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Insight Editions is set to release the Disney's Wish: A Guided Wishing Journal on November 21, 2023. Let's take a look at it...

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Amazon.com promises "hassle-free returns". In my experience, 95% of the time, that is the case. However, that other 5% is a HUGE problem that Amazon knows about, but is doing nothing to correct. Within the past year, I have had two instances - one currently in progress - where Amazon charged me for a returned item that it knows it received back. To understand the situation, let me first go over the return process.

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Join me as I do a quick review round-up for the best of this month's new home video releases...

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Ever since McDonald's restaurants ended their $1 Any Size Soft Drink promotion in late March/early April 2023, I have been using the official McDonald's Android app (by McDonalds USA, LLC). As for my experience with the app, let's just say that I'm not lovin' it.

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There are many movies and/or television programs that have the same title, but are completely different from each other. Usually, it's just a common word or phrase, such as The Awakening. However, there are instances where a title will become iconic in pop culture from its use in a later production, causing the original production to become a forgotten relic. I thought it would be fun to write a series of comparison reviews looking at two such movies and/or television programs.

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