Gear Diary foursquare: Its Not All Fun and Games photo

I’m a big fan of foursquare and check in often enough that family members will remind me if I don’t do it quickly enough. After months with no mayorships, except a brief period I was major of a tram station in Las Vegas during CES 2010, I have finally become the major at a number of our local favorites.

This evening we decided to grab a bite at Chili Willie’s, a family-run mexican restaurant in town. (I’m not yet mayor there.)

Gear Diary foursquare: Its Not All Fun and Games photo

When we sat down Elana was momentarily ticked at herself. It seems she had a $10 off coupon for dinner but left it at home. “Oh well, next time.” I said but then a short time later I checked in and this popped up:

Gear Diary foursquare: Its Not All Fun and Games photo

Yup, thanks to a promotion with foursquare and American Express I could get a $10 credit on my Amex account just for checking in and paying for the meal with my card. Dinner was delicious…

Gear Diary foursquare: Its Not All Fun and Games photo

…so was saving the money. foursquare is a lot of fun but it can also help save money. Here’s hoping for some nice foursquare specials in Las Vegas next month!

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Having a father who was heavily involved in early laser and fiber-optical research, Dan grew up surrounded by technology and gadgets. Dan’s father brought home one of the very first video games when he was young and Dan remembers seeing a “pre-release” touchtone phone. (When he asked his father what the “#” and “*” buttons were his dad said, “Some day, far in the future, we’ll have some use for them.”) Technology seemed to be in Dan’s blood but at some point he took a different path and ended up in the clergy. His passion for technology and gadgets never left him.


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