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Does it stand up to grade school kids?

Sat, 24 Feb 2001 15:28:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - My son’s school ran a magazine drive last fall that netted them over $6,000! With the proceeds, the school was able to buy four new computer systems for the students to use. The computers were ordered from Gateway through a special discounted program,...

Great for Simple Cell-Phone Needs

Mon, 19 Feb 2001 16:50:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - When I announced to my husband that I was planning to get a cell phone, he groaned. But I’d saved some money to purchase a phone and had already figured $20 a month for service into my household budget, so what could he say? At my local Car Toys, I...

Perfect Iced Tea

Tue, 23 Jan 2001 02:03:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - After almost 20 years of iced tea addiction, I think I’ve probably brewed iced tea using every method known. I’ve draped tea bags over the top of a big clear jug, left to sit for several hours on a south-facing porch. Dangled tea bags over the side of a...

Moral Bias

Mon, 8 Jan 2001 15:18:23 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - In the Acknowledgements section of Moral Politics, George Lakoff recounts a conversation that lead him to write this book. He’d asked a friend to think of one question you could ask a person to illuminate what his or her political leanings might...

Sharp R-330CK 1100 Watts Microwave Oven: Why I Will Keep this Microwave Clean

Mon, 8 Jan 2001 00:21:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - [This is a review of the Sharp Carousel R320D, which is not technically a member of the R330C series. I apologize for the discrepancy, but this was the closest category I could find, as it fell between the R230B and the R430C.]

When we bought...

No More Paper Pills

Fri, 5 Jan 2001 14:00:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - Doctor Reefy, one of the characters in Sherwood Anderson’s American classic, "Winesburg, Ohio," had a curious habit of keeping wadded-up pieces of paper in his pockets. “On the papers were written thoughts, ends of thoughts, beginnings of...

iGain: Make Christmas Shopping Easy

Thu, 21 Dec 2000 13:47:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - IGain is probably best known as an account center for members of web services and consumer research sites like Greenfield Online. Any money you earn (or win) from these sites shows up in your centralized IGain account. As the site explains, “Cash is...

Start Your Day with Soy Protein

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 00:38:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - If you like Kashi Good Friends, you might consider trying its sister cereal, Go Lean. The taste is similar, with the addition of the Sesame Honey Puffs, and the texture is almost identical (those same fibrous, “chromosomal” twigs give it a great...

Vegetarians and B-12

Tue, 24 Oct 2000 00:57:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - A deficiency of Vitamin B-12 often shows up as anemia, but there are many other conditions related to either a lack of B-12 in the diet or the body’s own malabsorption of this vitamin. According to my copy of Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 2nd...

My Swimming Routine Just Got Easier

Tue, 17 Oct 2000 14:34:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - This year I’ve been helping out at my son’s private school three days a week. One of my new duties is assisting the swimming teacher in classes held down at the local Rec Center. Friday swimming class starts at 1:00 in the afternoon, but I have to be at...

Is Capitalism Inevitable? Part III

Sun, 15 Oct 2000 23:59:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - You can access Part I of this review here:

http://political.epinions.com/book-review-3689-3581C57F-39B3EA9F-prod5

and Part II of this review here:

http://political.epinions.com/book-review-6CBC-1ACD2AEA-39CADC71-prod6

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Is Capitalism Inevitable? Part II

Fri, 22 Sep 2000 01:19:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - You can access Part I of this review here:

http://political.epinions.com/book-review-3689-3581C57F-39B3EA9F-prod5

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On the 82nd page of Bionomics, Michael Rothschild encapsulates his analogy...

Is Capitalism Inevitable? Part I

Mon, 4 Sep 2000 15:45:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - Most economists still dismiss the “biological analogy” of economic thought as simplistic, but many forward thinkers have been largely impressed by Michael Rothschild’s Bionomics, first published in 1990. Esther Dyson, the daughter of our...

Shock the Monkey

Tue, 8 Aug 2000 00:25:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - If you’ve ever watched 2001: A Space Odyssey on home video, you’ve likely fast-forwarded through the Overture, an introductory sequence of discordant “music.” I would suggest that, next time, you immerse yourself in this auditory experience; if...

Minimalism is not Simplicity

Tue, 1 Aug 2000 01:27:21 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - I’d listened to friends pan the magazine Real Simple for months, but I managed to remain unbiased enough to find the cover photographs in the checkout line somewhat refreshing (in contrast to the tabloid headlines and the...

Come for the cookies!

Fri, 21 Jul 2000 22:57:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - I grew up eating at Hardee’s, a brown and orange clad fast-food place in our small midwestern town. My absolute favorite thing to get was a big iced tea (they brewed it fresh) and a “Big Cookie,” a chocolate chip cookie as big as your hand, from palm to...

How Healthy are Your Gums?

Fri, 30 Jun 2000 01:37:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - Just over a year ago after I had the pleasure of experiencing my first crown – one of my molars had cracked and needed to be drilled down to a stub and covered over with a new "tooth." In order to make room for the crown, which is slightly...

Polysporin: Safer than Neosporin

Sun, 25 Jun 2000 12:06:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - Due to poor circulation, my grandmother (94 years young) suffers from leg ulcers. These are open wounds, usually around the ankle, that are extremely slow to heal, especially for diabetics and the elderly. Polysporin was recommended by her...

Advantage Bars: What's In These Things?

Sat, 24 Jun 2000 11:04:20 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - While still on the Atkins diet, I was, for a short time, addicted to the Atkins Advantage bars. I hadn’t consumed many sweets for some time and was happy to put a rather guilt-free chocolate bar in my mouth once again. They were touted (and still...

Pedialyte Keeps Fluids & Electrolytes “Down”

Wed, 21 Jun 2000 12:57:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - At 9 months of age, my son underwent foot surgery. This was an extremely traumatic time for us – watching your screaming baby go under general anesthesia is difficult; waiting to know that the baby came out of general anesthesia is excruciating...

Atkins is Half Right

Sun, 18 Jun 2000 12:26:11 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - I originally placed this review in the Books section, but since it's an opinion more of the protein diet than the book itself, I've moved it here. And, I've expanded the review, as well.

At the published advice of both Atkins and the...

ReNu put 3 products in 1

Sat, 17 Jun 2000 22:20:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - When I found ReNu a few years back I was in heaven; it was a soft contact lens solution that functioned as both a daily cleaner and storing/soaking solution. Not only did ReNu free me from buying two separate products, it freed me from opening, using and...

BigCharts: Still Happy with Big Charts

Wed, 7 Jun 2000 22:14:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - I must confess that I’m a creature of web habit, and when I find a site that works I tend to stop looking around. That explains my approach to Big Charts. I found it last year and just stopped checking other charting sites. (So if you’ve heard of...

The Method to Hillary's Madness

Mon, 5 Jun 2000 00:43:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - I’ve enjoyed Barbara Olson’s political commentary on beltway shows like Hardball and Hannity & Colmes, (Olson is a DC lawyer & insider), but I must admit that I was slow to pick up her book, Hell to Pay because, quite...

New Gal Network: New Gal Network is Helpful but Slow

Fri, 2 Jun 2000 13:52:24 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author TheAdvocate - The New Gal Network is the slooooowest site I’ve loaded in a while, but it does eventually produce some words and images. This site doesn’t limit its focus to financial matters, but also addresses style, education/employment, sports, even...