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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-Trawma Recent reviews written by member Trawma en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_491624107652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - As we come closer and closer to our upcoming cross-country move, we’ve been trying to take our 11 year old to as many local sites as possible.  Hiking, hitting the local arts and music venues, even dashing to the Wendover Air Show and Antelope... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491624107652 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:43:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491624107652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486960893572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - It’s been a lean year.  We’re saving for a cross-country move, you see, so we’ve been doing without a lot of things.  Vacations, for instance. As things around here are terrifically stressful, the lack of a vacation, a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486960893572 Fri, 2 Oct 2009 16:40:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486960893572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484423339652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - I love soaps.  Fancy, smelly, smooth, sudsy, but clean-rinsing soaps.  Because of certain concerns in my current home, any bar soap is MY bar soap; it comes into the tub with me, and leaves with me, too.  Everyone else has their own... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484423339652 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 23:17:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484423339652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_479502438020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - This month saw my son’s first serious sunburn.  He’s 11 now, and I’ve been very conscientious about keeping him sunscreened, keeping him covered, and keeping him safe from those rays.  See, no one kept me safe, and, at 44,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~479502438020 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:04:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_479502438020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478035873412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - We’re not much of a chemical fertilizer family.  We tend to mulch our cuttings back into the grass, fine mulch and spread our fallen leaves in the autumn, and make sure to water deeply a few times a week.  However, a 7+ year run of dry... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478035873412 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:06:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478035873412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476727316100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - Once again, I’m trying to get “healthier.”  As usual, that means watching what I eat and paying attention to portions.  In hopes of encouraging myself to eat more reasonable and good-for-me snacks, my last shopping trip found... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476727316100 Wed, 8 Jul 2009 16:01:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476727316100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476487388804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - Until a few years back, I really wasn’t much of a hand washer.  Sure, bathroom visits prompted me to wash my hands, but otherwise?  Not so much. Once my Mother developed her first MRSA, I became rather obsessive about cleaning my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476487388804 Mon, 6 Jul 2009 17:32:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476487388804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476034862724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - I’m a plant lover.  Every spring I sally forth with the best of intentions and the highest of hopes.  I prowl gardening shops and supplies, I grab up pretty plants and innovative new fertilizing doo-dads in hopes of (finally) producing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476034862724 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 18:23:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476034862724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470603501188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - I tend to shoot for brands I know and trust when shopping for gardening equipment/tools that can possibly kill me.  If you’ve ever had a set of lopper handles snap on you in mid cut, you’ll know what I mean.  You really don’t... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470603501188 Sat, 16 May 2009 12:55:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470603501188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469283278468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - I have a rather silly confession to make:  I’ve wanted a little hand saw for pruning for years.  Really, I have.  Whenever I see one, I think, “Wow, wouldn’t that be a cool thing to have?” Surely by now... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469283278468 Mon, 4 May 2009 18:51:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469283278468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_466428137092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - My husband and I switched cell phone providers over a month ago.  We’d spent a couple of years with T-Mobile (after a disastrous stretch with AT&T-Cingular), and were looking forward to hooking up with Verizon.  Don’t... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~466428137092 Wed, 8 Apr 2009 20:48:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_466428137092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_464255553156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - A little over a month ago, we lost our beloved, goofy, loving puppy.  His name was JoJo, and he was a 13 year old, 120+ pound package of wiggling butt and happy kisses.  Yes, 120+ pound puppies do pose a problem sometimes, logistically... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~464255553156 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:49:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_464255553156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461152292484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - We don’t tend to go for big-time dog treats.  See, JoJo had a habit of bolting down ANY treat, no matter how big or bulky.  So a large treat would be gone in minutes, and then he’d go after Armus’s treat.  It was easier... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461152292484 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:45:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461152292484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461043371652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - I have packed up and moved my entire household ten times as an adult.  I have dragged with me a miserable array of disintegrating grocery-store-obtained cardboard boxes, yellowing newspaper scraps, strapping tape, and broken dishes and knick... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461043371652 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:58:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461043371652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460656053892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - My first visit to Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park came when I was only seven years old. It is still etched in my mind, from the barely-there Visitor Center to the trellised railroad bridge and funicular tram ride up to the cavern entrance, from the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460656053892 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:10:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460656053892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460485398148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - I’m a fiber freak.  Bars, breads, cereals—if it’s got horkin’ chunks of fiber (thank you, Dennis), I’ve probably tried it.  If it’s organic, all the better! In addition to fiber, I like coupons. ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460485398148 Mon, 9 Feb 2009 21:11:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460485398148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459556097668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - At the risk of becoming “that woman who writes the toilet paper reviews,” I’m going to wade back into it with a review of my newest toilet paper foray.  Yay! I’ve long tended toward Charmin products, even sticking with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459556097668 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:05:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459556097668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_459444293252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - I never quite mastered plastic wrap.  In fact, it could be said that plastic wrap mastered me.  Again and again.  When I think of plastic wrap, I think of poor seals, swatches of wrap adhering to itself (and defying all attempts to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459444293252 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:22:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459444293252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_458539765380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - I am, as anyone who’s read my reviews knows, a home fragrance junkie.  Sprays, powders, oils, potpourri, candles—matters not, if it smells better than two large dogs and five cats (three of those cats the result of a “gosh, can you... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~458539765380 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:35:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_458539765380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_457757855364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - For years now, I’ve been a nap-time sound junkie.  Not just any sound, but a combination of music and white noise.  In fact, without this combination, I’ve been known to find myself utterly sleepless at night.  While quitting... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~457757855364 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 11:50:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_457757855364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_456811122308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - I’ve already lost my Christmas present to a husband who . . . well, who stepped in and quite brazenly STOLE my long desired gift!  What wonderful thing would inspire him to do such a thing?  And what gift would I step back and allow him... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~456811122308 Mon, 5 Jan 2009 17:39:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_456811122308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_455611551364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - Here it is, three days before Christmas, and I’m writing a review about toilet paper!  No, I don’t think one has anything to do with the other, unless perhaps digestive upset from overindulgence could be considered a link... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~455611551364 Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:26:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_455611551364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_451304066692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - Years ago, when I was a poor, overworked, underpaid undergrad, money had a way of poofing into the ether despite my best efforts and horrid diet (10 for a buck Ramen noodle mixes, anyone?).  Some months slid by fairly smoothly, but others? ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~451304066692 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:58:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_451304066692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_450378370692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - I love clean carpets.  I don’t really have them, but I love them.  I fantasize about them.   But with a broken down Hoover carpet cleaner and no good “excuse” to buy a new one,  my fantasies remained just... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~450378370692 Wed, 5 Nov 2008 15:51:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_450378370692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_449387269764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Trawma - Last week, my Glade Fabric and Air spray (in Powder Fresh) ran dry. Sad days, it’s always a bummer when a scent you like runs out. After a few days of tilting the bottle just so to get the dregs,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~449387269764 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:11:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_449387269764?linkin_id=8003929