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uBid Online Auction: uBid: Savings Shredded by Shipping Costs

Fri, 28 Dec 2001 17:01:22 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - Pity the long-suffering Hawaii resident. He/she has to pay more for the convenience of online shopping than most. But at least other merchants are up front about it. Not uBid.

Here's the situation: Microsoft (by releasing Windows XP) and...

You'd Have To Be Foolish (With A Capital F) To Read This Book

Fri, 28 Dec 2001 01:34:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - OK, I've got a pretty good handle on my finances. I stick to at least a semblance of a budget, and I put money away for a rainy day. But a niggling voice kept telling me that 2% interest was not enough. Investing? Even mention that word and I would feel...

Jay And Silent Bob: Strike Three, You're OUT!

Mon, 27 Aug 2001 02:11:27 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - I'm not biased in any way. I went in with an open mind. Not having seen any of Kevin Smith's films (Chasing Amy, Dogma, etc.), my mind was a clean slate. But when right from the get-go, my ears get assaulted by F-word this, S-word that,...

Rush Hour In Hong Kong...It's Actually Quite Good

Fri, 17 Aug 2001 15:45:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - Can lightning strike twice? Yes, but not in the same place.

The first Rush Hour lightning bolt struck in Los Angeles, where Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker formed an odd-couple, multicultural crime fighting team. Now, in Rush Hour...

Another Farrelly Bros. Movie? Say It Isn't So!

Sat, 24 Mar 2001 15:25:06 GMT
rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - OK, I'll admit it. Right off the bat. I liked There's Something About Mary. That was a non-stop laugh riot. And though I thought Me, Myself, and Irene (see my review) was crass, it at least had Jim Carrey's mark on it. That truly was...

Palm m100 Personal Organizer: Palm m100: A Classic Gets Better

Fri, 16 Feb 2001 04:03:34 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - I don't need no stinkin' DayRunner. All the info I need I write on my Palm.

I have a PalmPilot Professional that has served me well over the years, and the folks over at Palm were good enough to send me a replacement model when my original...

CAUTION: Al's Wit Is Sharp

Mon, 12 Feb 2001 17:37:04 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - The Clown Prince of Parody has done it again. He's taken current songs, added his own lyrics to them, and put his own touch on them. The latest album in his discography, "Running With Scissors," provides more examples of his brand of parody, mixed with...

Maybe Creationism Isn't Such A Bad Idea After All

Fri, 2 Feb 2001 04:35:57 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - No wonder the folks in the Bible belt are so gung-ho in favor of Genesis over evolution. If you take a look at some of the humorous stories chronicled here in The Darwin Awards: Evolution In Action, you will agree that, if natural selection were...

Perfectly Planned, but Syrupy-Sweet

Thu, 1 Feb 2001 19:16:55 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - Let's face it. It's the nature of the genre. Romantic movies, by definition, have formulaic plots. Single person A meets and is attracted to Person B. Person A tries to win heart of Person B, but Person B is married to, engaged to, or going steady...

HIStory: He's Mad As Heck And He's Not Gonna Take It Anymore

Wed, 24 Jan 2001 02:03:18 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - "To be great is to be misunderstood."

--Ralph Waldo Emerson

Emerson's words of truth really ring true here. Michael Jackson is without question the undisputed "King Of Pop." On the flip side, however, his greatness has made him...

And The Winner Is...Miss Congeniality

Sun, 21 Jan 2001 06:31:01 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - The concept is not new. A diamond in the rough that is cut and shaped into something beautiful. It's as old as Shakespeare's Taming Of The Shrew and Shaw's Pygmalion.

In movie form, we've seen it as Pygmalion's musical...

The Emperor HAS No Groove

Mon, 1 Jan 2001 02:31:32 GMT
rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - Not long ago, some screenwriters had an idea for a script that they tried to sell to a major animation studio, on the premise that only stupid, incompetent fools wouldn't like it. The head of the studio, afraid to admit that the script was nothing more...

Love...10,000 Feet Above Sea Level

Sat, 30 Dec 2000 06:34:18 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - I remember way back when in the dark ages, when we got our first PC XT. One of the programs that my dad got was Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.0. Black and white 640 x 200 graphics, and I could hardly control the plane (I was only 11 at the time, and a...

Arby's: Fantastic for a Fast Food Restaurant

Mon, 18 Dec 2000 05:57:25 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - I have to admit that my eating habits have improved greatly since I started exercising regularly. Before, I would visit a burger joint as much as once a week. Now I can count on one hand the number of times in the past six months that I've gone to a...

Icy Hot: Believe Me...No Pain

Wed, 13 Dec 2000 18:42:09 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - My Schedule:

Sunday: Run 26.2 miles.

Monday: Feel like I've run every marathon ever held.

Believe me. I know pain.

By day, I'm a mild-mannered computer instructor. But by night, I'm a road warrior. I...

Running Times: For Serious Runners Only

Wed, 29 Nov 2000 22:34:50 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - As the second largest running magazine in the U.S., Running Times runs a distant second to Runner's World. In fact, the Audit Bureau of Circulation put RT at about 10% of RW's circulation. But though it has one-tenth the circulation, it...

Runner's World: Running News I Can Use

Wed, 29 Nov 2000 04:51:59 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - Between the two major running magazines in the United States, Runner's World is geared primarily toward the beginning to intermediate runner. In general, columns and feature stories de-emphasize competition and focus on the human interest side of...

No! Not That Song! Anything But That Song! AAAAGH!

Mon, 27 Nov 2000 03:21:00 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - "...give me a sign…hit me baby, one more time..."

AAARGH! (smashing the radio)

Ah, that feels a lot better. If you’ve ever felt like this when you’ve listened to a song that you absolutely, positively hate, like Britney...

Dave Barry Turns 50: Boomers or Bust

Sun, 26 Nov 2000 04:55:26 GMT
rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - Looks like Dave Barry might be getting serious in his old age. As he says in his book, he's not even going to mention the word, "prostate." And he keeps his promise too.

Let me say, first of all, that I'm not part of...

Diamond Head: The Climb To The Top

Sat, 25 Nov 2000 16:01:52 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - Take a look at any postcard of Honolulu and Waikiki, and chances are you'll find one that has Diamond Head as its backdrop. Diamond Head is as well known to Hawaii as, say, Mount Fuji is to Japan. If you make the climb up Diamond Head, you'll also be...

Little Mermaid 2: A Reflection Of The Original

Fri, 24 Nov 2000 17:46:22 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - When I first saw The Little Mermaid, I remember the awesome animation and really catchy and memorable songs. But I remember when I was in college in Oregon. My first cousin lived close by and every so often I'd visit. Her daughter, my little...

Nuuanu Pali: History, Scenery, and Lots of Wind

Wed, 22 Nov 2000 22:30:36 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - Just 10 minutes out of downtown Honolulu, you can stand at the head of a cliff in the midst of tropical rainforest, taking in a panoramic view of the beautiful Windward side of Oahu, while fighting the strong winds coming down the valley. That place is...

How Many Times Can We Boldface 4 Hours?

Tue, 21 Nov 2000 05:19:46 GMT
rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - Oprah Winfrey ran her first marathon in 4 hours.

Well, that's Oprah. What about me?

Let me repeat that: Oprah Winfrey ran her first marathon in 4 hours.

I heard you the first time, darn it!...

"...And On The Sixth Day, He Created Arnold In His Image..."

Mon, 20 Nov 2000 04:43:49 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - Taking its title from the Bible (Genesis 1:27-31), The 6th Day takes the controversial subject of cloning and turns it into an action-and-suspense film. Though Arnold Schwarzenegger arguably has done more ground-breaking work in earlier films...

Asics GT-2050: Best Bang For The Buck

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 22:29:07 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author arbaro - Asics has been my running shoe practically since I started running two years ago. I'm currently running on my second pair of GT-2050s and am quite satisfied with them. I could go on about the technical details of the shoe, but then I'd look like a...

Epinions Recent Reviews for arbaro

uBid Online Auction: uBid: Savings Shredded by Shipping Costs

You'd Have To Be Foolish (With A Capital F) To Read This Book

Jay And Silent Bob: Strike Three, You're OUT!

Rush Hour In Hong Kong...It's Actually Quite Good

Another Farrelly Bros. Movie? Say It Isn't So!

Palm m100 Personal Organizer: Palm m100: A Classic Gets Better

CAUTION: Al's Wit Is Sharp

Maybe Creationism Isn't Such A Bad Idea After All

Perfectly Planned, but Syrupy-Sweet

HIStory: He's Mad As Heck And He's Not Gonna Take It Anymore

And The Winner Is...Miss Congeniality

The Emperor HAS No Groove

Love...10,000 Feet Above Sea Level

Arby's: Fantastic for a Fast Food Restaurant

Icy Hot: Believe Me...No Pain

Running Times: For Serious Runners Only

Runner's World: Running News I Can Use

No! Not That Song! Anything But That Song! AAAAGH!

Dave Barry Turns 50: Boomers or Bust

Diamond Head: The Climb To The Top

Little Mermaid 2: A Reflection Of The Original

Nuuanu Pali: History, Scenery, and Lots of Wind

How Many Times Can We Boldface 4 Hours?

"...And On The Sixth Day, He Created Arnold In His Image..."

Asics GT-2050: Best Bang For The Buck