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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-bluefishie Recent reviews written by member bluefishie en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_459924082308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - For a friend's birthday we recently decided to stay at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.  It definitely offers an experience different from other casinos in town.LocationSure, it's off the strip.  But worth getting... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~459924082308 Wed, 4 Feb 2009 05:35:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_459924082308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436694519428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - I go to Vegas quite often and stayed at the TI (aka Treasure Island) when Rooms The room sizes are decent but not spectacular. If you are paying the same price as a room at the Venetian, I'd opt for the Venetian since they have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436694519428 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:38:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436694519428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436693798532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - Now that I've had this phone for a few months now I can actually write a review on it. As a previous user of only Nokia and Motorola phones, I've recently given in to buying Samsung. Screen The screen size on this phone is pretty good... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436693798532 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 01:21:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436693798532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402820271748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - This has got to be the worst hotel I have ever had to stay at. I went to Albuquerque on business, and business travelers should all stay at the Hyatt if it is not booked. It is worth the price. The Sheraton, on the other hand, is not. The staff was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402820271748 Sun, 9 Sep 2007 20:44:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402820271748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402814570116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - A few months ago I had to head out to Santa Fe for a business trip, only I wasn't told until the last minute. This meant most hotels in the area were booked, and I opted for what I felt was the best choice amongst the remaining hotels - the Old Santa Fe... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402814570116 Sun, 9 Sep 2007 19:11:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402814570116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_310326562436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - I was so pleased with MTV Yoga, and the results achieved from utilizing the DVD on a regular basis (you can see my other review), I went out and bought MTV Power Yoga. After all, if you exercise to the MTV Yoga DVD enough, the moves become easier to do,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~310326562436 Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:24:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_310326562436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_222799433348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - In December I had to venture over to the East Coast for the first time in almost three years, to attend the graduation of a family member from Cornell U. In looking for a hotel, I asked a Cornell alum from my office for criteria. The only thing he... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~222799433348 Mon, 6 Mar 2006 17:45:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_222799433348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_222596796036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - The Sheraton is owned by the Starwood Group of hotels, who also owns the W, Westin, and Four Seasons. I try and stay at Westins whenever the price fits, just because sometimes the price is not that much higher than the Sheraton, and the amenities are... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~222596796036 Sun, 5 Mar 2006 22:25:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_222596796036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_179531910788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - I was in an independent bookstore one day and picked up My Life in Heavy Metal. You know how independent bookstores are...they alpha organize everything, but here and there are recommendation tags from the employees, sometimes offering why they... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~179531910788 Sun, 10 Apr 2005 04:50:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_179531910788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_178074848900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - Charles Frazier's first novel, Cold Mountain, was difficult to begin, simply because there was more thought than action. I read a few pages of it, then had to put it down. By the time I wanted to pick the book back up again, I had forgotten what... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~178074848900 Mon, 28 Mar 2005 06:17:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_178074848900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176039759492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - I recently came across Kaplan's flashcards in a flipbook format, since my younger brother is beginning his vocabulary studying. I thought I'd make it fun and we could do it together. Requirements I was Looking for in a Vocab Book I wanted to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176039759492 Wed, 9 Mar 2005 04:43:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176039759492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_175587561092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - I love the Westin. It's probably my favorite hotel. However, I recently stayed at the Westin Long Beach and was thoroughly disappointed and actually annoyed. LOCATION, PARKING, The location was good. It is walking distance to the Long... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~175587561092 Sat, 5 Mar 2005 04:27:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_175587561092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_175585529476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - I recently went to Honolulu for business and needed to keep the costs low. Using Priceline, we were able to get rooms at the Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel at a price lower than $100 a night. Their pretty primitive website advertised the rooms as starting... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~175585529476 Sat, 5 Mar 2005 04:05:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_175585529476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169946615428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - Pardon me, but I think Dashiell Hammett is overrated (author of Maltese Falcon and Glass Key). They are fine, but I believe Mr. Wilkie Collins's detective novel The Moonstone is a much better read, even though Collins is more well known for his... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169946615428 Mon, 17 Jan 2005 00:07:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169946615428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_166861901444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - Don't let the name mislead you. This hotel is actually located in Seaside, a small half sleepy city close to Monterey. Monterey's about five minutes away (well, ten if you have no sense of direction and no Thomas Guide to help you find... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~166861901444 Sun, 26 Dec 2004 06:35:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_166861901444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_166684167812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - I picked Tumi over other brands like Coach and Dooney & Burke because I wanted travel pieces with a simple, clean cut look but also be accessory friendly (ie a few pockets for holding odds and ends). Most importantly, I wanted the piece to be durable... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~166684167812 Fri, 24 Dec 2004 04:34:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_166684167812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_166683577988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - I have been a J. Crew shopper for years, and I have to say that I have not been that pleased with the quality of their clothing or their customer service as much, for ohhh...about the last five years now. I'm still waiting for a turnaround in J... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~166683577988 Fri, 24 Dec 2004 04:15:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_166683577988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_166415535748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - Those who compare Anita Shreve to Edith Wharton greatly undervalue Wharton's talents and overly appreciate those of Shreve's. I admit I was disappointed in this book by Anita Shreve. Though only my second Shreve novel, this one lacked the ambition... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~166415535748 Wed, 22 Dec 2004 04:42:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_166415535748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_163296349828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - Daughter of Fortune was my first Isabel Allende novel. I admit I was apprehensive, since the previous times I have picked up Oprah's Book Club reads, I wondered whether Oprah had any literary sense (to put it bluntly, those books sucked). But... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~163296349828 Sun, 28 Nov 2004 23:33:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_163296349828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_162941996676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - I should have taken my roommate's warnings and left this book gathering dust on her bookcase. "Hey! I've seen this in stores and have wanted to read it!" I exclaimed, browsing through her selection of books one night. "What? This one?"... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~162941996676 Thu, 25 Nov 2004 05:26:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_162941996676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_161200574084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - Every bookstore I went to seemed to have this book prominently displayed, no matter if it was a small mom and pop store, or a big corporate chain. And the book itself had printed on it "bestselling author" and New York Times bestseller. Boy,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~161200574084 Wed, 10 Nov 2004 02:02:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_161200574084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_160635784836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - I went to Monterey Bay for the first time a few weeks ago, on a business trip. Since I had some free time, I decided to stop by their aquarium, which I had heard so many compliments about. With no map to guide me in my rental car, I decided to just... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~160635784836 Fri, 5 Nov 2004 01:47:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_160635784836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_152460693124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - Take what you want out of Faulkner's novels, especially Sanctuary. Published in 1931, it was quite contemporary for its time, and has not faded into obscurity throughout the years though it is a lesser known work of the author. Not quite a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~152460693124 Fri, 20 Aug 2004 00:42:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_152460693124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_149715717764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - I call David Copperfield Dickens's Epic because comprising of a whopping 821 pages in The Modern Library's paperback edition (that's 64 chapters total), without the notes and commentary to guide you through the novel, it takes a while to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~149715717764 Fri, 30 Jul 2004 04:40:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_149715717764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_146850090628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bluefishie - Me Talk Pretty One Day was my first David Sedaris book. It had been on my to read list for a long time, so when it was available at my local library, I couldn't resist. After all, I had just heard an interview Sedaris did on NPR (which... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~146850090628 Thu, 8 Jul 2004 11:36:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_146850090628?linkin_id=8003929