© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-caconti Recent reviews written by member caconti en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_224017419908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - *The Pain of Remembrance* I am confronted by regret every time I arrive into the packed, poorly designed and foreboding parking lot. "Why did I book myself into this place again?" I have found myself at the Four Points Sheraton Chicago O'Hare... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~224017419908 Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:07:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_224017419908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176306359940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - For my money, the greatest goal of any man is to become the master of that which interests him most, to become the best at whatever interest drives him. Food is my passion, and its a drive that I share with Peter King's Gourmet Detective. I have in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176306359940 Wed, 6 Apr 2005 18:48:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176306359940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176241938052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - Fantastic, Romantic, Terrifying These are all words that perfectly describe the original spirit of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales, stories of wonder and horror which have been sugar-coated by our Disney dominated popular culture. In fact, if you... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176241938052 Fri, 1 Apr 2005 14:14:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176241938052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_178105716356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - For those of you who know me well, a secret passion of mine that I rarely write about is comic books. Well, when I was recently promoted at work I decided to buy myself the 1980-1996 run of Dr. Strange as a treat for myself. Remembering the comic... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~178105716356 Mon, 28 Mar 2005 15:29:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_178105716356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_177693298308?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - For those of you not familiar with Aveda products and their widespread retail presence, their mission is to provide great health and beauty products that are environmentally responsible. I have been a big fan of their products for nearly a decade, and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~177693298308 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 13:35:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_177693298308?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_175998471812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - In the last five years that I have worked from my company, we hold at least three conferences a year at the Garden Court Hotel. That means day after day spent in the hotel's rooms, conference spaces and lobby, entertaining senior executives and trying... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~175998471812 Wed, 23 Mar 2005 19:04:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_175998471812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176307408516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - Ok, so I have to admit it, I'm both a horrible book snob and an occasional Stephen King fan. Yes the two can coexist, if you know what the King worth reading is, and that definitely includes the Dark Tower series, featuring Roland the Gunslinger and his... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176307408516 Wed, 23 Mar 2005 12:17:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176307408516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176305770116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - God Said Ha! is a comedic monologue written and performed by Julia Sweeney(of Saturday Night Live fame). An incredibly dark blend of humor and human tragedy, the recording is a reproduction of Sweeney's stage production of the same name. It is the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176305770116 Sun, 20 Mar 2005 18:39:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176305770116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176312127108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - While Edgar Allen Poe may be the biological father of the modern detective story, it is the British aunts and uncles who raised the young genre to become the popular and critical juggernaut that we recognize today. Murder Most British is a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176312127108 Sat, 19 Mar 2005 13:02:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176312127108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176242790020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - The Malice Domestic Backstory Originally established in 1989, Malice Domestic is an annual May convention in Washington D.C. that celebrates the "mysteries of manners", a genre best exemplified by the optimal works of Dame Agatha... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176242790020 Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:46:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176242790020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176302231172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - When I first picked up SimCity 3000, it was with great hope. Ever since playing the original SimCity on SNES, I had been a Sim addict. I hoped that this newest release would be a leap forward in design and fun, as SC2K was to the first in the series... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176302231172 Sat, 12 Mar 2005 13:22:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176302231172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176302493316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - Cut My Ticket In Half! If you're trying to do New York and the theatre on a budget, than the TKTS booth in Times Square is the Holy Grail of your search for savings. It's the only place you need to go, as it offers 50% off tickets to same day... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176302493316 Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:09:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176302493316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176242986628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - I am, I must admit, a devotee of the mystery masterpieces of Dame Agatha Christie. With her wit, style and ease with words she manages to ensnare and enchant me with every page. Imagine my surprise then when, standing in a used bookstore the size of a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176242986628 Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:55:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176242986628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176242527876?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - I recently rented the film The Ninth Gate (don't get it yourself!), and was reminded of the book it is based upon, which I had read a few years ago. A decent piece of beach-reading fun, I thought it was worth revisiting: *Background* The author,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176242527876 Thu, 10 Mar 2005 23:29:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176242527876?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_176240234116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - No surprise, America is coming out of the grips of one of the worst flu epidemics in history, only spurred on by the harsh winter weather. Watch the news or read a magazine, and you'll see that things are only going to get worse. The more germs you... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~176240234116 Thu, 10 Mar 2005 23:09:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_176240234116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_175545093764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - I love New York City. The shows, the food, the vibrant life on every corner. What I cannot stand is the expense. Especially for hotels, where during the busy months it is impossible to find a tolerable space for under $200 a night with taxes... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~175545093764 Fri, 4 Mar 2005 19:10:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_175545093764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_174933839492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - For those of you who know my reviews and my personality, I live for indulgence while on the road for work. Among my biggest weaknesses in the luxury-business universe is staying at a W. On about five different occasions in the past two years, I have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~174933839492 Sun, 27 Feb 2005 19:49:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_174933839492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_174361185924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - Having a very close friend in Brown's medical school, I now find myself in the position of spending a weekend every month in Providence, Rhode Island. Over the last 7 months the Westin Providence has become my home away from home when I'm visiting... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~174361185924 Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:43:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_174361185924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_173782240900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - Pride yourself on being a know-it-all? Sneer in derision at losers on Jeopardy? Ever find yourself spiking the box of questions after a particularly satisfying Trivial Pursuit win? Then Mental_floss is for you. Charmingly nerdy, this magazine is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~173782240900 Thu, 17 Feb 2005 20:56:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_173782240900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_173775949444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - Spring is in the air in Washington DC, which means I can finally start to pack away my sweaters and cut my hair. The downside of that is that I need to always find a good wax to help hold up my short but extremely heavy hair in wind, rain and the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~173775949444 Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:58:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_173775949444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_173669191300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - First a confession. I spend at least two hours a week in bookstores, perusing new works and searching out hidden treasures throughout the stacks. Based on this experience I have come to a number of conclusions, one of which is that there is not enough... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~173669191300 Wed, 16 Feb 2005 22:46:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_173669191300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_173650775684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - Bugaboo Creek, oh how the memory of you has stuck in my craw for the past four months. It was early winter and I was on a business trip in Massachusetts, far from home and seeking warmth, comfort and Diet Coke. What was wasn't prepared for was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~173650775684 Wed, 16 Feb 2005 19:19:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_173650775684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_173629869700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - Do you ever wonder why you have such strong instinctual responses? Ever curious as to why your gut feeling is almost always right. For those of us who fell in love with his Tipping Point, it was big news when Malcolm Gladwell announced that he was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~173629869700 Wed, 16 Feb 2005 17:48:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_173629869700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_172303552132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - In the world of comics and graphic novels, Neil Gaiman is a contemporary legend, mostly for his incomparable work on the Sandman series, many times over a New York Times bestseller. Published as a hardcover collection of what was originally a series... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~172303552132 Fri, 4 Feb 2005 20:44:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_172303552132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_51646729860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author caconti - Those who are familiar with my book reviews know that I am a loyal fan of the Judge Dee novels of Robert Van Gulik. Wonderful representations of seventh century A.D. China written in the middle of this century, they are vibrant and witty, and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~51646729860 Fri, 4 Jan 2002 10:33:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_51646729860?linkin_id=8003929