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Galveston's Original Mexican Café

Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:48:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - Galveston's Historical East End provides much fodder for the history buff - beautifully restored Victorian homes, shaded walks with monuments to events long past, names and streets which stir the minds of anyone with a historical bent - and a cafe', 84...

Dave Barry Turned 40 - and so did I

Fri, 29 Jul 2005 03:42:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - Getting old is hell, and getting older really sucks. Having said that, it is not enough for guys to let their mid-life crisis just happen. It takes planning, and there are a few things that we, as middle-aged guys who are worried about...

Duct Tape Cam

Tue, 30 Mar 2004 16:47:09 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - Serious vanity issues prevail with an individual wanting to set up a personal web cam site, I thought. Who would want their face spread all over the Internet unless they thought their face was really worth looking at? I, virtuous and modest soul...

Haute luxury, motel prices at the Peppermill Casino Hotel

Fri, 29 Aug 2003 17:49:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - One of my favorite places to visit is Lake
Tah...

My Dunhill to their dunghill

Fri, 18 Jul 2003 14:43:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - Why, I should ask, do men buy colognes? We take baths, most of us, and as a general rule do not clear a room when we make our entrances. Why, then, do we coat ourselves with scents that range from masculinized flower arrangements to a thinly disguised...

SMC Networks SMC-EZ6505TX 5-port 10/100 Dual Speed Switch: Home Networking - I Switched

Wed, 30 Apr 2003 16:15:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - When progress comes knocking you may, if you wish, ignore the pounding on the door of necessity and do the ostensibly sensible thing: retreat to the darkest room with a chair, one lamp and a book. It's always worked for me.

Having a son has...

TurboTaxed - as in, my patience

Wed, 26 Mar 2003 16:26:23 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - Much has been said about Intuit's new activation procedures for their software. Intuit has endured a great deal of criticism regarding this year's implementation of their copy-protection scheme. Much of it is deserved.

Copy Protection...

IpSwitch What's Up Gold 7.0: Ping a little ping for me.

Wed, 15 Jan 2003 13:50:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - Except for the voyeuristic, monitoring networks is almost never a happy chore. Those of you who need to monitor network activity at your office will be interested in this product, and I think it's worth looking at the improvements offered in WhatsUp...

Hit Me, Baby - but not with SPAM

Wed, 27 Nov 2002 18:45:10 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - When I was first involved in all these Internet shenanigans, back in 1995, the big deal at that time was creating a web presence. Companies were finding out about the Internet, and the word was out: you needed face time on the web. With the Internet, a...

Nero's Burning Rome . . . ah, ROM.

Wed, 28 Aug 2002 14:58:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - "Leave no shiny silver area unviolated" was my slogan when I received my first CD read-write drive - a humble Sony 8x writer, by the way, and was I excited about making data CDs, picture CDs, and flouting the desires of NARAS and the RIAA* with my music...

New Braunfels Silver: Smokin', baby. The New Braunfels Silver Smoker

Wed, 31 Jul 2002 14:21:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - It is said the best food is that made at home. In these parts, barbeque is revered as food of the gods; it is that which wafts a pleasing aroma to those who need to be appeased - in this case, the family. There's a lot of good BBQ joints around here, but...

Is "hip" the right word for "hip" anymore?

Fri, 26 Jul 2002 16:36:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - It sidles up to you like an old friend, one who believes it should keep its enemies close by. It infiltrates you like high-proof liquor, not showing its dark side until it is too late. And you feel it then. The joints, instead of gliding smoothly, feel...

Used by this Lost Boy

Fri, 28 Jun 2002 11:34:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - You want to go on a trip; fine, so do I. My normal procedure, time-tested if not a little frayed, is to get out the yellow highlighter and a road map I bought at the gas station and draw out the route.

I bought Microsoft Streets 98 a while...

Inoculation isn't a luxury

Wed, 12 Jun 2002 18:45:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - Epidemic proportions

By opening an innocent-looking e-mail, you've infected your computer with a worm virus that will eventually make your system completely unusable. When you looked at that web site a spam e-mail recommended, a hidden...

Nissan Frontier - Trucking En Passant

Tue, 28 May 2002 17:35:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - I've always wanted a truck. I imagined myself with my arm out the window, wearing a John B. Stetson Cattleman's straw (30X) and bouncing over some twin-rut coliche road somewhere on my Hill Country ranch. I'd have to be a little older and grizzlier to...

Visualize whirled peas. Now add dropshadow.

Mon, 20 May 2002 15:29:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - All web sites can be grouped with their pornographic brethren in this respect: that, like the intuitive Brethren of the Supreme Court, most of us know a good web site when we see it. The care, style, and arrangement of text and images shows whether a...

Taxonomically non-taxing

Thu, 9 May 2002 16:48:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - I've used TurboTax for tax years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 - and now, the Deluxe version for 2001. I'll continue to use it each year for so long as I remain a W-2 form, not-independently-wealthy kinda guy. Here's why:

When you install...

Verizon Mobile Phone Service in Houston: I'm active - at the cellular level

Wed, 24 Apr 2002 19:02:53 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - I need to warn you from the outset: this may not be an entirely fair review. Since I sometimes have to install Internet servers at locations that may not otherwise have telephone service at the site, my job requires that I have the ability to contact...

Lift a glass - Slainte

Wed, 20 Mar 2002 21:18:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - During my one visit to the Rainbow Lodge in Houston three years ago, I was piqued sufficiently by the unusual food offerings there to experiment with my drinks as well. Having enjoyed The Glenlivet for years past, I wanted to try a spirit I'd only heard...

Eudora 5: Mail This

Mon, 11 Mar 2002 15:28:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - I've used Eudora, now owned by Qualcomm, since 1995, the free downloadable version available back then in the Internet spin-up days. I liked it because there were so few really stable, work-every-time-like-it's-supposed-to clients for the Internet of any...

Space Camp (no tents needed)

Wed, 16 Jan 2002 19:49:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - After a lot of visits to Space Center Houston (visit their site at www.spacecenter.org and my review of that place) my son was ready for a bigger experience. So was I, actually. He and I collectively conspired to wheedle the spousal/parental unit...

Trust me on this one

Fri, 28 Sep 2001 20:02:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - By providing this review, I'm NOT rendering legal, accounting, tax planning or other professional advice or services. While the sources for this review have been checked, recent or ongoing changes in the law may affect some of what I've written here...

Summerfest - Nothing Festive About It

Tue, 28 Aug 2001 12:40:26 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - Texas heat has its own character. With a small amount of effort you really can bake a loaf of bread on a parking lot. Newborns crawl back in their mother's wombs and rainwater striking the ground bypasses the boiling stage, turning directly into steam...

A Smile On Death Row

Mon, 27 Aug 2001 16:00:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author counsel - I wrote the first rendition of this review back in November '99, one month after I joined Epinions. Epinions, after a while, relegated the review to "The Green Mile Part 1: The Two Dead Girls." Since the review concerned the entire series and not just...

Chevrolet's Avalanche - a Hands-On Review

Tue, 7 Aug 2001 12:45:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author counsel -

Years ago, I saw the first Mad Max movie and its Road Warrior progeny. As much as I liked his hotrod cop car, I liked some of those post-apocalypse retro-tech desert vehicles better – they portrayed brutal efficiency and their blocky...