© 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-cuculuain Recent reviews written by member cuculuain en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_419617345156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - The ability of a company to take care of its clients in spite of conditions beyond their control is the acme of service. So it was during my most recent business trip&#151an inter-continental voyage from Europe to the United States, by way of Delta... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~419617345156 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:39:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_419617345156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_418833731204?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - I travel mostly on government business, and because of this, I’ve got limited choices when it comes to booking airlines. “Lowest bidder wins” seems to be the motto of at least the US Government. So, as the lowest bidder, Czech Airlines... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~418833731204 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:36:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_418833731204?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_418679852676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - Twenty years ago, at the beginning of my first assignment in the Army, it wasn&#146t possible to &#147peacefully&#148 visit Eastern Europe. But now, upon returning to the Continent, I&#146ve found the East to be wide open to new discovery. So it was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~418679852676 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:13:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_418679852676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_417803374212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - I drink a fair amount of coffee every morning at the office, which isn’t particularly surprising, since I’m a coffee fanatic. But part of being a fanatic (at least for me) is to insist on drinking good coffee. Unfortunately, although we have two coffee... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~417803374212 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:14:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_417803374212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_416972705412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - Well, after my awful experience with the Altec Lansing AHS 423 Headset, previously reported on Epinions, I&#146m happy to report that I&#146ve found a more than formidable replacement. Surprisingly, I didn&#146t even plan it that way. I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~416972705412 Sun, 3 Feb 2008 12:44:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_416972705412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_416958615172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - Next to Rifle Marksmanship, the two most important skills I learned as a young soldier were dismounted, and later, mounted Land Navigation. Indeed, the ability to effectively use a map and compass was stressed so much that everyone in my peer group... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~416958615172 Sun, 3 Feb 2008 09:26:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_416958615172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_415110041220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - Ain&#146t nothing like the real thing baby Ain&#146t nothing like the real thing&#133 The song certainly rings true&#151at least when describing love, beer, and coffee. And it&#146s in defense of the latter that I&#146m happy to report... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~415110041220 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:11:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_415110041220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_412180450948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - My new assignment in Europe requires frequent travel in and out of Germany. I’m no stranger to business travel, having done a great deal of it inside the United States. I am however, more recently challenged by the difficulty in keeping in touch with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~412180450948 Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:43:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_412180450948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411772161668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - There are, basically, four elements to making a decent cup of coffee: good water, quality coffee, the proper ratio of water to coffee, and finally, proper grind to brewing method. Forgo any one of these and risk disappointment. Over my coffee consuming... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411772161668 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:59:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411772161668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_257770622596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - One Christmas, about ten years ago, the in-laws from my first marriage sent me a very expensive starter beer making kit. For any number of reasons, I never used it. The procedure was too complex, too time consuming, and required additional space that I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~257770622596 Sat, 23 Sep 2006 20:43:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_257770622596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_252442611332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - Next Monday marks the fifth anniversary of the aerial homicide attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Those who know me also know that I was present for duty in the Pentagon the day this occurred, and that my office was in the particular wedge... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~252442611332 Mon, 4 Sep 2006 15:50:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_252442611332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_249424940676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - I&#146ll be the first to admit that I&#146m a bit of a beer snob. That doesn&#146t mean I won&#146t go domestic, it just means that I regularly avoid the big &#147processed&#148 American beers like Bud, Coors and Miller in favor of the smaller... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~249424940676 Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:15:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_249424940676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_242367368836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - Ten years ago I attended a nine-week Army staff officer course at Fort Leavenworth, KS. A couple of days before leaving, my boss left me with a cryptic question, “Can you carry a message to Garcia?” At the time I was clueless about his reference,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~242367368836 Sat, 15 Jul 2006 23:25:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_242367368836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_242173120132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - Pluck the tiniest flower, disturb the furthest star. I’m uncertain who first made the statement written above, however it says a lot about the connectedness of everything. Decisions, even when made with the best intentions, rarely affect just... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~242173120132 Fri, 14 Jul 2006 22:30:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_242173120132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_241702964868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - God is love. 1 John 4:16 There is a scene toward the end of The Matrix Reloaded where Neo has penetrated the mainframe and meets the Architect, the self described designer of &#147reality&#148. Within the mainframe, Neo&#146s image is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~241702964868 Wed, 12 Jul 2006 13:46:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_241702964868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_240152645252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - It&#146s inevitable that a car will sustain several dents and dings throughout its lifecycle. Naturally, I&#146d be happy to have at least a year&#146s worth of use from a new car before accumulating any blemishes. Sadly, it only took three months for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~240152645252 Tue, 4 Jul 2006 12:29:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_240152645252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_239802683012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - &#147It is understandable that nearly all the standard exposes of Mormonism have been written by women&#148 &#150Hugh Nibley It&#146s strangely ironic that Hugh Nibley, the late Mormon scholar and apologist would make the statement referenced... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~239802683012 Sun, 2 Jul 2006 16:18:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_239802683012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_237173968516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - First you make a stone of your heart –The Police Sadly, there are some of us who view human life as disposable. They feel that people, be they family, friend, or bystander, only serve some purpose, and when that’s filled, they’re either to be... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~237173968516 Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:39:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_237173968516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_233493466756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - It&#146s the Memorial Day weekend, my belly&#146s full and my clothes smell of hickory smoke. I&#146ve just spent the day slaving over a mound of beef and pork ribs, expertly prepared in my Brinkman Gourmet Charcoal Smoker. My Brinkman is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~233493466756 Sun, 28 May 2006 20:52:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_233493466756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_224419286660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - I confess that I’m on a classics-kick right now; reading all those books I should have studied as an undergraduate. So, a couple of weeks ago, while Jenny and I were in a local Barnes & Noble I picked up a copy of Candide, by French author... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~224419286660 Sun, 26 Mar 2006 14:01:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_224419286660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_223215193732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - We are all toilets, perpetually crapped on by life, used up and thrown away after we&#146re worn out. This is an underlying theme of Toilet: The Novel, a surrealistic work by Chicago-based author Michael Szymczyk. Mr. Szymczyk&#146s tribute to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~223215193732 Sun, 12 Mar 2006 18:03:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_223215193732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_221927280260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - In the comedy Loser, a snobbish professor verbally thrashes one of his students for her “misguided” assessment of “The Father of Modern Literature”. While I disagree with him, I will concede that Franz Kafka is an intriguing author. Prior to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~221927280260 Sun, 26 Feb 2006 14:24:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_221927280260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_221358296708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - About six months ago I bought a copy of the Aleister Crowley Thoth Tarot Deck from Amazon. This was the second deck I’ve have contact with, the first being the otherwise ubiquitous Rider-Waite Tarot Deck. I’d read up on Crowley’s version and was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~221358296708 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 16:53:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_221358296708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_220458356356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - Electronics are getting smaller. Whether they are MP3 players, handheld devices, or digital cameras, current design trends lean toward more compact, lighter models that are powerful, efficient, and economical. In order to shape these demands into... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~220458356356 Sat, 11 Feb 2006 12:43:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_220458356356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_219875872388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author cuculuain - In 1992 I was in the middle of my company command tour in Fort Knox, KY. One weekend, my favorite Louisville, KY rock station was hosting a drive for the American Cancer Society. As part of the drive, the station repeatedly ran the audio portion of a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~219875872388 Sun, 5 Feb 2006 20:07:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_219875872388?linkin_id=8003929