Epinions Recent Reviews for disgruntlement

Drink with food, or keep the water handy.

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:18:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - Apparently the Perth Royal Wine Show has a whole bunch of different classes in which wines can win prizes. I say this because the Lindemans Bin 50 Shiraz< b> won the gold medal in the Table and Sparkling Wines, Dry Red, Early Drinking< i>...

Essential primer on vacuum cleaner combustion and LIBF.

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 15:35:00 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - General Introduction< b> Dave Barry< i> has never shied away from controversial topics in his writing. No societal issue is too large, too thorny, or too taboo for him to address. Armed with a rapier wit, and girded with depth and clarity...

Engineering ethics by example.

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 18:05:04 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - Because engineers create products that will affect thousands—if not millions or billions—of individual lives, there is a burden upon them to undertake their activities in a responsible manner. This fact was recognized by various engineering...

Leather armchair. Classic novel. Fireplace.

Sun, 5 Oct 2008 22:30:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - The IntroductionSeems like a strange title for a wine review, doesn't it? But it's not, really, when you consider that wine is a sensual experience that is often evocative of other sensual experiences. Some wines are light, crisp, and...

So funny it's sad. Really sad.

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 15:17:29 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - General Introduction It’s fair to say that Dave Barry is an exceedingly funny writer. It’s also fair to say that he has ample fodder for his wit in the daily headlines. Furthermore, it might seem like a good bet...

Humble advice from the hugely successful.

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:54:36 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - General Introduction Berkshire Hathaway’s stock is currently trading at $135,000 a share. That’s right, you read correctly: $135,000 a share. It’s the most expensive stock in the world. Perhaps this is why Warren...

Tastes good, smells fantastic: Stone IPA

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:00:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - Beer drinkers and gargantuanly-stupid frat boys love to refer to Ben Franklin's quote: "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." The General likes to think that God doesn't classify beverages like Milwaukee's Best and Coors Light as...

How to Win Friends or Get Rid of People

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:57:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - General Introduction The General often doesn’t like people. They’re a large part of what makes him disgruntled, after all. If one thinks about it for a minute, one realizes quite quickly that most of the problems in the...

Funny, but true: Thud!

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:10:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - General Introduction It’s the funny ones that get you. Think Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society and Good Morning Vietnam; Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; and Tom Hanks in Forrest...

Interesting, but esoteric.

Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:05:57 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - The Little Book of Plagiarism is a concise, lively exploration of an issue that plagues our cultural landscape – plagiarism in literature, art, music, and film – by one of the most influential and controversial legal scholars of our...

You want the hops? You can't handle the hops!

Wed, 3 Sep 2008 23:11:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - The General holds no truck with light beers. Fine: if he doesn’t count his impoverished college years drinking swill like Milwaukee’s Best Light and Schmidt’s Ice, then he holds no truck with light beers. Okay, and if...

You're young and fabulous? Let me talk down to you.

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:36:14 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - General Introduction The General always found Suze Orman slightly disquieting. Perhaps it was something about the way her head is pasted on the front cover of her books, eyes wide and slightly frenzied, cartoonish eyeliner, and...

Reduce, reuse, really nice bottle.

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:00:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - As noted in his last review, the General, despite his disgruntlement, is a closet environmentalist. Actually, paying attention to the environment opens up whole new vistas for crankiness. People who spit their gum on the sidewalk, toss plastic bottles...

Just. So. Good.

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:55:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - The General’s is a chip-eatin’ household. No, it’s not the healthiest of snacks, but we comfort ourselves with the feeling of vague superiority that comes from buying boutique, health-foody type chips. Brands like Terra, EatSmart, and...

It got what out of my carpet?

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:16:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - With children in the house, some kind of effective carpet cleaner is a must. For the non-parents in the audience, let’s offer a partial list of child-related reasons for spot-cleaning, shall we? • Crayons, pens, markers, and paints •...

It's all fruit, naturally.

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:43:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - The General has a thing against high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). He readily admits it’s not entirely rational, since, chemically speaking, it’s very close to plain old crystal sugar. However, one of the General’s nearest and dearest has a...

Judith C. Tingley - Say What You Mean Get What You Want: Go ahead... tell 'em what you really think!

Sat, 9 Aug 2008 01:49:27 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - General IntroductionI
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the first chapter of Say What You Mean, Get What You Want, there’s a brief inventory designed to evaluate the way in which one communicates. The questions it asks are quite...

One is amused.

Tue, 5 Aug 2008 23:39:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - General Introduction The English monarchy, these days, doesn’t seem like a particularly respectable institution. In the U.S., at least, it seems anachronistic, outdated, not worth much other than as tabloid fodder. We tend to forget, however,...

Peter F. Drucker - Managing Oneself: Pithy, but lacking.

Mon, 4 Aug 2008 13:03:54 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - General Introduction In the opening paragraph of Managing Oneself, Peter F. Drucker contends that "history’s great achievers – a Napoleon, a Da Vinci, a Mozart – have always managed themselves… But they are rare...

Weird, but helpful.

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:25:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - General Introduction After reading You're Broke Because you Want to Be (http://www99.epinions.com/con
tent_438831255172),
the General decided that perhaps paying more attention to the finances would be a good thing. Not that he’s...

Larry Winget - You're Broke Because You Want to Be: Sometimes grumpy is what you need.

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:51:43 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - General Introduction It’s the title that gets you, of course. You’re Broke Because You Want to Be. Really? The General thought he was broke because of things like the mortgage, student loan payments, and those damnable...

Wanted: Don't think about it, just watch it.

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:45:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - General Introduction Let’s get this straight right from the outset: Wanted is an absolutely ludicrous film. The worst thing you can do, if you decide you’re going to see it, is think too much about what’s going on. That is an...

Edward P. Bailey Jr. - The Plain English Approach to Business Writing: Plain English is good... just not too plain.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:19:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author disgruntlement - General Introduction The Plain English Approach to Business Writing is an attempt to de-crapify business writing by ejecting all unnecessarily complicated words, unimaginative punctuation, and passive voice sentences. In this goal, it...