Epinions Recent Reviews for gracenwilk

Earth Day Review: Learning the Real Work from a Master

Sun, 22 Apr 2001 18:26:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gracenwilk - This review represents my participation in the annual Earth Day Write-Off so graciously organized by TESKUE. Many thanks to TESKUE for investing time and energy to organize this write-off. Please visit my fellow epinionators who are participating...

Sweet Honey's Stand on Sacred Ground

Sun, 15 Apr 2001 18:33:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gracenwilk - I published this review yesterday and I am already revising it. I realized that I had really written two reviews, one of a Sweet Honey concert and one of the disc. So, aside from including commentary on one additional song, the review you are...

An Overlooked Treasure

Sun, 8 Apr 2001 14:26:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gracenwilk - There are days we live

as if death were nowhere

in the background; from joy

to joy to joy, from wing to wing,

from blossom to blossom to

impossible blossom, to sweet impossible blossom

From Blossoms, in...

What I Wouldn't Do For a Good Night's Sleep

Sat, 31 Mar 2001 04:06:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gracenwilk - Not Much

Hey y'all, Linda came in here while I was preparing this review, took one look at my notes and started laughing. Most people I know cannot resist the urge to giggle when their ears are treated to her laugh. It tickles them right in...

Getchur Boots on, Pa. We're Goin to Rome!

Thu, 29 Mar 2001 02:36:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gracenwilk - My God, What Have I Done?

I started to become seriously worried somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean. When I turned toward Linda, thinking to secure a reassuring word, I found her slumped in one of those impossible positions that long distance...

Just Another Brick- of Camembert- in the Wall

Sat, 24 Mar 2001 00:00:25 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author gracenwilk - I've been working on the edge of corporate America for more than 17 years. In that time I've had a number of good laughs at the incredible lack of awareness occasionally exhibited by corporate executives. Sometimes the laughter has been my only defense...

Orson Scott Card's Good Samaritan Story

Sat, 3 Mar 2001 20:16:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author gracenwilk - This worked out to be a rather long review, so let me give you heads-up on one item that may be useful to you to know at the beginning. I admire highly abstract, philosophical fiction. Intellectual and moral movement is plot movement in my book.
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No Samurai Warrior, This Phone

Sun, 25 Feb 2001 14:58:29 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author gracenwilk - This phone was issued to me when my department decided to begin using cellular phones for communication on the road. Since then, I've had it in for repairs. Believe me, I haven't abused the phone at all-- I'm not that kind of guy. I am tellin ya bra',...

I Remember the Titans

Thu, 22 Feb 2001 01:44:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gracenwilk - A Trip Back in Time

In 1971, while this cinematic story was being lived out in real life in the state of Virginia, I was living another version of it half a continent away, in Texas. You ought to know this right up front, because my...

An Engaging Walk with Norris

Sun, 18 Feb 2001 18:50:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gracenwilk - Like many bibliophiles, I have a tendency to idealize certain books and authors, to hold their words in my heart and head like treasured keepsakes. I am unabashed in my affection for certain writers and their works. I must warn you in advance that...

A Long Lonely Trip

Tue, 9 Jan 2001 18:20:17 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author gracenwilk - My wife gave me LQH as a birthday present. Linda possesses a certain genius for selecting gifts; she is one of those rare people who consistently finds gifts that enrich and enlighten. She knew that I had a special affection for Goldberg, based on...