Epinions Recent Reviews for kismocles

Nice Look But Low Quality

Thu, 8 Sep 2005 14:55:48 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author kismocles - When we redid our kitchen 4 years ago, we opted for all high end brand appliances in stainless steel. Since we had a small galley style kitchen, we liked the fact that Viking had a 30" wide model which still gave you four rangetop burners and a good...

How Hitler Almost Won WWII

Thu, 2 Jan 2003 19:26:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kismocles - Hitler never came so close to winning the Second World War as he did in the five days of late May, 1940 detailed in this history. This is the thesis the eminent historian John Lukacs convincingly puts forward in this study. The author’s other major...

Reduce that brush pile to dust!

Thu, 5 Dec 2002 18:56:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kismocles - I have finished one season with MTD’s chipper-shredder and still have both hands, so I am now able to type up a review for this product. MTD has a great product here and a good value as well.

The first question to ask yourself is: Do I...

Duncraft Wild Bird Central Online Store: Seed capital

Wed, 4 Dec 2002 17:35:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kismocles - Duncraft is a specialty web site for people who like birds. This New Hampshire company also publishes a 50 page catalog of bird houses, seed, books, etc, but the web site is much more comprehensive. The web site offers items not found in the print...

Dell Business Online Store: Dell makes the IRS look customer-friendly

Wed, 4 Dec 2002 15:15:53 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author kismocles - NOTE: Be careful you are not charged sales tax on your order unless you live in: FL, KY, NC, NV, TN or TX.

In this epinion I will confine myself only to Dell's customer service (which beats being confined to the institution my family wants...

A reliable and convenient cutter

Fri, 26 Jul 2002 12:51:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kismocles - I wanted to add an epinion of this Ryobi trimmer since it’s a great piece of equipment with some recent bad reviews. I have used this trimmer over 2 1/2 summers now and find it to be very reliable in its performance. I don’t see how anyone can think...

From humblest beginnings

Mon, 1 Jul 2002 12:50:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kismocles - Lazy B made me regret not growing up on a ranch in the Southwest. That’s how appealing I found Sandra Day O’Connor’s memoir of her childhood on the Lazy B ranch. (The name “Lazy B” comes from the brand used on the cattle, which was of a “B”...

A cutting disappointment

Mon, 1 Jul 2002 11:01:15 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author kismocles - My parents bought me this saw I think because they got tired of me borrowing theirs all the time. They have a Craftsman 16" electric and never have any problems with it. (I think they use it twice a year). An electric saw of this size is suitable for...

The War That Changed Warfare

Mon, 17 Jun 2002 16:54:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kismocles - How did the assassination of an archduke in Serbia trigger a war which engulfed Europe, America, Australia, Africa and parts of Asia? Why was the war fought in trenches with so many casualties and so little ground gained? Why did the US enter the war?...

Funny only in a New Yorker kind of way

Wed, 8 May 2002 13:32:14 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author kismocles - Most people assume that all of my time is spent sending inflammatory emails to total strangers or leaving decaying vegetables in the mailboxes of my neighbors. But that is only true for the most part. I also find some time to read and was...

A Great Guide to Our Great Houses

Wed, 8 May 2002 13:00:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kismocles - National Geographic’s Guide to America’s Great Houses functions in two different ways: It is part travel guide and part history. One of the interesting things about our great homes is that they tell the story of our country. So you find here...

A workhorse for your yard

Thu, 2 May 2002 17:31:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kismocles - The previous reviews do a great job evaluating this product. Mdarren’s review is especially helpful. Allow me to add some other comments.

First, what I look for in a riding mower are the following: reliability, safety, and the ride of a...

I Thought This Would Be Better

Tue, 9 Apr 2002 17:18:39 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kismocles - This book is an anthology of stories collected by National Public Radio’s Weekend All Things Considered program (that’s NPRWATC for those of you who like acronyms: TOYWLA). An NPR editor’s request of the writer Paul Auster to do occasional stories...

An ongoing mystery

Fri, 22 Mar 2002 12:23:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kismocles - “The case of the seventh Earl is only secondarily one of an evasion of justice; it is primarily that of a mystery.”

This statement from chapter 11 of Aiding and Abetting serves as the premise on which Muriel Spark constructs this work...

A desert island recording

Wed, 13 Feb 2002 17:39:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kismocles - This is far and away my favorite recording by Luciano. It is one of the CDs I would take to a desert island. (How I would play them is another story. My desert island would need to have electricity...)

The whole mood of the recording is...

An uneven and often tedious tale

Wed, 13 Feb 2002 00:25:52 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author kismocles - I am sorry to depart from the prevailing view that this is a wonderful book. I really wished it were. My high hopes were disappointed and it was only my personal pride in finishing books I start that led me to plod on through this one. (Finishing...