© 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-knotheadusc Recent reviews written by member knotheadusc en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_475959103108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - I did so much traveling last month that I had a hard time getting in my usual reading and had practically run out of books. Consequently, on our latest trip to AAFES, I ended up in the book section. It's been awhile since my last true crime indulgence;... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475959103108 Thu, 2 Jul 2009 05:09:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475959103108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475728023172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - I was a latecomer to the Sims party. I didn't discover the original Sims game until 2003, when it had already been on the market for three years. I got hooked on it quickly and it wasn't long before I was buying all of the expansion packs, spending money... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475728023172 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:52:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475728023172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475268222596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - It was with great shock that I found out about Michael Jackson's untimely death this morning. I was still processing Farrah Fawcett's passing when I saw Jackson's face plastered across all the news sites. As I realized the King Of Pop had... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475268222596 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:27:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475268222596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475033603716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - I love me some James Taylor. That's been the case now for many years. Sometime around 1990, when I was just 18, I started collecting his albums and learning to appreciate his evolution as a musical artist. It was in the fall of 1991 that James... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475033603716 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:27:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475033603716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474838961796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - My husband Bill and I just celebrated my birthday in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. I know it seems like a weird place to want to go for a birthday and, truthfully, it wasn't our original choice. We were going to go to the Champagne region in France... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474838961796 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:16:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474838961796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474217221764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - I remember the first time I ever purchased Pepcid AC. My dog, Flea, had eaten something that had caused him some gastrointestinal distress. We took him to our vet, who suggested we give him 10mg of Pepcid AC. We did and Flea was right as rain in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474217221764 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 05:35:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474217221764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474091654788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - When I was a little girl, my favorite singer in the whole world was Olivia Newton-John. I liked her before she starred in Grease or Xanadu, or got "Physical". I guess you could say I was hard-core, because even though country wasn't... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474091654788 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:17:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474091654788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473993350788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - I've always enjoyed watching Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan's show on the National Geographic channel. When I saw his 2008 book, A Member of the Family: Cesar Millan's Guide to a Lifetime of Fulfillment With Your Dog, I thought it was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473993350788 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:08:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473993350788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473770462852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - My husband Bill and I just took our very first cruise on Royal Caribbean's Vision of the Seas. I had been curious about cruising for a long time and we get a little bit of a deal by booking through USAA, our bank and insurance company. Last fall,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473770462852 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:23:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473770462852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_473652498052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - My husband Bill and I recently took our first cruise. We needed to find an airline to get us to and from different ports of call at the beginning and the end of the cruise. We ended up flying Air Berlin to Oslo, Norway and from Stockholm, Sweden... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~473652498052 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:35:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_473652498052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472749280900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - Every time my husband Bill and I take a trip somewhere, we learn something new. Over the past few days in Oslo, Norway, one of the things we've learned is that lodging in Norway is very expensive. Bill and I like to stay in nice hotels, but we... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472749280900 Thu, 4 Jun 2009 05:54:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472749280900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472664870532?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - My husband Bill and I are currently on vacation. Tomorrow, we will be boarding our very first cruise ship in Oslo, Norway. When we're finished with our cruise, we will be going straight back to Garmisch-Partenkirchen for some work related business for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472664870532 Wed, 3 Jun 2009 12:14:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472664870532?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472279780996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - Almost two weeks ago, I reviewed a book about a young man who escaped Saddam Hussein's army. That review generated a lot of comments and good discussion and in the course of the discussion, the name Hitler came up. And a week later, I happened to come... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472279780996 Sun, 31 May 2009 05:05:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472279780996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472054468228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - Over the past ten years or so, there's been a lot of violence in public schools, particularly in America. It seems that some parents, concerned about the violence and the bad influences of so-called troubled kids, have responded to this phenomenon by... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472054468228 Fri, 29 May 2009 03:25:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472054468228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471813361284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - After the unexpected controversy raised by my last book review, I thought I'd tackle something a little more lighthearted. I've recently become a fan of David Sedaris, a writer, comedian, radio personality, and author of half a dozen hilarious... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471813361284 Wed, 27 May 2009 03:31:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471813361284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471692578436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - Van Morrison is one very prolific artist. He's been around for decades and consistently puts out music with a message. Sometimes his messages are loving and romantic. Sometimes they're full of bitterness and rage. One thing that I've always found... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471692578436 Tue, 26 May 2009 04:20:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471692578436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471583460996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - Living in Europe for the past couple of years has allowed my husband Bill and me to do a lot of traveling. I'm sure a lot of folks would expect us to use Europe's excellent train system to get around the continent. Indeed, back in 1997, when I was still... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471583460996 Mon, 25 May 2009 05:51:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471583460996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471302377092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - I can't believe I just bought Dire Straits' self-titled debut album in 2009. I don't know where it's been all my life, but it's definitely here to stay now. Dire Straits was released in the summer of 1978, but in 2009 it still sounds fresh... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471302377092 Fri, 22 May 2009 13:07:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471302377092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471160819332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - She makes her appearance every month, making me feel cranky, icky, messy, and crampy. And every month, I pull out my trusty bottle of Advil tablets, which help me deal with the aches, pains, and cramps that come along with being a woman in her... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471160819332 Thu, 21 May 2009 07:31:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471160819332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470922399364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - Recently, I've found myself reading books about people who have been imprisoned or otherwise institutionalized. A lot of the books I've been reading lately have been unexpectedly inspirational, especially as they've shown the strength of the human spirit... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470922399364 Tue, 19 May 2009 04:38:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470922399364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470699052676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - I would venture to guess that most military folks who live in Germany will eventually travel to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany for a short stay at Edelweiss Lodge and Resort. My husband Bill and I have been there three times and have another... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470699052676 Sun, 17 May 2009 05:57:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470699052676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470455651972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - What child of the 70s and 80s hasn't heard at least one song by the American country and pop duo The Bellamy Brothers? I know I did when I was growing up. Their hit song "Let Your Love Flow" was an infectious, optimistic, and often played staple... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470455651972 Fri, 15 May 2009 03:44:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470455651972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470251507332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - I remember the first time I saw Forget Paris (1995), a comedy-drama written, directed, and produced by Billy Crystal. It was late May 1995 and I was spending the night with my sister. In just another day or so, I would be boarding an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470251507332 Wed, 13 May 2009 10:45:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470251507332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470101429892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - As some of my regular readers know, I am the proud wife of a U.S. Soldier. Naturally, my husband talks about his job, both in terms of what he does on a daily basis and the U.S. military's work as a whole. Because of the stimulating conversations I've... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470101429892 Tue, 12 May 2009 04:24:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470101429892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469984185988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author knotheadusc - I discovered the wonderful bluegrass stylings of Rhonda Vincent a few years ago when I heard her sing on a Christmas album. Curious about her clear, bright, energetic vocals and skillful mandolin playing, I started buying her albums. I've enjoyed... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469984185988 Mon, 11 May 2009 06:17:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469984185988?linkin_id=8003929