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The Guide: Color is Now Art

Wed, 25 Jun 2003 06:12:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - As pictures, these seem to me perfect. . .collectively a paradigm of a private view. . .described...

So, How Do You Survive the Loss of Parents?

Mon, 16 Jun 2003 10:26:14 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - Everyone can master a grief but he that has it. -- William Shakespeare Lois F.Akner, a cl...

And Now for Something Completely Different -- A Really Manly Bit!

Sat, 14 Jun 2003 00:37:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - This is part of the Manly Write-Off sponsored by Joubert and HawgWyld (with help of webmaster Cha...

Fragments From Here and There

Wed, 11 Jun 2003 17:06:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - A review of life is not an orderly account from conception to death. Rather it's fragments from...

A Dress for Every Occasion

Sat, 7 Jun 2003 07:02:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - Most parents of small children worry about saving for their child's college fund. I worry about having enough for my daughter's fashion fund. At just three and a half, she has more sense of style in her little pinky, than I've displayed in my whole...

There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch!

Sat, 7 Jun 2003 01:34:52 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - I have a really great idea for a new business. Everyone who hears my idea is stunned by its greatness and believes I'll be rich beyond my wildest dreams if I can ever get this idea off the ground.

What's stopping me? Capital and seed money!...

Nothing Like a Good Hymn to Comfort the Soul

Thu, 5 Jun 2003 01:12:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - My life is currently filled with stress and disorder. Each day brings new challenges and new fruitless arguments. Just like mom's mashed potatoes, music can bring comfort to the soul. I happened to grow up in a very Christian home and hymns were a...

Alzheimer's: It's not the way I remembered it.

Tue, 3 Jun 2003 23:14:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - Alzheimer's: A Caregiver’s Guide & Sourcebook by Howard Gruetzner was first published in 1992 and quickly recognized as a ground breaking work on this topic. I have the third edition which boasts it is completely revised and updated...

OxiClean Instant Spot Remover Wipes: Strong Smell for a Strong Cleaner

Wed, 28 May 2003 19:38:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - I love OxiClean! I use it for every thing... every where! I can't remember my life before OxiClean. So when I saw the take-along packets; I was really jazzed!

The OxiClean wipes come in little packets like the moist towelettes they give you...

2002 Mercedes-Benz C-Class C240 4 Dr Sedan: OK, So I Lied... I Bought Another Mercedes

Wed, 28 May 2003 00:10:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - In a previous Epinion, I said I would never buy another Mercedes. Well, when it came time to trade in my car... my heart and emotions got the better of me.

Maybe I'm shallow, but I really like the idea that I'm driving around in a Mercedes...

It's All About Shelf Space

Tue, 27 May 2003 16:01:09 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - Advil Migraine is a scam aimed at increasing the product's market share and taking up more space on the shelf in stores.

What is Advil Migraine? It's 200 mg of Ibuprofen. Why pain 9-plus dollars for a special migraine product when all you...

The Office Beer Bar & Grill: For those days when you just can't pull yourself away from work...

Tue, 27 May 2003 03:23:14 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - The Office Beer Bar & Grill is your standard chain pub / restaurant in the style of Huolhans or Benigans. They offer the basics: beer, wings, chicken fingers, burgers an so on.

If you stick with the basics, they do them pretty well...

Darned Good Song Parodies

Mon, 26 May 2003 22:46:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - My husband and I went to see this movie. We both enjoyed it, but I think he got a little more out of it than I did. He was up on all his Folk Music Trivia so he got all the jokes. I got enough jokes to enjoy myself. I also thought the song parodies...

An Audiophile's Dream Machine

Mon, 26 May 2003 16:30:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - Yup, I'm a nut - an early adapter. I bought this player as soon as it hit Harvey's showroom floor. I paid full boat list price. And felt lucky.

And as far as I'm concerned, it was worth 5K just to hear it play Glen Gould's "Goldberg...

White Castle: Talk About Your Love / Hate Relationships...

Sun, 25 May 2003 15:38:35 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - I live in Jersey... the land of diners. We have the White Manna, the original White Castle. The White Manna was at the 1938 World's Fair. After the fair closed, the building was moved to the comer of Tonelle Ave. (Truck Route 1 and 9) and Manhattan...

Dawn Power Dissolver: What will they think of next!

Sat, 24 May 2003 21:52:11 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - I saw an ad for this product on TV. I figured it was a lot of hype and just laughed at the concept.

But now I'm living with my mother-in-law (MIL) and she has some strange concepts about life. For example, she believes that most dishes...

Swiffer WetJet Starter Kit: With a Toddler and AD Patient -- It's the Only Sane Thing to Do!

Fri, 23 May 2003 18:42:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - I haven't written an Epinion in a long time. The last time I wrote, I was caring for my father with cancer. He passed away and I had to go to work outside the home. Some how I just didn't have the time write much.

Now, I'm back to working...

If Only I Had a Peach!

Mon, 22 Oct 2001 13:48:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - I was not a happy child. I hated being a child and I hated my childhood. I was picked on in school. There were a lot of reasons the other kids didn’t like me. I was heavy. I was white in an inner-city school and you know it was my fault that...

Pee-Pee Goes There, Poo-Poo Goes There; And That is That!

Fri, 19 Oct 2001 13:55:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - Around 20 months, my little girl started to show signs of being ready for potty training. She would tell me when her diaper was dirty and needed to be changed. She knew that kitty litter box was the place where the cats would go pee-pee and poo-poo...

Disney-MGM Studios: Disney w/o for Em -- Everyone Needs to Feel Special!

Mon, 15 Oct 2001 16:07:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - You are reading a contribution to the Disney ~*~ When You Wish Upon A Star Write-Off!

Emily Rose, the young daughter (15 months old) of fellow Epinion member, ImAmes, is battling Retniblastoma (a form of cancer, which is found in the...

Grotesque Beauty

Fri, 12 Oct 2001 12:14:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - The Collected Stories of Carson McCullers contains nineteen stories including A Member of the Wedding and The Ballad of the Sad Cafe. Critics generally cite these two pieces as McCullers' best work. All of McCullers' signature...

One Day Is More Than I Could Stand

Thu, 11 Oct 2001 22:18:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - Somehow I managed to make it out of school without reading this most forceful and artistic indictment of political oppression. When I found it among the books on our bookshelf -- one of my husband's many contributions to our library -- I knew I had to...

TGI Friday's: Good Place for Burgers and Stuff Like That...

Tue, 9 Oct 2001 13:20:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - TGI Friday's is a chain restaurant. Where I live there seems to be one on almost every corner and I think I've been to most of them. Friday's has some good points and some serious weaknesses, but if you're a smart consumer looking for a cheap night out...

Final Gifts: Knowledge Relieves Fears and Empowers

Mon, 8 Oct 2001 19:54:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - I have to admit that I'm very afraid of what's ahead for me. As I see my father's memory get worse and more symptoms of the brain cancer appearing on a daily basis... I am worried about what's yet to come. I don't want my father to suffer. I worry...

One Woman's Story of Her Husband's Death

Sat, 6 Oct 2001 14:11:37 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author lizf - The Final Mile is the story of how one woman copes with the death of her husband. Her husband lived with cancer for more than 10 years. The final mile is a reference to running a marathon. The last mile is the hardest and seems the longest...