© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-longjourney Recent reviews written by member longjourney en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_437623164548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - Whether you love doing yard work or hate it, most of us are glad to have tools to make the job easier. One that I can’t do without is a gas trimmer. If I had to trim around my fence, house, and flower beds by hand it would take days. I’ve been through... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437623164548 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:01:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437623164548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_437049921156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - My family has a hectic schedule, so in order to try to reduce the time it takes to prepare dinner and still provide a somewhat healthy meal, we sometimes make Contessa Chicken Stir-Fry. Description: From the picture on the bag, this meal... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~437049921156 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:54:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_437049921156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_436189957764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - My oldest daughter is in her last year of high school and might not want to go on a family vacation next year, so we decided to do something big this year. After discussing it, we thought a five-day stay in the U.S. Virgin Islands would be just the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~436189957764 Sun, 6 Jul 2008 02:22:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_436189957764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_435719671428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - As a medical technologist I spent quality time with large chemistry analyzers. As a computer programmer, I wrote code for complex business systems, and before that, I was an electronics technician working with sophisticated electronic test equipment. In... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~435719671428 Tue, 1 Jul 2008 23:16:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_435719671428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433909894788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - In my ongoing effort to eat healthy and save money, too, I took a Weight Watchers Smart Ones Chicken Carbonara frozen meal in my lunch today. It is one of their “Bistro Selections.” Not long ago, I reviewed another Smart Ones selection, which I didn’t... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433909894788 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:09:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433909894788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433743302276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - I recently wrote a review of Sherrill Park Course Number 2, in the North Dallas suburb of Richardson, Texas. In it, I mentioned that it was a nice, short course with wide fairways. Course 1, by contrast, is both longer and more narrow; by far, the harder... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433743302276 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 23:54:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433743302276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433626648196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - Recently, I found myself in a temporary state of bachelorhood. My wife was out of town on a business trip, my youngest daughter was on a school trip to Washington, D.C., and my oldest daughter was off doing her own thing. Not being handy in the kitchen,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433626648196 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:03:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433626648196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433142468228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - In my continuing effort to eat healthier and save money on lunches, I picked up the Stoffer’s Lean Cuisine Chicken, Spinach, and Mushroom Panini. I recently reviewed the Lean Cuisine Café Classics Roasted Garlic Chicken and found that it was good, but... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433142468228 Mon, 9 Jun 2008 14:37:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433142468228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_433072868996?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - I&#146m a fair-skinned guy who loves the outdoors. As a consequence, if I&#146m not careful I get seriously sunburned. In fact, I&#146ve already had melanoma, so using sun protection when I go out is very important to me. In the past, I would slather... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~433072868996 Sun, 8 Jun 2008 23:19:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_433072868996?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432969977476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - We&#146ve all had times when we&#146ve missed an important appointment or forgotten someone&#146s birthday or anniversary. It used to happen to me frequently, but for the last eight years I&#146ve been using the Day-Timer 2-Page-Per-Day planner. Now, I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432969977476 Sun, 8 Jun 2008 00:10:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432969977476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432653241988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - One of my favorite municipal golf courses in the Dallas area is Sherrill Park course number two, in the north Dallas suburb of Richardson. Course one was opened in 1973 and course two was opened three years later. Leon Howard originally designed both... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432653241988 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 00:04:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432653241988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432492744324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - After a few years of trying to figure out where to put all of our pool toys and supplies, I finally wised up and bought a deck box. Actually, it was an impulse buy that worked out great, rather than wisdom. While in Target one day last year, I noticed... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432492744324 Tue, 3 Jun 2008 15:11:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432492744324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432412659332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - Eating in my company’s cafeteria can get expensive, so I try to bring my lunch at least a couple of times a week. But bologna sandwiches can get old in a hurry, so I like to bring something I can heat up in the microwave. Usually, that means leftovers,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432412659332 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 22:49:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432412659332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432265858692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - Six years ago, I planted four Indian Hawthorn bushes in my backyard. The very next year, all four bushes became infected with a fungus that caused black spot disease. I quickly tripped down to my neighborhood Lowe’s and bought the fungicide the helpful... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432265858692 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 17:53:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432265858692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431478443652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - A couple of years after we moved into our house, the garage door opener stripped the plastic drive sprocket. In choosing a replacement, I wanted a ½ horsepower motor and preferred a screw drive but settled for a chain drive (with a metal drive sprocket!)... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431478443652 Mon, 26 May 2008 11:55:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431478443652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_430838681220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - I used to enjoy and occasional cup of Starbucks’ almost painfully bitter coffee. There were times when a Sumatra or Kenyan coffee brewed so thick you had to chew it was just what I needed. And although my tastes have changed over the years, every now and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~430838681220 Wed, 21 May 2008 00:40:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_430838681220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_430554386052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - &#147Want skin she can&#146t wait to get her hands on?&#148 asks the sexy blonde wrapped in a red towel on the ad flyer. A scantily clad man and woman in the photo insets illustrate &#147wrestling moves&#148 such as the &#147Happy Fireman&#148 and the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~430554386052 Sun, 18 May 2008 22:06:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_430554386052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_430324158084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - Recently, my wife and daughter and I stayed at the Hampton Inn and Suites in San Marcos, Texas. The main reason we went there was to check out Texas State University (formerly Southwest Texas State) in San Marcos as a possible school for my daughter to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~430324158084 Fri, 16 May 2008 22:30:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_430324158084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429819661956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - Five years ago, I planted four Indian Hawthorn bushes in my back yard. For the last four years, I’ve been trying to save them from black spot disease (caused by a type of fungus). To aid in this effort, I bought a small, hand-pump garden sprayer at... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429819661956 Mon, 12 May 2008 23:20:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429819661956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429689245316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - It’s Mother’s Day today, but the kids and I took my wife out for dinner last night because we knew the wait times would be terrible on Mother’s Day. We went to The Olive Garden, one of my wife’s favorite restaurants. It’s not one of our kids’ favorite... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429689245316 Sun, 11 May 2008 22:45:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429689245316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429555355268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - Solar Pool Cover A week ago, our pool water temperature was just barely 72 degrees. The weather hasn&#146t changed that much in the last week, in fact it rained several days and was generally cooler than a week ago, but the pool water temperature is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429555355268 Sat, 10 May 2008 18:29:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429555355268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429472976516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - As a golfer, I have tried various snacks, energy drinks, and energy bars to try to maintain a consistent level of performance throughout the round. I usually eat a healthy breakfast before playing, and then quickly eat some kind of snack between the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429472976516 Fri, 9 May 2008 23:33:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429472976516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429343739524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - Anorexia nervosa is a disease that affects about 8 million Americans. According to Stephanie Setliff, M.D., a psychiatrist at Children&#146s Medical Center in Dallas, about one-third of those who acquire this disorder die from it, another one-third... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429343739524 Thu, 8 May 2008 22:58:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429343739524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428711054980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - If you&#146re a seasoned golfer, at some point you&#146ve probably played some incredibly beautiful, challenging and meticulously maintained courses. This review isn&#146t about one of those. Instead, it&#146s about a blue-collar, decently maintained,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428711054980 Sat, 3 May 2008 22:46:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428711054980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_425549794948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author longjourney - 2008 Toyota Tacoma Access Cab Pickup When I told my kids I was buying a little pickup, my 17 year-old daughter said, &#147Aww, Dad, get a real truck, not some sissy truck!&#148 Well, I bought a 2008 Toyota Tacoma Access Cab pickup. When I brought it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~425549794948 Wed, 9 Apr 2008 22:52:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_425549794948?linkin_id=8003929