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Baby won't floss

Sat, 6 Oct 2001 14:13:53 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - Our cat just won't floss

Years ago, when the vet told us our cat had tarter buildup and needed a cleaning I said, "Huh?".. Growing up, we took two cats to the vet. One full of shotgun pellets and another that was torn up by a bigger animal...

Skiddily.com: Show me the money?

Sat, 22 Sep 2001 23:57:08 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - For those just looking for this info....Skiddily HAS NOT PAID! I have been a member since July 2000 and passed the minimum amount ($35.00) threshold months ago. NO check..NO answers to email.

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It was "Them" or US

Sat, 1 Sep 2001 23:20:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - My wife isn't afraid of spiders. Sometimes she'll let them be or have me capture and release them outside. We even had a bug on the wall that my daughter named fuzzy that became a pet for a few days. BUT..when we found the dozens of tiny ants...

No Dolphins

Wed, 29 Aug 2001 00:33:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - With summer winding down, we wanted to get in one more adventure before our daughter went back to school. We thought we'd take a day trip to the Norwalk Maritime Aquarium. We enjoyed the dolphins at Mystic Aquarium a few years back. To our 8 year...

Gimme a damn sponge

Fri, 24 Aug 2001 23:38:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - I'm lazy. I used to rarely wash my vehicles, let alone wax 'em. If I had to polish and rub anything, I would polish off a six-pack and rub my big fat beer gut. Wanting to keep my '94 Ford Ranger for some time to come and keep it looking good means I'll...

One ring to rule them all..Frodo Lives

Sun, 19 Aug 2001 18:43:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - Although it is usually purchased as a 3 volume set (4 if you also get the prelude..The Hobbit), The Lord of the Rings is actually one novel. One big one (over 1200 pages).

Tracing its history pre 1936, The Lord of the Rings is a...

thesportsauthority.com: We've had good luck with them

Tue, 14 Aug 2001 12:05:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - Wanting to buy our daughter a pair of roller skates, I tried the internet to see where they might be available. Dealtime.com popped up a bunch of places, with the first one (with the best price) being TheSportsAuthority.com. I visited their...

Dr Do Who?

Sat, 11 Aug 2001 20:36:27 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - I enjoy taking my (now) 8 year-old daughter to kid movies. Most are done so as to be entertaining for adults with parts we can enjoy that go over a kids head. (I didn't get some references in Bugs Bunny cartoons until I was in my 30's). That's why...

A ghost story

Sat, 4 Aug 2001 15:45:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - Stephen King has written over thirty books. I used to associate his name with horror because of such work as The Shining, Carrie, Pet Semetary and others. But after being surprised to find that he'd penned Stand by Me, The Green Mile and The Shawshank...

Great picture...remote(ly) confusing

Fri, 27 Jul 2001 21:37:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - I can't believe we had a 19" TV for so long. I'm embarrassed now, thinking back to Super Bowl parties we hosted with everyone viewing that little screen . Who wants to use binoculars watching a game in someones home.

We kept our old one for...

Lord of the Rings..Book Two

Thu, 12 Jul 2001 14:33:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - The Two Towers is the second book of the trilogy, "The Lord of the Rings". It picks up immediately where the first, "The Fellowship of the Ring", ended. The group is separated....Not wanting to risk the lives of the others, Frodo and Sam head for...

Scratch this!

Thu, 5 Jul 2001 01:33:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - We have a 15 year old cat, who in her time, has forsaken scratching posts for our furniture. She can claim a set of curtains, two couches, a couple chairs and in her early days, a waterbed. (I woke up all wet and vowed to never drink again....until I...

The Lord of the Rings Part I

Tue, 26 Jun 2001 17:17:40 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - Published in 1937, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote an enchanting (there's a word I've never spoken) children's tale, creating a fantasy world called Middle Earth. About mythical and invented characters such as hobbits (small people about 3 feet tall), dwarves,...

Good Grease

Sun, 17 Jun 2001 15:43:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - Faith of My Fathers is, as stated on the cover "A Family Memoir". An homage to his grandfather and father, as well as the autobiography of his life as told by Senator John McCain with the help of Mark Salter. With a family military history dating...

The adventure begins

Sun, 10 Jun 2001 09:13:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - I read The Hobbit many years ago and had forgotten about it. Reading about the making of the movie, The Lord of the Rings (to which The Hobbit is a prelude), reminded me of that charming tale and I had to read it again.

It is a fantasy...A...

Do you copy?

Sun, 3 Jun 2001 10:10:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - This scanner was made to be used with PC's with Win98 and USB port. There is an update for Win2000 Pro. You can find it here...

http://www.hp.com/cposupport/swindexes/hpscanjet49528_swen.html

After reading a few Epinions, I decided to...

It was Marhvelous

Fri, 25 May 2001 20:33:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - Recently, I went, as a chaperone, with my daughter's 2nd grade class to Beardsley Zoo, in Beardsley Park, Bridgeport Connecticut. As a child, I have memories of being taken to the Bronx Zoo by my grandparents. On an episode of "The Sopranos", a...

Son of a "B"..They work

Sun, 20 May 2001 10:47:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - While visiting my mother, I noticed a box of BreatheRight Nasal Strips strips on her table. She had a viral infection and I asked if they helped her. "Mike", she said, "it's a miracle." She then explained how "instant relief" was right and that...

It's worth the extra 10 bucks

Sat, 5 May 2001 15:14:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - It seems that each time we write the cable bill check to Cablevision, my wife and I debate canceling HBO. And each time, we start naming the programming that HBO delivers and decide that it's worth the extra $9.95 per month.

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Spy Kid's-Good kid's movie

Mon, 23 Apr 2001 12:48:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - I saw the trailers for Spy Kids and really didn't care to see it. But it was on my daughters Must See list so off we went. I thought it was cute and my daughter loved it. She wants to get it when it comes out on video.

Directed by...

Brave men and a battle in Vietnam

Thu, 12 Apr 2001 19:21:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - At first, US Special Forces advisers were "dying by ones and twos". Next came the Marines, who started dying by "fours and fives". In the front of the book, We Were Soldiers Once...and Young, are the names of 305 soldiers, who died in one month...

Crayola Sidewalk Chalk is Fun

Sat, 24 Mar 2001 12:13:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - The stalwart detective surveyed the scene. The chalk outline of the body told the story. What perplexed him was not the giant heart (obviously a crime of passion), but the numerous crossed lines, housing many symbols...X's and O's. He tried to read...

Hamilton Beach Standup Hand Mixers 64580: No Hand/Stands for Hamilton Beach mixer

Sat, 3 Mar 2001 13:42:58 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - I had to interview my wife and daughter on this one.

Hey...Sports Writers write about games they don't play. Why can't I write about a kitchen utensil I don't use?

We both face the same challenges of asking the wrong questions, thus...

Quicken TurboTax: TurboTax, taxes made easy and almost fun

Sat, 10 Feb 2001 12:27:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - Except for the one year we had them done by H+R Block (gag),

I have done our taxes myself. Many people swear by, and for good reason, the use of professional tax preparers. But, if everything is pretty much the same as last year, you can save a lot...

ET phone home

Mon, 8 Jan 2001 13:25:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mcswarsik - With the close of the 20th Century, we have gone tech. We have a computer AND a cell phone. My wife had jokingly said that she wanted a phone "because all the other mommies have one". I thought that it would be good for emergencies so on...