Epinions Recent Reviews for minamarie

The 2003 Vibe was so GREAT I repeated with a 2005!

Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:25:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - In 2003, I wrote the review entitled; "Good Vibes!!!! Aug 12 '02 (Updated Aug 13 '02)" I am back to review the 2005 Pontiac Vibe. With this purchase, I upgraded to the leather seating. I also paid attention to the earlier...

Good Vibes!!!!

Mon, 12 Aug 2002 15:56:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - In May, my 7-year-old car was going to need some expensive hefty repairs. So I was pondering to either:

A. Do the repairs and have no car payment

B. Look around the car market for many of the great

deals being advertised!

I...

Eureka Dream Machine is NOT a nightmare!

Sun, 11 Aug 2002 00:37:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - The Eureka Dream Machine Carpet Cleaning Extractor 2400 series is a new addition to a home that has two cats, two dogs, and three clumsy adults.

Ergo, carpet steamers are as necessary around our house as a coffee pot! I have been through the...

South Padre Island-the best of the Texas Gulf Coast

Sun, 18 Nov 2001 22:29:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - I lived in the Rio Grande Valley for ten years teaching in public and private schools as well as pursuing a professional broadcasting career. In fact, during hurricane season, I was usually the fool standing out on the island in a yellow slicker...

Don't waste money ! Buy Sony Digitals!

Sat, 17 Nov 2001 17:45:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - I have experienced most all of the SONY digital cameras since they first hit the market five-six years ago. The Communication Technology program I direct began with the Sony MVC FD 71 then we moved on to the MVC FD 91, and we also have the MVC 1000 CD...

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition (N09-00048) For PC: XP makes other programs obsolete!

Sat, 17 Nov 2001 12:48:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - My experience with Windows products has been as a user! I am not a techie of any means. But, I have gone through Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows 98 plus, and now Windows XP.

I have no clue about what interfaces with what or why that even...

Desecration is one more step towards the end!

Tue, 13 Nov 2001 21:24:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - Tim La Haye and Jerry B. Jenkins have written “Desecration” as the ninth book in the Left Behind series. This book is gearing up the reading public to prepare for the last three years of life on Earth, as Carpathia and the Tribulation Force knows it...

Charlie Brown is Every one of us!

Sun, 11 Nov 2001 14:22:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - I have been a Charles Schultz – “Peanuts” fan since I decorated my very first class room with the Peanuts ‘Gallery’ making their pronouncements about life. That perhaps is the reason why Schultz’s Peanuts Gang was able to appeal to fans of all ages...

Proview Meets this Teacher's View!

Sat, 10 Nov 2001 12:48:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - As some of you may know, I recently upgraded my entire system because I was - in great frustration - ready to drop kick into the lake across from my cottage!

In terms of a monitor, I was looking for a larger screen but a smaller total size...

This book increases faith!

Sat, 3 Nov 2001 01:18:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - I have been a student of Fatima since I was five years old when I saw the Gilbert Roland movie depicting the story of Fatima at the Capitol Theatre in Waterloo, Illinois in the late 1950s. Granted, Hollywood got into the act a bit late considering the...

The better book is Diana: Story of a Princess

Fri, 2 Nov 2001 20:15:36 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - I have read Andrew Morton's book "Diana: Her Story in Her Own Words." This book is worthy of a gossipy type rendition of the type of life Diana was living. Of course it was from HER side since she acknowledge not too long after the book was published...

When is there a better time to Forgive ourselves?

Wed, 31 Oct 2001 02:36:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, though dead since 1979, still through the written word has continued to relate one of the major messages from the Beatitudes regarding Love and Forgiveness. As a child, I remember hearing the bishop on the radio and also seeing...

This book is required reading for all city planners!

Thu, 25 Oct 2001 22:45:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - In “Joshua and The City,” Joseph Girzone presents a marvelous, practical plan to rehab the poverty stricken and/or degenerating neighborhoods that exist across America that have resulted in urban sprawl. This book must be required reading for all Urban...

Mice vandalize a doll house!

Mon, 22 Oct 2001 21:51:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - Right away Beatrix Potter lets you know that “The Tale of Two Bad Mice” isn’t going to be pretty. This is definitely an act of mice vandalizing the dollhouse where Lucinda and Jane live.

Children ages five to seven would enjoy not only the...

Potter says Hedgehogs can wash and iron the laundry!

Mon, 22 Oct 2001 21:45:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - Like stated in an earlier review, the high school cast of “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” gave me a book of Beatrix Potter tales because there is a musical number in Charlie Brown called “The Book Report” that centered around the Tales of Peter...

Peter Rabbit is a 19th century version of the Energizer Bunny!

Mon, 22 Oct 2001 21:39:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - During this particular time, I couldn't pick up any of my Clancy collection of novels because I decided I needed a fun read. So where did I turn? My Beatrix Potter collection of books!

As a child, I really hadn’t read Beatrix Potter’s...

Purgatory’s at an end as Justice prevails

Sat, 20 Oct 2001 19:05:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - Dominick Dunne wrote a thinly veiled account of a 1975 murder of a fourteen year old in Greenwich, Connecticut by a member of an American “Royal” family.

Dunne as appeared regularly in Vanity Fair writing columns about the ugliness of the...

The Blarney continues in Irish Rose!

Fri, 19 Oct 2001 23:11:26 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - Irish Rose by Nora Roberts is a continuation of the story Irish Thoroughbred. They are also sold as a combined set under the title Irish Hearts. Ergo, Nora Roberts gives the reader two books for the price of one in Irish Hearts.

Irish Rose...

In 3001, Children will still follow the Yellow Brick Road!

Thu, 18 Oct 2001 00:51:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - The Warner Brother’s film classic rendering of L. Frank Baum’s stories about Dorothy in “The Wizard of OZ” has been a guiding beacon for most of my life. The magical kingdom of OZ was first revealed to me from the celluloid screen and opened my creative...

Nora Roberts writes in Irish Blarney!

Wed, 17 Oct 2001 21:07:24 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - Irish Thoroughbred and Irish Rose are sold as a combined set under the title Irish Hearts. Ergo, Nora Roberts gives the reader two books for the price of one in Irish Hearts.Continuing her romance tradition, Nora Roberts enlightens readers to a bit of...

Disney’s “Circle of Life” [~~When You Wish Upon A Star~~ write-off for Emily]

Mon, 15 Oct 2001 19:03:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - 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 eye)...

Don't accept a compromise in your educational system!

Mon, 8 Oct 2001 22:54:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - If you have been reading any of my other ‘epinions,’ then you know I am an educator who is open to new ideas of organizing the school day as well as new methodology into how teachers should impart knowledge to students.

Horace’s Compromise by Ted...

Joshua is Jesus....

Sun, 7 Oct 2001 16:13:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - I am an avid fan of Joseph F. Girzone’s writings: Joshua and the Children, Joshua in the Holy Land, Kara, the Lonely Falcon; and now, Joshua – A Parable for Today.

The similarity in all of the writings is a direct focus on the message Jesus...

See the LIGHT Assessments can turn on in Student Learning!

Sat, 6 Oct 2001 18:00:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie - Ten years ago, I first heard this strange word: RUBRIC!

At first, I thought it was a derivative of the Rubik’s cube. The second thought I had was: what new paperwork are they adding to my briefcase now! Quite frankly I had a very narrow, limited...

What makes Definicils different?

Mon, 1 Oct 2001 21:58:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author minamarie -

I have been a user of Lancome products for over twenty years. Ergo, I have used every mascara they have ever produced along with the mascaras of other companies. Most of the time, I am not a repeat buyer, particularly of the more expensive...