Epinions Recent Reviews for mrosenbe

Decent skiing without the crowds

Tue, 17 Apr 2001 11:05:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - Windham is located in New York state's Catskill Mountains, located in the eastern part of the state between Albany and New York, and west of the Hudson River. There are a dozen or so ski areas in the Catskills, the most well known of which is Hunter...

Not the best of banks

Wed, 11 Apr 2001 16:36:51 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - I was forced into being a customer of M&T Bank when my local bank (Keystone Financial) was bought out by M&T in late 2000. I had been pleased with the service at Keystone, so I figured I would stick with M&T at least for a little while to see how they...

Very good reward card!

Tue, 10 Apr 2001 11:41:55 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - I just signed up for a FirstUSA Yahoo! Visa card a few months ago. I was looking for a new card with a decent rewards program, and this one is just great. I was looking for a card that has flexibility in their rewards, and doesn't limit you to spending...

WebShots Online Store: Great free pics for your PC

Sun, 25 Mar 2001 14:27:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - Webshots is a great site to download thousands of pictures to be used on your PC, for things such as desktop wallpaper and screen savers. There literally are thousands of pics on Webshots, running from every category imaginable - wildlife, nature,...

Wow, I thought I was in Africa

Sun, 4 Mar 2001 15:26:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - Busch Gardens Tampa is the very different sister of Busch Gardens in Willamsburg, VA. While the VA park is in colonial American theme, the Florida park in Tampa is in African theme. As such, the park is dominated by images and concepts dealing with...

Slow and boring and overly descriptive

Thu, 22 Feb 2001 14:03:19 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - I anxiously started reading East of the Mountains, expecting it to be as good as David Guterson's earlier novel Snow Falling on Cedars. But I was wrong. While Snow Falling... was an amazing read which kept me glued to the pages from start to finish due...

Good, but no Lambs

Sat, 10 Feb 2001 12:58:41 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - Hannibal is the much anticipated sequel to the 1991 hit Silence of the Lambs. In this sequel Anthony Hopkins returns to play the psychopathic cannibal Hannibal Lecter who is now somewhere out there in the world with the FBI trying to capture him. The...

Brad Pitt as an anti-Capatilist?

Sun, 21 Jan 2001 01:02:01 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - Fight Club is definitely a unique movie. It is bizarre. and yes I will admit that I enjoyed watching it and while I was doing so I watched intently to see what would happen next. But in the end I have found myself frustrated and disgusted with seeing...

Doesn't work for my fish

Wed, 3 Jan 2001 11:39:04 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - The new TetraMin Pro food has been on the market for a few months now. Tetra claims that this is superior because this food does not cloud your aquarium water as their normal flake food can because Pro floats longer, so more is eaten. Well, they are...

Losing its Popularity?

Sun, 31 Dec 2000 17:16:13 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - I do like Subway, and grab some lunch there from time to time. However, Subway seems to have really lost the popularity it once had a few years ago. Whenever I do go to Subway to dine in or take out it is almost always empty. I often wonder how they...

Not Bad, but not Completely Online

Sun, 31 Dec 2000 01:33:08 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - NetBank claims to be the largest Internet-only bank. And that may be right. However, their operations and your dealings with the bank cannot exist solely over the Internet. Let me explain.

I have a money market account with NetBank. I have...

They call this a mountain???

Sun, 31 Dec 2000 01:13:41 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - Jack Frost is a ski area in Pennsylvania's Pocono mountains. For some odd reason they call this place a mountain. But lets face it, with a vertical drop of not more than 600 feet, this is a hill and nothing more, certainly not a mountain, not in my...

Best Ice Cream Around

Wed, 27 Dec 2000 00:29:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - Ben & Jerry's is amazing ice cream. It is sold in stores, often found in malls or in downtown areas, and also pints of this delicacy can be found in most grocery and convenience food stores. B&J is hugely popular? ANd the reason for that is...

Amazing DVD Player

Sun, 26 Nov 2000 23:37:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - I helped a friend of mine purchase a DVD player for himself last week. After shopping around I convinced him to settle for the Toshiba SD1200. What a great choice that turned out to be. So good that I think I might trade in my Sony for this one. The...

Monster.com: Best Online Job Site

Sun, 26 Nov 2000 23:11:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - Monster.com is probably the most well known web-based job searching site. Sure they have become the best well known probably because of their national ad campaigns. Yes, they do run ads on tv all the time. Yes, they have even run multi-million dollar...

Good Skiing, but Beware of Crowds

Wed, 22 Nov 2000 00:24:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - Hunter Mountain, located in the Catskill Mountains of southern New York is pretty decent skiing, considering that it is only about a two hour drive from NYC. But this naturally has it drawbacks. Well one drawback mainly, CROWDS!!! Go to this place...

Clearly The King of Burgers

Mon, 20 Nov 2000 23:10:48 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - Burger King is, as you likely well know, a very popular fast food restaurant specializing in hamburgers, hence the name Burger King. It plays second to the behemoth chain of McDonald's for reasons I cannot understand. Well, McDonald's is a much bigger...

Expedia Hotels: I got a hotel room through Expedia!!!

Tue, 14 Nov 2000 15:56:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - A few weeks ago I had a trip to New Orleans for a few days. About three weeks in advance I called the hotel where the conference I was attending was being hosted, to get a room. All sold out, all week long, they told me. Uh oh, I thought, though I was...

Fun Place to Ski

Mon, 6 Nov 2000 15:49:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - Gore Mountain is located in the Adirondack Mountains of northeastern New York. It is a pretty big mountain, with nice long runs that make for enjoyable skiing. They have a good variety of skiing slopes, a good number of lifts and good conditions...

Crowded and Icy

Sun, 5 Nov 2000 11:31:19 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - Ski Shawnee is much like any other ski area in the Poconos of Pennsylvania. It is crowded and most of the time has lousy conditions. So if you like lift lines that will often be well over 30 minutes long and you like skiing on ice or slush then Shawnee...

Cyberrebate.com: Beware of Cyberrebate.com!

Thu, 2 Nov 2000 01:14:19 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - If you choose to use cyberrebate.com, know what you are getting into. Because it is not all that you expect. The first time I landed on the site I was amazed. A bunch of products (though a very random selection) with rebates that dropped the price...

Tons of Fun, So Unique!!

Wed, 1 Nov 2000 22:55:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe -
Review Topic: Overview

Most people have heard lots about the French Quarter of New Orleans. Made famous by the Mardi Gras celebration in Febuary or March every year, as well as a number of other festivals (the most well known...

Amazing Game!!

Tue, 31 Oct 2000 15:41:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - I just bought Microsoft's Age of Empires II a few days ago and am already hooked. I am not an avid gamer, the only games I really enjoy are strategy games, mainly Maxis' Sim games. I have never been one of the war/action games, but figured that this...

The Isle of Bornholm

Sat, 23 Sep 2000 11:17:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe -
Review Topic: Sights & Attractions

Denmark is an amazing country, whether you are in Copenhagen or on Fyn, or on the Jutland penninsula, this is an amazing country. Unique in its people and culture it is a great place to...

Why Did They Have To Cancel It?

Fri, 22 Sep 2000 14:54:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mrosenbe - Freaks and Geeks was arguably one of the best tv shows on the air... until NBC decided to cancel it. Why did they have to cancel it? Not only was this show very entertaining, it was also hilarious, interesting, and thought-provoking for anyone who went...