© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-nagels Recent reviews written by member nagels en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_490963963524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - When we bought our first fish based food for the girls, it was with some skepticism. Fish is for cats! What if the other dogs in the neighborhood found out that Evie was a fish eater? What if they smelled it on the beautiful bichon's breath and made fun... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490963963524 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 20:36:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490963963524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490702474884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - Let's imagine you're a fan of a football team, perhaps the Ravens. Your friend is a fan of a team masquerading as an NFL team, perhaps one called the Redskins. You like to tease your friend by pointing out the qualities and successes of the Ravens and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490702474884 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:48:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490702474884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490510388868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - In a universe full of bland, purposeless children's books, Jan Thomas is a shining star of integrity, purpose, and fun. A Birthday For Cow is the third Jan Thomas book I've enjoyed reading and I look forward to more.  This luminary of a story... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490510388868 Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:56:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490510388868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490246999684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - Do you lose sleep over our children falling behind the Koreans, Japanese, Slovenians, Dutch, Irish and a host of others  in math and science? Are you worried about the young generation's ability to compete in the global economy because of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490246999684 Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:33:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490246999684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490132967044?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - So which is preferable he wondered, a pair o' normal bowls of cereal or just one bowl of Supernatural cereal with almonds and raisins? The idea of experimenting with the supernatural worried this feet-on-the-ground Potato Head. Although the box... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490132967044 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:55:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490132967044?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490036104836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - THE WRAPPER  by Yung SpudIf you know exactly what I wanna doThen I'm a given' the leftover to youSee I ain't neva met a foilThat's pullin' out like thisAnd I ain't neva met a foilThat comes out like it is(Ay ay... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490036104836 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:53:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490036104836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489884978820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - All of our teachers had nicknames based on some mannerism or physical characteristic. An English teacher's moniker was Ducky, not because of his flightiness or voice, or his first name. No, it was his weight. Ducky was enormous, so much so that he... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489884978820 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:57:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489884978820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489818197636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - Ah, the wonder of the fart. It's a source of laughter, of olfactory agony, of embarrassment, of relief. One feels the gas welling up inside, tries to contain it, and eventually gives in to the inevitable, unstoppable release. In a crowd it can be... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489818197636 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:49:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489818197636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489673166468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - In a desert full of bland, purposeless children's books, Jan Thomas is an oasis of intelligence, purpose, and fun. The Doghouse is the second Jan Thomas book I've enjoyed reading and I look forward to more.  This gem of a story has been... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489673166468 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:11:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489673166468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489534361220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - It's a travesty, an outrage, and maybe even an abomination. However, it's what sometimes happens when one trawls for bargains at Ollie's Bargain Store. Our third cordless Gizmo can opener had bit the dust, and it was time to buy a can opener on the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489534361220 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:03:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489534361220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489436515972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - I like sweet snacks. I like salty snacks. My taste buds tingle just thinking about salted peanuts with a sweet candy coating, chocolate covered pretzels, kettle popcorn, and the Chex Mix with bits of chocolate candy mixed in. In her book  ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489436515972 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:52:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489436515972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489271627396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - It should be no surprise that this writer has a vested interest in the brain. As he tells students, fellow teachers, and anyone who will listen, his brain is so large that it strains inside the constraints of his confining skull and presses outward with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489271627396 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:41:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489271627396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489141997188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - Warning: This review divulges most of the book's plot, if not all of it. When is a bunny not a bunny yet plenty funny for the money?  When it's a dust bunny speaking rhyme in rabbit fire to the delight of little readers. Actually Rhyming... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489141997188 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:22:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489141997188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488914521732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nagels -  When I used to teach what were called "gifted and talented" middle school classes, I owned and used several copies of an excellent vocabulary building book that was based on learning Greek and Latin roots. Each root was defined and followed by... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488914521732 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:38:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488914521732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488708935300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - The concept of a pumpkin Potato Head kinda seems oxymoronic. Or maybe just moronic. Or maybe neither. The Make a Pirate Pumpkin kit was an unexpected present from one of our students, one with whom I’d never worked . Why did his mom pick up... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488708935300 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:47:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488708935300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488489717380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - The Spuds have had and still have their share of space heaters of multiple brands and of variable quality and efficiency. I decided that we should have one on the screened porch for the occasional brief periods that Mrs. Spudman goes out there to sit... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488489717380 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:43:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488489717380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488381779588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - Here's a fun activity for you. Visit the Ace web page and do a search for the Ace Surge suppressor model S3A602D00; you'll get a message saying that the Ace search engine found no results for this model. Having fun yet? Then try this. Visit the Amazon... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488381779588 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:39:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488381779588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488189169284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - Shy, diurnal, and ready to eat anything of appropriate size that it can catch, the chain kingsnake ranges from southern New Jersey to central Florida and west to the Appalachians. Adult chain kingsnakes can grow to be 36 to 45 inches in length. They have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488189169284 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:13:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488189169284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487845695108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - Ten Little Puppies by Marian and Jim Harris is written with the same rhyme and rhythm scheme as Ten Little Monkeys. It's the first follow up to Ten Little Dinosaurs that has sold over two million copies. It's a big book full of cute, expressive puppies,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487845695108 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:02:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487845695108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487532695172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - We long ago abandoned collars for our dogs and converted to harnesses for our girls. Both Evie and Piper are strong-willed, stubborn-minded females who are apt to head in the direction of the slightest interesting scent despite the protestations of their... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487532695172 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 20:11:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487532695172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486307565188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - After reading this feel good, let's-save-the-environment book, I felt like having a group hug and singing Kumbaya. My two dogs were confused but appreciative.  Twelve individuals in "Heroes of the Environment" step up for an environmental... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486307565188 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:26:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486307565188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485828038276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - It was at one time considered unfit for human consumption. Some thought it only fit for animals and those humans at the lower rungs of society. At one time religious authorities forbade its consumption because it's not mentioned in the Bible. In... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485828038276 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:55:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485828038276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485431348868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - They've had the best of snacks, they had worst of snacks,they had the pure of natural, they had the bad of artificial.Now is the essence of healthy, it is the goodness of  casserole.,It is the Waggers of Love,, it is the Waggers of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485431348868 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:15:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485431348868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485057662596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - The Achilles heel of the Black and Decker 18V cordless tools is the limited use time allowed by the battery pack. Actual times vary depending on the demands of the job, the tool used, and the initial charge level of the battery pack. Most of the time I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485057662596 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:55:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485057662596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484642229892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author nagels - It had never been my destination. I had never visited though I was familiar with the name. Yet by serendipitous fortune I ended up there in my quest for a new dehumidifier. I had decided on a make and model, and it was just a matter of determining from... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484642229892 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:40:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484642229892?linkin_id=8003929