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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-rudixeno Recent reviews written by member rudixeno en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_490950659716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - I'm your typical hard-core DIYer.  I love to be doing; hate to be cleaning.  Put me in the center of the project and I'm a dynamo.  You get 100% action while I'm in this zone.  But, fast forward to the final hour of a project and the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490950659716 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 18:01:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490950659716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490679275140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - For all the years that I lived in New England and Buck's County, PA, this was the time of year that I would undertake the project of maintaining all of our wrought iron.  After a summer of blistering heat and humidity and anticipating a cold and icy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490679275140 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 11:58:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490679275140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490357558916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - Bercom's HANDy Paint Pail is one of those products you pass by while in the paint department of your local hardware center.  You may pass it dozens of times and then one day it just speaks to you.  That was my experience earlier this... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490357558916 Mon, 2 Nov 2009 18:06:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490357558916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489694989956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - We’ve owned two PUR Water Pitchers for about the past six years. And, while that might lead you to believe that this is one incredibly well engineered and built pitcher, the truth is that until recently they had been retired to a closet in our... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489694989956 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:58:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489694989956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488277511812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - For most of her 5 years, our not so Miniature Schnauzer has been walked using a retractable leash.  They’re very common these days and they give your dog a little more freedom to roam without necessarily dragging you behind. Our... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488277511812 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:46:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488277511812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487483149956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - I’m not exactly sure where the first of these to show up in our kitchen came from.  It seems that it’s just always been there.  My lovely wife swears that I must have bought it, but I know differently.  It’s possible that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487483149956 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 11:35:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487483149956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485858119300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - (Note:  As of this writing, the picture associated with this review is not the Cuisinart DLC-5, but a newer 7-cup model.)Several years ago when my circa 1980 11-cup Cuisinart Food Processor finally gave up the ghost and would... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485858119300 Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:45:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485858119300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484342992516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - If you know me, you know that I believe in being Conveniently Green.  That is, whenever I can find a more eco-friendly product to take the place of a product that I already use, and that doesn’t require any significant, if any, increase in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484342992516 Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:21:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484342992516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483757559428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - With the wallpaper and paste removed from our kitchen, it was time to select a color for this most used room.  The paper had been a very costly white-on-white embossed foil/plastic.  The color was perfect for giving the room an exaggerated... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483757559428 Fri, 4 Sep 2009 11:52:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483757559428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482892942980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - So when last we talked, I had just finished removing all the wallpaper from the kitchen.  For the most part the walls were looking pretty smooth but of course every now and then I’d see a gouge that would need repair.  On the doorway... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482892942980 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:04:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482892942980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482304560772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - It’s hard for me to believe but I’ve been putting up and taking down wallpaper for 35 years.  It all began when the now ex-Mrs. Xeno and I decided to purchase a “fixer upper” antique farmhouse in a very exclusive neighborhood... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482304560772 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:23:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482304560772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478954425988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - Good News! I just received my latest blood labs back.  Total cholesterol:  139.  LDL cholesterol: 67.  HDL cholesterol: 53 and triglycerides: 95.  Yeah, I feel like celebrating!  I take Zocor (generic) 80 Mg... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478954425988 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:43:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478954425988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478824205956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - It was a dark and moonless night (I’ve always wanted to start a review with this line, but it really was a dark and moonless night).  I was entering hour 18 of my final 24 hour endurance run between Stamford, CT and my home in Boca Raton,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478824205956 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:58:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478824205956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_478616915588?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - I am a very active DIYer.  In fact, as we speak I’m waiting for the paint to dry in a guest bedroom I’ve been painting for the last two days. A big part of the secret of success in doing-it-yourself is having the right tool for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~478616915588 Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:42:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_478616915588?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476954922628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - Over the last several years we have been converting to energy efficient Compact Fluorescent Bulbs (CFL) wherever practical.  First, we began replacing all the bulbs in our table and standing lamps with the now familiar spiral CFLs.  The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476954922628 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:35:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476954922628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476827782788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - If you read me regularly, you know I have a thing for kitchen tools and gadgets.  And, while I’m attracted to novel designs, my main criterion for purchasing some new gadget is really quite simple.  I’m looking for kitchen tools and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476827782788 Thu, 9 Jul 2009 12:20:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476827782788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_476436926084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - I know what you’re thinking.  “How do I know if I need a Wiha 45595 8pc Soft Grip Wiha Torx Set?”  The truth of the matter is that I haven’t the foggiest notion of what it is, let alone possess any special knowledge... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~476436926084 Mon, 6 Jul 2009 10:43:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_476436926084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475852476036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - It’s summer in South Florida, the time of year when temperatures soar into the low to mid 90’s during the day only to settle back to the mid 80’s at night.  The humidity remains so high that there are days when you feel like... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475852476036 Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:38:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475852476036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475311672964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - These days, all the rage seems to be for rechargeable power tools.  If I look in my workshop I find a collection of rechargeables, mostly in the 18V varieties.  Probably my most often used rechargeable power tool is my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475311672964 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:48:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475311672964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_474736660100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - A few years ago we were preparing for a large party when we realized that we were going to need more tables arranged outdoors.  I didn’t think it was going to be much of a problem since we had three “knockdown” round PVC plastic... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~474736660100 Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:25:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_474736660100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472263724676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - It’s getting close to Father’s Day.  Can you feel it?  Anxiety is starting to run high.  “What am I going to get my father?” is the question on everyone’s mind.  No sense in asking him, because he’s... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472263724676 Sun, 31 May 2009 00:25:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472263724676?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472107159172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - We Xenos love our fruits.  Being South Floridians might have you believe that our idea of fruit would be of the citrus variety and perhaps our beloved Plant City strawberries.  You wouldn’t be entirely wrong of course, but after living... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472107159172 Fri, 29 May 2009 14:46:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472107159172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471424929412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - “Rudi Xeno!  Do you think you’ll ever get around to painting the hallways?” cooed the adorable Veronica.  “I’ve been pleading with you for weeks now, haven’t I?” (Truthfully, this last sound bite... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471424929412 Sat, 23 May 2009 16:20:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471424929412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471284551300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - Growing up I was very fortunate in that I escaped the common acne years.  Sure, on occasion I might suffer the rogue zit (usually at the most inopportune time of course), but for the most part I was spared the indignity of full blown acne... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471284551300 Fri, 22 May 2009 09:53:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471284551300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471080210052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rudixeno - As the economy continues to melt down, I’m sure that I’m not alone in looking for ways to reduce my spending. Now I’ve never been known for being a spendthrift. Even during my salad days I’ve always been a bit quirky about how I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471080210052 Wed, 20 May 2009 13:26:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471080210052?linkin_id=8003929