Epinions Recent Reviews for sean

Broadway Photo Online Store: Bait and Switched Me Two

Wed, 8 Aug 2001 15:13:15 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sean - These slimeballs have great advertised prices, but actually try to buy something and -- surprise! -- you're not getting what you think you are.

Summary: Skip these turkeys or you'll be sorry.

Example: I just ordered a Nikon...

Rough and ready fishing craft

Thu, 5 Oct 2000 16:58:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sean - While I view marketing gimmicks with a healthy heap of skepticism, Boston Whaler's favorite marketing point provided real piece of mind in our family's most dramatic boating drama. Deep in Baja, on a Peninsula called Punta Chivato, my wife had just...

Sleazy CA dealer - Carlsen Subaru, Redwood City

Sat, 22 Jul 2000 18:01:10 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sean - I’ve read good things about Subarus, and enjoyed driving the Outback. But this review is not about the car, so much as my attempt to buy one from a specific dealership, namely Carlsen Subaru, at 480 Veterans Boulevard in Redwood City, California, 94063...

Surfing the Gate

Wed, 28 Jun 2000 01:23:48 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sean - Fort Point may be the best place to surf for anyone who has ever wanted to be the star of a hundred tourist videos.

I've often surfed this break in my whitewater kayak as fingers pointed, cameras clicked and video cameras whirred only a few...

Anchovies the first link in California's food chain

Sun, 25 Jun 2000 21:03:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sean - While most people know the common striped anchovy as the one ingredient they never order on pizza, California fishermen have a different outlook on this fragile, finger-long fish. Anchovies ply the Pacific coast in great ball-like schools - and they are...

Southern California's silver bullets

Sat, 24 Jun 2000 21:53:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sean - The first time I caught "California" Barracuda, it was off the pier of the old fish cannery in Cabo San Lucas bay. I would toss a bright chrome spoon into the water and ran it through the cannery’s fishy outfall, while fish after fish grabbed...

Dorado or Mahimahi. Not "Flipper."

Wed, 21 Jun 2000 03:17:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sean - While the fishermen down East know this fish as a "dolphin," on the West Coast and in Baja, it's reverently known as "Dorado." It's also the Hawaiian "Mahimahi", so ubiquitous in surf-and-turf restaurants. I favor the...

How to hit a barn door

Tue, 20 Jun 2000 02:08:38 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sean - Halibut are anything but glamorous. The first word that will come to mind when you look one in the eyes is "ugly." You can't look one in just *one* eye, either, because both eyes are on the same side of a flatty's head, right next to a wide...

C-2500L OK, but no go for "pros"

Mon, 31 Jan 2000 02:29:36 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sean - Note (2/8/00):

I have updated my opinion of this camera, and raised it's rating by one star to reflect new information and new experience since my original review.

Since my first evaluation, where I shot close to 1,000 images, I did...

A dozen on the half-shell

Tue, 11 Jan 2000 18:51:28 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sean - For several years, I lived in the Inner Sunset of San Francisco and PJ's, on Irving, was a favorite place to take visitors for a meal. As the name suggests, the atmosphere of PJ's is informal and the cuisine focuses almost exclusively on seafood.
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Gaybashing is not for kids

Tue, 11 Jan 2000 18:02:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sean - I have a little girl who has watched the Teletubbies PBS show since she was old enough to sit up. The show is a harmless, delightful, and soothing playtime that my daughter loves to share with her parents. The show makes her giggle, dance and clap her...

Step in, but don't step out

Tue, 11 Jan 2000 06:22:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sean - My wife and I own four pair of these bindings - one each on our powder and all-mountain boards. Overall, I've been very happy with the SSTs, but they aren't perfect.

To begin with you have to get Clicker-compatible boots. I have a pair of...

Holy hogwash, Batman!

Mon, 3 Jan 2000 03:15:33 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sean - I thought Murphy as a holy roller. Murphy as a Hari Krishna. Murphy a as a Moonie. Can't be bad right? Wrong! The problem is, this movie isn't about Murphy as anything. It's about Jeff Goldblum's quest to find a way out of his unspecified financial...

Bug eyed vertical pins and other funny hazards

Tue, 14 Dec 1999 19:19:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sean - William Nealey is to whitewater kayakers as Dr. Seuss is to toddlers. His cartoons have infused an often terrifying and always mysterious subject with whacky humor and crazed wizdom that, in the end, is more fun to swallow than five gallons of river...

Cascade Designs: Therma Rest is just right

Wed, 1 Dec 1999 04:47:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sean - There are two things between me and a good night's sleep. One is a sharp rock pressing into my hip. The other is cold. While many users will justly sing the praises of Therma Rest's easy inflation, my favorite part of the pad is the insulation it offers...

Big man, big mountain, big fun

Tue, 9 Nov 1999 13:55:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sean - The Emmagator is the fifth LibTech between me and my wife, and is my all-time favorite snowboard. Midway between the Litigator and the Emma Peel, it is the perfect all-mountain board for a big, aggressive rider like myself (6'2", 200 lbs) riding a...

94 4WD 4-Cyl Pickup gutless, but reliable

Sun, 7 Nov 1999 01:47:38 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sean - I own a 94 Toyota "Tacoma" that was called simply an "extended-cab 4WD pickup" when I bought it. The model I own is 4-Cylinder (20RE engine) with standard 5-speed transmission and minimal options. Overall, I've been very happy with...

Solid driver

Thu, 4 Nov 1999 14:14:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sean - The 14.4 volt Makita is a solid, versatile tool that's by far the favorite in my garage. I've had mine for over a year and have used it for rebuilding a garage, rebuilding a camper, assembling hardwood cabinets, installing a houseful of molding and...

Hoopla Whoozit a wonderful handful for infants

Fri, 15 Oct 1999 03:13:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sean - Infants don’t do a lot of intellectualizing about the quality or ingenuity of the toys their parents buy. They like:

1. Toys that fit in their tiny hands.

2. Toys that fit in their big mouths.

The best toys for babies...

Alaska/Horizon vs United/United Express

Fri, 15 Oct 1999 02:24:58 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sean - Note: I've also posted this review under Alaska Airlines, but my rating here applies to United.

For all of the past two years, I have been a frequent traveler between big city San Francisco, California and small town Bend, Oregon. When...

Alaska-Horizon vs United-United Express

Fri, 15 Oct 1999 02:20:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sean - Note: I've also posted this review under United, but my rating here applies to Alaska.

For all of the past two years, I have been a frequent traveler between big city San Francisco, California and small town Bend, Oregon. When traveling the...

Banged, Beaten, Abused, Bombproof, But a Little Leaky

Wed, 22 Sep 1999 07:32:38 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sean - About ten years ago, I got a hold of two Scuppers, which were, at the time, the only plastic sit-on-top kayaks on the market. My plan was to take them fishing and diving. And I did. I also took them cruising in Monterey Bay, Surfing at San Francisco's...

What a Waste

Tue, 14 Sep 1999 14:41:46 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sean - A Civil Action might be a great story if you're a personal injury attorney and you're trying to feel good about yourself. And I haven't read the book, which I'm told is pretty good. But the movie is a drawn out legal drama, peppered with great actors,...

Packing Baby No Walk in the Park

Mon, 13 Sep 1999 17:00:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sean - Our Kelty Country was a shower gift from our very thoughtful friends who think of me and my wife as outdoors fanatics. Of course, like everyone with a first baby, our time in the outdoors was reduced to the occasional walk through town or a quick hike in...

Jack of All Trades Rolls in ImageReady

Wed, 8 Sep 1999 06:49:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sean - I've been using Photoshop 5.5 for years in what I have always considered to be production environments, first as a 3D animator needing to create textures and backgrounds for rendering effects, then as a photo illustrator, and finally, as a web designer...