© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-serc Recent reviews written by member serc en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_443246349956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author serc - Before my nursing courses began, I took a class to become a Certified Nursing Assistant. During the course of that class, students were asked to learn to take blood pressures. To do this, one needs both a blood pressure cuff and a stethoscope... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~443246349956 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:49:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_443246349956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_443149684356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author serc - A few weeks ago I wrote a review of Haagen-Dazs Vanilla Ice Cream, basically saying that it's awesome ice cream, but the saturated fat content is so high that it shouldn't be eaten very often. Afterward I got to thinking about the other Haagen-Dazs... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~443149684356 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:15:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_443149684356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442918276740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author serc - My daughter will be beginning first grade next week and during this elementary school year she will learn to read. Julia has been less than excited about this prospect; I'm not sure why, but at least at home she often actively resists reading even a few... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442918276740 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:03:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442918276740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442794872452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author serc - My husband and I are both kind of picky about hand soap. Neither of us like bar soaps, and a lot of liquid soaps feel slimy or have a scent we don't like - or both. For a long time, we used Dial liquid soap, but suddenly we can only find Dial liquid... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442794872452 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:33:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442794872452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442667994756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author serc - Here in Minnesota, we are less than a week away from the first day of public schools opening. This is the first year that both of my kids will be students for the full school day; Julia will be in first grade and Alex will be in fifth grade. Summer... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442667994756 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:14:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442667994756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442541641348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author serc - I'm 36 and I'm happy to be that old, but I'm not a fan of the lines that I see beginning to appear around my eyes. I'd like them to not be there. I realize that I can't hold them off forever unless I resort to plastic surgery (or time travel…... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442541641348 Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:27:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442541641348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442402967172?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author serc - I have been an Indigo Girls fan since I was in high school, and I have nearly all of their albums. I bought Indigo Girls - Retrospective on impulse one night while shopping at a music store in the Twin Cities. I knew that I already owned... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442402967172 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:15:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442402967172?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442297257604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author serc - When I was in grade school, my Dad owned a Coast to Coast hardware store, and once a year he'd go off to an annual Coast to Coast convention. He always came back with boxes of Lindt Lindor Truffles in both milk and dark chocolates. We all loved them,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442297257604 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:50:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442297257604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442192268932?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author serc - I first tried soy milk ten years ago after my first baby was born. I was nursing and whenever I drank cow's milk, it made my son's tummy upset. I love to drink skim milk and so I looked for an alternative. I wound up using vanilla rice milk because... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442192268932 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 04:13:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442192268932?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_442061721220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author serc - I was at the library last week with my daughter and I did not mean to check anything out for myself. I have piles of books at home that I haven't read yet, and I'm in the middle of several. But this time I really couldn't help myself. Right... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~442061721220 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:19:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_442061721220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441935040132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author serc - As anyone who knows me knows, I loooooove my lip products. Lipstick is my favorite, because I love color, but lip balm follows close behind, as having dry lips is one of those things that makes me feel miserable. A friend gave me a tin of Rosebud... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441935040132 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 01:53:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441935040132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441803902596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author serc - M & Ms are a classic chocolate candy, and I enjoy the plain milk chocolate variety, the peanut variety, the almond variety, and especially the new dark chocolate variation. Lately, however, I've been craving and eating Peanut Butter M&Ms. Every... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441803902596 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:28:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441803902596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441685675652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author serc - I wash at least one load of clothing every day, and once or twice a week I do a load of laundry that I would describe as "sweaty, smelly technical wear." My husband is a long distance runner who sometimes participates in marathons, and I walk at least 5... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441685675652 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:08:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441685675652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441556962948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author serc - I never get sick of trying new candy products, especially if the product has dark chocolate involved somehow. I vastly prefer dark chocolate to milk chocolate - or really, any other candy product… plus I like that I can tell myself that the empty... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441556962948 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:29:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441556962948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441443585668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author serc - Diagnosing psychologically based syndromes is a tricky thing, as often the diagnoses are made based on subjective behavioral criteria rather than physiological evidence. This is a partial explanation for why my son has been given different diagnoses... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441443585668 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 03:46:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441443585668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441321688708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author serc - Applying sunscreen to my kid's faces has always been a challenge. They don't like sitting still for it, and they also don't like having greasy stuff smeared on their faces. I can't blame them. We found at least a partial solution this summer in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441321688708 Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:02:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441321688708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441195794052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author serc - My husband and I between us own an insanely large collection of Depeche Mode music. I think we have all of the albums, as well as the six volumes of remixes of singles. We're fans. That being said, I've tended to listen to Depeche Mode's older... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441195794052 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:55:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441195794052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_441066491524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author serc - I love Haagen-Dazs ice cream, but it is so high in fat that I don't dare eat it very often. Haagen-Dazs does produce products other that ice cream, though, including fat-free sorbets. My husband's favorite is Haagen-Dazs Raspberry Sorbet. I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~441066491524 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:03:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_441066491524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440942300804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author serc - Please note that this review reflects the Third Edition of this textbook. When I started my first semester of nursing school last January, I was confronted with a list of expensive, heavy textbooks. Out of all of them, the title that I found most... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440942300804 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:15:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440942300804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440818830980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author serc - I have been enjoying trying out Aveeno brand skin care products lately. The ones that I've tried have been great, and they are both reasonably priced and easy to find at our local Target store. So, while I usually use a cream cleanser, I decided to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440818830980 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:21:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440818830980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440698637956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author serc - Having a Netflix account allows me the chance to find unusual films that I otherwise never would have heard of. Because I spent many years learning ballet as a child and teenager, I continue to be interested in ballet and its history, as well as viewing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440698637956 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:37:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440698637956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440588668548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author serc - I love desserts of all kinds; cookies, cake, pie, ice cream, candy… I love them all. Because life has gotten so hectic in the past few years, I've been baking less and buying more, which has caused me to buy more candy than I might otherwise do. This... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440588668548 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:22:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440588668548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440476601988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author serc - We have a book overflow at our house. We keep buying new bookcases, rearranging and weeding books, and the piles just keep growing somehow. This is especially true in the children's book category. Alex and Julia not only receive books for gifts, but... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440476601988 Sat, 9 Aug 2008 02:30:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440476601988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440354508420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author serc - I am not particularly loyal when it comes to hair care products (or any products, really); I like to try new things and see if there's something better out there. Knowing that I really liked Aussie Moist Shampoo, I decided a few months ago to try... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440354508420 Fri, 8 Aug 2008 02:19:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440354508420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_440218062468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author serc - I am the one of the world's worst housekeepers. I have stuff everywhere and I have yet to figure out how to organize it or how to efficiently get rid of it. All too often, the surfaces underneath the stuff need to be cleaned… and again, I don't get to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~440218062468 Thu, 7 Aug 2008 01:10:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_440218062468?linkin_id=8003929