Epinions Recent Reviews for sleah

Infinology: Unbelievably unprofessional and unreliable!

Mon, 26 Aug 2002 02:02:43 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - I run a content site, and when I launched my site in April '02 I signed up with Infinology for a relatively high price ($20/month) given how many really cheap web hosts are out there, but thought it was worth paying more to avoid some of the hassles that...

Seattle's Thai Food Nazi

Mon, 8 Jan 2001 17:46:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - Mae Phim has efficiency down to a science when it comes to take-out: get in, order, get out. Located almost under the I-90 overpass just off of First Avenue, Mae Phim has quickly made a name for itself among the legions of Thai-food-lovers working in the...

A minister, a monk, and a lesbian go into a bar...

Sun, 7 Jan 2001 05:55:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - Upon beginning Harvard Divinity School after college 5 years ago, I was a bit apprehensive about attending a school full of "religious" people. Would I encounter a bunch of religious nuts? Pontificating preachers hell-bent (no pun intended) on...

My life as a Hasidic boy in Brooklyn

Thu, 28 Dec 2000 20:37:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - Although the main characters are children, this is not a children's book. I've reread this book at least once a year every year since I was a teenager, and it continues to remind me of what's really important.

A simple description of the plot...

A big hit in hospitals, hotels, and airports

Thu, 28 Dec 2000 19:27:49 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - I bought this DVD player almost a year ago because I travel a lot for business and wanted something to entertain me on the plane (I don't like to fly). I chose this model in particular because at the time, there were only a few models out and this one...

You'll need a LOT of bourbon to get through a night here

Mon, 18 Dec 2000 23:44:56 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - I just got back from a vacation which required an overnight stay in New Orleans. I found this hotel via the Internet, and my travel agent also said it was highly rated by some hotel association or another. I wanted something upscale-ish in the French...

From Hillary Clinton's Christmas wish list

Tue, 14 Nov 2000 17:16:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - I am not a fan of singles, since most of the time they seem like a big waste of money and just another way for record companies to gouge consumers. My girlfriend, on the other hand, loves them and has collected them steadily since the first CD single was...

Kinesis Ergonomics Contour Keyboard: The first time in 2 years my hands didn't ache after work...

Wed, 25 Oct 2000 01:47:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - ...was a week after I started using this keyboard 6 months ago. I don't have any diagnosed syndromes like RSI, but since I work at a computer all day and tend to be a fast typer, my hands and fingers usually ache by mid-day.

When I finally...

An excellent choice for the business traveller in SF

Mon, 23 Oct 2000 22:23:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - I've done a lot of travelling over the last year on business, and while in SF at the beginning of the summer my travel agency booked me in the Renaissance Park 55. Of all the hotels in which I've stayed in San Francisco, this is my favorite so far.
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When the good times aren't so good

Wed, 16 Aug 2000 21:55:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - Richard Peck has always had an uncanny ability to capture the frustrations, fears, longings, and challenges that teenagers face, and in "Remembering the Good Times" he takes on the darker side of teen life: grief, suicide, and the limitations...

Presumptuous Sound Bites on a Too-New Economy

Tue, 8 Aug 2000 03:28:45 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - When "New Rules" came out in 1998, the "10 Radical Strategies" outlined herein may indeed have been radical and new, but in 2000 they are neither.

For easy reference, I've summed up some of Kelly's more salient points...

You'll never look at your town the same way again

Tue, 8 Aug 2000 01:49:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - A small town in Oregon, a large saw mill, and...crystal meth?

This is exactly what Kenneth Bucchi encountered in a year-long assignment as an undercover corporate spy, and in "Inside Job," he chronicles his arduous, engrossing, and...

Vacationspot.com: Sites like this are why I love the Internet

Wed, 2 Aug 2000 06:09:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - VacationSpot is one of the best examples I know of how the Internet is changing the world.

How is VacationSpot any different from all the other hotel network sites or travel-booking sites, you ask? It's simple: VacationSpot aggregates all...

Northern Light: A light at the end of the Geocities-and-porn tunnel

Wed, 2 Aug 2000 05:27:37 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - Northern Light is one of the few search engines that isn't suffering from an identity crisis. Rather than trying to be all things to all people (like, say, Yahoo) Northern Light caters its search engine and content to a very specific audience: the...

This book saved my life

Sat, 29 Jul 2000 03:55:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - When I first stumbled upon "Ordinary People" as a teenager, I was still reeling from the first of a series of traumatic deaths in my family and coping by becoming totally numb. I was overwhelmed and unable to articulate what I was experiencing,...

The only thing that works for my headaches

Thu, 27 Jul 2000 00:29:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - I get a lot of tension/stress headaches, and have tried a lot of different OTC medications to get rid of them: Aspirin, Tylenol, Bufferin, Advil, Aleve, etc. Then a few years ago my dad gave me Excedrin to try, and I haven't taken anything else since:...

An insomniac's dream

Mon, 24 Jul 2000 00:34:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - Dr. Dement is widely known for claiming that most modern Americans are perpetually, severely, and often fatally sleep-deprived. A graduate student assistant to Dr. Nathaniel Kleitman in 1952 when Kleitman discovered the phenomenon of the REM (Rapid Eye...

A disturbing but engaging dance

Sun, 23 Jul 2000 22:54:25 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - A review on the jacket of this novel calls it "darkly funny," and this actually sums up "Memory Mambo" pretty well. The story follows a young Cuban-American lesbian's struggle to reconcile family ties with independence, her American...

Idea, Interrupted...or how NOT to write a book

Sun, 23 Jul 2000 05:54:08 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - When the officious Mr. Peters sought to create a handy reference book of ways to transform every work task into a "wow project," he forgot to mention one crucial principle: it doesn't matter how wonderful your idea is if your writing is so...

Some of the best Ethiopian food in D.C.

Fri, 21 Jul 2000 21:35:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - When I first arrived in D.C. for a summer stint a few years ago, I'd never even SEEN an Ethiopian restaurant, let alone eaten in one (I'm from a small town in rural Washington). Addis Ababa, located in Adams Morgan (D.C.'s equivalent to Central Square in...

The best Indian food in the Boston area

Fri, 21 Jul 2000 19:41:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - Over the 6 years I lived in the Boston area, I tried almost every Indian restaurant in Cambridge--India Cafe, Tandoori House, Bombay Club, Maharaja, etc.--and overall, there were several good ones. But without a doubt, Gandhi offers the best combination...

After months of waiting and research...

Sun, 16 Jul 2000 07:32:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - I waited several months for digital cameras to come down in price, and then did several hours of online research to determine the best models in the mid-priced, half-amateur/half-professional range. All of this led me to the Olympus 2020 Zoom, and after...

Did I mention the torpedoes?

Thu, 29 Jun 2000 03:14:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - Every once in awhile I get an inexplicable yen for a good submarine movie. Perhaps it's because I always know what I'm getting into it with them: suspense, nautical phrases, and lots of special effects involving water.

Unlike so many movies...

"The Real World" on death row

Wed, 28 Jun 2000 03:31:54 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - I had high hopes for this drama: oscar-nominated cast, miracles, and an uplifting story of hope and redemption. Instead I got a mouse, a urinary tract infection, and a story with an identity crisis.

"The Green Mile" was billed as a...

"Date rape doesn't happen in Europe" and other fictions

Fri, 23 Jun 2000 07:44:53 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sleah - The main problem with Camille Paglia isn't that all her opinions contradict mainstream feminism (which they do, but there's nothing inherently wrong with that), or that they're usually based on sweeping generalizations or faulty assumptions (which they...