© 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-sparkospunky Recent reviews written by member sparkospunky en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_483762540164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - Finding the right treat for your dogs can sometimes be a difficult problem. First and foremost, I want the treat to be healthy and good for my dogs, but at the same time, I want the maximum in flavor and taste. After all, a treat is a reward of sorts,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483762540164 Mon, 7 Sep 2009 09:31:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483762540164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_483636579972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - I first became acquainted with Creme de Jamaica cigars when I received one of them in a sampler that was gratuitously tagged on to a cigar purchase that I made online. I was really impressed with the cigar and began keeping an eye out for the brand... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~483636579972 Thu, 3 Sep 2009 12:20:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_483636579972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_482940522116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - I'm not normally a big fan of maduro cigars--my tastes run towards a mild to medium bodied smoke, but when I received a box of twenty 5 Vegas Series A Artisan robusto cigars I couldn't really turn them down, now could I? Before I tell you about my nice... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~482940522116 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:59:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_482940522116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472359734916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - 6 Month Frontline Plus is a product designed to protect your dogs from becoming infested with fleas, ticks and lice. Additionally, it also works to do away with those mites that can lead to mange in dogs. I've been using this version of Frontline... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472359734916 Mon, 1 Jun 2009 08:03:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472359734916?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_472087694980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - After a seemingly endless odyssey of demoing drivers in search of the one that suited me best, I finally settled on the Cobra LDF Speed Driver, a launcher that I think gives me the maximum in distance without sacrificing accuracy. I've been playing with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~472087694980 Sat, 30 May 2009 08:29:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_472087694980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471969533572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - I generally apply Scott's Turf Builder each spring to my bermuda yard, and follow it up in the fall with the winter treatment to minimize the outburst of the herbaceous garbage that inevitably invades my yard when the weather gets warm. I generally don't... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471969533572 Thu, 28 May 2009 11:37:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471969533572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471295823492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - I first saw Visiball Glasses advertised on the internet a few years ago, and gadget man that I am, I bought a pair online for around $40 and anxiously awaited the arrival of my order. You see, what the maker of these glasses claimed was that you could... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471295823492 Mon, 25 May 2009 18:47:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471295823492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_471176547972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - I'm a pretty busy guy and it's almost always pretty hard for me to find time to go to the practice range and hone my swing. I live smack dab in the middle of my town, so there are no adjacent fields that I can sneak off to and hit shag balls, and my yard... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~471176547972 Thu, 21 May 2009 11:07:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_471176547972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470511226500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - I recently received as a gift a Gurkha Lighweight Sampler which contained five cigars packaged, in true Gurkha fashion, in a very colorful, attractive tin. One of the cigars in the sampler was the Gurkha Legend Anniversario, and it was the first one that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470511226500 Tue, 19 May 2009 09:25:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470511226500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470488813188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - The Nike Power Distance Soft golf ball is advertised to do what most of the other two piece balls claim to do--maximize distance while at the same time giving the mid to high handicapper pro-type feathery feel around and on the green. The truth is that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470488813188 Sun, 17 May 2009 08:53:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470488813188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470373994116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - One of my monthly rituals is going into the large walk in humidor at my local cigar shop and creating a sampler of cigars that have been recommended or that just look good to me. One of cigars that I recently picked up was the San Luis Rey Toro, which I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470373994116 Fri, 15 May 2009 08:55:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470373994116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469802061444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - I'm always looking for new and different ways to add flavor to my seafood. I cook a lot of fish on the grill, and sometimes I just want a little more than than great grilled flavor. When I want to add a little "zing" to my fish de jour, I like to apply a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469802061444 Wed, 13 May 2009 10:12:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469802061444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469813661316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - The Macanudo Ascot is a cigarillo style smoke with a length of 4 3/16 and a ring size of 32, so you can easily see that it's a pretty small cigar. I picked up a tin of these (there are ten cigars in a tin, pardon the pun) to have something on hand that I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469813661316 Mon, 11 May 2009 08:37:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469813661316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469792296580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - I've been using Roundup as my application for weed control for many years, but I've noticed that lately some weeds appear to have become somewhat resistant to the original formula. I don't know if these weeds mutated new defenses to resist the original... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469792296580 Sat, 9 May 2009 10:09:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469792296580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_469698842244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky -  I recently went on a golf trip to Orange Beach with my regular group from my local country club, and there are three of us who are avid cigar smokers. As cigar smokers are wont to do, we exchanged sticks, and one of the cigars that I was offered... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~469698842244 Fri, 8 May 2009 13:00:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_469698842244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462495649412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - I received the Nub Habano 460 in one of two Nub Samplers that I ordered from cigar.com, and although full bodied cigars aren't my cup of tea, I decided to man up and give this one a try. It was with no small amount of trepidition that I lit this one up... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462495649412 Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:21:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462495649412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462977666692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - I've been using the Ernie Ball 2" Guitar Strap for many years now, and I can attest to the durability of this strap. Sure, you can spend an unlimited amount of money and get fancy leather straps with engravings, etchings and even precious gems, but if... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462977666692 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:46:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462977666692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462889127556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - I was very pleased to receive 20 Gurkha Grand Reserve cigars for my birthday in February. I've smoked three of them since then and I've decided to save the rest of them for very special occasions. I figure that these smokes are so good that they can only... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462889127556 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 10:34:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462889127556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462990577284?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - Macanudo is one of the most popular brands of cigars in the world, and the company is well-known for producing a quality stick. I would venture to say most of their smokes are light to medium bodied cigars, but I'm sure that there are types of Macanudos... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462990577284 Mon, 9 Mar 2009 09:14:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462990577284?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462396493444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - One day while prowling through the walk in humidor of my local smoke shop, I came across the Rocky Patel Edge Lite Toro, and I added a couple of these cigars to my sampler for the week. I had already been advised by the proprietor, who knows my tastes in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462396493444 Sat, 7 Mar 2009 09:48:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462396493444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462472121988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - For many years I've used the "house" pick that was offered by my local music store. These picks were kept in a big jar on the counter and I would go in and grab 5 or 10 of them, paying 15 cents apiece for these picks. They came in many colors, had... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462472121988 Fri, 6 Mar 2009 20:56:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462472121988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462341770884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - After purchasing some Montesino Robusto Natural cigars at my local smoke shop (and thoroughly enjoying them), I purchased a bundle of 25 Montesino Napoleon Grande sticks from cigar.com for around $45. I figured that if the smaller Montesino that I had... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462341770884 Thu, 5 Mar 2009 14:40:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462341770884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461585419908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - Have you ever seen a cigar that just looked good? That just by its appearance, you instinctively knew that it would be a good, satisfying smoke? Well, that's exactly what happened to me one day when I was prowling around the huge walk-in humidor in my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461585419908 Thu, 5 Mar 2009 09:26:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461585419908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462481034884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - A friend of mine and I have a custom of swapping cigars. We exchange cigars that we're currently smoking to share them, but most importantly, to experience cigars that neither of us may have never smoked before. Today I gave my friend a Nub Connecticut... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462481034884 Tue, 3 Mar 2009 15:15:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462481034884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462408748676?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sparkospunky - My son came to live with me in January to attend the winter semester at our local community college, and he brought his Epiphone Les Paul Black Beauty electric guitar with him. I've had the chance to tinker with the guitar for over a month now, and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462408748676 Tue, 3 Mar 2009 09:31:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462408748676?linkin_id=8003929