Epinions Recent Reviews for stract

Did somebody say Threadgills?

Thu, 28 Dec 2000 02:07:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stract - Well, you may not believe this, coming from someone who's lived in Austin all their life, but before tonight, I'd never eaten at Threadgills before. That's right (pick your jaw up off the floor), there is such a thing in the world as a native Austinite...

Iron Cactus, no iron stomach needed

Wed, 27 Dec 2000 03:00:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author stract - Well, it's nice to be home for the holidays, and I just got back from a nice night of dinner and the movies (hey, what else do you do when the weather's bad?). We went with a few hundred of our closest friends and saw Cast Away (pretty good movie if I...

Cussler Clive: Clive Cussler: the man, the myth, the legend

Tue, 12 Dec 2000 18:27:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stract - Clive Cussler. The man, the myth, the legend. His writings are what life is made of: unexpected twists and turns, unfathomable tales of adventure, danger, and disaster, and a taste of entertainment. He dives into the world of storytelling head-first...

Microsoft IntelliEye: Balls? Who needs balls?

Sat, 25 Nov 2000 16:42:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stract - I agree with whoever wrote saying that once you've used a mouse with a scroll wheel you will never want to go back. I have never been more annoyed than when using a mouse w/o a scroll wheel, or on a computer that the scroll wheel doesn't work on.
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The MZ-R70: Want to impress your friends?

Sat, 25 Nov 2000 15:39:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author stract - A while back I went to Circuit City and bought the Sony MZ-R70 Portable MD player/recorder. As a general rule I tend to stay away from Circuit City, but Best Buy was out of stock on this MD player. The sales rep was helpful; he knew just about all the...

Country with a twang. The way it should be

Tue, 14 Nov 2000 19:54:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stract - And they are from Austin. Need I say more?

A year ago, during the Thanksgiving holidays, was when I was first introduced to The Gourds, courtesy of my brother. It seems he had downloaded a song from Napster by them, and he played it for me...

United States Air Force Academy: The Gruntification of USAFA

Mon, 6 Nov 2000 23:08:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author stract - …Has anyone ever sat down and thought about how much like Hudson High we have become? I mean, seriously contemplated the meaning of it all? No? That's what I thought. Well, I've thought about it just enough to write this, so here goes.

As...

Where the Air is Rare

Sun, 22 Oct 2000 17:57:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stract - Yep, that's right, this is one of the highest stadiums in terms altitude in the US, if not THE highest. The Academy is 7,258 ft above sea level, far far above that of West Point or Annapolis. The football stadium is less than 1000 ft below the Cadet...

Hula Hut: There's such a thing as Mexican seafood?

Mon, 31 Jul 2000 18:24:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author stract - Yes there is, and I'm about to tell you all about it. Traditionally, when people think about Mexican food, they think tacos, enchiladas, salsa, and tamales. But this restaurant will introduce you to a side of Mexican food you might not have known even...

Iron Chef: I'm not Fukui, but I play one on tv

Thu, 27 Jul 2000 23:02:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stract - "Mano a mano. Man to man. Just you and me….and my….." OVEN!!!!! That's right ladies and gents, it's the greatest duel of mankind, a battle to the death, winner takes all, loser goes home a ………...loser………… Who will be the next opponent?...

I vant to suck your blood

Tue, 18 Jul 2000 22:36:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stract - "but I just can't stand your perfume. I don't know what it is about you and your perfumes, but they just want to make me keel over and die if I get too close. And my friends agree. I mean, you make us so happy when you eat a banana and then...

E.T. in a little packet

Tue, 18 Jul 2000 18:09:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stract - I hope everyone remembers in the movie E.T. when the boy cut his hand on the big lawnmower blade, and E.T. came to the rescue and healed the nasty cut with a glow of the finger...

Now that you are in the proper frame of mind, go out and cut...

King, Stephen: Stephen King: My favorite author write-off

Thu, 13 Jul 2000 22:27:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stract - ...sigh...I hate internet connection problems. Oh well, better late than never, I suppose...

I have been given the almost impossible task of talking about my favorite author, by none other than the esteemed mshawpyle, and I will be up...

Like a Vegas Hotel on water

Mon, 3 Jul 2000 18:06:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author stract - Wow. I just got back from a 7-day cruise on Voyager of the Seas, which among other things, lays claim to being the largest ship in the world, ever. At times I literally forgot I was on a ship, and thought I was inside a Vegas hotel of sorts.
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Stephen King's The Wastelands

Thu, 22 Jun 2000 13:43:59 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stract - *****IMPORTANT NOTE*****

If you have not yet read the first to books in the series, or you have not read reviews of the first two books of the series, I would strongly recommend you not read this review or this novel until you have read...

Are you here to pump me up?

Thu, 15 Jun 2000 17:45:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author stract - Everyone knows what the PowerBar is, and all the other companies who have tried to copy it; what you may not know is a few years ago PowerBar launched a new line called PowerBar Harvest.

What's the difference?

In a...

I can see!

Thu, 15 Jun 2000 02:05:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stract - I've been wearing contacts since I was a freshman in high school; skipped the glasses and went straight for the contacts...and because I was very active in sports, I went with soft rather than hard lenses.

I started out with the lenses you...

The Industry Standard

Wed, 14 Jun 2000 14:03:39 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author stract - Although I already profess my love of Tiger's Milk bars, PowerBars have been doing it longer than them all. They're kind of the grandfather of all energy bars, as Gatorade is the grandfather of all sports drinks (even though they aren't the first, they...

Don't Bonk

Wed, 14 Jun 2000 13:21:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stract - Yeah, I know it isn't for a Gatorade commercial, but it sure works the same...Gatorade is the industry standard for sports drinks, with the newer Powerade bringing a close second. Gatorade has just been around so long that people swear by it and under...

taste good and are good for you

Wed, 14 Jun 2000 02:26:15 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stract - When I was younger, my grandmother gave us a few Tiger's Milk bars one day, and I thought they were pretty good. I then promptly forgot about them for the next five or so years, only to happen across them one day in the local grocery store. And I've...

Stephen King's The Drawing of the Three

Mon, 12 Jun 2000 13:39:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stract - ***Note: I divulge the name of the gunslinger here, so if you have not read the first book yet, go and do so, then come read this review. Reason being is that Stephen King does not tell us the gunslinger's name until the end of the first book, and I...

Stephen King's The Gunslinger

Thu, 1 Jun 2000 12:27:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stract - "Go, then--there are other worlds than these..." Jake says as the gunslinger leaves him to die.

Yes it's Stephen King. No it's not horror. What is this, you ask? How can anything written by Stephen King NOT be horror? Well,...

the best soccer shoe: they make great cleatmarks on people

Thu, 18 May 2000 17:52:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stract - The shoe itself

Copas are the best soccer shoes around. Besides being made by adidas, which is the best maker of soccer equipment, Copas last a long time. Every single pair I have owned has lasted about a year, if not more. The shoes...

I'm...dreaming...of a sandeeee.....Christmas!

Tue, 16 May 2000 20:05:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stract - Sorry, that was my pathetic attempt at trying to sing through my computer...

My family visited Oahu for 7 days during the Christmas break in '98. I remember this because of the excuse that actually convinced my parents to take the vacation...

Esther's Follies

Tue, 16 May 2000 00:10:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author stract - You may have heard of it, you may not have, but should your travels ever find you in Austin, there's this somewhat strange looking building on the corner of 6th and Red River you should definitely visit.

Esther's Follies.

I...