Epinions Recent Reviews for sumo_rhino

The Mere Brute Pleasure of Reading (GMBB W/O)

Mon, 28 Oct 2002 13:44:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sumo_rhino - By Way Of Introduction (If you're here solely for the review, skip this backstory.) I've long supported that community is the true beauty of Epinions.com, though the more serious and rigid types see it only as a wellspring of consumer...

In Awe of Feats: What to See at Downtown Disney

Tue, 23 Oct 2001 14:47:08 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sumo_rhino - The Best Time We Nearly Never Had

We almost missed it. We almost didn't go.

We almost shrugged our shoulders and passed on the opportunity to attend a showing of Cirque du Soleil's La Nouba, the resident production at...

World Trade Center: Where Were You Today?

Tue, 11 Sep 2001 15:21:46 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sumo_rhino - Top O' the World, Ma!

So many people in so many places have association to New York City and the twin towers of the World Trade Center. I was there in 1990.

It was my second trip to NYC, and we'd unwisely decided to walk...

Happy: Birthdays & Homecomings

Tue, 4 Sep 2001 11:29:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sumo_rhino - The Fount of Happy

Perhaps it's difficult to define "happy" because it can mean so many things for each person. Happiness is scoring the last pastry, seeing your child's generosity, driving home in a new car, taking that long-awaited...

I've been a Carlsbad-bad-boy (Rock-Off)

Fri, 20 Jul 2001 02:29:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sumo_rhino - The Craft of Revision

Donald Murray is a Professor Emeritus of English at the University of New Hampshire and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who writes weekly columns for The Boston Globe. He didn't go along for my somewhat...

Golf Links Us: On Familiar Fairways with Dad (Father's Day Write-Off)

Fri, 15 Jun 2001 13:50:09 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sumo_rhino - This Course was Home, of Course

When I was wide-eyed tyke, Dad spent his leisure time fishing. But, when I was seven or eight years of age, he put away his rod and tackle box and emerged with a golf bag. And, in the fine tradition of...

Pluto Gets Blown Up, and I'm on Hands and Knees

Wed, 6 Jun 2001 10:11:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author sumo_rhino - Unheralded Jewel

Like most Disney theme parks, Disney-MGM Studios has enough attractions to keep you busy for more than a day's visit. It is worth your time to pour through a few books that describe attractions and offer tips on how to...

The Great White Hope: E. B. White Endures (Reflections of Hope Write-Off)

Mon, 14 May 2001 09:20:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sumo_rhino - Hope is a funny thing. It keeps us going when we might elsewise succumb to the tidal wall of acceptance and mediocrity. It's easy to give-up, hard to push ahead.

Inspiration can be ethereal and fleeting (i.e., what inspired me in the summer...

Flying Dumbo's Evil Cousin: A Dark Corner in the Magic Kingdom

Fri, 30 Mar 2001 17:11:28 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author sumo_rhino - Whirling, twirling, and swirling, the Astor Orbiter beckoned from its perch high atop the Tomorrowland Transit Authority station. Just staring agape at the spinning gizmos and hurling rockets, I knew it must command an exciting view of the Magic...

New Spin on Old Concepts of Theme Park Rides

Thu, 22 Feb 2001 17:46:38 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sumo_rhino - I’ve visited Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom three times. Once during my high school years, and twice in recent years as a father of two.

We entirely overlooked Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin in the summer of 1999. Quite frankly, we...

Throwing Down the Gauntlet of Gore

Wed, 14 Feb 2001 13:36:24 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sumo_rhino - The Appetizer

Let me jump to the heart of the matter: Hannibal is the most disturbing movie I have ever seen. And it played itself out in a manner and direction that left me not only troubled, but yearning for a dash of the...

The Grim Reaper Came A-Knockin'

Sun, 3 Dec 2000 18:58:12 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author sumo_rhino - Confession

I gotta tell ya: I had high hopes for Unbreakable. It seemed full of potential and fraught with possibilities of challenging my concepts of the world around me.

Though it was, indeed, full of potential . ...

Think! Think! Think! (Think FAST PASS!)

Mon, 27 Nov 2000 23:27:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sumo_rhino - Two words you need to know: FAST PASS. Perhaps, if you’ve tooled around elsewhere on Disney-related posts at Epinions.com, you’ve come to understand this important new improvement at Walt Disney World.

(The FAST PASS allows you to get a...

A Son's Poignant Memoir

Fri, 28 Jul 2000 22:48:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sumo_rhino - Before I finished reading INTO THAT GOOD NIGHT by Ron Rozelle, I was anticipating the occasion when someone would ask if I had read “anything good lately”. It’s the first book I want to tell people about when the conversation turns to good reads.
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