Epinions Recent Reviews for terriiversen

Everyday People

Tue, 5 Sep 2000 10:01:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author terriiversen - There’s an area in Philadelphia that I’ve heard alternately described as a war zone, an embarrassment, and an armpit. This saddens me to no end, because I have many happy memories of this neighborhood. My parents are from this area, and my grandmother...

"But wait --- there's more!!"

Sun, 3 Sep 2000 03:55:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author terriiversen - What is this strange hold infommercials have over the male gender? I’ve witnessed this disturbing transformation with my husband, my son and my stepson. These three highly intelligent males can be turned in an instant into stunned media zombies simply by...

Cultural Genocide for God and Country

Thu, 24 Aug 2000 17:32:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author terriiversen - As a small child in parochial school, Thursdays were collection days for the Missionaries. It wasn't made very clear to us exactly what Missionaries were, but we were informed that our nickels helped them to convert and save "pagan babies" far...

Of Mice and Maggots

Sun, 20 Aug 2000 10:05:27 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author terriiversen - You can't go home again.

At least that's the feeling I was left with after our recent trip to Six Flags New England. It was a toss up last week between taking the kids to Six Flags or another smaller amusement park in New Hampshire. I was...

Science Adventures: Xtreme Science at Science Adventures

Sun, 13 Aug 2000 13:00:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author terriiversen - Note: This review was submitted to the Summer Camps category. I've deleted and resubmitted twice, yet each time Epinions puts this in Kids and Family as opposed to Summer Camps.

Another summer is almost gone, and with it memories...

Mendon Drive-In: A Blast From the Past

Sun, 6 Aug 2000 10:52:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author terriiversen - I'm thrilled beyond words to be going back to a drive-in movie next week. It saddens me greatly that Long Island has no drive-in theaters, so on our upcoming trek to visit my mother the Mendon Drive-In is high on my "must see" list.

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The Christmas Revels: A Celebration of the Winter Solstice

Thu, 27 Jul 2000 16:22:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author terriiversen - "And so the Shortest Day came and the year died

And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world

Came people singing, dancing,

To drive the dark away."

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Bring Me Your Tired, Poor and Huddled Masses --

Sat, 22 Jul 2000 11:24:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author terriiversen - ... but not your kids!!

If there's any bit of advice I can give on this wonderful national monument, it would be to pass climbing the Statue of Liberty and head straight to Ellis Island if you're planning a day trip with children.

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Where The Tired, Poor and Huddled Masses Lived....

Mon, 3 Jul 2000 18:26:12 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author terriiversen - There’s no such thing as a native New Yorker.

New Yorkers who consider themselves as such may take umbrage with that statement, but the fact remains. 500 years ago, Manhattan was an empty island used only as hunting grounds for the surrounding...