© 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-texas-swede Recent reviews written by member texas-swede en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_490771484292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - I bought the Tornado transfer tool at Micro Center in Dallas one and a half week ago for $30 and I have used it extensively since then. The Tornado also came with bonus software called PC Eraser. The PC Eraser is really a separate product from the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490771484292 Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:57:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490771484292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490730851972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - A couple of weeks ago we visited the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth. We live in Dallas so Fort Worth is only 50 minutes away. The museum is located in Fort Worth's cultural district and so are many other museums. The primary purpose of our trip to the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490730851972 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 19:49:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490730851972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490646703748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - We have seen the Walking with the Dinosaur show twice, both times at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas (the home of the Mavericks and the Dallas Stars). The first time we saw it was about two years ago and we sat in Mark Cuban's private box... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490646703748 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 04:54:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490646703748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490495512196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - First I would like to point out that there are two Holiday Inn Express hotels at Bradley International Airport, one is located on Main Street and then we have this one which is located on Spring Street. Last weekend my wife and I flew from Dallas... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490495512196 Tue, 3 Nov 2009 22:01:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490495512196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490410970756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - This book discusses what the author calls denialism; the irrational rejection of scientific findings and the excessive distrust of scientists and science itself. Denialism is based on ignorance, fear, distrust and a romantic misconception of how society... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490410970756 Tue, 3 Nov 2009 04:48:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490410970756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489806859908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - I bought this HP desktop from Best Buy about four and a half months ago for $629.00. I should say that the price included keyboard, mouse, speakers, and a wireless USB antenna. I also bought a good 23 inch HP monitor for $249.99 and I got the two year... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489806859908 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:11:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489806859908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489709211268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - This book is a field guide for common Texas Insects. In addition to common insects it also features less common but interesting insects as well as some other Arthropods like a few millipedes, centipedes and Arachnids (spiders and scorpions). Except for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489709211268 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:39:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489709211268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489624997508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - Elsa Beskow is a Swedish Children's book author and artist who started writing in 1894. Her books are somewhat old fashioned and folksy and presents Sweden as it was before modern times. However, her stories are still captivating and often fascinating... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489624997508 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:11:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489624997508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489304198788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - Elsa Maartman Beskow is a well known Swedish Children's author who wrote her books about one hundred years ago. She is known for writing stories that are charming, soft, innocent, short and beautiful. Her stories are simple and folksy and sometimes tug... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489304198788 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:44:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489304198788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489276083844?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - Monster Inc. made by Pixar Animation (now owned by Disney) and distributed by Disney Animation is without any doubt the most successful children's movie among the Wikman's in the world. My kid's watched it over and over again in the theater, on DVD's we... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489276083844 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:23:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489276083844?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489275821700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - Lilo & Stitch was produced by Walt Disney Pictures on June 21 in 2002. Lilo & Stitch became a stunning success and it brought in more than 270 million dollars and cost 80 million dollars to make. We saw Lilo and Stitch in the theaters when it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489275821700 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:18:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489275821700?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489082621572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - Last Sunday we visited the Amon Carter Museum as well as the Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. We live in Dallas and Fort Worth is only 50 minutes away so we sometimes visit Fort Worth. Both museums are located in Fort Worth's cultural district and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489082621572 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:34:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489082621572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488944078468?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - Screams is the world's largest Halloween Theme Park. It is located in Waxahachie half an hour south of Dallas Texas. It is held on dedicated permanent fairgrounds land and is to a large extent held in permanent buildings on the fairground property every... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488944078468 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:55:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488944078468?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488849444484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - Pappas Brothers Steak House is one of the many up-scale steak houses in Dallas that are known for their world class steaks. They also have a location in Houston. A few weeks ago we visited the Pappas Brothers Steak House in Dallas, Texas, to celebrate a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488849444484 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:01:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488849444484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488323780228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - In the Romanian province of Transylvania there is a small town called Sighisoara and in that small town there is an old medieval picturesque citadel, and in that beautiful citadel there is a plaza called "Piata Muzeului". By Piata Muzeului there is a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488323780228 Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:03:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488323780228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488189890180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - As an individual investor you are not part of a big organization and you don't have a world wide network of experts and investors to rely on. You don't have access to the latest relevant data and you don't have access to the most up to date and useful... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488189890180 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:51:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488189890180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_488096829060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - We have eaten at, I think 100's of Chinese, Japanese, and Thai restaurants as well as Asian fusion café's in various cities around the United States and in Europe (Sweden, Germany, France, etc). However, Asian Mint is the most interesting... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~488096829060 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:07:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_488096829060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487676546692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - Emil and his clever pig is one the many Emil books written by the world famous Swedish children's author Astrid Lindgren. When I was a kid my mother read many of the Emil books to me. I was always mesmerized by Emil's exciting adventures and I loved the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487676546692 Fri, 9 Oct 2009 03:51:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487676546692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487446777476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - On June 12 my 12-year old son and I flew from Dallas, Texas to Costa Rica. We landed at Juan Santa Maria International Airport nearby San Jose. Then I had to fly back to Dallas from San Jose and then fly to Connecticut. I flew back to San Jose a few days... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487446777476 Wed, 7 Oct 2009 02:56:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487446777476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487291653764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - We visited Australia including Sydney for three weeks in August of 2005. We visited several places, Sydney, Brisbane, the Blue Mountains, Cairns, the northern rainforest, and the Great Barrier Reef. I think the Great Barrier Reef is an incredible place;... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487291653764 Mon, 5 Oct 2009 18:22:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487291653764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487291522692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - That is because I did part of my army service in Jokkmokk (as Corporal Wikman, but Furir Wikman next time I sign in). Jokkmokk is not a hot tourist destination (no pun intended). It is a small sleepy town/village (<3,000 inhabitants) in the North... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487291522692 Mon, 5 Oct 2009 18:20:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487291522692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487291260548?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - I've been to Athens a few times but it was years ago. Arguably the most prominent tourist attraction in Athens is Acropolis (and it does not change much through the years). Acropolis is a flat rocky hill that holds a set of large beautiful ancient marble... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487291260548 Mon, 5 Oct 2009 18:17:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487291260548?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487209930372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - Take a piece of Styrofoam and marinate it in unsweetened lemon juice, or soy sauce, add some pepper and salt and you have a low calorie dish that taste just like many low calorie frozen dinners. I'd rather avoid eating so called "healthy" frozen... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487209930372 Mon, 5 Oct 2009 01:42:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487209930372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487168446084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - I like Indian food; however, my favorite Indian restaurant is India Palace on Preston Road in Dallas, Texas. My wife and I come here sometimes for dinner, and I come here sometimes for lunch, and I often order Chicken Vindaloo to go.What I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487168446084 Sun, 4 Oct 2009 16:29:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487168446084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_487108742788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author texas-swede - On June 27 my son and I flew from Costa Rica to Dallas, Texas, after a two and a half week long language immersion vacation in Costa Rica. On the trip were also his Spanish Teachers, a number of kids, and a few other parents. In Costa Rica we visited a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~487108742788 Sun, 4 Oct 2009 02:49:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_487108742788?linkin_id=8003929