Archive for July, 2010
After reading other positive reviews of this EatSmart Scale, I bought it. The scale arrives beautifully packaged, looks very sleek & modern, is very easy to use and I highly recommend it. It’s a huge improvement over analog scales. If you like simple, elegant design & functionality, this fills the bill.
Doggles Dog Carrier Hemp
I bought a pair of these to use with my Sanyo Xacti ZH1R. They perform just fine. I see no reason why they would not work just as well in a full 1080P camcorder.
Zoo Med NT M12
This story encompasses the shameful truth of our country’s history while being fully entertaining in all regards. Stockett’s beautifully developed characters are full of life and honesty that make the reader feel as though you know each one personally. I found it sad to finish the book because I knew I would miss the characters, and I was right. After four days of separation anxiety from the comfort of Aibileen, the inspiration from Miss Skeeter, and Minny’s attitude that tickles me to pieces, I decided to pick the book right back up again. I am half way through my second time reading it and enjoying it just as much, if not more, than the first run through. I’m not sure how I will part a second time when I get to the end this time.
I bought this book for my husband and me to read. I had seen the movie — albeit, to keep me from panicking — during an extremely rough flight down to my bridal shower in GA. It did keep me interested enough to distract me from the lightening and turbulence. The movie itself was OK — a good rainy-day, don’t-have-to-think-much sort of film. So I got the book — because generally speaking, it is a good assumption that the book will usually be better than the movie.
I like Edward. I like his family. The idea behind the story is definitely different and interesting. The skill level of the author — I had to assume it was written for young adults, and so I tried not to expect too much. It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t astonishingly good either. I had spoken with my husband’s cousin — admittedly, a 16 year old gothy sort-of girl, obsessed with vampires in general — who told me it was “GREAT, buy the book, Meyers is as good as Anne Rice.”
Ooh. Not a particularly accurate comparison. Sorry. Now, I love vampire stories in general. Love stories are OK. Combine the two with a vampire falling in love with his prey — excellent start. But Bella just seems a bit boring to me so far — it got much worse as the series progressed, but so far she is just sort of “eh.” I would have liked to have seen that she had friends, or any sort of life other than her mother, back in Phoenix. The only thing she seems to miss is the sun. It gets a little old to hear her talk about not understanding what Edward could possibly see in her. Although, realistically, I had the same mentality as a teenager, so I could let that go.
I would hesitate to compare with Anne Rice because…well, for me, they are leagues apart. I tend toward Kafka, Orson Welles, Kurt Vonnegut, Poe, etc. for most of my reading. But I do get lots of enjoyment from Rowling. Young adult books, when well written, can be just as entertaining for adults. I can’t put my finger on it, but something is lacking in Meyers’ writing.
Pampers Baby Dry Diapers
I bought one of these for my 100+lb Lab that would chew up every toy he could get his mouth on whether he loved it or not. This ‘flyer’, as we call it, is still around after about 1 1/2 years! Well technically it’s lost in the woods and/or snow somewhere because he loves it so much that he carries it wherever he goes (he just forgets it sometimes;-).
I also bought the small size to take to training class so it would fit in my pocket for our ‘break-out’ sessions where we play in between training. It’s not as resilient for a big dog like Duke, but even though it’s squeaker is broke & there’s a couple holes in it, it still withstands tough tug-o-war with his sister on a regular basis.
I’m currently shopping for a replacement and highly considering buying 2 or 3 so that we always have one. For Duke it’s like his American Express card….never leave home without it!
JW Pet Company Whirlwheel
Very easy to use… Seems to be very accurate..love being able to download my routes and information..extremely happy with this purchase.
Doodle Bandz Original Ooh
OMG i love this book – i am a huge music lover (other faves include jazz) and a HUGE dylan lover…my girlfriend melisa and i love to listen to dylan together! she gave me this book and i literally could not put it down. literally. it was insane. 4 readings and 67 bags of corn chips later, i LOVE THIS BOOK and it gave me so much insight into bob dylan, my hero, from the perspectives of others in his life. he is a musical genius, and kathleen mackay is a literary genius!!! so well written, so many insights…thanx melisa for introducing me to it, i love u baby! EVERYONE BUY THIS BOOK IMMEDIATELY!!!
Bob Dylan Intimate Insights
My daughter ordered this. I’ve never seen anything like it. We “furminate” our yellow lab once a day in the warm weather. She loves it, and each time she leaves a whole other lab behind. This small product is going to put the vacuum cleaner companies out of business. Bravo!
Tripp Lite OMNIVS1500XL 1500VA