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Archive for May, 2010

This book asks us to take full responsiblity for our lives. FULL responsibilty. This is a good thing.
Forever Friends

This product allowed me to continue running my older programs and software on my new MacBook Pro. Works like a champ.
Pampers Swipers Baby Wipes

This watch is great for running with, because I can run wherever I want instead of setting up my routes online. I use it for coaching my track and cross country teams. I use it for marathon training and during my marathons. Elevation feature might be a bit off, but I don’t use that for anything. Heart rate is a great feature to use to see my progression of fitness. Love that I can have it auto lap my mile splits. I recommend it to all my friends.
3 5 Patented Aluminum

As another reviewer pointed out, despite the claims made on the packaging, this adapter does NOT work with Macintosh computers. The install CD comes with a driver that will not recognize that the network cable is connected, and the website has no Mac drivers.

This morning I called Belkin tech support; they were able to find the adapter on their product support website, and immediately told me that it had no Macintosh support. I directed them to their own catalog page, which says:

“Features extensive driver support, and works with Macintosh computers”

The support person was unable to recognize that this constituted an untruth. I requested that he point out the catalog page inconsistency to a supervisor. And put the adapter in the junk drawer. . .

Belkin F5D5055 Gigabit USB

Needed a chip for my camera. The price on this one was excellent. And the result was astounding–29 photos for the onboard cache versus 929 for the chip.
KD Tools 2956 Beam

From August 2009:
I’m still working out how I feel about this book. It was so well written, goes seamlessly between the past and the present. The love story (was it between he and Marlena or he and Rosie?) was lyrically written. The author did an amazing job of pulling me back and forth between the two. I even shed a few tears over a few different things. I’m not an animal activist, but certain parts of this book made me very uncomfortable. The history of the circus is pretty well known. We know the animals were mistreated (heck, they are today too), but the author writes so well about this subject that I found it hard to swallow that lump in my throat. It’s obvious she did some major research into the subject matter.

When I originally read the description for this book, it was on my “skip it” list, but a few of my friends read it and told me I “had” to read it. I’m so glad they did. This was a beautiful book and definitely in my top 10 for the year.

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February 2010:
I read this one just six months ago but someone in my book club chose it so I decided to re-read it. It’s always interesting when I read a book a second time, especially if it was one that I really enjoyed (and this was definitely a book I enjoyed immensely.

I noticed things I didn’t notice in the first read, probably because I knew what was going to happen so I found a lot of the little quirky foreshadowing and things. The prologue, of course, caught me and a lot of “ahhh…” moments.

This is a book you must read. It really is that simple. I had looked at it a few times, but it really didn’t look like anything I would want to read, so I kept skipping it. A friend of mine insisted I read it last year and I’m glad she did. It’s absolutely wonderful! Read it.
Pirastro Aricore 4 4

I must admit that while reading this book, I couldn’t help observing that the skill of Ann’s prose is below par here. It’s repetitive, disjointed, and the sentence structure sometimes had me reading back over to catch her meaning.
That being said, I still enjoyed this book. The story of Liysa DeWitt as told by Ann Rule is horribly fascinating. My heart goes out to the parents, sisters, and other relatives of Chris Northon, and especially to little Bjorn Northon whose “mydad” was taken so cruelly – evilly – from him by his own mother.
Liysa undoubtedly should have received a life sentence, seeing as the death penalty wasn’t an option. The plea bargain, reducing her sentence to 150 months, made my hair stand on end. The evidence indicates that in the process of murdering her husband, Liysa drugged him, used a taser gun on him, tried to drown him, and then shot him through the temple. Good Lord! Chris likely would have died from the drug overdose alone! Can you say “Overkill”?? Twelve and a half years is a devastatingly low sentence for such a dangerous woman. She’ll be out of prison at the age of 55 and will no doubt inflict much influence over her sons at that time. I can only imagine the havoc she’ll wreak in their young lives, even if she thinks she’s acting out of “love.” (I personally believe she doesn’t know what healthy motherly love is. The mention of her breast feeding until her first son was five years old, and still in the process of doing so with the younger son, not quite four, at the time of the murder seems to me a little over the top. Apologies to the La Leche gals.) She’ll also likely go on to insinuate herself into the lives of unsuspecting people at that time, and if she killed once with no apparent conscience, who’s to say she won’t do it again? All I can say is, if you’re a guy who will be middleaged in approximately ten years from now, don’t get involved with any women named “Liysa”!
It’s Ms Rule’s opinion that Liysa suffers from personality di
Heart Full of Lies

As if anyone would read this one review out of the hundreds that have already been written about this product but I thought I would give my two cents worth. I’m a average runner fixing to turn 30 and I want to get into marathon running. I have trained and ran in a couple of 1/2 marathons and on the second I used this watch to help me train. It’s all about controlling my pace that I had trouble with before the watch. I would always start a race to fast and wouldn’t have anything left to finish. I’m going to hit a marathon this year and I can’t wait to start training with this watch helping me.
iPhone 3G Back Case

I had this for my daughter and it was the easiest thing. I used it till she was about 2, then it broke
Fold Up Nail Clipper

This product works very well. I like the fact that it resets itself every morning.
Instrumental Classmates 5 DVDs