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Archive for September, 2010

I bought the Wii to get in shape and do something physical. Living in colder weather where it snows and is very cold outside makes it difficult to get in daily walking. I have found the Wii gives me plenty of exercise and it is fun! I would recommend a Wii to everyone. In fact, I encouraged my sister to purchase a Wii and now we meet once a week to do our yoga together. Wii is a system that is easy to put together and easy to use. No, it does not have all the special graphics that today’s computer games have, but it is perfect for any age that just wants to move. When I can’t go outside I can run, walk, bowl, play games, and keep busy all day in my house.
Florida Game Fish

I couldn’t finish this book. Does Ms. Stockett think that she is Mark Twain? She tried to write the black characters with a deep southern dialect, but I wonder if she’s really spent any time in the south at all. For me, it made an otherwise brave debut unreadable.
Puffer Fish Squirt toy

Great after you get used to the changes and learn where to find all the buttons again! Love it!
320GB External Hard Drive

I received the carpet cleaner in a timely manner and used it the first week-end. My carpet never looked better. Highly recommend
this product.
The Listener s Guide

The Defender is a great product and offers a much higher level of protection than any other case I’ve seen, but it’s not foolproof. I have probably dropped my iphone about 20 times since got it in Nov. However, on Christmas eve I had it laying in my lap and stood up. My iphone dropped to the tile floor and when I picked it up the LCD screen was white with blue and red lines running the length of the screen on the right side. I took it to a repair shop and had to have the screen replaced. I too have the oil slick issue but its not a big deal to me. The biggest problem is the reason that I have dropped it so much is that every time I have it in the belt clip and happen to bump the belt clip even with my arm or hand the phone will fall out of the clip. Since the screen replacement and the belt clip issue I just carry it in my pocket. I work construction and have pretty much ruined or broken every phone I’ve had, but thought that this case would maybe help this one survive. Sorry folks but the jury is still out.
Christopher Columbus and His

This is my second Kitchenaid immersion hand blender. I am what the world calls a Foodie. I put my kitchen appliances through the ringer. I use them on a daily basis and hard use at that. So the fact that my first blender lasted over 3 years says a lot about the quality. I am a big fan of Kitchenaid products. I made the mistake of buying a Magic Bullet and it was a piece of junk. Also they did not honor the warranty because I did not buy it directly for the Mfg.. Like a coworker said once you buy cheap stuff you get cheap stuff. Spend the little extra and buy a good blender like this.
KitchenAid KHB300WH Hand Blender

I have begun writing a book and only had Works on the computer. I have had Word in the past so knew I had to get it for this project. When I read of the free update to 2010 I decided to go with the student edition. It has what I need and the 2007 edition price was right plus being able to use it on the desktop and laptop (3 computer family ).Good value compared to elsewhere.
The Columbus Chicken Statute

I Bought this one on a whim as my favorite authors seemed to have dried up a little. I’m so glad I did, it’s wonderful.

Jacob Jankowski is 93 (hr thinks) and in an old folks home put out to pasture. He has an enthralling story inside him that many of us only wish we had. Dropping out of college and running away with the circus as a young man, his story unfolds as a true adventure.

The circus of the 30’s is the back drop for this wonderful yarn and we follow Jacob as he navigates his way around the people, the lore, the language and the pecking order. All the characters are colorful and each brings a dimension to the story that has the reader turning pages as fast as possible. I think I blew through this one in two days. I might have done it in one had I not had commitments I had to keep.

The story is interspersed with up to date goings on at the old folks home the aged Jankowski is a resident of but, you can just tell his heart is still on the circus train of his youth. The end of the book is perfect in its simplicity and “rightness”.

To say I thoroughly enjoyed this book would somehow understate the whole experience, to say I loved it would be closer to the truth. If you want something to read that will draw you in like a moth to a flame, this might just be the book. If you want to be taken back to a bygone age of Americana complete with all its misgivings and mayhem, this might be the story. If you want to immerse yourself in a great story that, I hope becomes a movie, this IS the book.
RAM B 149Z TO6U

The Wii is great on its own. The games are fun, and it was easy to set up and start using. However, I feel a bit cheated, in that the unit was sold at the same price whether it came with Wii Sports and Wii Resort, or just Wii Sports. I have to take responsibility for not looking closely enough, that I clicked on the unit with Wii Sports only. But from all the advertising, I expected to also get Wii Resort, so I did not look more closely. So while the game is fun, it is also a bit sad.
The media crisis in

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a man ahead of his time. His insights and wisdom were are truly applicable for today’s leaders.
Martin Luther King Jr