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member name: Paul M.
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August 10, 2009 04:17 PM EDT --
A week or two ago I saw a sale on Dell's website for a new mini Netbook computer for $199. The only hitch was that the keyboard on Dell's mini netbooks is smaller than a typical keyboard and as . . .
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August 14, 2009 03:48 PM EDT --
I'm going on vacation next week and so I decided to use up most of the stuff in my fridge and cupboards to make a pretty good, though probably not appetizing-sounding meal. The amounts of ingredients . . .
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February 24, 2009 10:18 AM EST --
I sort of wanted to see this one when it came out, but it was only at the multiplex a week or two before fading away. Now that it's on video, I finally got the chance to watch it On Demand. . . .
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February 18, 2009 09:27 AM EST --
Interesting Times
(Discworld Volume 17)
by Terry Pratchett
(4/5 stars)
I'd been reviewing these in batches, but I might not finish another one for a little bit, so I'm going to do . . .
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May 10, 2009 12:22 AM EDT --
I've always considered myself a Star Trek fan but not a Trekkie. The distinction in my mind is that I've watched the shows (though I tuned out most of the "Enterprise" prequel . . .
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July 21, 2009 09:17 AM EDT --
Here are some more of my movie Tweets--movie reviews in 140 characters or less!:
Fanboys: a movie every Star Wars fan should see. ***
Kill Bill: After five hours the climactic fight scene . . .
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July 31, 2009 02:54 PM EDT --
Excalibur
(Book 3 of the Warlord Trilogy)
by Bernard Cornwell
(5/5 stars)
Cornwell's Arthurian trilogy set around 500 AD concludes with "Excalibur." You can check my recent articles for . . .
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March 14, 2009 09:35 PM EDT --
If you're looking for something to read, but don't want to spend much money, De-Press is here to help. We have a variety of e-Books to choose from, all formatted into nice, neat PDF files . . .
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July 24, 2008 03:42 PM EDT --
The Cider House Rules
by John Irving
4/5 stars
The first time I read "The Cider House Rules" it changed my life in more ways than one. For one thing up to that point I had been . . .
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August 25, 2008 01:47 PM EDT --
Last week I went to Arizona on vacation because since I couldn't think of anything better to do I thought I'd go to the Grand Canyon. I didn't feel like making all the arrangements . . .
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February 28, 2009 03:53 PM EST --
The last time Leo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet starred together they were the star-crossed lovers Jack and Rose trying to survive the Titanic disaster. In a way you can think of "Revolutionary . . .
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June 26, 2009 09:44 AM EDT --
The writers behind the first Transformers movie in 2007 and the more recent "Star Trek" movie have once again made another blockbuster popcorn movie that is completely disposable. Full of cheap . . .
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July 27, 2009 09:53 AM EDT --
Enemy of God
(Warlord Chronicles Part 2)
by Bernard Cornwell
(3/5 stars)
See my review of Part 1, "The Winter King" Here
As far as the middle parts of trilogies go, "Enemy of God" is more . . .
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March 04, 2009 03:32 PM EST --
I'm continuing to plow through Terry Pratchett's Discworld series with only 10 more to go. Soon it will all be over.
Volume 18: Maskerade : Last time we met them in Lords . . .
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March 16, 2009 01:39 PM EDT --
Discworld series Volumes 21-22
by Terry Pratchett
(NOTE: Volume 20 is "Hogfather" which I have previously reviewed.)
Volume 21: Jingo: When an island rises from . . .
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March 18, 2009 09:22 AM EDT --
Carpe Jugulum
(Discworld vol 23)
by Terry Pratchett
(4/5 stars)
(Ordinarily I review a few of these at a time, but I'm bored, so here we are.)
Long before "Twilight" made . . .
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September 22, 2009 02:57 PM EDT --
Cobra Bargain
by Timothy Zahn
(4/5 stars)
Special Note: I believe this book is out of print. You can still find used copies on Amazon or at a local store, like I did when I was on vacation . . .
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August 23, 2009 11:48 PM EDT --
Being a single man, I don't watch a lot of love stories in the theater. But I had read the novel "The Time Traveler's Wife" twice and had been looking forward to the movie version, which had faced . . .
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October 30, 2009 10:21 AM EDT --
I just finished watching all 156 episodes of the original Twilight Zone series (1959-1964) over the last two months. Here are some important lessons I've learned:
If you're a jerk, expect . . .
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August 06, 2009 10:23 PM EDT --
Another batch of movie reviews in 140 characters or less. I thought I should grab these before Twitter goes down again.
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Pineapple Express: It's probably 100% better when you're high. ** . . .
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