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Archive for June, 2010

I purchased this carpet cleaner last week and already I can’t live without it. We have a two year old that loves to test my patience with spills. After buying this scrubber I brought our carpet back to life! Even my wife agreed! WOW! Definitely recommend this cleaner, and it was also ranked highly on the Consumer Reports list. Considering the alternative choices… this cleaner was half the price of its competitors.
Microsoft Standard Wireless Optical

Listeners has to be one of Pike’s best. He developed the story line well and I really looked forward to the romance between David and Lucy. Often I feel like Pike’s books are too short and the endings are not fulfilling, however the ending to Listeners is very satisfying. I am a major Christopher Pike fan, and at first I was afraid that his adult books would disappoint me, but it was just the opposite. Listeners and Season of Passage are two of my favorites! I love the story lines—there truly is no limit to Pike’s imagination!!
The Listeners

The pedometer works exactly as described; I have not experenced any problems with it. I must credit Amazon for an outstanding job with my order. When the original pedometer I ordered was lost in the mail, Amazon shipped me a replacement immediately.
Do to Amazons outstanding service, I placed a recent order for another product. They are a trustworthy company.
ineo I NC05 20P

Ordered the system last week, received it three days later, four days before the estimated delivery time. Great product, loads of fun, and great service by amazon.
Villanova Sports and Entertainment

Having a 12 MB pixel camera & using the 720P movie mode this card is a must for a vacation.
Plastic Handcuffs 4 count

My 4 year old, husband and even my 80 year old grandparents play this game!!
Strawberry Angel Food Cake

Love this (these) vacuums. I ordered two based on other shopper’s recommendation. I love them.
10 PACK 7 FT

Title: The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Pages: 214

Time spent on the “to read” shelf: 4 or 5 months I think.

Days spent reading it: 4 days.

Why I read it: The Catcher in the Rye is an American classic and very controversial. I honestly wanted to see what was so controversial. Also, it was one of those “classics” that I did not read while in high school. In researching about it later I read that in 1981 it was the most censored book in US high schools and the second most taught book in high schools. It was one of the 10 most challenged books in 2005, but it came off the list in 2006. Those are some fun facts for you.

Brief review:
This book frankly annoyed me. The writing has very repetitive and had many aggravating sayings in it. The word “really” is used almost as much as the curse words that are prevalent throughout the book (one reason it is often censored–I would guess that gd appears 2-3 times a page at minimum, sometimes significantly more). And I assure you, both appear more than they need to, I really mean it.

Holden Caulfield is the main character. He is the epitome of teenage angst. His world is utterly pessimistic. He sees only the bad in everything except his sister and his deceased younger brother. He is bright, but is failing out of school. He is obsessed with sex, but cannot develop a relationship with a girl. He is active and pursues all the pleasure trappings that a big city have, but has no defining meaning to his life.

The book covers three days between him being kicked out of school and his untimely return home. Holden is depressed, hates everyone, exaggerates EVERYTHING (annoyingly so), and seems to have few people skills. In short, he is the perfect anti-hero and irritating enough that I did not like him one bit while reading this book.

I suppose this book speaks to the hearts of some disaffected youth, but they would have to be interested in drudging through 200 pages of dribble in order to find the voic
I Won t Eat

Meet the Friends Faithful

It is a very good product. It is a little bulky, but that is only because I used to have an iPod nano. The sound quality is good unless you turn it up to the very highest; then it is not so good. Altogether, I love it
Surround Air Replacement Pre