Archive for June, 2010

I would highly recommend this to any who dislikes mounting the GPS on the windshield. It doesn’t leave any marks. It’s easy to see as the screen is closer and doesn’t block your view. Also easy for both the passenger and the driver to see and use.
Hearts of Stone

I bought this book for my son years ago – and it got stuck on his bookshelf – sadly he never read it. As he is now in college (I did say “years ago”) and I am housecleaning I decided to give it a go before donating it to a local charity organization. What a pleasant surprise. Artemis Fowl is quite a character – a criminal mastermind at 12 years old – and a loveable character at that. As others have said it isn’t Harry Potter but it doesn’t have to be. It is fun and full of humor that adults can also get a chuckle out of. I am off to the store for Book #2.
Vintage Love

“Suppose you could ask God the most puzzling questions about existence – questions about love and faith, life and death, good and evil. Suppose God provided clear understandable answers…” So begins this foray into theological inanity. The bottom line is simply this: God HAS provided clear, understandable answers to the “most puzzling questions about existence,” but you will not find them here. You will, however, find them in the Bible, the Word of God, and in the teaching of the Church. What you will find in this book are outright falsehoods, half-truths and humanistic wisdom masquerading as spiritual wisdom. The devil will love this book for the confusion it will cause in the unevangelized and uncatechized. For example, let’s take this gem of a lie: A girl poses the question “I am living with my boyfriend. My parents say that I should marry him because I am living in sin. Should I marry him?”
His (”God’s”) reply is, “Who are you sinning against? Not me, because you have done nothing wrong…” Here you have a clear, understandable contradiction of God’s own word: “Flee fornication. Every sin that a man commits is outside the body; but he that commits fornication sins against his own body.” (1 Corinthians 6:18) The Bible calls “living with my boyfriend” fornication, i.e., premarital sex and it is one of the sins that can bar a person from the Kingdom of Heaven. In 1 Corinthians 6:9-10, the Bible says, “Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites,” {10}”nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God.” Jesus also warned: “Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Christ’, and will deceive many.” (Matthew 24:4-5) He also said,
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 10:9) or he
Lavender Crepe Streamer 81

I regret buying this foolish novel of Black maids. The author may have capture a place in time, but the voice of her maids was not there. It was not an authentic read, what was she really trying to do? Cover and explain away her own guilt? As for her maids,what individual suffering from 300 years of horrific abuse and servitude can so easily be persuaded by a 22 year old to place themselves and their families in danger.
The author only “stero typed” those characters tht were comfortable for her- say the abusive black male,drunking, wife beater. She made sure she had a Mammy, a benevolent White woman, The Sassy No Nonse Black Female. The white trash that did not know she was better than the nigras…please. In fact she was the best…sterotype in the work.
Interestlying, she did not mention the white male “hots” for the Black female “seductress.” What happen to all the rapes that many of the maids her subject too,or the “fair babies borned” as a result of these assults. I am Black and it grieves me to read a significant part of black life being marginalized,miminized and partonized by a self serving individual who has no idea of the black psyche.

I have heard maid stories all my life, my mother, aunts, cousins and extended family…
The author fails to understand that this was survival, the only means for many to feed their families. Good women that only wanted to be safe. These women spoke among themselves about the “folks” they took care of. Maid stories are paramount in black literature/history. They were not all that in love, and devoted to White Folks. It was their job. A job that they did too well!

The books seems to have some kind of redemption for the author and all the “good white women”, “who just did’nt know, didn’t see” but now they see and “its all good.”

The story reminds us of the cruelity felt by black women/children by the mistress of the house. Often times more cruel than their conterparts the white male.
More research,less naivete an
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Tripp Lite Powerverter 500W

Money wasted. I don’t see where this helps at all. Reception isn’t any better with or without it.
Swann SW P HGA

Had the steamer for 3 weeks and loved it until it quit vaccuuming. The suction quit working. I threw out the box when received, and with no contact info, it was way too much of a hassle to try to exchange. Exchanging faulty items makes more sense to receive replacement first, then send faulty item back in box received.
Blessed Broken Given

For an old techie this is fun!! It’s a lot of power in a small handheld computer/storage device. Learning curve is steep, but a little help from a three year old makes it easier. Wifi internet capability is in the mix along with many apps for fun, free or purchase. Movie, music and audio downloads abound. Good product. Can’t wait to see what’s next.
Samsung Smooth Verizon Wireless

Upgrade from Office 2002 for my daughter’s school work and projects. Free upgrade to Office 2010 and 3 licenses included was the major atractor. Easy to install and does have the option if wanted to customize what is installed.
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Page one of chapter one expresses thoughts that have gone through my mind ever since I turned 30. The author writes with such honesty that is grabs you from the very beginning and all the way through to the end. She also writes with enough detail that you can certainly visualize each scene, but not over-the-top detail, like some other authors of historical fiction. I couldn’t put this book down once I started. Highly recommended read!
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