Tag Archives: effective

Cultural WTF: “It’s Just a Flesh Wound….”

Posted on June 7, 2011 by admin

We’ve had a virus-y, virus-y winter here in the CIE household.  By the time spring finally rolled around, I was just hoping and praying for a virus-free week; the four of us just seemed in such an endless cycle.  So … Continue reading →

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From Happy Meals to Sarah Palin; The Fast Food of Politics

Posted on November 23, 2010 by admin

And somehow, somehow, we are actually being made to fight for the right of multinational corporations to peddle crappy food to our children by offering them a toy. Continue reading →

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Fisher Paykel Dish Drawer: A Review

Posted on September 23, 2009 by admin

Because the repairman will be here this afternoon, and not, as I was told yesterday, this morning; I find myself with a little time to burn in which I’d like to write about my experience with the dishwasher that warranted … Continue reading →

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Before you spring for the Dyson……

Posted on August 24, 2009 by admin

It is a certain kind of misery to have a vacuum cleaner that underperforms. Despite your best efforts, you have a floor that’s always a little dirtier than you’d like. And if you have a budget, you’re stuck with the lower cost options among the new vacuum cleaners. I had such a frustrating stretch a couple of years ago; it seemed as though every vacuum cleaner that I bought just wore out within a matter of months. Continue reading →

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At long last……hair care dollars well spent

Posted on July 29, 2009 by admin

I am a hair care junkie.  Or at least……..I was a hair care junkie.  Seduced by all of the TV and print ads promising luxurious hair, I would try nearly anything in the hopes that it might tame my fine, … Continue reading →

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