Archive for March, 2010

This show is produced due to the highly successful of swordman II. However, it has a lousy plot. It continued from the 2nd episode saying Brigitte Lin is not dead and his (her?) concubine come and find him (her?). Any way, it really has no story plot at all. Just some nice fighting moves and trying to pass off as a movie. Skip this. Worst of the trilogy.
The East Is Red

I have tried other pedometers and have always beeen disappointed. The others would zero out and you would loose count and have to start all over again. No problem with the Omoron, it performs up to owner expectations. The transaction with Amazon was flawless and like always, met my expectation.
EcoTools by Alicia Silverstone

I bought these at the flea market for 10 dollars. I have loved them ever since. Sounds great and has great range (about 200-300 feet like it says in the manual). The batteries still hold a charge. Great for what I payed for them.
JVC HAW300RF 900mhz Wireless

I remember back a few years ago when I wouldn’t be caught dead reading a book (sure I read Harry Potter, but that’s pretty much obligatory now in days). Artemis Fowl changed that.

Main Character: Meet young master Artemis Fowl Jr.,son of criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl I and heir to the Fowl fortune. Oh, and I did I mention he’s also a twelve year old genius?

Plot: Just from reading the sypnosis you know that this book is bound to be interesting, and while it may seem a bit confusing and hard to pull of, trust me when I say that the author knows what he’s doing.
Young Artemis’s father has gone missing after an accident involving the Russin Mafiya. He’s been missing for about two years now and has even been declared dead. But Artemis still hasn’t lost hope, and won’t stop at anything to rescue him. But just how does he expect to gain enough money to search for his father and restore the family fortune? Simple. Kidnapping a fairy. That’s right, and after getting his hands on the Book of the People (a.k.a the fairies’ bible), Artemis learns of the famous fairy ransom gold. He uses this and some other knowledge provided by the book to kidnap none other than Captain Holly Short (our other main character). Why Captain? Well it just so happens that Short is member and first female recon officer of the LEP, the Lower Elements Police (try to imagine the CIA about a hundred years from now. Yeah, it’s that advanced). Obviously they’re not to happy about this, and will do all it takes to get one of their best officers back. It’s super high-tech LEP vs. famous prodigy Artemis Fowl, who will win? Read and find out.

This book is simply spectacular and incredibly well written. The colorful characters, funny dialogue (except for some minor toilet jokes, but again very few and not that gross), and amazingly well written plot make Artemis Fowl a first class young adult fiction that can even pass as a decent adult thriller. Great action, fast read, and no nec
School of Violin Technics

It is always a pleasure to shop with Amazon. Prompt hassle-free service.

The Wii game is great value and I love it – I can finally have fun ‘exercising’.
Vivitar Series 1 High

This is a very fun game Everyone should have one. Can pass a lot of fun time with this game.It is great for young and old alike. We have passed a lot of idol time with these games. Wii Mario Bros. Bowling amd many more games that our super fun and provide lots of fun hours.
JSI Special 4 4

There is a major rip-off going on in HDMI A/V world and it’s the cables. “Big Box” stores are making more money selling you HDMI cables than they are selling you a Blu-Ray player! In the world of digital transmission the data is either there or it isn’t. How it gets there (cable) does not affect the quality! So come on all you A/V freaks and get with the program. These cables work perfectly and in no way deteriorate my audio or video signal AND they are anywhere from $26 to$46 cheaper than the stuff you’ll find at “Big Box Audio/Video”. So don’t spend “monster” cash for digital cabling. I’ll bet you have something else you could use that money for. (Like a couple of new Blu-Ray discs?)
Fernando Tatis 2003 Fleer

I have never read a book of Eoin Colfer’s that didn’t impress me; his characters, his wit, and his plots are always excellent. The Artemis Fowl series, however, is Colfer at his best. The story begins with Artemis, a 12 year old Irish millionaire with a genius for crime, ruthlessly pursuing his plot to steal fairy gold. Helping Artemis is his bodyguard, Butler, who is possibly my favorite fictional character of all time. Fighting, cooking, obtaining false papers–you name it, Butler is on top of it. Together, these two kidnap a fairy to hold for ransom. Unfortunately for them, the fairy they capture is Captain Holly Short, of the Lower Elements Police Reconnaissance squad (that’s LEPrecon for short). Holly has a few tricks of her own up her sleeve (or down her boot). Nor are Holly’s friends back at LEP headquarters to be overlooked. Foaly, the wisecracking centaur, commands technology that’s decades ahead of any competition, and Julius Root, the politically incorrect LEP commander, will stop time itself to get his officer back. So are they too much for Artemis? He doesn’t think so. With combatants like this, there’s no predicting what will happen. And the series only gets better from here!
Forever Heavy

Jeremiah 14:14
Then the LORD said to me, “The prophets are prophesying lies in my name. I have not sent them or appointed them or spoken to them. They are prophesying to you false visions, divinations, idolatries [a] and the delusions of their own minds.”

Jeremiah 23:16-17
16 This is what the LORD Almighty says:
“Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you;
they fill you with false hopes.
They speak visions from their own minds,
not from the mouth of the LORD.
17 They keep saying to those who despise me,
‘The LORD says: You will have peace.’
And to all who follow the stubbornness of their hearts
they say, ‘No harm will come to you.’

Lamentations 2:14

14 The visions of your prophets
were false and worthless;
they did not expose your sin
to ward off your captivity.
The oracles they gave you
were false and misleading.

In God’s pure goodness and love he does not want anyone to be left bound to their sin. This is why He paid the ultimate price to free us from sin. All we have to do is accept Christ, not just ignore our sin and pretend it doesn’t exisit. To say there is no sin and therefor no consequences is like saying “There is no such thing as fat in food, so eat up my friends! Enjoy! Rejoice!” Sure it sounds nice and is what we all want to hear, but is void of truth and will lead to complications and an early death. What we need is for our minds and bodies to no longer crave the all the fat, this takes an intrinsic change and a willingness to do so. What is traditionally know as sin is not really the problem, that is all forgiven. What is keeping people separted from God is the pride to not be willing to admit we NEED that forgiveness – that we can’t just have it any way we want, or wish our way out of turmoil and into peace – that we are NOT God, or even gods. We are not, and we cannot.

God is patient, he is waiting, calling, desiring your heart. I
Family Tree Maker s

After destroying one phone in a frogz case, I broke down and spent a little more for the otterbox case. It was worth it! It is one tough case. The first week I had the case, I tripped on a sidewalk and fell face first while looking a my GPS. The phone was slammed against the sidewalk and I was afraid to turn it over. I felt sure the screen would be cracked at the very least. BUT NO! The phone was fine. Also, I love the clip case. It really protects the screen and can be used to prop the phone up at my desk. Plus it is extremely durable.

A really minor flaw is, because of the stretchy material, the black case seems to attract whatever fine particles are near, like lint and pet hair.

A another minor problem is that very few car chargers or wall chargers (besides Apple’s) will fit through the otterbox case. As a result, you either have to take the phone out of the case, (not good) or find a charger that fits (expensive).
WWII Collection The Thin