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The problem is really about as simple as it gets: you need moisture in the air of a room that has too little of it. (more…)

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Full product information for this item, together with my review, my ranking of the product, and any reader comments, can be found at http://www.amazon.com.

One of the facts about today’s economy that I find amazing is that I can buy a powerful, effective, little machine like this for under twenty dollars. It doesn’t seem quite right. (more…)

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Our family lived for many years in a Central American country where the water was iffy. We became Brita users then in the remote hope that it would keep some of the bad stuff our of our stomachs. (more…)

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I can remember having the thought that people who use electric pencil sharpeners are a sad, pathetic little lot. (more…)

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After you use a toaster oven like this, you’ll wonder why you ever owned an ordinary toaster. (more…)

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I’ve owned this watch for a year and it continues to grow on me. (more…)

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This splendid little Rutledge Hill Press publication is best read as the first in the Press’ ‘Gentlemanners Books’ series. (more…)

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Though other reviewers appear to have had less impressive results, I have just now used this project successfully to repair a CD that used to stop in the middle of track four and cause my computer to seize up while iTunes tried to deal with the issue. (more…)

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Full product information for this item, together with my review, my ranking of the product, and any reader comments, can be found at http://www.amazon.com.

It would be a mistake to evaluate this double-CD as a stand-alone product.

Instead, it is the byproduct of an authentic American phenomenon. I’ve been fortunate to live all over. Believe me: Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers on National Public Radio could only happen here. (more…)

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I’ve been fixing up a ‘red room’ (for the color of the room, a red-and-wood decor) in our 1930s-era home for TV, reading, and generally family hanging-out. Because our family’s history, interests, and concerns take us around the world, I thought a floor globe would make a nice touch. After looking at a few unappealing examples at an office supply chain, I bought this one online and assembled it last night. (more…)

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