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#1 I believe in God, but not to the extent that I’m right of center.
#2 This is the only book I freely admit to having thrown into the trash bin.
Moving Blanket Pro 7

I recently read the Catcher in the Rye, and I didn’t think it was all that great. I found it a bit boring actually. I couldn’t read the last 3 or 4 pages of chapter 25 because I got so tired of main characters whinning. It also seemed very likely that he had bipolar disorder.

The reason why I think I was able to keep reading the book up until the end is because I can kind of identify with Holden. Aside from that, Nothing.

It was basically a book where nothing happened and I was very disappointed with the way it ended.

Las Viejas Del Patron

Bought this for my son who is now nearly 9 months. He had it less than 2 weeks before one of the prongs on the center part broke off. He does love it but it scares me to get another one for fear that he could break another one off and put it in his mouth with the jagged edge.
Tiny Love Grip and

We purchased the Schwill Mark III bike trailer for our 2 year old son. We used it several times and then returned it. Here are the things we did not like:

1. The bottom of the canvas seat actually sits on the metal frame below so my son’s [...] was bouncing on the aluminum bars under the seat. We ended up putting a pad under the seat to act as a cushion.

2. the “sling style seat” was not a great design. My son kept sliding forward in the seat and the only thing that kept him from sliding off the front was the strap between his legs. I don’t know about you, but I don’t think that would be too comfortable.

3. There was no relief or recessed area above the seat back to accomodate a child’s helmet. The back of the seat kept pushing my son’s helmet forward so that it came down over his eyes. He would cry and we would have to stop and fix the helmet about every 10-15 minutes.

4. There is no reclining option for the seat back. When your kid falls asleep, their heads will slump forward or to the side.

The features we did like, but that weren’t enough to justify keeping it:

1. The bike trailer and jogging trailer combo at an affordable price.

2. The bike attachment arm and jogging stroller arms fold away underneath the trailer when not in use (but that is what the kid ends up sitting on).

Before we returned this we purchased a Chariot Cougar 2 trailer and tried them both out with our son. He said he liked the Chariot better because the other one was “too bouncy”. We love the Chariot, but be forwarned it is very expensive. We spent $[...] for the trailer, bike attachment and stoller wheels. But this has everything we wanted in a trailer except for the reclining seats. This is also the only trailer we could find that has a shock absorbsion system so that the child gets a smoother ride.
Schwinn Mark III Double

Very good value for the money. Good power, lightweight and reliable. We will be buying more.
The Liquor Tax Law

I bught one of these for myself about 2 years ago. It works perfectly and a battery lasts about a year. I am a dancer and the pedometers I used in the past were never sensitive enough to record my dance steps; this one does. However it is discriminatory enough to not record riding along a rough road in the car. Also I found the separate recording of aerobic steps and total steps to be useful.

Then my girfriend asked for one for her birthday, so I got her one also. She loves it, says it makes her more likely to get out and walk on a rainy day which in our climate is a pretty useful feature.
Forever Collectibles Disney Fairies

Couldn’t find a price that was lower than yours. Thank you. Received this quicker than promised. Very happy customer.
Cisco Linksys SVPS06 ProConnect

I got this for my Garmin. It’s very stable and easy to use. There is a felt layer at the bottom that keeps it from falling off the dashboard. Great product. I’m glad I got it.
Advances in Exercise and

I purchased one of these about a year ago to help with controlling the unbelievable amount of hair that my German Shepherd leaves in the house. It works great- noticeably better than any other brush I have tried. As long as I brush her regularly, the hair problem in the house isn’t bad.

The reason I am rating the product 4 stars instead of 5 is because:

1) The price is high for the product, in my opinion. I noticed the cost has dropped about 5 bucks from when I purchased mine, but I think the demand is still high enough to allow for a slightly exaggerated retail. The other reason I believe the product is overpriced is item (2) below.
2) It has a design flaw (this may have been addressed in the more current production). There is a weak point in the handle near the top of the rubber grip, and that is where my tool broke after just 6 months of use (but I do use it a lot). The neck size at the point of concern is too narrow, so the plastic handle is vulnerable to snapping with frequent use. However, there is a fix- if yours breaks, just take a wooden dowel or piece of metal tubing that can slip snuggly inside the handle (which is hollow) and either glue the two sections back in place or drill and screw. Since repairing mine, it hasn’t broken again.

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