Name: Alexandria Jackson
Weblog: alexandria-jackson.blogspot.com
Articles: 55
First Published: Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Last Published: Friday, June 13, 2008
Currently listing articles 55-1:
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Product Review: Cole's Better Wild Bird Feed— An experiment with three bird feeds specifically designed to keep the squirrels away.
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Book Review: 101 Pep-Up Games for Children and 101 Quick-Thinking Games + Riddles for Children by Allison Bartl— These books are perfect gifts for teachers and would be much more practical than the standard teacher appreciation gifts normally given.
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DVD Review: What's Going On - The Life & Death of Marvin Gaye and Greatest Hits - Live in '76— From romantic hope to romantic despair, God was always in one of Marvin Gaye's corners and the Devil in the other.
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Music Review: Barenaked Ladies - Snacktime— A CD that you could play for your kids on long car trips and you could all enjoy the sound that is pure BNL.
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Music Review: Steve Miller Band: Live from Chicago (CD/DVD)— A tremendous concert, a heart-warming documentary and a 12 track CD make this set a treasure worth keeping.
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TV Review: Rock the Cradle - Week 6 - The Grand Finale— Crosby Loggins wins the big money!
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Movie Review: Treasure Island Kids - The Pirates of Treasure Island and Treasure Island Kids 2 - The Monster of Treasure Island— These two movies are exaggerated comedy adventures that are fun for the whole family.
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Book Review: Dancing with Wonder - Self-Discovery through Stories by Nancy King— King enriched my ability to tell stories and to use those tales to assist with the healing process in others.
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PC Game Review: Lumosity— A fitness program for your brain!
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TV Review: Rock the Cradle - Week 5 — What is more important, musical talent or showmanship?
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Book Review: Womanizer: "Knowing" Wonderful Women by Marv Rubinstein— For all women who want to understand why some men do not remain faithful, and for all men who want some insight into women.
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TV Review: Rock the Cradle - Week 4
— Everyone sang better tonight, which confirms my hypothesis that the celebrity parents are unable to be objective about their children's vocal abilities.
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TV Review: Rock the Cradle - Week 3
— Jesse wins immunity again.
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TV Review: The Biggest Loser - Live Grand Finale— "Have you ever had a dream so big and so unreal and then all of a sudden it was right there?"
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Movie Review: Alvin and The Chipmunks Go To the Movies— A re-enactment of three movies from the '80s.
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TV Review: Rock the Cradle - Week 2
— On MTV's Rock the Cradle, sex appeal scores higher than vocal ability.
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TV Review: The Biggest Loser - Episode 15
— America Votes!
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TV Review: Rock the Cradle
— The nature vs. nurture debate...
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TV Review: The Biggest Loser - Episode 14
— A show from Australia.
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Game Review: Don't Forget the Lyrics! Online Game— An easy way to impress your friends.
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Book Review: Dump Your Trainer by Ashley Marriott and Marc L. Paulsen, M.D.— Do you really need to pay someone to count for you?
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TV Review: The Biggest Loser - Episode 13
— Pop quiz and a surprising weigh-in.
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TV Review: The Biggest Loser - Episode 12
— The makeover episode.
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Book Review: The Spirit’s Self-Help Book - 7 Spirits, 7 Stories, 7 Songs for the Gypsy by Glenn Poveromo — A book to bring out the gypsy you...
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TV Review: The Biggest Loser - Episode 11
— A cliffhanger!
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Product Review: Sears Kenmore Elite Washer and Dryer — Please don’t waste your money.
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TV Review: The Biggest Loser - Episode 10
— What an unhealthy Temptation Round.
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Book Review: The Magic in You Written and Illustrated by Sally H. Taylor— A positive self-image book for children.
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TV Review: America’s Ballroom Challenge – The Grand Finale— Andrei and Elena win the title.
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TV Review: The Biggest Loser - Episode 9— A slow, tear-filled week.
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Book Review: Creating Your Own Way To Happiness by Robert Bruce and Lee Ann Kirby— An uplifting self-help workbook for times when we don’t hear enough about integrity and it no longer appears to be a valued commodity.
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TV Review: America’s Ballroom Challenge – International Latin
— A bit disappointing.
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TV Review: The Biggest Loser - Episode 8
— Love means never having to ask, "Who brought the danish?"
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TV Review: America’s Ballroom Challenge – International Standard
— The winners were the epitome of smooth.
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TV Review: The Biggest Loser - Episode 7— High drama, but where's the inspiration?
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Book Review: Leadership Brand - Developing Customer-Focused Leaders to Drive Performance and Build Lasting Value by Dave Ulrich and Norm Smallwood— Leadership is a process of shared commitment, role-modeling, accountability, consumer satisfaction and results
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TV Review: America’s Ballroom Challenge - “American Rhythm”— A pleasure to watch masters of their craft.
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TV Review: The Biggest Loser
— The Temptation Round encourages bingeing.
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Book Review: The Incredible Journey Books by Connie Lee Berry— A new adventure series for children suitable for the short attention span of an 8-year-old.
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Book Review: Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms...How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective by Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph.D. and Jacqueline Nardi Egan.— Which would you prefer; intractable hiccups or the new cure?
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TV Review: America's Ballroom Challenge - "American Smooth"
— This is an uplifting, beautifully created and produced program from PBS.
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Satire: A Letter From My Dog— Suggestions for a higher quality of life.
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Book Review: The Bunko Babes by Leah Starr Baker— A wonderfully uplifting tale of Christian women.
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I Am Not A Prude— But I don't want your balls in my face.
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Orthodontists and Invisalign Take a Bite Out of Your Bank Account— The cost is nothing to smile about.
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Book Review: My Brother’s Madness - A Memoir by Paul Pines— Which brother is mad?
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Book Review: Everlasting by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss— The posthumous work by the inventor of the modern historical romance novel.
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Book Review: Helping Me Help Myself by Beth Lisick— She dresses up in a banana suit and she does the splits!
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Book Review: Atonement by Ian McEwan— Can the movie version capture the depth of McEwan's characters in this book?
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Product Review: Glenrothes Select Reserve, Martin Miller’s Gin, Tullamore Dew, and Zen Green Tea Liqueur— Two whiskeys worth savoring.
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Customer Service and the Crazy Nut Man— Nuts to you!
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Music Review: Five For Fighting — Live: Back Country — Please don't try these songs at a karaoke bar!
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You Be the Judge: Mental Illness and the Judicial System — An examination of the power, control, and authority judges have in the lives of the mentally ill.
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Books Review: I've Always Looked Up to Giraffes and How to Make a Giraffe Smile by Hugh Gouldthorpe and Bill Gravitt— Motivational, inspirational and fun!
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Book Review: Wife For Hire by Janet Evanovich— A quirky cast is Janet Evanovich's trademark and she lives up to it once again here.
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