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I have three dogs: a poodle, a black lab, and a long-haired dachshund. Two out of the three shed like crazy, and up until now I’ve resisted the FURminator purchase, primarily due to cost. Well, I’ve just ordered a second one because the one that arrived today worked so perfectly, I don’t ever want to be ‘without’ again!

I took my lab and the doxie outside to try it out. Good choice… the hair was flying everywhere in very short order. The FURminator is well made, sturdy handle with ridges to prevent slippages of your hand while using it. The Large size is great as it allows for long, wide strokes on the sides and back of the dog. I don’t think this would be a good choice for small dogs with shorter bodies though. Maybe a medium or small sized one?

The FURminator does tug at the hair (very small metal tines) and getting the right angle, making sure the hair is clean and free of knots or burs, is important for a successful grooming session. I wouldn’t use it on the long hairs of the dog’s tails or ears, but for body work, it’s as good as it gets for bringing up that pesky undercoat that likes to drop out throughout the spring and summer months. I look forward to seeing how it works for the long haul at reducing overall shedding.

Both of my dogs seemed to not mind being groomed by the FURminator, unless I spent too much time in one area. There is mention in the small insert in the package about causing ‘red spots’ if you go over an area too much. Again, it appears to tug out the hair, and it would be unpleasant to have that in one spot over and over again.

The hair comes pouring off the dogs, even after brushing them with a traditional tool. I’m very impressed with the FURminator and if used gently, your animals should be happy with their next grooming session and you will be happier with less hair on your carpet, couch and clothes!

A wonderful start to the series. Eoin Colfer’s great and Nathaniel Parker’s a wonderful narrator!

My old ironman was the best, but the new one’s look funky and don’t have a replaceable band. I have only had this baby g for a month or so, but love it. Look forward to many years of use. Memo for the record – don’t let the jewelry clerk at a major discount store replace your battery – that is what ruined my precious timex ironman.

God’s words, thoughts..meanings are often taken and fitted into holes that would take squares. Many often take one verse and build an entire belief system around it without any sense of context or application.

This book however, goes one better. A better title would be, Talking with Satan…
If there were ever a bastardization of God’s Holy words and their meanings…this book is it.

For instance (and I paraphrase), when a girl asks the question “Why am I a lesbian?” His answer is that she was ‘born that way’ because of genetics (just as you were born right-handed, with brown eyes, etc.). Then he tells her to go out and “celebrate” her differences.

Another girls poses the question “I am living with my boyfriend. My parents say that I should marry him because I am living in sin. Should I marry him?”

His reply is, “Who are you sinning against? Not me, because you have done nothing wrong.”

Another question asks about God’s forgiveness of sin. His reply “I do not forgive anyone because there is nothing to forgive.. There is no such thing as right or wrong and that is what I have been trying to tell everyone, do not judge people. People have chosen to judge one another and this is wrong, because the rule is “‘judge not lest ye be judged.”

So, as my title ask…Are your ears itching..I take that from the following scripture which warns us of this very thing being offered up as something from God.
2 Timothy 4:3……”For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear.”

I had to read this book in high school. Oh my, it was so scandalous back then. I wanted a copy after the author passed away and reread the book 40 years after the first time. How our morals have changed. Still an awesome book. R.I.P. J.D.

Don’t let the Monster Cables, Best Buys and Game Stops of the world try to fool you into thinking an HDMI cable needs to cost $65. That is an absolute SCAM.

A cable is a cable is a cable, and when it comes to digital transfers it either works or it doesn’t. This cable WORKS. I use it between a PlayStation 3 and a 40″ LCD TV. The connection feels solid, audio/video sound and look completely fine, and the cable even seems reasonably durable (not that you need to be running around and doing Van Halen jumps with your TV or anything).

The performance difference between this $2 cable and the $100 vacuum-sealed mercury-gold quintuple-twisted zircon-encrusted foot-polished ones you’ll find at the store is so small you’d have to be in some kind of lab to see the difference. Either that, or you have to be a gullible idiot. It’s your call, whatever.

Here’s a much better way to spend $65. 1: Buy this cable ($5 total). 2: Buy Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray] ($50) 3: Pick up a dimebag from the local riff-raff ($10) 4: Have a kickass weekend in your hi-definition party lair.

This was truly a good read. The author did a really good job of expressing the feelings of 3 black maids, considering this was written by a white woman. I appreciated the fact that the story was honest, yet not as gritty as one could expect or should expect. Depending on what side of the fence you’re on. The story was warm, funny and a reminder of a shameful time within our history and my culture. I look forward to reading future books written by this author.

Do you ever wonder if there is another world around you, like fairies? Well, that’s exactly what Artemis Fowl thought. Artemis, a twelve year old boy living in Ho Chi Minh City, is out to get one ton of twenty-four carat gold. This book is about the adventure he took. On his way, Artemis takes a book that contains all the secrets to the fairy world and tries to use it against them. He kidnaps a fairy named Holly, and holds her captive. To get her back, the LEPrecon Unit has to hand over the fairy gold he wants. The story continues to be a fight. The dangerous but sneaky fairy and the LEPrecon Unit fight back. They deal with trolls, magical books, five elfin warlocks, and above all a criminal master mind. This story will leave you wanting more.
TKN

It is well weighted and should stay put on most flat dashboards. However, our dash is slanted and curved, and the Garmin attached to the base kept slipping down and never was able to find a place to lay it flat. The total height of the GPS and the base was too high to slip it back onto the dash without it hitting the windshield. What can I tell you? I’s a good base, but for many cars, you’d be better off with the suction cup mount.

Overall this has nice features and easy to use. Has good battery life and the only thing I wish that was better is the map feature showing your course. Other wise I am very happy with my purchase