Reviews by trite

trite says "This is the REAL Red Lobster" about McCormick & Schmick's - Dayton, OH

trite — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:58:50 GMT

I have found it difficult to find restaurants that offer real seafood. It seems everybody serves the requisite salmon, tilapia, and mahi mahi, but rarely can I find restaurants that venture beyond that.

Enter McCormick & Schmick's.

They have a very exentsive wine list, about 10 different types of fish (cod, halibut, walleye, catfish, salmon, mahi mahi, tuna, tilapia, sea bass) served different ways, and a variety of other seafood (such as calamari, shrimp, lobster). The house salad is to die for....leafy greens and arugula with walnuts, cheese, and balsamic vinaigrette. YUM!

The desserts looked wonderful, although I didn't have any of those.

The service was prompt and very courteous. Our waitress had exentsive knowledge of the fish and wine selections. The restaurant was very slow that night, but I am sure it's a waiting list on the weekends.

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trite says "One stop shop for all your retirement needs" about Fidelity Investments www.fidelity.com

trite — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:49:06 GMT

I love Fidelity because you can consolidate all your retirement accounts together. It's easy and intuitive how to use the website. There is online customer support via instant messaging so you don't have to sit on a phone waiting to talk to somebody.

The research tools are great when trying to find stats on a mutual fund or stock. The site also has a feature called Full View. This allows you to register all sorts of accounts (other brokerage accounts, bank accounts, credit card companies, frequent flier / hotel accounts, email, etc.) so all account balances can be centralized. It can be refreshed to allow you single point access to all your financial information in one spot.

The reporting / history functions for your accounts is also great. You can get up to the day balance info and returns, and you can search the history to see recent transactions.

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trite says "It will get you from A to B with no problem." about Chevrolet Cavalier - 2003

trite — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:41:33 GMT

I'm a tall guy, but I found the Cavalier to have good head room if you get the 4 door. Turning the A/C on can pull some power away from accelerating. The car is great on gas mileage, and I have driven it for over 60,000 miles requiring only oil changes and a burned out turn signal light. (Great given the number of fixes most cars have by that many miles.)

If you're in the market for a used car (as they don't make these anymore), it's a very reliable vehicle.

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trite says "The happiest hotel next to the happiest place in the world." about Buena Vista Palace - Orlando, FL

trite — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:36:42 GMT

The hotel is literally across the street from Downtown Disney. I have stayed at this hotel for the past two years for Gay Days at Disney.

The staff is very friendly and open to gays and lesbians. It seems they are excited to have the whole hotel booked by gays and lesbians during the weekend, and many parties at the hotel are planned for the weekend each year. They are also helpful at getting taxis and giving directions to all the events and parties in the area.

The rooms have been completely renovated. Beds, flat screen TV's, marble bathroom counter tops, bathroom tiling, etc. There are two pools, hot tub, tennis courts, and volleyball area. The hotel is situated on Lake Buena Vista, and the views are great.

The hotel can be a little expensive for the average vacationer, but it's definitely a good value.

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trite says "Hands down, the best phone. Period." about Samsung - A900M Cell Phone

trite — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 01:25:59 GMT

The Samsung A900M is the second version of the A900. Instead of a metal casing, it has a more plastic composite one, allowing for better reception.

The phone has a very large color LCD. The main screen is1.78" x 1.53" and has 262K colors over 240 x 320 pixels. It's great for watching streaming video or live tv on the Sprint PCS Power Vision Network.

There is also a music player for your mp3's, although the space is limited to about 45 mb. The phone is durable, as I have dropped it a few times. The casing does scratch kinda easily.

If you are using all the features, the phone battery will last about a day. You can surf the web, make calls, text, watch tv online, Bluetooth, play games, etc.

I think the phone is great. It almost the same size as the Razr, however you get a much faster internet connection, better colored LCD screen with much, much higher resolution, and the phone's software is more intuitive.

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