<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><title>ReviewsByRachael.com</title><updated>2010-03-10T10:58:13Z</updated><id>http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/atom.aspx</id><link href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/atom.aspx" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" /><generator uri="http://app.onlinequickblog.com/" version="2.0">Quick Blogcast</generator><entry><title>Pimp My Container - Business Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2010/02/05/pimp-my-container--business-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2010-02-05:6407da8c-b63d-4c53-bdc4-b7529b27ae06</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Business Reviews" /><updated>2010-02-05T07:31:00Z</updated><published>2010-02-05T07:31:00Z</published><content type="html">See &lt;A href="http://www.pimpmycontainer.com"&gt;www.pimpmycontainer.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Affordable housing for the masses that is Green. Perfect also for disaster victims like in Haiti. Check out this website. This CAN and WILL make a difference in the lives of others.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Cracker Barrel - Lincoln, NE - Restaurant Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2010/01/24/cracker-barrel--lincoln-ne--restaurant-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2010-01-24:3ac40589-5a94-4bf8-af58-1130b542c624</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Restaurant Reviews" /><updated>2010-01-25T05:48:00Z</updated><published>2010-01-25T05:48:00Z</published><content type="html">&lt;H3 class="post-title entry-title"&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Cracker Barrel Old Country Store &amp;amp; Restaurant&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Rating: 4 out of 5 STARS!!!&lt;BR&gt;6700 North 27th Street&lt;BR&gt;Lincoln, NE 68521&lt;BR&gt;(402) 476-4901&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.crackerbarrel.com/"&gt;&lt;FONT color=#445566 size=2&gt;www.crackerbarrel.com&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Our table dined on the home-style chicken special and the lemon-grilled trout. Both meals were served fresh and tasted wonderful down to the last morsel on the plate. The prices were reasonable, the staff are friendly and check on you often, and the restaurant is clean. I highly recommend this restaurant for delicious home-cooked food. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;After your dining experience, take a look at the country store for gift ideas or to satisfy your sweet tooth. You will find a variety of goodies here!!&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Submitted by: Brad &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Jalapeno Tree - Mesquite, TX - Restaurant Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2010/01/23/the-jalapeno-tree--mesquite-tx--restaurant-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2010-01-16:cdae8a75-c185-4ba5-833f-2a35364e22c9</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Restaurant Reviews" /><updated>2010-01-17T05:26:00Z</updated><published>2010-01-17T05:26:00Z</published><content type="html">Jalapeno Tree&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt; 3 1/2 out of 5 STARS!!!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;1530 North Peachtree Road&lt;BR&gt;Mesquite, TX 75149&lt;BR&gt;972-329-9560&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.jalapenotree.com/"&gt;www.jalapenotree.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The atmosphere at the Jalapeno Tree is quaint and casual. The waitstaff were friendly, prompt, and very attentive. I enjoyed the salsa, guacamole, chips, and enchiladas. Our group dined on a variety of food and found all the dishes to be delicious. If you enjoy the flavors of Tex-Mex, this will be a place to visit in the near future.&amp;nbsp; The menu pricing is very affordable and the portions are satisfying. Vanilla ice cream is offered for dessert at the end of the meal, a special delight for the children in your party.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I recommend the Jalapeno Tree for your future mexican cuisine when you are in the Mesquite area. </content></entry><entry><title>Gazeebo Burger - Plano, TX - Restaurant Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2010/01/11/gazebo-burger--plano-tx--restaurant-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2010-01-10:b5fcff37-a959-422d-ba73-eb8662980331</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Restaurant Reviews" /><updated>2010-01-10T20:56:00Z</updated><published>2010-01-10T20:56:00Z</published><content type="html">Gazeebo Burger&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;4&amp;nbsp;out of 5 STARS!!!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;6009 West Parker Road&lt;BR&gt;Plano, TX 75093&lt;BR&gt;972-378-5531&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.gazeeboburger.com/"&gt;www.gazeeboburger.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Gazeebo Burger is a charming neighborhood establishment that serves up&amp;nbsp;fresh-off-the-grill burgers&amp;nbsp;and chicken sandwiches. You finish the touches yourself at the condiments &amp;amp; toppings bar. The portions are huge and can easily be shared.&amp;nbsp; The fries are thick and steak-cut with the perfect amount of crisp texture and softness to each bite.&amp;nbsp; You will also find many healthy choices on the menu: salads, veggie burgers, turkey burgers, etc.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;This is a&amp;nbsp;great place to enjoy long conversations with friends or to watch the game as you dine.&amp;nbsp; In the back you will find a mini-arcade area for the kids entertainment, so don't forget to bring your change. I recommend Gazeebo Burger when hunger strikes. Enjoy! </content></entry><entry><title>Classic Chrysler Dodge Jeep - Denton, TX - Business Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2010/01/09/classic-chrysler-dodge-jeep--denton-tx--business-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2010-01-09:d1c35453-6448-44a3-8dff-db73378816d7</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Business Reviews" /><updated>2010-01-09T19:42:01Z</updated><published>2010-01-09T19:42:01Z</published><content type="html">Classic Chrysler Dodge Jeep&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;5 out of 5 STARS!!!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;4984 South I-35 East&lt;BR&gt;Denton, TX 76210&lt;BR&gt;940-498-9800&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.classicofdenton.com"&gt;www.classicofdenton.com&lt;/A&gt; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;H3 class="post-title entry-title"&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;I highly recommend this Denton dealership when shopping for a new vehicle. We had a very pleasurable experience when buying our 2010 Jeep Wrangler. The person that walked us through the process and answered many specific questions about every detail relating to its performance capabilities was the Sales Consultant/Internet Manager, Toronto Spikes. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Toronto is friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable about his company's products. We also spoke with several others and received great customer service from everyone at the dealership, as well as follow-up phone calls and correspondence to ensure our satisfaction. Go see Toronto...you won't be disappointed!!! &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/H3&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Young Chefs Academy - McKinney, TX - Family Entertainment Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2010/01/09/young-chefs-academy--mckinney-tx--family-entertainment-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2010-01-09:02ebc5aa-dab7-4b8f-a8be-5a6d6952b872</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Family Entertainment Reviews" /><updated>2010-01-09T18:19:00Z</updated><published>2010-01-09T18:19:00Z</published><content type="html">Young Chefs Academy&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Rating:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;5 out of 5 STARS!!!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;2107 W. Eldorado Pkwy. #109&lt;BR&gt;McKinney, TX 75070&lt;BR&gt;972-439-9029&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.youngchefsacademy.com/mckinney"&gt;www.youngchefsacademy.com/mckinney&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Young Chefs Academy &lt;/EM&gt;is an outstanding choice for a birthday party, cooking classes, mini-camps, girl scout troop event, school fundraisers, end of&amp;nbsp;season soccer parties, or end of year gatherings.&amp;nbsp; There is a menu full of variety for all different ages, skill levels,&amp;nbsp;and food palette preferences. The academy staff give you instruction, help you to practice kitchen hygiene and cooking safety, and help you to prepare delicious food for the group.&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;At the end of the party, the staff will assist the birthday child opening the presents, write down the list of guests to thank for which items, serve the birthday treat, and deliver the goodie bags to each child in attendance.&amp;nbsp; I highly recommend &lt;EM&gt;Young Chefs Academy &lt;/EM&gt;for your next gathering of girls, and/or boys, that enjoy food creations that are their own. Bon Appetit.</content></entry><entry><title>Omar A. Colon, M.D. - Physical Medicine &amp; Rehabilitation - Doctor Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2010/01/06/omar-a-colon-md--physical-medicine--rehabilitation--doctor-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2010-01-06:f6e8b768-2081-45b8-a10c-cc611d972ec1</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Doctor Reviews" /><updated>2010-01-06T21:55:00Z</updated><published>2010-01-06T21:55:00Z</published><content type="html">Neurospine Surgical Consultants&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;5 out of 5 STARS!!!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;6160 Windhaven Parkway #200&lt;BR&gt;Plano, Texas 75093&lt;BR&gt;972-378-6908&lt;BR&gt;www.neurospinesurgical.com&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;We met with Dr. Colon today at his office on Windhaven. He has been taking excellent care of my mother-in-law in a rehab hospital for her back, knee, and hip issues over the last several weeks. He is a very compassionate, attentive, and hands-on doctor that truly serves you to the best of his ability and truly cares about his patients, not just the bottom line.&amp;nbsp; He has a wealth of knowledge to offer you and explains everything so that you'll have a clear and complete understanding.&amp;nbsp; He exhibits&amp;nbsp;patience with you when asking numerous questions and is not trying to escape your concerns and dart out of the office with a 5 minute visit.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;He&amp;nbsp;graduated medical school from Ponce in Puerto Rico and did his residency in his specialty field from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;He is Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and is a member of the American Academy of Pain Medicine, American Association of Academic Physiatrists, Physiatric Association of Spine, Sports and Occupational Rehabilitation, and the North American Spine Society.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;I highly recommend Dr. Omar A. Colon for all your physical medicine and rehabilitation needs. </content></entry><entry><title>Salad Creations - Frisco, TX - Restaurant Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2010/01/07/salad-creations--restaurant-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2010-01-05:694a255d-adab-4f30-9d07-053930397867</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Restaurant Reviews" /><updated>2010-01-05T19:19:00Z</updated><published>2010-01-05T19:19:00Z</published><content type="html">Salad Creations&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;4 out of 5 STARS!!!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;5404 Preston Rd. #100&lt;BR&gt;Frisco, TX 75034&lt;BR&gt;214-872-2422&lt;BR&gt;www.saladcreations.net&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Salad Creations &lt;/EM&gt;is a new healthy choice restaurant located in Frisco, Texas on Preston Rd. They offer soups, salads, wraps, paninis, cookies, bottle water and fountain drink beverages. They create a salad for you and dress it with all you desire. You pick the ingredients that you "throw-in" and how many toppings, the portion size, the dressing, type of lettuce mixture, etc. I found it quite refreshing to be surrounded by only positive, healthy food without the interference of negative aromas filling the restaurant.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;I ordered a jr. salad and bottle of water and was quite satisfied with the flavor and the fullness that I achieved. The prices are about what you'd find on any menu for a salad.&amp;nbsp; I spent at total of $8 and I had 4 "throw-ins".&amp;nbsp; There were&amp;nbsp;only two things I was disappointed in:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;the choice I made for my dressing and that they do not have a drive-thru option. I chose the raspberry vinaigrette, and while I wanted something different than I normally would get, I am not a fan of raspberry.&amp;nbsp; I highly recommend this restaurant for you and your family to participate in a healthy lifestyle.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;FYI:&amp;nbsp; Delivery available at select locations. Order online for take-out and catering.</content></entry><entry><title>It's Complicated Movie Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/12/31/its-complicated-movie-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-12-31:603c471b-b0f9-4b72-9bbe-9dc489dab589</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="New Movie Reviews" /><updated>2009-12-31T20:30:00Z</updated><published>2009-12-31T20:30:00Z</published><content type="html">&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.fandango.com/itscomplicated_126538/moviephotosposters?ImageId=241187" cof_wrapped="true"&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 156px; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 230px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" id=moviePosterControl_PosterImage24 alt="Poster art for &amp;quot;It's Complicated.&amp;quot;" src="http://images.fandango.com/r82.3/ImageRenderer/156/230/images/no_image_156x230.jpg/126538/images/masterrepository/fandango/126538/itscomplicatedposter2.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;DIV class=info-content&gt;Release Date:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; December 25, 2009&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;R - &lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;4 out of 5 STARS!!!!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Genre:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Director:&amp;nbsp; Nancy Meyers&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline"&gt;Cast&lt;/SPAN&gt;:&amp;nbsp; Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin,&amp;nbsp;John Krasinski,&amp;nbsp;Rita Wilson,&amp;nbsp;Mary Kay Place,&amp;nbsp;Alexandra &lt;BR&gt;Wentworth,&amp;nbsp;Lake Bell,&amp;nbsp;Nora Dunn, Hunter Parrish,&amp;nbsp;Zoe Kazan,&amp;nbsp;Caitlin Fitzgerald,&amp;nbsp;Bruce Altman,&amp;nbsp;Robert &lt;BR&gt;Curtis Brown,&amp;nbsp;Emjay&amp;nbsp;Anthony, and more.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&lt;BR&gt;It's Complicated&lt;/EM&gt; shows you a glimpse of the maneuvering that&amp;nbsp;people go through as they navigate the separation of a family. The additions and subtractions can be quite difficult to manage, even after a long period of time has passed.&amp;nbsp; Laughter filled the audience as they watched this film even though the subject matter can be heavy on one's heart.&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The acting is impeccable thus a recipe for success for &lt;EM&gt;It's Complicated&lt;/EM&gt;.&amp;nbsp; I recommend you see this movie for the&amp;nbsp;entertainment and laughter it will bring you.&amp;nbsp; Happy New Year!!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;WARNING:&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp; Rated R for some drug content and sexuality. &lt;/DIV&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Radio City Christmas Spectacular with the Rockettes @ the Nokia Theatre - Grand Prairie, TX - Family Entertainment Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/12/31/radio-city-christmas-spectacular-with-the-rockettes--the-nokia-theatre-in-grand-prairie-tx.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-12-30:3b819bde-6a3b-471e-ab77-6ff16e685f79</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Family Entertainment Reviews" /><updated>2009-12-31T05:37:00Z</updated><published>2009-12-31T05:37:00Z</published><content type="html">Radio City Christmas Spectacular with the Rockettes&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;4 out of 5 STARS!!!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;@ Nokia Theatre&amp;nbsp;at Grand Prairie&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;1001 Performance Place&lt;BR&gt;Grand Prairie, TX 75050&lt;BR&gt;(972) 854-5050&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The &lt;EM&gt;Radio City Christmas Spectacular with the Rockettes &lt;/EM&gt;show tonight was wonderful and will put you in the Christmas spirit and bring smiles to all ages. The ever-changing decor and illuminated screens were outstanding.&amp;nbsp; The timing of the dance sequences to music coordinated with the rhythm of the steps was superb and masterful.&amp;nbsp; The nativity scene and words were&amp;nbsp;magnificent to hear and experience the true meaning of CHRISTmas publicly.&amp;nbsp; I highly recommend this show for your future holiday season's calendar. This is a must-see family event full of magical Christmas cheer. Enjoy!&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;FYI:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/STRONG&gt; My only disappointment was&amp;nbsp;that I could not take pictures or video of the performances as a keepsake for my kids.&lt;BR&gt;
&lt;DIV class=venue&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/DIV&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Gruene River Grill, Casual River Dining - Restaurant Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2010/01/02/gruene-river-grill-casual-river-dining--restaurant-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-11-28:cde6c050-b4f4-4463-813f-93c1ccfd8d0a</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Restaurant Reviews" /><updated>2009-11-29T03:33:00Z</updated><published>2009-11-29T03:33:00Z</published><content type="html">Gruene River Grill&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;4 out of 5 STARS!!!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;1259 Gruene Road&lt;BR&gt;New Braunfels, TX 78130&lt;BR&gt;830-624-2300&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.gruenerivergrill.com/"&gt;www.gruenerivergrill.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;After a little shopping in this touristy area, we set out to find a restaurant that could&amp;nbsp;seat a&amp;nbsp;large group together at one table and stumbled upon&amp;nbsp;the &lt;EM&gt;Gruene River Grill.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/EM&gt; Upon arrival, we were seated within 45 minutes, which was great considering&amp;nbsp;the crowds and number of seats needed to accommodate&amp;nbsp;us with no prior reservation, and on a holiday weekend.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;We sat on the upper-level outdoor patio dining area with a scenic view overlooking the river, situated amongst the trees.&amp;nbsp; We observed a deer in his element and enjoyed nature while we waited for our food to be served.&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Our table dined on a variety of things (chicken enchiladas, burgers, chicken strips, salad, chicken pasta, chicken sandwiches, etc.) off the eclectic menu and found everything to be made with fresh ingredients and flavorful. Our waitstaff were friendly and attentive. The menu prices were moderate to high and an 18% gratuity fee was included in the bill but this may not be a regular occurrence, it may only be for large groups.&amp;nbsp;Inside you will find a delightful fireplace and much fancier dining options for your gathering needs.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;I enjoyed&amp;nbsp;this restaurant wrapped up in a rustic setting and recommend it highly when you're in town.</content></entry><entry><title>The Time Traveler's Wife Movie Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/08/17/the-time-travelers-wife-movie-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-08-17:84ad7629-3f14-4d5f-89c2-609e2e1b7134</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="New Movie Reviews" /><updated>2009-08-18T05:35:00Z</updated><published>2009-08-18T05:35:00Z</published><content type="html">&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.fandango.com/thetimetravelerswife_113408/moviephotosposters?ImageId=237070"&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 156px; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 230px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" id=moviePosterControl_PosterImage24 alt="Poster art for &amp;quot;The Time Traveler's Wife.&amp;quot;" src="http://images.fandango.com/r82.3/ImageRenderer/156/230/images/no_image_156x230.jpg/113408/images/masterrepository/fandango/113408/time-travelers-wife-poster.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Release Date:&amp;nbsp; August 14, 2009&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt; R - 3 out of 5 STARS!!!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Genre:&amp;nbsp; Romance, Drama, Sci-Fi&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Director:&amp;nbsp; Robert Schwentke&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;
&lt;DIV class=info-content&gt;&lt;FONT color=#003399&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Cast:&amp;nbsp; Rachel McAdams, Eric Bana,&amp;nbsp;Michelle Nolden,&amp;nbsp;Alex Ferris,&amp;nbsp;Ron Livingston,&amp;nbsp;Stephen Tobolowsky&amp;nbsp;&amp;amp;&amp;nbsp;more.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Anticipation was high based upon the movie trailer, but that was far better than the film itself.&amp;nbsp;&lt;EM&gt;The Time Traveler's Wife&lt;/EM&gt;&amp;nbsp; is a flawed concept movie about time travel woven together with a love story. I found it hard to connect with the characters because of the rewinds and fast-forwards throughout, causing it not to flow well.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;For me this picture&amp;nbsp;was not believable. The ideas are there but did not translate well onscreen, thus it fell short.&amp;nbsp; As much as I enjoy Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana films, I have to give this&amp;nbsp;one a thumbs down.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;script type="text/javascript"&gt;&lt;!--
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src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Funny People Movie Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/08/01/funny-people-movie-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-08-01:61c00bd8-9c8f-4dee-be09-424d9044c4bf</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="New Movie Reviews" /><updated>2009-08-01T22:45:00Z</updated><published>2009-08-01T22:45:00Z</published><content type="html">&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.fandango.com/funnypeople_121079/moviephotosposters?ImageId=237817" cof_wrapped="true"&gt;&lt;IMG style="BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 156px; BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; HEIGHT: 230px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px" id=moviePosterControl_PosterImage24 alt='Poster Art for "Funny People."' src="http://images.fandango.com/r81.4.4/ImageRenderer/156/230/images/no_image_156x230.jpg/121079/images/masterrepository/fandango/121079/funnypeople.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Release Date:&amp;nbsp; July 31, 2009&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; R -&amp;nbsp; &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;3&amp;nbsp;out of 5 STARS!!!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Genre:&amp;nbsp; Comedy, Drama&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Director:&amp;nbsp; Judd Apatow&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Cast:&amp;nbsp; Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, and more.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;EM&gt;Funny People&amp;nbsp;&lt;/EM&gt;takes you on a journey of one man’s life successes and failures both as a comedian and as a person. It explores every facet of his life from his career to troubled relationships to non-existent&amp;nbsp;friendships.&amp;nbsp; The experience makes you feel as though you have been to a comedy club and had a backstage pass.&amp;nbsp; In this film&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN&gt;,&amp;nbsp;one minute you are laughing out loud and at other times, holding back tears.&amp;nbsp; Adam Sandler does a wonderful job in this role!&amp;nbsp; Overall, this is an okay&amp;nbsp;movie, if you can get past the poor language and crude behavior, but&amp;nbsp;drags on for&amp;nbsp;the last 30 minutes.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;WARNING:&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;Rated R for language and crude sexual humor throughout, and some sexuality. &lt;/P&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>The Ugly Truth Movie Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/07/25/the-ugly-truth-movie-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-07-25:006f3130-fd17-4181-a194-6d9065c6fb0f</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="New Movie Reviews" /><updated>2009-07-25T18:19:00Z</updated><published>2009-07-25T18:19:00Z</published><content type="html">&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://www.fandango.com/theuglytruth_115655/moviephotosposters?ImageId=234782" cof_wrapped="true"&gt;&lt;IMG id=moviePosterControl_PosterImage24 style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 156px; HEIGHT: 230px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt='Poster Art for "The Ugly Truth."' src="http://images.fandango.com/r81.4/ImageRenderer/156/230/images/no_image_156x230.jpg/115655/images/masterrepository/fandango/115655/theuglytruth-ps-4.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.fandango.com/theuglytruth_115655/moviephotosposters?ImageId=234782" cof_wrapped="true"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Release Date:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;July 24, 2009&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Rating:&amp;nbsp; R - &lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;4 out of 5 STARS!!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Genre:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Director:&amp;nbsp; Robert Luketic&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Cast:&amp;nbsp;Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Cheryl Hines, John Michael Higgins, Eric Winter, Nick Searcy, Bree Turner, and more.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;EM&gt;The Ugly Truth &lt;/EM&gt;gives both men and women what they want...an enjoyable night out filled with flirty fun and laughter.&amp;nbsp; Butler and Heigl are a great pairing onscreen with their comedic timing and undeniable chemistry, making for a superb romantic comedy that has a far reaching quality beyond the usual "chic flick".&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;This movie is filled with raunchy innuendos, sexually-charged jokes, and sex talk&amp;nbsp;but offers a real story behind these back and forth male-female conversations.&amp;nbsp; These characters will reveal their vulnerability and you will gain insight into why men and women operate the way they do, as you watch&amp;nbsp;them&amp;nbsp;juggle their careers and personal lives.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;I recommend you see &lt;EM&gt;The Ugly Truth&lt;/EM&gt;, it makes for a great date movie and the man in your life won't regret seeing it with you!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;WARNING:&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp; Rated R for sexual content and language.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>My Sister's Keeper Movie Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/07/31/my-sisters-keeper-movie-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-06-30:8ecfefd3-ef29-473f-91e7-fd0994def44b</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="New Movie Reviews" /><updated>2009-06-30T19:53:00Z</updated><published>2009-06-30T19:53:00Z</published><content type="html">&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.fandango.com/mysisterskeeper_98815/moviephotosposters?ImageId=236499" cof_wrapped="true"&gt;&lt;IMG id=moviePosterControl_PosterImage24 style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 156px; HEIGHT: 230px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt="Poster art for &amp;quot;My Sister's Keeper.&amp;quot;" src="http://images.fandango.com/r81.4/ImageRenderer/156/230/images/no_image_156x230.jpg/98815/images/masterrepository/fandango/98815/mysisterskeeper.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;Release Date:&amp;nbsp; June 26, 2009&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; PG-13 -&amp;nbsp;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;5 out of 5 STARS!!!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Director:&amp;nbsp; Nick Cassavetes&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Genre:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Drama&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Cast:&amp;nbsp; Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Sofia Vassilieva, Jason Patric, Alec Baldwin, Evan Ellingson, Heather Wahlquist,&amp;nbsp;and more.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Movies have often meant an escape from reality for people for a few brief hours. In this particular film, you can still escape your problems by seeing how blessed you are not to be in the situation that this family finds themselves&amp;nbsp;in.&amp;nbsp; &lt;EM&gt;My Sister's Keeper &lt;/EM&gt;is an emotionally charged film about a family struggling with life and death choices made for the health and well-being of their oldest daughter.&amp;nbsp; You will see a family dynamic that is woven together delicately but that has deep and long-lasting love and commitment to each other.&amp;nbsp; You will see many powerful performances in this story.&amp;nbsp; Go see this film...it's life changing!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;FYI:&amp;nbsp; Don't forget the tissue!!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;WARNING:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp; Rated PG-13 for mature thematic content, some disturbing images, sensuality, language and brief teen drinking.&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Transformers:  Revenge of the Fallen Movie Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/06/24/transformers--revenge-of-the-fallen-movie-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-06-24:d6ed3968-9168-4b48-bb42-2f2111a2d547</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="New Movie Reviews" /><updated>2009-06-25T00:20:00Z</updated><published>2009-06-25T00:20:00Z</published><content type="html">&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.fandango.com/transformers:revengeofthefallen_111307/moviephotosposters?ImageId=236860" cof_wrapped="true"&gt;&lt;IMG id=moviePosterControl_PosterImage24 style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 156px; HEIGHT: 230px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt='Poster art for "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."' src="http://images.fandango.com/r81.2.3/ImageRenderer/156/230/images/no_image_156x230.jpg/111307/images/masterrepository/fandango/111307/transformers2finalposter.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Release Date:&amp;nbsp; June 24, 2009&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Rating:&amp;nbsp; PG-13 -&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt; 4 out of 5 STARS!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Genre:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Director:&amp;nbsp; Michael Bay&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Cast:&amp;nbsp; Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Megan Fox, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro,&amp;nbsp;and more.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Transformers:&amp;nbsp; Revenge Of The Fallen is exactly what it is made out to be, a summer blockbuster with giant robots destroying everything and each other. Michael Bay's movies aren't made to win &lt;SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1245889322_1&gt;Academy Awards&lt;/SPAN&gt;. They are made to make money for the studios. And based on the amount of robot action in this film, it will do just that. Make&amp;nbsp;money. Lots of it. The visual effects&amp;nbsp;are amazing. The action is crazy. The storyline is better than the first movie, in my opinion. The first movie was more of an introduction to the franchise while keeping the robot aliens hidden from&amp;nbsp;the public. All bets are off in this one. Did I mention there are a lot of robots? The&amp;nbsp;same cast&amp;nbsp;(humans and robots) is back for the sequel with the addition of a lot more robots.&amp;nbsp;The story follows Sam as he goes off to college and&amp;nbsp;becomes inadvertently intertwined with the history of the Cybertronian race of &lt;SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1245889322_3&gt;Autobots&lt;/SPAN&gt; and &lt;SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1245889322_4&gt;Decepticons&lt;/SPAN&gt;. He&amp;nbsp;now possesses information that the Decepticons desperately want. They will stop at nothing to get it, and the Autobots will stop at nothing to protect him and the planet. As with typical &lt;SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1245889322_5&gt;Michael Bay movies&lt;/SPAN&gt;, there&amp;nbsp;are a lot of explosions, comic relief (both verbal and sexual in nature), and carnage. Lots of robot carnage. New enemies emerge. Alliances are tested. Heroes are made. But, the ultimate&amp;nbsp;question is, was revenge successful? Go see it and find out. If, for nothing else, to see giant robots fighting&amp;nbsp;other giant robots. That's what everyone really wants to see.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Submitted by:&amp;nbsp; Brad B. - Texas</content></entry><entry><title>The Proposal Movie Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/06/20/the-proposal-movie-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-06-19:236c3ebc-3b2f-4ef8-a39f-8b01c48aeebb</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="New Movie Reviews" /><updated>2009-06-20T03:28:00Z</updated><published>2009-06-20T03:28:00Z</published><content type="html">&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.fandango.com/theproposal_109504/moviephotosposters?ImageId=213396" cof_wrapped="true"&gt;&lt;IMG id=moviePosterControl_PosterImage24 style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 156px; HEIGHT: 230px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt='Poster art for "The Proposal."' src="http://images.fandango.com/r81.2/ImageRenderer/156/230/images/no_image_156x230.jpg/109504/images/masterrepository/tms/74687/74687_aa.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Release Date:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;June 19, 2009&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; PG-13 -&amp;nbsp;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;4 out of 5 STARS!!!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Genre:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Romantic Comedy,&amp;nbsp;Romance, Comedy&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Director:&amp;nbsp; Anne Fletcher&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Cast:&amp;nbsp; Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Betty White,&amp;nbsp;Denis O'Hare, Malin &lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Akerman,&amp;nbsp;Oscar Nunez, Aasif Mandvi, and more.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The Proposal is a very charming romantic comedy that hands you laughter and tears wrapped in a delightful and &lt;BR&gt;entertaining package that is enjoyable and offers you a brief escape.&amp;nbsp;Although the storyline can be predictable, you &lt;BR&gt;will find&amp;nbsp;a good balance of the unexpected as well.&amp;nbsp;Bullock's fans will not be disappointed as she and her co-star,&lt;BR&gt;Ryan Reynolds, both deliver great comedic performances and capture your heart along the way.&amp;nbsp;Sandra Bullock &lt;BR&gt;reveals an amazing range in the film and you feel the vulnerability and depth of her character.&amp;nbsp;I highly recommend&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;The Proposal&amp;nbsp;for your viewing pleasure! &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;WARNING:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/STRONG&gt; Rated PG-13 for sexual content, nudity, and language. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;!-- sphereit end --&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Mattito's Tex-Mex Cocina - Frisco, TX - Restaurant Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/05/10/mattitos--frisco.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-05-10:3297d2f6-a4d6-4424-97e8-d4e4d056e720</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Restaurant Reviews" /><updated>2009-05-11T04:31:00Z</updated><published>2009-05-11T04:31:00Z</published><content type="html">Mattito's&amp;nbsp;Tex-Mex Cocina&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;3 1/2 out of 5 STARS!!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;6129 Main Street&lt;BR&gt;Frisco, TX 75034&lt;BR&gt;214-872-3411&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.mattitos.com/"&gt;www.mattitos.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;We were looking to experience a new place and&amp;nbsp;decided upon Mattito's Tex-Mex Cocina.&amp;nbsp; As you enter, you will take notice of the festive atmosphere.&amp;nbsp; Many entertainment venues surround this establishment which makes it nice to go on a walk-about&amp;nbsp;and discover many Frisco attractions at your leisure.&amp;nbsp; While it was raining this Saturday evening, I could not enjoy the patio dining but perhaps in the future I will enjoy the view&amp;nbsp;as I dine.&amp;nbsp; Mattito's menu is pulled together from family recipes throughout the years.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Our waitress was very&amp;nbsp;friendly and offered us a complimentary Bob Armstrong when she found out that we had never been here before.&amp;nbsp; Now, if you're like me, you're wondering what she will bring out.&amp;nbsp; I was pleasantly surprised...a Bob Armstrong is a dip...a queso dip with cheese, meat, guacamole, and sour cream -- it was delish!!&amp;nbsp; I highly recommend it. (if you're not a fan of guacamole you'll still enjoy it as my companion did&amp;nbsp;- he's not a guacamole fan at all!)&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;While our waitress was nice, this was not the most attentive service we've experienced and the communication was lacking this night between the wait staff and the kitchen staff thus reflected in the order that was served.&amp;nbsp; Our table dined on the combination fajitas and the chicken enchiladas.&amp;nbsp; The chips were fine but the salsa lacked flavor.&amp;nbsp; A few pros to this place are that it is close to popular entertainment venues such as Pizza Hut Park for concerts and sporting events, the menu is well-priced, and you can enjoy casual dining, private parties, and banquets here.&amp;nbsp;Overall, I would rate this as&amp;nbsp;enjoyable but this was not an overly sensational dining choice.&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;FYI:&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/STRONG&gt; Mattito's does get very busy on weekend nights so be prepared to wait and it may be hard to find a good parking space. </content></entry><entry><title>The Soloist Movie Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/05/10/the-soloist.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-05-10:5cf013fa-f7a8-4483-8115-f5e923e1ea6a</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><updated>2009-05-11T04:25:00Z</updated><published>2009-05-11T04:25:00Z</published><content type="html">&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.fandango.com/thesoloist_116061/moviephotosposters?ImageId=234914"&gt;&lt;IMG id=moviePosterControl_PosterImage24 style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 156px; HEIGHT: 230px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt='Poster art for "The Soloist."' src="http://images.fandango.com/r81.1.1/ImageRenderer/156/230/images/no_image_156x230.jpg/116061/images/masterrepository/fandango/116061/soloist_rated_payoff_final_.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Release Date:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;April 24, 2009&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;4 out of 5 STARS!!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Genre:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Drama, Music, Biography&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Director:&amp;nbsp; Joe Wright&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Cast:&amp;nbsp; Robert Downey, Jr., Jamie Foxx, Catherine Keener, Justin Martin, Meggan Anderson, Halbert Bernal, and more.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Music is interpretative&amp;nbsp;like the mind, it can have the power to transport you to another world like that of a good book and make you feel things the way you never have before. The musician in this piece is obsessed with his love of musical instruments and how they drown out life, people, noises, emotional shortcomings, tragedy in his life, and people judging his efforts.&amp;nbsp; It's like he is drowning and the only thing that can save him is the beautiful instrument that he cares for&amp;nbsp;more than himself. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;He makes love to the music and it becomes his awakening, his comfort, his everything, his life....only in this moment does he feel the calm in his head and with his surroundings.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;This film is moving, thought-provoking, and inspiring.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;It connects with the audience and shows a very real and human side to others, especially those lives you might not have encountered.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;My only complaint is that it tends to drag along in some areas.&amp;nbsp; I think this movie is a must see....Jamie Fox and Robert Downey, Jr. are talented and give powerful Oscar-worthy performances! &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Obsessed Movie Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/05/01/obsessed-movie-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-05-01:016bea31-3bdc-442a-acd8-523159bfa75c</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="New Movie Reviews" /><updated>2009-05-01T20:22:00Z</updated><published>2009-05-01T20:22:00Z</published><content type="html">&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.fandango.com/obsessed_103993/moviephotosposters?ImageId=233307"&gt;&lt;IMG id=moviePosterControl_PosterImage24 style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 156px; HEIGHT: 230px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt='Poster art for "Obsessed."' src="http://images.fandango.com/r80.9.3/ImageRenderer/156/230/images/no_image_156x230.jpg/103993/images/masterrepository/fandango/103993/obsessed-ps-4.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;Release Date:&amp;nbsp; April 24, 2009&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; PG-13&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;4 out of 5 STARS!&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/STRONG&gt; (see Warning below)&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Genre:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Drama, Thriller, Crime&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Director:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Steve&amp;nbsp;Shill&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Cast:&amp;nbsp; Ali Larter, Beyonce Knowles, Idris Elba, Jerry O'Connell, Christine Lahti, Bruce McGill, Matthew Humphreys, &lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; and more.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;While the format for Obsessed has been emulated on screen before, the message this film carries is what draws you in...it serves as a reminder to every man and woman, single or married, that there is a potential for disaster by the mere temptation of an innocent conversation, glance, email, phone call, etc....even the happiest and strongest of relationships&amp;nbsp;can unravel&amp;nbsp;with these seemingly harmless gestures.&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;I thought that Ali Larter and&amp;nbsp;Idris Elba gave strong performances in this movie and that Beyonce Knowles handled herself quite well in this role.&amp;nbsp; This is a provocative thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat as the story unfolds.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;WARNING:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp; Rated PG-13 for sexual material including some suggestive dialogue, some violence and thematic content.&amp;nbsp; I strongly feel it should be rated an R and thus only be seen by those in that age group!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;FYI:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/STRONG&gt; The movie previews shown prior to this film are disturbing, demonic, and very graphic...I highly recommend you miss these previews and get there&amp;nbsp;when it's about to start.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>MiMi's Cafe - Allen, TX - Restaurant Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/04/27/mimis-cafe--allen-tx--restaurant-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-04-27:74578321-23c5-4a09-b9f0-25644ba59d21</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Restaurant Reviews" /><updated>2009-04-28T04:04:00Z</updated><published>2009-04-28T04:04:00Z</published><content type="html">MiMi's Cafe&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;5 out of 5 STARS!!!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;810 W. McDermott Dr.&lt;BR&gt;Allen, TX 75013&lt;BR&gt;214-547-1440&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.mimiscafe.com/"&gt;www.mimiscafe.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;I cannot begin to tell you enough great things about MiMi's Cafe.&amp;nbsp; This is a fantastic breakfast or brunch establishment....very warm and inviting.&amp;nbsp; The outside decor reminds me of a cozy cottage one might find in Holland on perhaps a cobblestone path...very pleasing to the eye and surrounded&amp;nbsp;with beautiful landscaping and patio dining too.&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Our table dined on an outstanding banana chocolate chip muffin and a blueberry muffin, delicious breakfast new potatoes, and wonderful mardi gras omelettes.&amp;nbsp; All of which were extremely fresh, cooked to perfection, and served in large portions.&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The menu is well-priced, the staff are friendly, the ingredients are fresh, and the restaurant is clean.&amp;nbsp; When you are at MiMi's Cafe you will feel as though you are at a relatives house for a meal...comfortable, down home good-cooking.&amp;nbsp; Enjoy!!!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Duplicity Movie Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/03/21/duplicity-movie-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-03-21:e40601f3-9e57-4126-8d9f-28d549165829</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="New Movie Reviews" /><updated>2009-03-22T02:05:00Z</updated><published>2009-03-22T02:05:00Z</published><content type="html">&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.fandango.com/duplicity_115654/moviephotosposters?ImageId=212094"&gt;&lt;IMG id=moviePosterControl_PosterImage24 style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 156px; HEIGHT: 230px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt='Poster art for "Duplicity."' src="http://images.fandango.com/r80.5.7/ImageRenderer/156/230/images/no_image_156x230.jpg/115654/images/masterrepository/tms/67696/67696_aa.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Release Date:&amp;nbsp; March 20, 2009&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; PG-13&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;3 1/2 STARS!&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Genre:&amp;nbsp; Crime, Thriller, Drama&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Director:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Tony Gilroy&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Cast:&amp;nbsp; Julia Roberts, Clive Owen,&amp;nbsp;Paul Giamatti, Tom Wilkinson, Kathleen Chalfant, Dan Daily, Denis O'Hare, and more.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Duplicity is an intriguing film with many layers&amp;nbsp;weaved into the story at hand.&amp;nbsp; The question that remains throughout its entirety is "who's duping who?"&amp;nbsp; You&amp;nbsp;will have to wait until the very end before this is revealed.&amp;nbsp; I found the time sequences annoying due to repeating the same dialogue again and again. While this movie is highly entertaining due to the game being played on-screen by Julia Roberts and Clive Owen, it fails to produce excitement while going full steam ahead.&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;*** WARNING:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rated PG-13 for language and some sexual content. &lt;STRONG&gt;***&amp;nbsp; &lt;/STRONG&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Uncle Julio's Mexican Restaurant - Grapevine, TX - Restaurant Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/02/19/uncle-julios-mexican-restaurant--grapevine-tx--restaurant-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-02-19:78483f6e-85aa-4a3e-bed6-575f62f7e2a8</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Restaurant Reviews" /><updated>2009-02-20T03:39:00Z</updated><published>2009-02-20T03:39:00Z</published><content type="html">Uncle Julio's&amp;nbsp;Mexican Restaurant&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Rating:&amp;nbsp; 5 out of&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;5 STARS!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;1301&amp;nbsp;William D. Tate Ave.&lt;BR&gt;Grapevine, TX&amp;nbsp; 76051&lt;BR&gt;817-416-8416 &lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.unclejulios.com/"&gt;www.unclejulios.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;At Uncle Julio's you are greeted at the door&amp;nbsp;by a bright and&amp;nbsp;festive decor on the exterior of the restaurant.&amp;nbsp; The aroma fills the restaurant to your delight.&amp;nbsp; Many publications have rated Uncle Julio's as one of the best Mexican restaurants in Texas and I most definitely agree - OUTSTANDING!!!&amp;nbsp; From the way the flavors mingle on the plate to the way they marry in your mouth, you'll want to savor each bite as you experience this superb dining choice.&amp;nbsp; You can clearly tell that only the finest ingredients are chosen and served at the peak of freshness.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Our table&amp;nbsp;dined on the&amp;nbsp;&lt;SPAN class=menu_header&gt;Guadalajara plate and the chicken enchiladas with sour cream/queso.&amp;nbsp; We also enjoyed the chips and salsa and a small order of guacamole.&amp;nbsp; The salsa is more of a chipotle/bean/smoky flavor.&amp;nbsp; The guacamole was fresh, creamy and delicious and the chips were thin and crispy. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The customer service was excellent, the restaurant and bathrooms were clean, and if you prefer, they have outdoor patio dining with a warm fireplace.&amp;nbsp; The menu can be a bit pricey but you will be able to find items that are affordable.&amp;nbsp; The only complaint that I would have is that they are in a hard to find location behind other establishments.&amp;nbsp; I highly recommend Uncle Julio's Mexican Restaurant for your dining pleasure.&amp;nbsp; Enjoy!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Gran Torino Movie Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/01/24/gran-tarino-movie-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-01-24:970e04d8-fe1f-4a20-8303-6f8118075cfe</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="New Movie Reviews" /><updated>2009-01-24T17:12:00Z</updated><published>2009-01-24T17:12:00Z</published><content type="html">&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.fandango.com/grantorino_115300/moviephotosposters?ImageId=211624"&gt;&lt;IMG id=moviePosterControl_PosterImage24 style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 156px; HEIGHT: 230px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt='Poster art for "Gran Torino."' src="http://images.fandango.com/r79.9.2/ImageRenderer/156/230/images/no_image_156x230.jpg/115300/images/masterrepository/tms/70032/70032_aa.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Release Date:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;January 9, 2009&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Rating:&amp;nbsp; R -&amp;nbsp;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;5 STARS!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Genre:&amp;nbsp; Crime, Drama&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Director:&amp;nbsp; Clint Eastwood&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Cast:&amp;nbsp; Clint Eastwood,&amp;nbsp;Christopher Carley,&amp;nbsp;Ahney Her, Bee Vang, Brian Haley, Geraldine Hughes, Brian Howe,&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; and more.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Gran Torino is a film about two very different cultures colliding and all the fallout that surrounds this.&amp;nbsp; Friendships are forged between unlikely people and an understanding of each cultures way of life makes for a moving storyline.&amp;nbsp; I, along with the entire packed audience, was in laughter almost the entire movie.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Clint Eastwood delivers an Oscar-worthy performance.&amp;nbsp; At 78, this could quite possibly be one of the best performances of his career.&amp;nbsp;At the end of the movie everyone began to clap, which is rare in theaters.&amp;nbsp; I enjoyed this film and recommend it - not for the crude language but for the story it tells and for the transformation&amp;nbsp;that takes place in the lives of these characters.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;****&lt;FONT color=#ff0000&gt;WARNING:&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;There is crude language, violence, racism, and stereotypical comments, etc.&amp;nbsp;****&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>NYLO Hotel - Plano, TX - Hotel Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/01/24/nylo-hotel-and-lounge-restaurant--club--plano-tx--hotel-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-01-24:8bdee5be-9187-417b-8c7a-e8265bf0fef7</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Hotel Reviews" /><updated>2009-01-24T17:10:00Z</updated><published>2009-01-24T17:10:00Z</published><content type="html">&lt;IMG title="The Nylo Hotel Plano Texas Common Area the Loft" alt="The Nylo Hotel Plano Texas Common Area the Loft" src="http://stylefrizz.com/img/the-nylo-hotel-plano-texas-common-area-the-loft.jpg"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;NYLO Hotel&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Rating &amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;4&amp;nbsp; STARS!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;8201&amp;nbsp;Preston Rd.&lt;BR&gt;Plano, TX&amp;nbsp; 75024&lt;BR&gt;972-624-6990&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.nylohotels.com/plano"&gt;www.nylohotels.com/plano&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The NYLO Hotel is a new property located in Plano, TX just south of Hwy.121 at&amp;nbsp;the corner of Preston Road and Headquarters Drive.&amp;nbsp;It is quickly becoming a favorite of the locals from Frisco, Plano, and the surrounding cities.&amp;nbsp;The exterior does not give you an accurate feel for the inside.&amp;nbsp;Just off the entrance, you will find the restaurant, lounge club, bar area, and meeting spaces&amp;nbsp;filled with modern decor, seating, and tables designed for intimate gatherings and conversation. Here you will also find an enjoyable and relaxing patio courtyard with cool swing seating, outdoor heaters, an outdoor lap pool, lounge beds, and bar area with tables and chairs.&amp;nbsp; These areas would make for an ideal bachelor/bachelorette party, rehearsal dinner, wedding reception, adult birthday party, small company party, or simply to entertain guests in a unique space for any occasion.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The hotel rooms are narrow with New York loft inspired funky urban style with concrete floors and exposed interiors - funtastic!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;We received friendly customer service, a clean hotel and room, and a comfy bed.&amp;nbsp; The experience can be pricey but look for package deals to help make it more affordable.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The NYLO is nearby many attractions, such as:&amp;nbsp; The Shops at Legacy, Stonebriar Mall, Pizza Hut Park, Dr. Pepper Park, and many more venues. </content></entry><entry><title>The Black-eyed Pea - Plano, TX - Restaurant Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/01/17/the-blackeyed-pea--plano-tx--restaurant-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-01-17:9ab2a1ed-ad76-47ed-90f2-cc9d2faed3dc</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Restaurant Reviews" /><updated>2009-01-17T18:13:00Z</updated><published>2009-01-17T18:13:00Z</published><content type="html">The Black-eyed Pea&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; 5 out of&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;5 STARS!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;605 W. 15th St.&lt;BR&gt;Plano, TX&amp;nbsp; 75075&lt;BR&gt;972-423-5565&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.theblackeyedpea.com/"&gt;www.theblackeyedpea.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;When you think of The Black-eyed Pea Restaurant you associate it with down home country cooking and all your favorite comfort foods.&amp;nbsp; The customer service was excellent!&amp;nbsp; The staff at this location are friendly, attentive, and well-trained.&amp;nbsp; Though the inside of the building is not a very exciting decor, the food was delicious!&amp;nbsp; Our table ordered the fried cod, turkey and dressing, and the chicken strips.&amp;nbsp; All of these dishes were very satisfying and&amp;nbsp;served in generous amounts.&amp;nbsp; I was also impressed with the kid's menu and portion sizes for them - an abundant amount&amp;nbsp;of &amp;nbsp;food with a very affordable price tag too!&amp;nbsp; Our waiter listened to our requests and delivered the correct order for all.&amp;nbsp; I highly recommend this restaurant for you and your family.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Yes Man Movie Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/01/15/yes-man-movie-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-01-15:b8dc4763-01d4-4ad2-a7ff-224efa0180e0</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="New Movie Reviews" /><updated>2009-01-15T23:08:00Z</updated><published>2009-01-15T23:08:00Z</published><content type="html">&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/yes_man/"&gt;&lt;IMG title="Yes Man" height=213 alt="Yes Man" src="http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/custom/36/1191436.jpg" width=144&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;Release Date:&amp;nbsp; December&amp;nbsp;19, 2008&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Rating:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;PG-13&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;2 STARS!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Genre:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Comedy&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Director:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Peyton Reed&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Cast:&amp;nbsp; Jim Carrey,&amp;nbsp;Zooey Deschanel,&amp;nbsp;Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins,&amp;nbsp;Rhys Darby, Danny Masterson,&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Sasha&amp;nbsp;Alexander,&amp;nbsp;Molly Sims, Fionnula Flanagan, Terence Stamp, and more.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;I was disappointed&amp;nbsp;in the movie &lt;EM&gt;Yes Man&amp;nbsp;&lt;/EM&gt; - wish I had said No Man!&amp;nbsp; This film was mediocre at best.&amp;nbsp; I found the message to be one of the only redeemable things about this movie - when life has got you down, get back in the game and make things happen for yourself!&amp;nbsp; I&amp;nbsp;expected this movie to&amp;nbsp;be one filled with laughter and an enjoyable adventure but this was not the case.&amp;nbsp; Has Jim Carrey lost his ability for comedy or was the writing&amp;nbsp;material just not there?&amp;nbsp; I found Zooey Deschanel to be kind of charming in a quirky kind of way.&amp;nbsp; The length of this film is 104 mins. - I thought it&amp;nbsp;dragged on a bit.&amp;nbsp; I do not recommend &lt;EM&gt;Yes Man&lt;/EM&gt; for your viewing pleasure!&amp;nbsp; I felt that the trailer leads you to believe that there is more action&amp;nbsp;than there actually is.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;*** FYI:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rated PG-13 for crude sexual humor, language and brief nudity. &lt;STRONG&gt;***&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>W Dallas Victory Hotel - Dallas, TX - Hotel Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/01/09/w-dallas-victory-hotel--dallas-tx--hotel-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-01-09:53c65896-afd3-487a-9e84-2c21a12fc6a4</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Hotel Reviews" /><updated>2009-01-10T01:26:00Z</updated><published>2009-01-10T01:26:00Z</published><content type="html">&lt;SPAN lang=EN&gt; 
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;IMG id=photo_section_3LargeImage title="" alt="" src="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/pub/media/1521/who1521re.53931_md.jpg"&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Ghostbar - Outdoor Terrace&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;W Dallas Victory&amp;nbsp;Hotel&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;3&amp;nbsp;STARS!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;2440 Victory Park Lane&lt;BR&gt;Dallas, TX&amp;nbsp; 75219&lt;BR&gt;877-822-0000&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.whotels.com/"&gt;www.whotels.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;We booked a stay at the W Hotel for an in-town vacation based on a mixture of reviews by our friends.&amp;nbsp; The look of the hotel is beautiful with cool modern elements.&amp;nbsp; The W is situated in a central downtown location that is within walking distance to many hot spots, including the American Airlines Center and Victory Park.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;However, they are lacking good customer service without which guests will not return.&amp;nbsp; If you are parting with this much money per night, you expect not only a quality hotel but also quality service during your stay.&amp;nbsp; Instead, we found stained carpets, couches, staff that were either not trained properly or that do not care about the job they are performing, and unpleasant views of rooftops.&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;This is not a family-friendly hotel.&amp;nbsp; I believe this to be only a place for young single twenty-somethings to come and enjoy the night-life in the area or at the Ghostbar and then head to bed.&amp;nbsp; If this is what you're looking for,&amp;nbsp; I&amp;nbsp;recommend it fully.&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;***FYI:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp; Your room has a 42" flat screen TV but without HD support the picture is horrible.&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I recommend staying below&amp;nbsp;floor 5&amp;nbsp;for better views - Victory Park instead of rooftops.&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Overnight parking is pricey.&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Pool was not great. &lt;STRONG&gt;***&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Submitted by:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Leslie - Plano, TX&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Omni Chicago Hotel - Chicago, IL - Hotel Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/01/05/omni-chicago-hotel--chicago-il--hotel-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-01-05:ccab7287-2a14-4588-91fa-4c82fcaf56d3</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Hotel Reviews" /><updated>2009-01-05T16:12:00Z</updated><published>2009-01-05T16:12:00Z</published><content type="html">&lt;SPAN lang=EN&gt; 
&lt;P&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;IMG id=lgimg1 style="DISPLAY: block" alt="Welcome to the Omni Chicago Hotel" src="http://www.omnihotels.com/upload/images/hotels/chidtn/property_photos/408/chidtn-pro-0.jpg" name=lgimg1&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;Omni Chicago Hotel&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;5 STARS!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;676 North. Michigan Ave.&lt;BR&gt;Chicago, IL&amp;nbsp; 60611&lt;BR&gt;312-944-6664&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.omnihotels.com/"&gt;www.omnihotels.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;I flew into town for a friends wedding and stayed at this great hotel as part of the wedding party accommodations.&amp;nbsp; I found the rooms to be exquisite, clean, and spacious - they are all mini-suites.&amp;nbsp; The&amp;nbsp;banquet hall was beautiful and the food was&amp;nbsp;delicious.&amp;nbsp; This location makes for a great wedding reception venue and was centrally located to many attractions and offered a gorgeous view of Lake Michigan.&amp;nbsp; I recommend this very impressive hotel to you for future events or just when in town on pleasure or business.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The customer service was excellent!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Submitted by:&amp;nbsp; Jesse -&amp;nbsp;NY&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="/cities/chicago/Hotels/30396/p1/t1/Omni_Chicago_Hotel.htm"&gt;&lt;U&gt;&lt;FONT color=#0000ff&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/U&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Snuffers Restaurant &amp; Bar - Plano, TX - Restaurant Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/01/04/snuffers--plano-tx--restaurant-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-01-04:a85861fa-4c01-40b5-ad6f-ee92106f2a5e</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Restaurant Reviews" /><updated>2009-01-05T03:57:00Z</updated><published>2009-01-05T03:57:00Z</published><content type="html">Snuffers&amp;nbsp;Restaurant &amp;amp; Bar&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Rating:&amp;nbsp; &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;3 1/2 STARS!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;2408&amp;nbsp;Preston Rd. #704A&lt;BR&gt;Plano, TX&amp;nbsp; 75093&lt;BR&gt;469-467-9911&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.snuffers.com/"&gt;www.snuffers.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Our dining choice today for lunch was Snuffers in Plano, Texas.&amp;nbsp; On the menu you will find mostly burgers, chicken strips, nachos, quesadillas,&amp;nbsp;and various other&amp;nbsp;dishes to choose from - see their website for the complete menu.&amp;nbsp; Snuffers is well-known for their Cheddar Fries.&amp;nbsp; We ordered the fries as an appetizer and found them to be delicious - they live up to their name and hype.&amp;nbsp; They are served with ranch and you can&amp;nbsp;order&amp;nbsp;them with many toppings as well, such as:&amp;nbsp; bacon, sour cream, jalapeno, etc.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I found the BBQ burger to have an awesome flavor:&amp;nbsp; hamburger and bun filled with cheddar cheese, barbecue sauce, and sweet purple onion.&amp;nbsp; Another person with us ordered the chicken nachos and found them to be good but said that the marinade used on the chicken can be overwhelming after eating a few.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Our waitstaff delivered&amp;nbsp;great customer service and were attentive to our table.&amp;nbsp;The tables were spacious with plenty of elbow room for your dining companions and the prices are moderate.&amp;nbsp; Other than a minor communication problem with a child's order, we enjoyed this restaurant and recommend it to you.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;***FYI&lt;/STRONG&gt;:&amp;nbsp; Most of the food at this place is not&amp;nbsp;healthy&amp;nbsp;for you&amp;nbsp;but does have a few healthy choices to choose from &lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; on the&amp;nbsp;menu.&lt;STRONG&gt; ***&lt;/STRONG&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Movie Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/01/02/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button-movie-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-01-02:9b268c66-fb4b-4e78-bf72-183769b072ff</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="New Movie Reviews" /><updated>2009-01-03T04:45:00Z</updated><published>2009-01-03T04:45:00Z</published><content type="html">&lt;P dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.fandango.com/thecuriouscaseofbenjaminbutton_109351/moviephotosposters?ImageId=231176"&gt;&lt;IMG id=moviePosterControl_PosterImage24 style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 156px; HEIGHT: 230px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt='Poster art for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button."' src="http://images.fandango.com/r80.0.1.2/ImageRenderer/156/230/images/no_image_156x230.jpg/109351/images/masterrepository/fandango/109351/bb_brad_one-sheet_thumb.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Release Date:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;December 25, 2008&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; PG-13&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;5 STARS!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Genre:&amp;nbsp; Drama, Mystery, Romance, Fantasy&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Director:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;David Fincher&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;U&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Cast:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/U&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;Cate Blanchett, Julia Ormond, Brad Pitt, Taraji P. Henson, Faune A. Chambers, Elias Koteas,&amp;nbsp;Donna DuPlantier, Jacob Tolano, Earl Maddox, Ed Metzger, Jason Flemyng, Danny Vinson, David Jensen, Joeanna&amp;nbsp;Sayler,&amp;nbsp;Fiona Hale,&amp;nbsp;Patrick Thomas O'Brien, Danny Nelson, Marion Zinser, Peter Donald Badalamenti II, Paula Gray,&amp;nbsp;Lance&amp;nbsp;E.&amp;nbsp;Nichols,&amp;nbsp;Rampai Mohadi, Troi Bechet, Phyllis Somerville, Elle Fanning, Ted Manson, Clay Cullen, Edith Ivey,&amp;nbsp;Robert Towers,&amp;nbsp;Jared Harris, Sonya Leslie-Shepherd, Yasmine Abriel, Madisen Beaty, Tom Everett, Don&amp;nbsp;Creech, Joshua&amp;nbsp;DesRoches, Christopher Maxwell, Richmond Arquette, Josh Stewart, Ilia Volok, Tilda Swinton, David Ross Paterson,&amp;nbsp;Taren&amp;nbsp;Cunningham,&amp;nbsp;Myrton Running Wolf, Stephen Taylor, Devyn A. Tyler, Adrian Armas, Wilbur Fitzgerald, Ashley Nolan,&amp;nbsp;Louis Herthum, Katta&amp;nbsp;Hules, Rus Blackwell, Joel Bissonnette, Deneen Tyler, Spencer Daniels, Chandler Canterbury,&amp;nbsp;Charles Henry Wyson,&amp;nbsp;Jessica Cropper, Katherine Crockett,&amp;nbsp;Mahershalalhashbaz&amp;nbsp;Ali, and&amp;nbsp;more.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The messages presented in this story can be seen in the eyes of its characters, which reveal their life stories of both lingering sadness and joy from the journey's memories and lives shared through connection with others that have taught them great lessons throughout their years.&amp;nbsp; Some are filled with regret while others are filled with happiness spread over a lifetime.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;We all share our lives with someone whether it be a parent, a sibling, a grandparent, a child, or a friend but are we paying attention and listening to the stories of the people that we are surrounded by that can greatly impact us for years to come.&amp;nbsp; This movie focuses on relationships - no matter how long or short they are -- each brings unique experiences, special moments, worth while conversations, and teaching/learning experiences from which we encounter along life's course and trials that occur.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The Curious Case of Benjamin Button&amp;nbsp;teaches us that we are all special and that different does not have to be a bad thing.&amp;nbsp; We touch the lives of others just by being the person that we were designed to be -- you just have to find the hidden treasures in yourself and others that are everywhere if we would look with our eyes and hearts&amp;nbsp;wide open.&amp;nbsp; We don't get to choose our circumstances, in this tale it is age in reverse, but we do get to choose our outlook and how to see the good and turn it into something positive.&amp;nbsp; Do not discount anyone and give up on them because our Creator has a plan for them and in this case, Benjamin was a blessing to another even though his family did not see that in him when he was a baby.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;I enjoyed this film and&amp;nbsp;will recommend it to others, even with it being a long film.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;You will find the cast to be incredible.&amp;nbsp; Both Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett deliver amazing performances, as well as all the portrayer's of the character, Benjamin Button.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;*** FYI:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Rated PG-13 for brief war violence, sexual content, language and smoking.&lt;STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Make sure you get some snacks on the way&amp;nbsp;so you can settle in for a while. &lt;STRONG&gt;***&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Happy New Year 2009</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2009/01/01/happy-new-year-2009.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2009-01-01:f45a7747-e013-4b52-81e9-68e62b3cea90</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Welcome" /><updated>2009-01-01T19:25:00Z</updated><published>2009-01-01T19:25:00Z</published><content type="html">&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;BR&gt;May your dreams come true in 2009 and may you be blessed beyond measure as the new year unfolds!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;May&amp;nbsp;you enjoy the journey that lies ahead - HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;With Love,&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Rachael&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>OmniTheater, An IMAX dome - Ft.Worth Museum of Science &amp; History - Ft.Worth, TX - Family Entertainment Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2008/12/30/omnitheatre--ft-worth-tx--family-entertainment-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2008-12-30:427a2c77-8f4b-41ee-a134-901811692233</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Family Entertainment Reviews" /><updated>2008-12-31T04:50:00Z</updated><published>2008-12-31T04:50:00Z</published><content type="html">OmniTheater&amp;nbsp;An IMAX dome at the&amp;nbsp;Ft. Worth&amp;nbsp;Museum of Science &amp;amp; History&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;4 STARS!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;1501 Montgomery St.&lt;BR&gt;Ft. Worth, TX&amp;nbsp; 76107&lt;BR&gt;817-255-9300&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.ftmuseum.org/omni"&gt;www.ftmuseum.org/omni&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;At the OmniTheater (IMAX) it feels as though you are placed in the film and become highly involved from the onset of the story.&amp;nbsp; With the dome shaped screen that surrounds you it offers a very&amp;nbsp;unique experience&amp;nbsp;for various films:&amp;nbsp; ocean life, animals in their natural habitat, nature, stars and laser light shows, travel, and high-speed films like skydiving and&amp;nbsp;rollercoasters just to mention a few.&amp;nbsp; These&amp;nbsp;are the ones that are made especially for IMAX screens and are the best fit&amp;nbsp;for your&amp;nbsp;viewing pleasure&amp;nbsp;inside the Omni.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The stadium seating places&amp;nbsp;you more upright than other types of theaters and leaves little to no&amp;nbsp;leg room.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;While viewing&amp;nbsp;you are tilted back in an almost lying down&amp;nbsp;position to view the movie and you may experience dizziness&amp;nbsp;due to your surroundings and equilibrium being off.&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;I have experienced and loved many films here at the Omni over the years but did not fully enjoy the one I saw this afternoon - Polar Express.&amp;nbsp; While I found the story okay, I did not care for it in this particular format.&amp;nbsp; I believe Polar Express is better suited for the movie theater screen rather than an IMAX dome screen due to the overwhelming motion of the train, loudness, and scenery as well as a more comfortable viewing looking forward at a flat-screen version.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;I highly recommend the OmniTheater for unique and fun experiences.&amp;nbsp; Enjoy!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;***FYI:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/STRONG&gt; I do not recommend this particular style of theater for toddlers, older seniors, or people with motion sickness.&amp;nbsp;The surround&amp;nbsp;sound can get loud and the walkways throughout the seating area are narrow and difficult to&amp;nbsp;navigate.&amp;nbsp;Currently, the Science Place and Museum&amp;nbsp;are under renovation&amp;nbsp;but the Omni is showing films daily&amp;nbsp;- check for&amp;nbsp;specific&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;times.&amp;nbsp; When everything reopens check out the other sites here as well and make a day of it.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Concession stands are located inside for your convenience.&amp;nbsp;&lt;STRONG&gt;***&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Currently showing:&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Polar Express through January 4, 2009&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Ride Around The World January 5 through February 8, 2009&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Deep Sea through May 22, 2009 &lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Dinosaurs Alive through March 22, 2009 &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Romano's Macaroni Grill - Ft. Worth - Restaurant Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2008/12/30/romanos-macaroni-grill--ft-worth--restaurant-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2008-12-30:174d8eec-dd45-4376-a42e-beb0fb3448aa</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Restaurant Reviews" /><updated>2008-12-31T04:47:00Z</updated><published>2008-12-31T04:47:00Z</published><content type="html">Romano's Macaroni Grill&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;4 STARS!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;6300 North Freeway&lt;BR&gt;Ft. Worth, TX&amp;nbsp; 76137-2922&lt;BR&gt;817-306-9722&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.macaronigrill.com/"&gt;www.macaronigrill.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Today we dined at this Romano's Macaroni Grill for the first time and found it to be delicious.&amp;nbsp; Our table&amp;nbsp;had the&amp;nbsp;chicken cannelloni, chicken fingers, macaroni and cheese, and the&amp;nbsp;Carmela's chicken rigatoni.&amp;nbsp; All the dishes mentioned were excellent as well as our waitress, Jessica.&amp;nbsp; She was prompt and courteous.&amp;nbsp; The restaurant was clean and not overly crowded this afternoon.&amp;nbsp; I highly recommend this particular location when you are in the area.&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Christmas in the Square - Frisco, TX - Family Entertainment Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2008/12/21/christmas-in-the-square--frisco-tx--family-entertainment-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2008-12-21:6de1804b-211f-4e6b-86cb-470e584ac1a7</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Family Entertainment Reviews" /><updated>2008-12-21T06:25:43Z</updated><published>2008-12-21T06:25:43Z</published><content type="html">&lt;SPAN lang=EN&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN&gt; 
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT size=2&gt;Christmas in the Square&lt;/FONT&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;5 STARS!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN&gt;George A. Purefoy Municipal Center and Frisco Square&lt;BR&gt;Frisco, TX 75034&lt;BR&gt;(Main Street across from Pizza Hut Park)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;The 2008 Christmas in the Square is t&lt;/SPAN&gt;he largest choreographed holiday lights display set to&amp;nbsp;music&amp;nbsp;in Texas.&amp;nbsp; Come and join in the merry main street festivities&amp;nbsp;outside or from the warmth of your vehicle.&amp;nbsp; You are sure to leave filled with the Christmas spirit if you were not before now.&amp;nbsp; This year promises to be even better than previous years filled with many activities for the family on various nights throughout the season:&amp;nbsp; carriage rides, a snow slide, and Santa just to name a few.&amp;nbsp; The holiday cheer begins on November 28, 2008 and will continue each evening from 5:30 pm-10:00 pm through January 1, 2009.&amp;nbsp; Check out &lt;A href="http://www.friscosquare.com/events"&gt;www.friscosquare.com/events&lt;/A&gt; for&amp;nbsp;more information about specific activities on which dates.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;I highly recommend you visit&amp;nbsp;Christmas in the Square in Frisco, Texas with your family during the holidays.&amp;nbsp; The kids and parents enjoy the splendor of the lights and all the trappings.&amp;nbsp; We saw the display when it was quite cold outside and do recommend wearing your winter gear so that you can stay and observe the Christmas scenery as long as you like&amp;nbsp;without being interrupted due to the cold temperatures.&amp;nbsp; Also, right down the street is Frisco's Safety Town where you can walk through and see the mini-town all lit up&amp;nbsp;as well -&amp;nbsp;this one ends at&amp;nbsp;9 pm - make a night of it.&amp;nbsp; Enjoy!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Four Christmases Movie Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2008/12/14/four-christmases-movie-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2008-12-14:a0e63870-b423-4fc0-8958-b212eeb803b1</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="New Movie Reviews" /><updated>2008-12-14T22:12:00Z</updated><published>2008-12-14T22:12:00Z</published><content type="html">&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.fandango.com/fourchristmases_111154/moviephotosposters?ImageId=228714"&gt;&lt;IMG id=moviePosterControl_PosterImage24 style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 156px; HEIGHT: 230px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt='Poster Art for "Four Christmases."' src="http://images.fandango.com/r80.0.1/ImageRenderer/156/230/images/no_image_156x230.jpg/111154/images/masterrepository/fandango/111154/fourchristmases-ps-1.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Release Date:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; November 26, 2008&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; PG-13&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;3 1/2 STARS!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Genre:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Comedy, Romance&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Director:&amp;nbsp; Seth Gordon&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Cast:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Reese Witherspoon, Vince Vaughn,&amp;nbsp;Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Jon Voight, Jon Favreau, Mary&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Steenburgen,&amp;nbsp;Dwight&amp;nbsp;Yoakam, Tim McGraw, Kristin Chenoweth, Katy Mixon, Colleen Camp, Jeanette &lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Miller, Jack Donner, Steve&amp;nbsp;Wiebe, and more. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;I was pleasantly surprised with&amp;nbsp;Four Christmases as I had&amp;nbsp;fairly low expectations for this film and for the chemistry between Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon.&amp;nbsp; The audience was filled with laughter most of the movie.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;The story revolves around dysfunctional families - a storyline most will be able to relate to.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Four Christmases is all slapstick comedy but it is&amp;nbsp;hilarious!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;While comedic timing and delivery are not Witherspoon's strong suit, it is not a disaster!&amp;nbsp; Vaughn does what he is best at - being Vaughn.&amp;nbsp; You will find many Oscar winning actors involved in this movie playing supporting roles but delivering strong performances worthy of notice while doing so.&amp;nbsp; Overall, this was an enjoyable film and helped to reduce stress this time of year!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;***FYI:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rated PG-13 for some sexual humor and language.&lt;STRONG&gt;*** &lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.fandango.com/fourchristmases_111154/moviephotosposters?ImageId=228714"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>CHRISTmas 2008</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2008/12/05/christmas-2008.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2008-12-05:a9dd2a25-1fe8-472b-81e0-06722c578b40</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Inspirational Messages" /><updated>2008-12-06T03:54:00Z</updated><published>2008-12-06T03:54:00Z</published><content type="html">&lt;DIV class=title&gt;&lt;BR&gt;With 3 weeks before CHRISTmas REMEMBER: &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;JESUS is better than Santa &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Santa lives at the North Pole. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;JESUS is everywhere. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Santa rides in a sleigh &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;JESUS rides on the wind and walks on the water. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Santa comes but once a year &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;JESUS is an ever present help. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Santa fills your stockings with goodies &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;JESUS supplies all your needs. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Santa comes down your chimney uninvited &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;JESUS stands at your door and knocks.. and then enters your heart. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;You have to stand in line to see Santa &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;JESUS is as close as the mention of His name. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Santa lets you sit on his lap &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;JESUS lets you rest in His arms. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Santa doesn't know your name, all he can say is "Hi little boy or girl, What's your name?" &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;JESUS knew our name before we did. Not only does He know our name, He knows our address too. He knows our history and future and He even knows how many hairs are on our heads. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Santa has a belly like a bowl full of jelly &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;JESUS has a heart full of love. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;All Santa can offer is HO HO HO &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;JESUS offers health, help, and hope. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Santa says "You better not cry" &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;JESUS says "Cast all your cares on me for I care for you". &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Santa's little helpers make toys &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;JESUS makes new life, mends wounded hearts, repairs broken homes and builds mansions. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Santa may make you chuckle but &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;JESUS gives you joy that is your strength. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;While Santa puts gifts under your tree &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;JESUS became our gift and died on the tree (and rose from the dead and is a living God today)&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;It's obvious there is really no comparison. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;We need to remember WHO CHRISTmas is all about. &lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;We need to put CHRIST back in CHRISTmas!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;JESUS is still the reason for the season!!!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Merry CHRISTmas 2008 !!!!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Written By:&amp;nbsp; Unknown source - but is true!&lt;/DIV&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Chick-fil-a Restaurants - McKinney, Frisco, and Plano, TX locations - Fast Food/Restaurant Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2008/12/01/chickfila--mckinney-tx--fast-foodrestaurant-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2008-12-01:a3fb8d67-7582-48e7-9a45-c0d3e4a14500</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Restaurant Reviews" /><updated>2008-12-01T19:54:00Z</updated><published>2008-12-01T19:54:00Z</published><content type="html">Chick-fil-a&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Restaurants&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; &lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;5 STARS!&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;BR&gt;(specifically McKinney, Frisco, and Plano, TX)&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;I don't usually write reviews about fast food restaurants but felt compelled to do so because of the great customer service I receive at the Chick-fil-a locations I have been to.&amp;nbsp; I frequent the McKinney, Frisco, and Plano establishments most often.&amp;nbsp; It is very refreshing to find&amp;nbsp;a place of business that has friendly and positive people serving up a smile and good attitude towards the customer in front of them and seem happy to deliver the best possible service to all.&amp;nbsp; It is a true reflection of the owners, staff, training, and team effort involved.&amp;nbsp; I have also witnessed this same outstanding service when it is swamped on school spirit nights.&amp;nbsp; What a great example to set - not just as a business but a great example to follow for people - to remember what it's like to be respectful, nice, considerate of others, and to treat people the way that you would like to be treated yourself - what a difference this could make in the lives of others!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;I commend you Chick-fil-a for serving both food and values to your customers and doing things different - because it's the right way to behave and an awesome benefit - a better world and repeat customers!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</content></entry><entry><title>On The Border Mexican Grill &amp; Cantina - Garland, TX - Restaurant Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2008/11/21/on-the-border-mexican-grill--cantina--garland-tx--restaurant-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2008-11-21:c7bb544b-040e-49f2-95ba-e5a93aa7018a</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Restaurant Reviews" /><updated>2008-11-22T04:08:00Z</updated><published>2008-11-22T04:08:00Z</published><content type="html">On The Border&amp;nbsp;Mexican Grill &amp;amp; Cantina&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&amp;nbsp;4 STARS!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;4970 N. George Bush Frwy.&lt;BR&gt;Garland, TX&amp;nbsp; 75040&lt;BR&gt;972-495-3000&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.ontheborder.com/"&gt;www.ontheborder.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;On this very crowded late evening we were told our wait time would be 40 minutes.&amp;nbsp; An hour later we were finally seated.&amp;nbsp; When dining with children, like we were, an extra 20 minutes can make or break a dinner out with the family.&amp;nbsp; After being tolerant of the situation, I fully expected to salvage the remainder of our time here with good service and food.&amp;nbsp; Luckily, we had an awesome waitress named Megan that began to turn things around for us at this establishment.&amp;nbsp; She was prompt, friendly, attentive, and anticipated our needs without us having to ask.&amp;nbsp; We had a short wait time for the food once the order was placed.&amp;nbsp;We dined on the chicken strips, nachos, flautas, and quesadillas - all were delicious!&amp;nbsp; The restaurant and bathrooms were clean.&amp;nbsp;Overall, a very good place to eat.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;*** FYI:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp; This restaurant has a bar inside and smoking is allowed - separate section - so make sure to mention your seating&amp;nbsp;preference when placing your name on the list with the hostess.&amp;nbsp; It seemed to have a good vent&amp;nbsp;situation here - it did not&amp;nbsp;seem smokey on the non-smoking side.&amp;nbsp; &lt;STRONG&gt;***&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>The Secret Life of Bees Movie Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2008/11/14/the-secret-lives-of-bees-movie-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2008-11-14:f348ae30-07dc-44df-924e-84b5fa892312</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="New Movie Reviews" /><updated>2008-11-15T00:12:00Z</updated><published>2008-11-15T00:12:00Z</published><content type="html">&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;A href="http://www.fandango.com/thesecretlifeofbees_115899/moviephotosposters?ImageId=227716"&gt;&lt;IMG id=moviePosterControl_PosterImage24 style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 156px; HEIGHT: 230px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt='Poster Art for "The Secret Life of Bees."' src="http://images.fandango.com/r79.9.1/ImageRenderer/156/230/images/no_image_156x230.jpg/115899/images/masterrepository/fandango/115899/thesecretlifeofbees-ps-1.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Release Date:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;October 17, 2008&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Rating:&amp;nbsp; PG-13&amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;4&amp;nbsp; 1/2&amp;nbsp; STARS!&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Director:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Gina Prince-Bythewood&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Genre:&amp;nbsp; Drama, Adventure&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Cast:&amp;nbsp; Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, Paul Bettany,&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Hilarie Burton, Tristan Wilds, Nate Parker, Shondrella Avery, Renee Clark, Sharon Morris,&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Nicky Buggs, Jasmine Burk, Emma Sage Bowman, and more.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;During the civil rights movement, a child is connected with her caregiver and searches for the key to her&lt;BR&gt;past after getting into trouble and wanting to stand up for this person that she has come to love like a &lt;BR&gt;mother&amp;nbsp;- regardless of her skin color.&amp;nbsp; The story is layered and brings adventure to the screen as you &lt;BR&gt;uncover the mysteries surrounding her mom's life and truths about herself.&amp;nbsp; She has never felt&lt;BR&gt;love, acceptance, or forgiveness but begins the journey that will ultimately lead her in this direction.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;In this film you will find many Oscar-worthy performances and heartfelt emotions that the audience will&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;identify with.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;EM&gt;The Secret Life of Bees&lt;/EM&gt; delivers an amazing message about love transforming lives.&amp;nbsp; I highly&lt;BR&gt;recommend this movie.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;*** FYI:&lt;/STRONG&gt;&amp;nbsp; Rated PG-13 for thematic material and some violence. &lt;STRONG&gt;***&lt;/STRONG&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>High School Musical 3: Senior Year Movie Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2008/11/09/high-school-musical-3--senior-year-movie-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2008-11-09:c409937b-a0dc-4ac4-a379-3e711d2df81f</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="New Movie Reviews" /><updated>2008-11-10T00:03:00Z</updated><published>2008-11-10T00:03:00Z</published><content type="html">&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;A href="http://www.fandango.com/highschoolmusical3:senioryear_113794/moviephotosposters?ImageId=225494"&gt;&lt;IMG id=moviePosterControl_PosterImage24 style="BORDER-TOP-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-LEFT-WIDTH: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM-WIDTH: 0px; WIDTH: 156px; HEIGHT: 230px; BORDER-RIGHT-WIDTH: 0px" alt='Poster art for "High School Musical 3: Senior Year."' src="http://images.fandango.com/r79.9.1/ImageRenderer/156/230/images/no_image_156x230.jpg/113794/images/masterrepository/fandango/113794/hsmusical3poster2.jpg"&gt;&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Release Date:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;October 24, 2008&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Rating:&amp;nbsp; G - &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;4 STARS!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Director:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Kenny Ortega&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Genre:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Family, Comedy,&amp;nbsp;Musical, Drama,&amp;nbsp;Romance&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Cast:&amp;nbsp; Zach Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Lucas Grabeel, Monique Coleman, &lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Olesya Rulin, Bart&amp;nbsp;Johnson, Alyson Reed, Chris Warren Jr., KayCee Stroh, Jemma McKenzie-Brown,&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; and many more.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;This movie is all fun, fluff, and energy&amp;nbsp;with a simple story about friends and developing relationships thrown in the mix.&amp;nbsp; All of the HSM's have been this generations "Grease" - but more wholesome.&amp;nbsp; It is nice to have movies made that are clean family entertainment and bring positive messages to the audience.&amp;nbsp; I found&amp;nbsp;&lt;EM&gt;HSM3:&amp;nbsp;Senior Year&lt;/EM&gt; to be very charming and to have great&amp;nbsp;choreography throughout.&amp;nbsp; I&amp;nbsp;highly recommend it&amp;nbsp;- the parents will enjoy this film as well!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;SPAN lang=EN&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/SPAN&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Mary Kay Mineral Powder Foundation - Make-up Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2008/11/09/mary-kay-mineral-powder-makeup-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2008-11-09:37e4db34-ec49-4725-8e1a-bf3b268fbd1c</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="New Product Reviews" /><updated>2008-11-10T00:00:00Z</updated><published>2008-11-10T00:00:00Z</published><content type="html">Mary Kay Mineral Powder&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Rating:&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;5 STARS!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;Shade:&amp;nbsp; Ivory 1&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;I was very impressed with Mary Kay's new product line - mineral powder foundation.&amp;nbsp; It comes in various complexion shades.&amp;nbsp; I chose Ivory 1 for my shade preference - an outstanding match for my skin coloring.&lt;BR&gt;I layered my face with&amp;nbsp;liquid-cream foundation first and then applied the mineral powder over it&amp;nbsp;with amazing results! This combination makes for a&amp;nbsp;flawless and complete face.&amp;nbsp; Every blemish is covered and your skin will be radiant, perfectly smooth, and soft.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;I also tried the mineral powder foundation by itself without layering it and&amp;nbsp;the results were&amp;nbsp;a well blended face and great coverage as well.&amp;nbsp; I highly recommend Mary Kay's Mineral Powder Foundations for a beautiful and polished look!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>Peter Piper Pizza - McKinney, TX  (W. University Dr. location)  - Restaurant Review</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2008/11/08/peter-piper-pizza--mckinney-tx--restaurant-review.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2008-11-08:ef7a13a4-d851-4ac9-beec-c0aca08417f6</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="Restaurant Reviews" /><updated>2008-11-09T03:07:00Z</updated><published>2008-11-09T03:07:00Z</published><content type="html">Peter Piper Pizza&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Rating:&amp;nbsp; &lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;FONT size=3&gt;3&amp;nbsp; 1/2&amp;nbsp; STARS!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;2058 W. University Dr.&lt;BR&gt;McKinney, TX 75071&lt;BR&gt;972-540-0909&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Peter Piper Pizza&amp;nbsp;is a fun place to take the kids for&amp;nbsp;pizza, games, and prizes for a birthday party, soccer party, or just to play.&amp;nbsp; The salads here are fantastic and are served in large bowls.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;We had the hand-tossed meat-lovers&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;- I found the pizza and crust to be good -&amp;nbsp;except for the sweet tasting red sauce - I prefer mine unsweet, unless it's&amp;nbsp;a dessert pizza.&amp;nbsp; The arcade area was limited on space and games.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;We dined here on this Saturday night&amp;nbsp;and found it to be crowded and the service&amp;nbsp;slow.&amp;nbsp; The restaurant and bathrooms were clean and the staff were friendly.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;***WARNING: &amp;nbsp;Even though this is a family place, they do&amp;nbsp;serve alcoholic beverages.&amp;nbsp; ***</content></entry><entry><title>My Friend</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2008/11/07/my-friend.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2008-11-07:b12a41cb-c411-45fb-a069-74be3cb43ce3</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGES" /><updated>2008-11-08T04:35:00Z</updated><published>2008-11-08T04:35:00Z</published><content type="html">&lt;P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;FONT color=black&gt;&lt;FONT size=+1&gt;My friend, I stand in judgment now&lt;BR&gt;And feel that you're to blame somehow&lt;BR&gt;While on this earth I walked with you day by day&lt;BR&gt;And never did you point the way&lt;BR&gt;You knew the Lord in truth and glory&lt;BR&gt;But never did you tell the story&lt;BR&gt;My knowledge then was very dim&lt;BR&gt;You could have led me safe to Him&lt;BR&gt;Though we lived together here on earth&lt;BR&gt;You never told me of your second birth&lt;BR&gt;And now I stand this day condemned&lt;BR&gt;Because you failed to mention Him&lt;BR&gt;You taught me many things, that's true&lt;BR&gt;I called you friend and trusted you&lt;BR&gt;But now I learned, now it's too late&lt;BR&gt;You could have kept me from this fate&lt;BR&gt;We walked by day and talked by night&lt;BR&gt;And yet you showed me not the light&lt;BR&gt;You let me live, love and die&lt;BR&gt;And all the while you knew I'd never live on high&lt;BR&gt;Yes, I called you friend in life&lt;BR&gt;And trusted you in joy and strife&lt;BR&gt;Yet in coming to this end&lt;BR&gt;I see you really weren't my friend&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Written By:&amp;nbsp; D.J. Higgins&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/FONT&gt;&lt;/P&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>In His Family</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2008/11/06/in-his-family.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2008-11-06:d995d289-a577-4dab-9f66-13336f669f5b</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGES" /><updated>2008-11-06T21:47:00Z</updated><published>2008-11-06T21:47:00Z</published><content type="html">I was an ordinary girl&lt;BR&gt;Until I met the King&lt;BR&gt;And He adopted me&lt;BR&gt;In His family&lt;BR&gt;And now I can see&lt;BR&gt;He'll never let me go&lt;BR&gt;Because He loves me so&lt;BR&gt;In His Family&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;No more hangin' my head, no&lt;BR&gt;I can lift it way up high&lt;BR&gt;Jesus is the reason&lt;BR&gt;I can look up to the sky&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;And my God, my God is good to me&lt;BR&gt;And my God, my God is good to me&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;He covers me with His love&lt;BR&gt;And He delights in me&lt;BR&gt;And I'm so glad to be&lt;BR&gt;In His Family &lt;BR&gt;And He is in my heart&lt;BR&gt;And He is teaching me&lt;BR&gt;How I will always be&lt;BR&gt;In His Family&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;And if you know that&amp;nbsp;you need Jesus&lt;BR&gt;And that He died for you and me&lt;BR&gt;Give Him your heart and He will&lt;BR&gt;Make you a part of His royal family&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;And my God, my God is good to me&lt;BR&gt;And my God, my God is good to me&lt;BR&gt;Yeah my God, my God is good to me&lt;BR&gt;Yeah my God is good&lt;BR&gt;God's so good to me&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;And my God, my God is good to me&lt;BR&gt;And my God, my God is good to me&lt;BR&gt;Yeah my God, my God is good to me&lt;BR&gt;Yeah my God is good&amp;nbsp; God's so good to me&lt;BR&gt;Yeah my God is good&amp;nbsp; God's so good to me&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Words and Music by:&amp;nbsp; Mike Northcutt &amp;amp; Mike Northcutt Music&lt;BR&gt;</content></entry><entry><title>CHANGE</title><link rel="alternate" href="http://blog.reviewsbyrachael.com/2008/11/05/change.aspx?ref=rss" /><id>tag:blog.reviewsbyrachael.com,2008-11-05:2522ff9e-f90e-4210-9f6c-b7dcc34c4d1b</id><author><name>Rachael</name></author><category term="INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGES" /><updated>2008-11-06T04:17:00Z</updated><published>2008-11-06T04:17:00Z</published><content type="html">&lt;BR&gt;As a nation, we are standing at one of the most crucial crossroads in my lifetime.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;I don't know about you, but it seems that the world we're living in is an unfamiliar one.&amp;nbsp; More and more what the mainstream media and culture refer to as "normal behavior" seems utterly out of touch with everything you and I know is right!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;The truth is you're not out of touch, they are!&amp;nbsp; The Word of God cautions us not to be seduced by the intoxicating attraction of a society that has lost its way.&amp;nbsp; In fact, 2 Timothy 3:1-5 says it this way,&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;EM&gt;But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come:&amp;nbsp; For men will be lovers of themselves,&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; lovers of money...&amp;nbsp;lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;EM&gt;its power.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;And from such people turn away!&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/EM&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Never has there been a time when it is more important for men and women of faith in Christ and belief in the principles of the Word of God to begin&amp;nbsp;to influence our culture for good.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;But how can you and I be influencers of the culture if we don't know what the Bible teaches-and what we must do to turn the tide of an increasingly toxic culture?&amp;nbsp; We must know &lt;EM&gt;what&lt;/EM&gt; the Word says, and we must know &lt;EM&gt;how&lt;/EM&gt; to equip ourselves to resist the magnetic pull of an increasingly secularized&amp;nbsp;society.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Most importantly, we must know how to defend our&amp;nbsp;children from its attraction.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;This is a critical moment in our nation's future.&amp;nbsp; The presidential election has had a lot to say about change, but we know that the only true and lasting change begins and ends with the life-changing truth of God's Word - this is an essential tool in your arsenal against the creeping deception that is so pervasive in our society.&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Written by:&amp;nbsp; Jack Graham October 2008&lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; -&amp;nbsp; Jack Graham PowerPoint Ministries&lt;BR&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;Rachael says this is the change we want - for Christians to stand up and be heard - Get the message out!&lt;/STRONG&gt;</content></entry></feed>