http://the-parkins-review.com Book, Movie, Music and Tech reviews from the Parkins Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:28:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I bought this Sony Bravia TV on a Tuesday, it was delivered by Friday and I have to say I am so happy with it (Amazon UK link on the right, Amazon US link is at the bottom of the page). It is an absolutely brilliant TV, futureproofed (full ... http://the-parkins-review.com/appliance/sony-bravia-tv This week I found our old kettle (from Australia) developed a bit of a post-modern unreliability - a Generation X kettle if you will.  It would heat water (slowly I might add) to about 60 degrees celcius and then switch the internal heater off but NOT flick the manual switch ... http://the-parkins-review.com/appliance/philips-hd4656-22-energy-efficient-kettle I picked up this book in haste from the library, not realising who Nicholas Sparks was. Of course, for all you romantics out there, you know he's the author of books such as “The Notebook” and “A Walk to Remember” and other such love stories that I usually avoid! ... http://the-parkins-review.com/book/dear-john My husband bought this book for me after reading the buzz about it on the internet. I hadn't heard anything about it, so all I had to go on was the quote on the front cover by Eugene Peterson, “This book has the potential to do for our generation what ... http://the-parkins-review.com/book/the-shack