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In 1887, a spirited group of groundhog hunters from Punxsutawney dubbed themselves “The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.” One member of the club was an editor of Punxsutawney’s newspaper. Using his editorial clout, he proclaimed Punxsutawney Phil, the local groundhog, to be the one and only official weather prognosticating groundhog. He issued this proclamation on, appropriately enough, Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil’s fame began to spread, and newspapers from around the globe began to report Punxsutawney Phil’s Groundhog Day predictions. Today, 20,000 fans come to Punxsutawney on Groundhog Day to experience this unique—and fun—tradition. For more information about the evolution of Groundhog Day and the story of Punxsutawney Phil, visit Punxsutawney’s official Groundhog site. http://www.groundhog.org/
–>Will the Groundhog catch his Shadow? Find out! –> Watch it live here - http://groundhog.visitpa.com/expandedcam.html Here you can see Phil’s year round home at the Groundhog Zoo - http://groundhog.visitpa.com/zoocam.html

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We’re getting dumped on as I write this.

We had a good snowfall about 2 weeks ago, give or take, but it was nothing like this and we still have a lot more snow coming.  This could be called the first official snow storm of the winter, except it isn’t winter yet. 

This is fall weather. 

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I haven’t been blogging here in a while.  It’s a long, boring story that basically boils down to a lack of time for quite a while.

Anywho…

I got me a big ass remote today and I just had to post it.  This thing is so large it made me laugh just to look at it and I decided then and there that I was taking it home with me.  The thing only cost me $15 and it will provide me with years of entertainment in the form of a good laugh every now and then.  It was probably the best $15 I ever spent. 

It’s a universal remote, so I can control more than one piece of equipment with it.  Big remote for big jobs, I suppose.

It’s a good thing I don’t have to feed it. 

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Looking for some dinner ideas?

http://www.chefs.com/recipes/default.aspx

We’re always looking for new things to eat at my house.  Every night, it’s the same thing…

“What’s for dinner?”

“I don’t know.”

“What do we have?”

“Chicken, Beef, Fish.”

“So, what’s for dinner?”

“I don’t know.”

Thankfully, there are places like this out there.  Lots of ideas to make that chicken special and that beef sing.    And, there’s lots of recipies for freaks who like vegetables too. 

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There are a number of different colleges out there with vastly different academic programs.  How do you choose the right one for you?

There are a number of questions to ask yourself.  How much can you afford to spend?  How much of your education will be subsidized?  Is the college of your choice one of the best in your field of study?  Will you be taking your courses in class or online?  Do graduates of the college become successful after graduation?  Make sure you answer these questions while looking for your college.

http://www.tca.edu/

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One of the questions facing us webmasters is the question of where to get a good free merchant account.  There are a number of places to find this information.  But, be careful when looking around.  Do you need terminal processing capabilities?  Do you need to accept credit card transactions over the telephone or on the internet?  Do they have good rates?  Are there any hidden fees or setup costs? 

These are just a few of the questions you should be asking yourself when looking for a credit card merchant account online.  Do your homework and choose one that suits all of your needs.

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I just went through a major computer network overhaul.  Well… it’s pretty major for my home. 

It’s been a while since I have been able to add any systems to my home network and my server crashed a while ago.  That left me with no backups of my data so it was great to finally get my hands on some used computer gear.  The price (free) was right, too. 

So, now I have a functional server again with a decent sized hard drive so that I can backup my data across the network while I sleep. 

I managed to piece together another workstation too so there will be less waiting to use a computer at my house.  That’s always a good thing!

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Things sure are better than when I was a kid.  TV shows for kids are better.  Video games are better.  Movies are better, by leaps and bounds.  Even bowling balls are better.    Some of those bowling balls are pretty cool, actually.  Bowling shoes haven’t changed much, though, since I was a kid. 

I was thinking about this, even more, recently, because the lease was up on my old minivan.  Yes.  It was getting close to that dreaded time again… time to renegotiate a new lease for a new vehicle.  I despise the entire process.  The dealership applies pressure through their sales tactics.  I counter with pressure to keep the price as low as possible.  But, we finally agreed on a price, putting me (and my family) into a new minivan.  The thing has satellite radio for me and a DVD player for my kids.  The DVD player has 30 video games built into it!  It’s great! 

I remember long trips when I was a kid.  All we had was “I spy…”. 

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Are you looking for an attorney directory?

I found this one while cruising around the net.  It’s well organized and complete with the addresses and telephone numbers of thousands of attorneys all across America.  This is not your average web directory filled with useless links, either.  You can actually use the information in this directory.  The lawyers are organized by state, city and the type of practice that they operate.  Handy info to have in a jam. 

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I have heard of all kinds of remedies for hiccups (hiccoughs).  I have been told to hold my breath.  I’ve been advised to breathe into a paper bag.  Drink a glass of water, I’m told.  Or, stand on your head.  Then, there is always the person who tries to scare the shit out of you.  The scaring thing sometimes works, but not nearly always.

A hiccup, as defined by Google: “A hiccup is an involuntary spasm of the diaphragm; typically this repeats several times a minute until some home remedy is applied. The sudden rush of air into the lungs causes the glottis to close, creating the ‘hic’ noise.”

The one remedy that I have found the most success with is to take long, slow, deep breaths for a few minutes.  It can sometimes take up to five minutes, but it usually works within 2 or 3 minutes for me.  This usually does the trick.  This is the method I always use to cure the hiccups when I get them.  This makes perfect sense to me because your diaphragm is in spasm and the slow, deep breaths are calming the diaphragm down and resetting it to a more natural rhythm.

The problem with telling people this, is that most people try it for 30 seconds and proclaim it a failure because they didn’t have the patience to stick with it.  So, next time you get the hiccups, give it a try and give it time.  You’ll probably get rid of them within a few minutes.

If you’ve tried this method and it works (or even if it doesn’t), please leave a comment here and let myself and others know about it.

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