tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37957662323401279262011-07-30T14:07:52.873-05:00An archive of "The most eclectic collection of crap on the internet."Shadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17457092946924051692noreply@blogger.comBlogger791100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795766232340127926.post-81615902694281585402010-08-09T06:59:00.000-05:002010-08-09T07:00:42.973-05:00

Don't scoff until you try it. The other day I decided to make a bowl of turkey salad usinga can of white meat turkey and politely screwed up and gotway way too much mayo in it and needed something to thickenup. Then I remembered I had a few pouches of tuna I was goingto rotate into my Bug Out Bag later and said, Why not?Beleive it or not, it was pretty damned good too... The recipe...One can of

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I noticed the price of Pimento Cheese spread a few daysago and decided it was getting a bit too high for my liking.And I love this stuff!So I did some experimenting the other afternoon...These measurements are approximate..4 ounces of Velveeta or equivalent1/2 cup of finely shredded cheese, I prefer Mexican style3 tablespoons of sliced or finely chopped pimento3 tablespoons of finely chopped

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The darkest hour is not a time of day. It is a matter ofperspective. We all have our own dark hours in our lives.These dark hours are the times when we look at our livesand feel all is lost. Hope is what keeps these times atbay. Hope for a brighter tomorrow or a second chance.Hope is the one thing you should always keep with you. Withouthope there is no life. There is an old maxim among

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Sometimes I get bored and start digging through my rather extensivelist of bookmarks that I have saved over the years and clean outthe dead ones and explore places I had forgotten about. One suchlink was to a free host I was playing with a couple of years agowhile trying to redo the old Steamroom. As I was looking over their list of features I saw that their auto-installer had quite a nice

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Yah yah yah, another one of my rambling blog entries so read atyour own risk… I stumbled across a couple of articles the other day and posted themin the forum that struck me as showing the extremes we have in theU.S. One about a man who entirely gave up money and is living quitehappily in a cave and the other about yuppies paying hundreds ofdollars for clothes and hairdos that make them look

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Saturday our pickup decided it was time to make a nuisance ofitself and stop cold on the side of the highway. We already knewsomething was not quite right when it had trouble getting crankedearlier that morning and was being a pain when we were out doingsome shopping. At first we thought it was bad fuel filter but it checked out justfine. This after I had to push it to a parking spot in the

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Over the last week or more I have had the distinct displeasureof watching the media talking heads drooling over both livingand dead celebrities. Mostly the dead ones… Oh, where to start… ? Farrah Fawcett? Micheal Jackson? Billy Mays? Ruth Madoff, yeah, Iknow she’s neither dead nor particularly famous save for her criminalhusband’s efforts to make Ponzi look like an amateur. As a rule, I

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Allowing guests to post on you site can be a great thing intheory but in practice, not so much. If everyone behavedlike adults and thought before they hit submit things wouldwork out just fine. However, too many people seem to think that being allowedto post comments anonymously gives them the right to beincredibly rude and to bluntly show their butts in public. I’ve tried several times to

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Is it physically possible to be bored out of your skull? I’m not sure but I just looked over and waved at myself. So I’ll assume it is possible… Or sumpin’… At any rate… I’ve gone all this time and not posted much of anything latelyand decided it was time to get off my butt and make some effortat being remotely entertaining, as opposed to being remotelyviewed. In a way I kinda

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It’s a funny thing, normally I am not one much for making randomblog entries with no topic to start with. I guess I am breakingtradition here. So, what to write about tonight? Bitch about the side effects of chemo? Nah… I doubt I’d be thefirst or even the best at that. (Though I may do so anyway later.)Oh yeah and the wonders of having your hair fall out… Gripe that I can’t think about

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I expect people to lie to me as a general thing. We’re lied toas soon as we are able to understand the spoken word. We’re liedto by almost everyone; parents, friends, teachers ,authorities,our governments. Some lies are meant to protect us from painfultruths that we would not want to look at and have to deal with.Some are meant to pull the wool over our eyes so someone cancover their butts for

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I originally created this as a gag auction for eBay justbefore Halloween of 2008. I am publishing it now purelyfor the snigger factor. They started their existence long ago when they were enslavedby greedy men looking to turn a fast buck. Over time they lostthe will to live with their masters and simply ceased to be. Mostwere cast aside like empty shells while others were given burialsby

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The darkest hour is not a time of day. It is a matter ofperspective. We all have our own dark hours in our lives.These dark hours are the times when we look at our livesand feel all is lost. Hope is what keeps these times atbay. Hope for a brighter tomorrow or a second chance.Hope is the one thing you should always keep with you. Withouthope there is no life. There is an old maxim among

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I remember reading and hearing many times about the state ofaffairs during The Great Depression. Mostly what comes to mind isthat people frequently comment that in regards to money it's that itwould buy a lot but that practically no one had any.I look at our current situation and have to admit that people wereactually in a better position generally than their descendants arenow. Back then, a

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Forums are a great way to meet new people that mightbe interested in what you do or that have interests thatyou want to learn more about. They also make a greatway to promote your site.However, there are some, often unwritten, rules topromoting your site on forums.In no particular order...If the forum allows you to add your site's URL to yourprofile, do it. This is a perfectly acceptable way

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I've noticed over the years that a lot of webmasters canbecome obsessed with themes, CSS, and the overallappearance of their web sites. Sometimes they becomeso obsessed with their site's aesthetics and neglect it'smost important aspect, the content.I won't say that a really cool theme doesn't help a site.However, no matter how cool the theme is a theme addsnothing that your visitors are really

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Simple antlers beads are easy to make and can be used for primitiveand mountain man style jewelry and accessories.Tools needed:A fine toothed saw, a coping saw will work just fine.A drill, an electric drill is ideal but an old fashioned hand drillwill work.Drill bits, Depending on what you plan to string the beads on,1/16" to 1/8" are the best sizes.A belt sander, This will make rounding the ends

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ust before the presidential election the stock markets looked tobe recovering a bit. Yet now that it has past they have nosedivedagain. Why? Did all of them suddenly decide that our new President Elect’smessage a hope and change were suddenly no longer valid? I havenoticed that a lot of the so called financial “experts” keep makingdire predictions that only seem to turn into self

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I noticed that a video clip is making the rounds from Youtuberegarding an increase in gun sales recently. The media, of course,is showing it’s natural fear mongering bias by pointing out thatsome people are, to be blunt, pissing their knickers over the factthat Barack Obama has taking a strong lead in the presidential raceof late and are a afraid that another “gun grabbing liberal” isabout to be

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Having Global Moderators on your forum can help youas an Admin since they can take of a lot of day todaymatters, like moving posts to the correct board ordeleting spam from the forum. With SMF you needto pay a little extra attention when setting up thepermissions for Global Mods though. The default settings for Global Mods are missing afew important things that should be corrected earlyon

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Let me state again for the record that I hate politics… However, I feel the need to say a few things regarding thislittle matter. I just got through reading about the latestpart of the interview at Digg and they are politely mockingher into oblivion. Normally Katie Couric is not one of my favorite journalistbut I have to give her credit for being extremely professionalduring the parts of the

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There are any number of recipes for this simple dish, so heremy contribution to the list...Ingredients:Beans: 1 cup of dried beans or one large can if you arein a hurry. What kind? Pinto or Red Kidney are best dueto their general size. But don't hesitate to experimentwith your own preferred kind. Sausage: 1 large smoked sausage sliced into pieces about1/2" to 3/4" long. You can use most any kind

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Ingredients:California style mixed vegetables: About 2 cups (broccoli,cauliflower, and carrot slices)Rotini or egg noodles: roughly two small handfulsPolish sausage sliced into 1/4" thick piecesCheese sauce: Reciepe herePut the vegetables, noodles, and sausage in a 2 quart pot andcover with water. let the water just starts boiling and turnit down to about half and let it simmer. Cooking time is

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I’ve noticed that some people have referred to some of the topicsin the forum as being “fringe” topics. Why? What makes the paranormal, conspiracy theories, or alternatespiritual and religious beliefs and ideas “fringe” topics?Because they don’t follow the “established” ideas? Or maybebecause they make you have to pull your head out of the sandand consider the possibility that what you were

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In modern (US) politics there are three primary groups, Liberals,Conservatives, and Pretenders. I’m not going to go into the variouspolitical parties as there are many even though the media acts asthough there are only two, Democrats and Republicans. Many people automatically associate liberal politics with theDemocrats and conservative politics with Republicans. In myexperience that isn’t

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I downloaded Chrome beta after having read a bit about it on Digg.The general consensus on Digg is that it sucks. So far I have to agreewith them for the most part. It has a few annoying problems and whatI have to call design flaws. These may only be typical beta problemsbut they still might discourage a user from dropping IE or Firefox infavor of Chrome. Installing it went fairly quick and

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“You’re meant to be online for your own reasons not for everyoneelse’s.” This was something a friend told me a few years ago. Ever since, ithas been something I have pondered from time to time. At first blushit seems a simple enough thing and is fairly straightforward in natureand it is. But the longer you think about it the more you have to askyourself, What is my reason for being online in

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I’ve been reading some of this lately and I am quite frankly, annoyedas Hell. I will use the following article as a reference… New Scientist Article In part: 2 The horizon problem OUR universe appears to be unfathomably uniform. Look across space from one edge of the visible universe to the other, and you’ll see that the microwave background radiation filling the cosmos is at the same

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Wartime WonderlandI wrote this after having read all the reports of the Georgainsand Russians fighting and all of the other politicians gleefullyrattling their sabers internationally.(sung to the tune of Winter Wonderland)Sabers rattleAre ya listenin'In the fieldbombs are droppin'Scary sightWe're freakin' tonightWalkin' in a Wartime WonderlandGone away is the blubirdhere to stay is a new birdDive

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If you have looked at the two SMF forums install atBSP you may have noticed that they have a numberof Mods applied to them to expand their functionality.Bastion Special Projects SMF Example ForumBastion Special Projects SMF with Tiny Portal Example ForumHere I will give you brief overview of each mod. pleasesee the "Located here" links for the full details of eachmod.SMF Gallery LiteWhat is it?

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he following are the lyrics to a song I wrote back in 1973.Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the pad,not a person was sober, including my dad.The hash pipes were lined by the chimney with care,in hope that no narcs, or no Feds would go there.The children were nestled all snug in their beds,while visions of acid still danced in their heads.My dad popped a Qualude and my mom dropped

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Very few people are aware that in Mississippi we have some of the mosthighly trained and skilled ninjas in the entire world. It’s true, We do!Though you may be asking how can this be as the ninja is part of theJapanese culture. Well, a long long time a small ninja clan moved from theirtraditional home in Osaka, apparently the manufacturing plants made toomuch noise for their liking, and

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I have noticed that all too many people seem utterly cluelesswhen it comes to how to use a doorbell in a proper and civilmanner, having had my sleep disturbed by more than oneinconsiderate person randomly banging on the button like athree year old banging pots in the kitchen… As a general rule most people tend to get a little annoyed whentheir doorbell rings repeatedly during the ten to twenty

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Please read the entire recipe before starting.One can red Sockeye Salmon--No Pink!! Sm. or lg. can to taste1 1/2 stack of saltine crackers (crumbled)3 Tablespoons butterYellow mustardMilkPepperDrain Salmon (save liquid). Clean salmon of skin. Melt butterin skillet, stir in crackers, and brown, add about 2 1/2 cups milkto skillet. Add mustard to saved liquid to taste, (takes a fair amount!!).Add

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On balance not a bad movie. I’d call it worth the timeif you have an hour and a half to kill and like zombie flicks. But I have a few gripes… What idiot decided that zombies/ghouls are supposedto have super human speed, strength, and reflexes? They’resupposed to be the living dead… Rigor mortise, postmortemlividity, a distinct lack of reflexes, and a case of B.O. that RightGuard can’t hide. Oh

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A new webmaster may not be aware that the majorsearch engines offer some extra tools that they mightfind useful. As a general rule you only need to haveregistered an account with them previously. In all caseslisted here a simple email account with them will allowyou access to the tools. Google offers their Webmasters tools which are quitecomprehensive although I have observed that theresults they

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Ok, I know I've been dragging my feet on this fora while now. So here is the first part of it.How many parts will it have? That's a good question...Please note: This is a story in progress so it may besubject to revisions before it is finished.The old dwarf stood behind the bar polishing a pewter tankardwith a rag just to keep himself busy while he waited for the nextorder for drinks. He surveyed

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Installing Mods to enhance SMF is fairly easy and willallow you to expand your SMF forum's functionality tono small degree.SMF main site linkGo to SMF's site and select the customize link at the topof the page. This page will let you select both Mods andthemes for SMF. Look though the Mods they have to findthe one(s) you are looking for*.*A word of advice, only try one new Mod at a time to seeif

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1 cup of white vinegar1 cup of olive oil2 to 3 tablespoons of Tones spicy spaghetti seasoningMix the ingredients in a suitable container and stirvigorously. Let stand for at least 24 hours before usingto allow the seasoning to reconstitute and blend withthe oil and vinegar. For a little extra spiciness add a 1/4(or less depending on your taste) teaspoon of red cayennepepper.Alternately you can

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I imagine we have all heard the term "trade secret" at onetime or another but when you think about it, what is a"trade secret" anyway? I am of the opinion that it is just anexcuse used by those who know how to do something to keepothers ignorant of some supposedly secret or special knowledgethat they think will make or break their business.Personally, I consider it to be a load of crap. Knowledge

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Normally I try to make a blog entry that is something worthreading but Nah, not today.This is just a random and slightly pissed off rant today.Someone's probably already said this and probably far moreeloquently than I ever could but here's my two cents worthon a few subjects...The media drives me nuts with their blow dried hair and$10,000 + smiles when they start yapping about howunemployment is

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I sit in the semi-darkI gaze at the pre-dawn lightnot seeing it's glowMy vision is filled witha darkness I can not ignoreA darkness that spreadsacross the world engulfingall in it's pathI see an evil more evilthan evil it is oldas time itselfI am filled with dreadso deep so dark so coldThis is Evil incarnateblacker than the darkestnight ever knownIt makes me coldcold to my heartI feel a deep

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They stole into the nightlarceny on their mindsmurder in their heartsFrom shadow to shadowdeep within the nightto take their plunderthen their flightThe sentries stood tallthey stood proud onthis moonless nightFrom the darkness it cameno warning no hue no crycold steel found warm fleshso swift so silent so finalRed handed they plunderedthe wealth of a kingthe fortune of a lifeInto the darkness

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Feed not the trollfor nourished is hethat feeds upon yourspleen when you givevent to your frustration.So said to me by the great sage and madman onone cold winter eve.....Of course he also said:UHHHBooogieBooogieWoooogieBoooogieBoooogieBoooo!That one I have yet to decipher the meaning of..

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BETRAYAL!by a coward!by a knave!BETRAYAL!a breast of alabasterastain with crimsonBETRAYAL!a beguiled pawns daggerstealing in the nightBETRAYAL!a house asundera clan slainBETRAYAL!a battle losta war begun

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a knight disgracedmy armor tarnishedmy sword brokenmy friends failedmy honor stainedmy heart burdenedwhen pettiness camea scoundrel's deceitstolen in the nightall that was dearreturn dawn's lightshow to me thethief of my lightbut to reclaim thatwhich was mine fromthis rogue in nightfaith must be reclaimed!

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Early this morning I caught a spot on the local TV news out ofMemphis regarding an ongoing problem with their “adult orientedbusinesses” (Read: topless bars).Here are two links to stories on the subject, I’ll add more lateras they become available. County Calls For Stricter Laws On Strip Clubs Norm Brewer Commentary: December 5, 2007 Now my complaint here is the hypocrisy involved in it.

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I don’t know how many people are aware of the little factthat on weekends I set up a little table in town to make afew sales and socialize a bit. Most of the time it is more anexcuse to get out of the house for a few hours than an attemptat selling anything. Sometimes it can be just a quiet boringday and sometimes it can be a busy profitable one. I’ll admitthat there are times when dealing the

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And now a break from the normally serious tone into therealms of an Al Bundy-esque rant… There is one thing that most people in the Western worldare familiar with and use daily, or nearly so. Toilet paper. Yes, I said toilet paper. A far cry from the Sears and Roebuck catalog of old andfar less rough than a corn cob of even older times.(Unless you buy that cheap generic stuff.) At any rate

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His hand moved with an ancient grace as the old man pennedan entry into the tome that served as his journal. He no longerhad to think about what he was doing it was, to him, just anotherentry of his days activities and a few personal complaints regardingmatters the annoyed him to no end. He glanced out the window to seethe sun setting. Most would consider the view breathtaking. To him,it was the

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O listen to me young menfear your woman's skilletabove all other weaponsfor it is the one that canbring pleasure to you bellyand pain to you head...

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MasksI see before me a child of EgyptHer face hidden behind a mask of goldHer eyes though her eyesHaunted by visions so very coldIn the night they cameReavers!Faces covered by masks of EbonyTo take from this child allShe held so very dearSlaughter, Massacre, ChaosA house asunderYears to buildDestroyed in but a dayFaces uncovered by the slip of aMaskBehind the masks of ebonythey hid their

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I have always wondered how hard it would be to take picturesof smoke and fire...These fifteen images are what came out of forty-two shots.The first were the easiest ones to capture. A stick of incensemakes for a very willing photographic subject...Well, those were easy enough even with my limited experience.So I decided to move on to something common and everydayin the way of smoke. A cigar and

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As a general rule you can expect to pay around $50 to $100 a yearfor the average website. This is counting only basic hosting anddomain name registration and a brief look at software. This will give you a general idea of your costs… Hosting: Prices tend to vary from host to host depending onwhat kind of hosting package you get. on average the lowestprice is around $3 to $4 USD for a month but

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Free games are one good way to keep people on your site for awhile longer than they might have normally stayed. They canrange in size from only a few Kb up to several Mb. They cover awide range of gaming interests from simple card and board gamesall the way to deeply involved immersive role playing games. Most games a webmaster would be interested in would beflash, java, or shockwave based games.

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These are links to various sites I have either found or beenintroduced over the last few years that have been of helpwith my various web sites. DNS Stuff DNS Stuff A good collection of both free and paid DNS tools for webmasters. Interpulse Internet Health Report A handy tool to determine if a connection problem is with just yourISP or if several of the major internet backbone servers* arehaving

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There are two ways it can generally be installed. The easiestway being to use a “one click” installer such as Fanastico. Youmay however need to manually install it if your host doesn’toffer an installer or if it is down for maintenance. The SMF forum on this site was installed manually. Located here:SMF ForumAnd one with TinyPortal here:SMF Forum with TinyPortal The installation process is

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This is a good little plugin for someone that wants to sellonline but doesn’t have an absolutely huge stock of goodsfor sale. The plugin and installation instructions are here:WP e-Commerce plugin However according to Instinct Entertainment’spage on it: WP e-Commerce powers over 50,000 websites! The WP e-Commerce shopping cart plugin for WordPress is an industrial strength elegant easy to use

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Installing Wordpress There are two ways it can generally be installed. The easiestway being to use a “one click” installer such as Fanastico. Youmay however need to manually install it if your host doesn’toffer an installer or if it is down for maintenance. This Wordpress blog was manually installed and the longestpart of it was uploading the files to the host. Their includedinstructions

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So you want to open a forum but have only limitedexperience with such things.Well you have two basic choices, an ad supported freeforum such as ProBoards, Invisionfree, or SMFforFree.Or you can use you own hosting account and install theforum script of you choice such as vBulliten, SMF, or PHPBB.Some pros and cons of both...Ad supported free forums:Pros:1) It's free! (duh!)2)They're pretty much

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So you've been on the internet for a while now.You've surfed, searched, maybe even posted onforums and just maybe even made a couple ofbucks selling stuff on eBay or even Amazon.Now you have come to the point where youhave a twinkle in your eye and the desire tomake your own site and claim your own littlechunk of bandwidth and disk space on the 'netbut you realize one tiny little problem, you

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This is a quickie cheese sauce I make for adding to differentdishes.Equal parts of the following ingredients:Velveeta or equivalantShredded cheddarParmesanButtermilkFor the microwave:Add all ingredients together in a microwave safe bowl.Heat for one minute on high and then stir, repeat thisuntil all ingredients are thoroughly blended.For the stove top:Add all ingredients to a sauce pan and cook

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3 or 4 large bananas2 packages of vanilla instant pudding mixone bag of vanilla wafersIn a large bowl, add the vanilla wafers and bananas (sliced)in layers starting with the vanilla wafers. add layers untilyou have 6 to 8 layers, the top layer should be vanilla wafers.Mix up your vanilla pudding as per the instructions on thepackages and pour over vanilla wafers and bananas. Put itin the

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1 cup of self rising flour1 cup of sugar1 cup of buttermilk1 29 ounce (800g) can of sliced peaches1 stick (125g) of butter or margarineCombine flour, sugar, buttermilk, and peaches in a bowl andmix well. Melt the butter in an iron skillet and pour the mix intoit. Bake it in the oven at 350f for about 30 minutes.Let it cool until it is no longer bubbling before serving.

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After having read the article about medieval foods I realizedthat something I make quite often would be classed as apottage, a thick kind of combo porridge/stew.Here's the recipe I normally use for it...2 cups of instant rice2 cups of water1 can of cream of mushroom or chicken or celery soup, depending on your tastes and what is in the cabinet. lol1 can of mixed veggies1 can of diced tomatoes1

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1 cup self rising flour1 cup instant oatmeal1 cup sweetened coconut1 cup sugar1/2 cup raisins1 stick Margarine3 Tbs Peanut Butter1 large egg2 Tbs Butter MilkMix all of the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.Melt the Margarine and Peanut Butter together.Add the liquid ingredients and stir throughly.lightly oil two cookie sheets and use a table spoon to drop the dough onto them.you should

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1 8oz can of tomato sauce1oz Tones Spicy Spaghetti Seasoning1/4 tsp minced garlic or one clove of fresh garlic1/4 tsp saltPut the Spaghetti Seasoning, galric and salt in a measuringcup and add enough water to cover it. Pour tomato sauce ina pan and heat it until it starts to bubble then reduce heat tolow. Now mix the reconstituted seasonings into the tomatosauce, you may need to add a litle more

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What exactly are Iron Rations? They are typically an emergencyfood supply kept for situation when normal food will be unavailablefor a limited time. Generally they a food stuffs that have a longshelf life and do not require refrigeration and require little ifany preparation.Some examples of Iron Rations are:Beef jerkyMost persevered sausages such as summer sausages or themore common "

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Among survivalist there are two primary variations on basicsThe four B's or The four G's.Beans, Bullets, Bullion and Bible.OrGrub, Guns, Gold and God.Either way it is pretty much the same basic idea in being prepared.Beans/Grub: Food by any other name.Bullets/Guns: A means of self defense and a way to hunt.Bullion/Gold: One of humankind's oldest forms of money.Bible/God: Faith that things will

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Here are a few basic tools and equipment everyone should have on their personfor emergencies. A lot of stuff on this list might seem common sense but there area few items you might not normally think you would need to carry everyday.Looks like a lot of stuff at first glance...1. A pocket knife.A Swiss Army KnifeOk, this, to me anyway, is about as basic a tool as you can have. From openingmail to

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Chips beads are probably some of the easiest and simplest beads there areto make. They can be made with only a small number of tools and some basicknowledge.Tools:A vise - A small table vise will be something you might want to hold theantler while cutting and drilling the antler.A small fine toothed saw - such as a coping saw.A drill - an electric drill will be faster but a simple hand powered

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A couple of months ago a regular customer asked me to try to repair a damagedBuck sheath knife. I decided it would be an excellent opportunity to do a basic howto on regrinding a damaged blade.Here we start with the damaged knife. Please note that huge chip that hadbeen knocked out of the blade.The first step is to mark out a rough area to allow for correcting the damageby changing the blade

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This is something I originally found at Primitive Ways.Primitive Ways black dye link for reference.Their's is a great source for the basic method of making thisnatural black dye but I wanted to share my experience withmaking and using it...This will dye pretty much any natural material a very deepblack and from my experience with it sometimes will dyecertian synthetics like nylon temporarily.We

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Ever seen one of those really cool looking leather pouchesand want to make one for yourself? Well here's your chanceto see how easy it is.Depending on your level of skills and how busy things arearound you, it will take about an hour and a half to twohours to make a pouch like this.The BasicsWhat you'll need is...Leather (Duh!) A soft sueded leather in the one to four ouncerange is about right.

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How to use a pendulumThe pendulum is a fairly simple device consisting on a chain or cord and a weight.the weight can be as simple piece of plain stone or metal or something elaboratelyconstructed and carved.There are two basic ideas behind it usage. It can be used to tap into the subconsciousmind or as a divining tool of the most basic kind if used in spiritual matters. Dependingon who you ask

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A long time ago I wonder at how the scientific theory and religious creationismwere always at odds as to which was right and which was utter poppycock.So I thought about it for a very long time and came up with my own ideathat allowed both to co-exist with only a minimum of conflict.I first posted a bit of my own idea at Angel's Grimoire's old Pillars ofFaith sub domain and one of the other

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This is something I originally posted in theforum and decided to transfer a copy of it here.This first set of pics is from my experimenting with "antiqueing" using strong tea as a dying agent...A bead made of deer antler...Two antler tips that have been similarly "antiqued"...and these three pics are of unstained beads and tips for reference..Now this piece is part of a new experiment. I have

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This is something I made playing with a textto speech program I have. I can't take credit for theactual parody of the old Christmas classic though,it was from a piece of xeroxware my father broughthome when I was still in college...Be forewarned, this is not a PC or Disneypoem. So if the kids are in the room waituntil later to listen to it. Or if you areeasily offended just overlook this bit

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I recently bought a moderate sized bag of amber as something newto add but while I was examining it I noticed how relatively softit felt. This inspired me to do a little quick google research andI found a couple of good links that gave me the basic informationI needed.Amber, according to one of the articles I read, is roughly 2 to 3 onthe Mohs hardness scale. This puts at being about the same

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