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Posterous FINALLY adds the ability to customize your page!

Hundreds of people have checked out my Posterous page and I'll bet that most of them were turned-off by the basic look. Well, on Thursday, Posterous has changed everything. We are now permitted to customize our pages. Even the least web-savvy person can change themes and colors. If you're into Photoshop (or another graphic program) you can finally upload a custom header.

The more advanced users can mess with the css and html to give their page a whole new look. I haven't strayed into that territory yet, though.

So now Posterous allows you to create a (somewhat) custom-looking page that is very easy to update. This actual post is simply an email from me sent to post@posterous.com. Plus, Posterous automatically "autoposts" to Twitter (and other social networking sites) anytime you add something new.

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Posted 4 months ago

I took 5 Minutes to Make a Clichéd Image of Myself

If you're the type that likes following the trends of avatar creation, check out obamicon.me. I made this image from my normal avatar picture and I think that it turned out pretty well. The only downside is that the lettering must be in all caps. I prefer my screen name in all lowercase.

Also, it automatically adds their website logo to the top of the image. I had to crop that portion out.

Am I going to start using this image for all of my online profiles? NO. I'm quite happy with the one I use currently.

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Posted 4 months ago

Progress on the Kitchen...

We got the final prepping done on the walls today (which allowed us to start putting up cabinets). We have mounted 2 of the 6 cabinets for this wall.

The tall cabinet was much harder due to it's size and weight. I only got as far as putting the doors on that one and adjusting them for height and spacing.

Since we are basically done with the dust-flying portion of the remodel, we were able to pull the covering off of our new refrigerator. We are so anxious to start using the kitchen in the next week or so. We are starting out with just the basic kitchen things. We'll finish the rest of it in the coming months.

By the way, I look like a complete bum in the first picture. Dirty clothing, need a haircut and a good shave.

Click here to download:

Progress_on_the_Kitchen....zip (3449 KB)

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Posted 4 months ago

My rough design for the next portion of our kitchen

The "wet wall" (sink & dishwasher) is already designed. This will be the "hot wall" (stove/oven & microwave). I used SketchUp to design this section due to the ceiling beam that cuts down the middle of the room. Once these cabinets are up, I will fabricate a housing around the vacant space created by the beam.

The open section between the base cabinets will house the oven. The over-the-range microwave will go above it.

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Posted 5 months ago

Google SketchUp

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You can use SketchUp to model anything at all.

via sketchup.google.com

I've used SketchUp in the past to model everything from a sofa to an entire apartment. I'm just now downloading it to my new computer so that I can finish the design of our kitchen. I took many CAD classes in college and that has helped me with the basic understanding of transferring real objects onto a computer monitor. SketchUp is great because it is free (as opposed to the THOUSANDS of dollars that you'd spend on a copy of AutoCAD or Solidworks).

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Posted 5 months ago

Saw this great puppy picture and had to share it...

photo by cloneofsnake

I saw this picture on a lifehacker post and just had to share it. Both dogs have the same facial expression, except the one on the right is clearly more excited. The one on the left is trotting while the one on the right is running, but they're still next to each other. I like this picture a lot.

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Posted 5 months ago

"Hands for Health Family Chiropractic" is a dangerous place that should be avoided

Our Mission is to help families and individuals realize their true genetic potential for health through empowerment, education, and natural Chiropractic care.

Chiropractic is an extremely safe and effective means of alleviating many musculoskeletal conditions such as headache, neck pain, back pain, numbness, tingling, ect. More importantly, Chiropractic is the only means of restoring proper alignment and normal pain free movement to the spine. Science now recognizes this as one of the single most important factors in our overall health due to its impact on the nervous system! Every man, woman and child can benefit from Chiropractic care and should have their spine examined, regardless of age or health status.

Our services include:

Diversified Adjusting Technique

Specific Biostructural Corrective Adjustments (Drop table, Gonstead, Mirror Image)

Gentle Instrument Adjusments

Gentle Pediatric Adjustments

Spinal Strengthening/Rehab

On-Site X-Ray Facility

Nutritional, Supplement and Lifestyle Counseling

via hfhchiro.com

The above paragraph and images are from their website at www.hfhchiro.com. While it has been proving that chiropractic adjustments CAN help some back pain, the work that this place is doing is VERY DANGEROUS. There are lawsuits around the world stemming from people that have been paralyzed from improper adjustments. Others have experienced strokes from this kind of "care".

Plus, any "doctor" of chiropractic should know the damage that can be done to babies and small children because their bodies are still developing. This place proudly states on their website that one of their services is "Gentle Pediatric Adjustments"

To make matters worse, they advertise "Nutritional, Supplement and Lifestyle Counseling". I have a problem with the word 'supplement'. Not only do supplements lack any proof of efficacy, I'm willing to bet that this place will sell you the stuff that they tell you to take. Hmmm, seems like a money-making scam.

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Posted 5 months ago

People of Walmart: a collection of all the creatures that grace us with their presence at Walmart, America's favorite store.

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Subscribe to this page's RSS feed so you get the new pictures when they're posted. Or, you can stop by every day on your lunch break to keep up on what's happening at Wal-Mart stores across the country.

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Posted 5 months ago