The Smith/Takes/DeLay family tackled the zip lines while staying in the Dells.
I think everyone had fun. It wasn’t exactly death-defying, but it was a good time.
We talked Keith (my brother in-law) into using a go-pro helmet cam. The video is in this article.
If you could buy 1 door, get an open window free, I’d believe it.
Other than that, I see no answers.
One of life’s moments.
In case you ever wondered if a spoiled dog loves hanging out in a hotel room (while we were there…not left alone):
What it takes to recover data from a failed system with failed drives:
Please backup your data. Click on the link to see suggestions, if you’re not sure where to start. Ultimately, any backup service is better than no backup service. Buy whatever backup service you’ll use. www.crashplan.com may be a good place to start.
Think dressing up our pets & taking them everywhere is a new “fad?”
Think again. It turns out this has been going on for hundreds of years.
See THIS LINK for pics:
http://io9.com/vintage-photos-reveal-century-long-obession-with-dressi-1468852263
DeLay Family Pic.
To download, click “continue reading” to open article:
We recently went on a camping trip with our family in Iowa. We really enjoy the lazy/plush version of camping. Lazy/plush being trips with heaters/air conditioners, microwave ovens, storage space, a shower and so-on.
We used to own our own camper, but sold it because of the expense of owning it, expense of keeping it running & the incredible expense of owning and maintaining a tow vehicle (more on all this later in the article).
For our most recent camping adventure, we rented a 30′ RV from Cruise America. Many folks are a little scared by the thought of renting an RV, assuming that the cost is very high. I’ll explain the cost for us and a few other details next:
I’ve been getting a few questions lately about what a “rootkit” is. A very rough summary of what a root kit is would be to say it is a type of virus that also “cloaks” or hides itself from the Operating system (as well as any program running on the system). Rootkits are an ever-increasing threat to computer users because, they typically sneak past modern antivirus software and “live” on infected computers for extended periods of time, while causing damage.
It is particularly concerning that a rootkit will often try to hide from your anti-virus software. Typically, if your antivirus software cannot find & remove the rootkit, there is no other defense to protect your computer (this is often the case with a rootkit) & it will infect your computer doing whatever damage it is programmed to do, without interruption.
Not bad for the 3rd of July in the Mid West.
And yes, it’s real (no Photoshop etc).
At work, we started dropping candy wrappers and such in various cubes, mostly to be annoying. This became a slowly escalating/1-up game. So – I went out and got 13 lbs of Starburst candies. The picture shows the result. The picture doesn’t really do it justice…that desk was buried.
They did get even – see the “They Got Me” article below. Also, there are a few more pics in the article:
Open the article for an explanation of what this mess is…or just admire the insanity. FWIW, I believe that this was in response to the fun shown in the “I Got Them” article above.
These are some older pics from a prank that a few friends and I pulled off a few years ago. Yes, the cube is full of Styrofoam peanuts. There is cellophane over the entrance to hold in the peanuts. It took over 600 cubic feet of peanuts to pull this off. Yes, it’s tough to get a hold of that many peanuts. I had to make use of a large corporate account with an office supplier that did exclusive business with corporations. No…they were not free.
As usual, more pics in the article
Click HERE for full article
There are many great things about Iowa. Here are a few things considered “notable.” I’m not sure I’d say they make Iowa awesome, but hopefully some family & friends in Iowa appreciate the article.
The quip about GW being a mistake is not a reflection of my opinion nor am I trying to sway anyone. I’m displaying the entire article as the original author intended (I feel this is extremely important when I’m posting another persons’ work on my website). You’re welcome to agree or disagree as you wish. I work very hard to avoid political viewpoints on this website. I failed to do so in posting this article.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/08/27/1011089/-Ten-Things-You-Didn-t-Know-about-Iowa
These pics were taken on the Smith ranch in Iowa with a Lumia 900 phone during the 2012 holiday season. Special thanks to the Smith family for letting us visit.
I have recieved several gifts from friends lately where the gifter told me they had regifted the item. I remember getting a variety of regifts “over the years.” It never bothered me in the slightest that I was getting a regift. All of the gifts were in new & unopened boxes. That being said, I’ve also seen some terrible regifting attempts.
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If you’re not aware, a regift happens when someone gets a gift and decides to give it to another person instead of keeping it. The trend of regifting keeps growing. I’ve seen this work very well. I’ve also seen it go horribly wrong where some people were pretty upset & embarrassed over the whole ordeal.
I have more pics to publish, but this one seemed like I should send it out now.
Computer users often dismiss Internet security best practices because they find them inconvenient, or because they think the rules don’t apply to them. Many cling to the misguided belief that because they don’t bank or shop online, that bad guys won’t target them. The next time you hear this claim, please refer the misguided person to this blog post, which attempts to examine some of the more common — yet often overlooked — ways that cyber crooks can put your PC to criminal use.
The graphic above (click it for a larger version) shows the different reasons criminals may want access to your system. I’ve explained each category in more detail below:
I have a family member that is having some problems getting out of his/her chair from time-to-time. I have found the perfection solution. I am confident we can build them cheaply. There are several other models you will see in the suggested videos contained in this link.
