Back From Vacation

Well I am back from vacation. Boy I needed the break that is for sure. I took the family to Florida for a week. We spent time on Sanibel Island and in the Fort Myers area. It was alot of fun, and the warm weather was nice. It is a welcome change from the cold rainy weather we have had here in WV for the last month. Now I just have a lot to do. I have to take down the Christmas decorations, Get everything unpacked and then get ready to go back to work :( I guess that is life you can't sit and play all the time. I will try to get some pictures uploaded soon so everyone can see how beautiful that place is.

Taking a bit of a break for Christmas

Well I am taking a bit of a break for the Christmas holiday. I am going to be taking off to sunny south Florida for a week. So there will not be any updates, atleast for a week. Unless I just get in the typing mood. I will be adding some pics to my flicker page. I will post the link to my flicker images when I get back. I hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday season.

Remember to not drink and drive.

I updated one of my sites

Well I have redone another of my sites. I had the old domain laying around www.inhomefix.com and I thought well I had better make use of it. So I put a design around the idea of fixing bad credit. And offering loans for people with bad credit. There are alot of great resources on the site so feel free to give a visit and check out the articles.

www.inhomefix.com

Blog Dedicated to the authors battle with testicular cancer

I found a site that I thought you all would be interested in reading. It really peaked my interest due to my age and of course being a male and well aware of the dangers related to testicular cancer. It is recomended that men to a self exam atleast once a month, and to get regular checkups from your family doctor. Below I have outlined some steps to performing your self exam.

This was taken from http://tcrc.acor.org/tcexam.html

The TCRC recommends following these steps every month (keep in mind that the point is not to find something wrong, it is to learn what everything feels like so that you will know if something changes):

• Stand in front of a mirror. Check for any swelling on the scrotal skin.

• Examine each testicle with both hands. Place the index and middle fingers under the testicle with the thumbs placed on top. Roll the testicle gently between the thumbs and fingers -- you shouldn't feel any pain when doing the exam. Don't be alarmed if one testicle seems slightly larger than the other, that's normal.

• Find the epididymis, the soft, tubelike structure behind the testicle that collects and carries sperm. If you are familiar with this structure, you won't mistake it for a suspicious lump. Cancerous lumps usually are found on the sides of the testicle but can also show up on the front. Lumps on the epididymis are not cancerous.

• If you find a lump on your testicle, see a doctor, preferably a urologist, right away. The abnormality may not be cancer, it may just be an infection. But if it is testicular cancer, it will spread if it is not stopped by treatment. Waiting and hoping will not fix anything. Please note that free floating lumps in the scrotum that are not attached in any way to a testicle are not testicular cancer. When in doubt, get it checked out - if only for peace of mind!

Check out out the blog and be sure to leave some comments

http://wwwlumikancommycancerbattle.blogspot.com/

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New Social Networking Site

Just wanted to let you all know about a brand new social networking site that I found on my evening web browsing. It is www.asabailey.com
The site works on the same premise of myspace, facebook and other but with a unique flair. The site is growing quick soon to be a large social gathering of great minds, musicians, artist. The sign up is quick and simple, you can even modify your profile to the way you like. There is also a GUI based profile editor that lets you pick colors and layout with out any knowledge of website building.
Below is my link to add me as a friend, once you add me give me a shout and let me know you found the link through this blog, and I will hook you up with a free gift.

http://www.asabailey.com/wvstephens

I just feel like a HACK

Well I just bought a new, or rather used video card from eBay. It is a nvidia 5900xt OC (over clocked) well I put it in and oh the blue screens of death on vista, and Ubuntu would not een boot correctly. So I proceeded to reinstall Vista thought maybe old driver conflict. Instant Blue screen. So I went back to XP, which I am actually happy I did. :) But here is the embarrassing part. I installed the Nvidia software, and when I rebooted. I got a msg saying that the auxiliary power was unplug. Now I thought to my self I did check this card for a power connector right? Well I opened the case and what did I see, a power connector on the back of the card. Boy did I feel like a complete noob, I guess that explained why the cooling fan on the card did not work. There is a lesson here to be learned no matter how Leet you think you are, you can forget shit so pay attention.

Until Next time.