If you are in need of a food label for your business’ product, you can have them made for you. You don’t need to go through the worry of how to make them on your at home printer and you have several options to choose from. You can also have the nutrition label made for you. These aren’t for the single can of preserves you made for personal use – they’re for business that need a quantity of them.
Archive for February, 2008
Food Labels
Monday, February 25th, 2008Tombs of the Blind Dead – Review
Sunday, February 24th, 2008The western just ain’t what it used to be, the big-budget Hollywood musical has fallen to remakes of Broadway musicals, and I can’t remember the last time that a Frankenstein movie was made. However, one specific genre of movie that will always be made, remade, and done over and over again is the zombie movie. There are a number of classics in the genre from “Night of the Living Dead” to “Shaun of the Dead”, the premise works because everyone is familiar with the premise going into the film.
One of the classics that I’ve read a lot about but never had the chance to actually see was “Tombs of the Blind Dead”, but thanks to the local used bookstore, I now own my very own VHS copy in a giant over-sized clamshell box.
The movie starts in the undefined past with some pretty weird-looking monks tying a hysterical woman to an X. After ripping open her shirt, a few monks (we later learn they are Knights Templar) take turns riding past her on horseback and slicing her arms and torso to shreds. During that process, a few of the monks give strange looks to the camera, kind of like they were thinking, “You know, I was fine with the kidnapping and bodice-ripping, but this whole stabbing thing is going a little too far.”
Fast forward to the present (or the present of 1970′s Spain) where a young women gets angry at her boyfriend and jumps from a moving train to walk the Spanish countryside. It eventually gets dark (or at least day-for-night), and she finds herself alone in a creepy deserted castle. A bell rings, tombs open, and she is eventually chased down and chewed on by skeletons in robes.
Strangely enough, these undead Knights Templar are the best part of the movie. The plot, characters, and dialogue often make very little sense, but the design and execution of these undead creatures is the most effective part of the movie. The monsters are blind but rely on their keen hearing to track their prey. The fear that they inspire in their victims allow them to track even the most clever of characters by heartbeat alone.
So why is this considered a zombie movie. Well, the monks are undead (more or less), they look cool, and one character that they bite comes back to life and attacks the living. It’s thin, but you can make the connection.
Useful Cables
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008CAT5e cables have a place in every home. If you have anything you need to network, these cables will end up being a part of how you pull it all together. In my house, we use them to connect the projector we fell in love with to the receiver we realized we’d need if we wanted to use the projector for anything.
There’s Someone Stealing the Car – Wait! That’s…..
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008Sometimes I can’t think up anything to write on this blog. Today I only had to figure out how to start it.
Should it be,
1) ” A funny thing happened on the way to the forum…”
2) “Call me Ishmael”
or 3) “Oh crap, the car’s on fire! Call 911!”
In reality, choice number 3 will start today’s entry. This is a true story of how my husband and I spent last night.
“Oh crap, the car’s on fire! Call 911!”
Husband runs out and starts shooting water on the car with a hose. Wife calls fire department and REPEATEDLY tries to go look at the fire while still on the phone only to be yanked back by the cord. (ok, I look like a chicken with my head cut off sometimes).
Wife completes call and goes outside. Husband requests fire extinguisher. Wife gets it and begins to use it. Husband and wife exchange hose and extinguisher (I don’t know why). Extinguisher is extinguished, fire is still going.
Husband retakes the hose and wife notices a chill in the air. Goes and gets Husband pants. Takes hose while Husband puts on pants. With pants on, Husband reclaims the hose again and continues the battle.
Wife decides Daughter is sleeping in room too close to flaming car and removes her from the vicinity, wakes Children (just in case) and has them sit in the hallway.
Fire Department arrives and battles flames beating in the hood of the car in a valiant effort to get it open and put out the fire beneath. Husband and Wife stand in direct line of smoke coming off fire but realize they should move.
Success! Fire is out.
Blast it’s 1 o’clock in the morning, and no one is awake to call and tell about the big deal.
Husband and Wife realize car is going nowhere fast and is blocking in the only remaining unburnt car. They retire to bed to figure that problem out in the morning.
THE END
Have a Taste – Properly
Friday, February 22nd, 2008There is an amazing amount of precision that goes into making, tasting, choosing and serving wine. The shape of a glass can make alot of difference in the taste. That’s probably why when I served some recently in freebie glasses it didn’t taste that good to me. Getting the right stemware, like Riedel stemware for example, can really help bring out the flavor of the wine. For the more cutting edge people among us, they even have stemless stemware which looks lovely.
Is That A Paintbrush?
Friday, February 22nd, 2008There’s an artist in Australia who has a unique way of painting. Or rather a unique thing to paint with.
What exactly do you think was going through the guys head when he decided that he should use his, um, his, um, well YOU KNOW WHAT as a paint brush. Did he think, “Shoot, I just wrecked my last brush. What can I use now? Eureka!” Being drunk or high is just too obvious. Maybe he was just trying to find a way to cover up for his bad painting and can now blame it on the instrument (so to speak).
Woodpecker is a much funnier word, now that I think about it.
Pocket Watch Time
Friday, February 22nd, 2008New pocket watches look dapper, don’t they? I know that’s a rather archaic way of putting it but I’ve always thought they give an air of sophistication to a man. I do wish there were someway to make it look good for a woman to carry one just because they (the watches) look so cool. But even if you put her in a pants suit, I think it would be hard for any woman to pull off the look as well as a man in a suit.
I’m all for trying, though.
Third Party Candidate
Friday, February 22nd, 2008Keep your eyes peeled for the possibility of a new entrant into the presidential race. It is rumored that Ralph Nadar is going to throw his hat into the ring when he appears on “Meet the Press” this Sunday. The rumor is based on the information that he formed an exploratory campaign last month and that in 2004 he announced his bid on the same show.
If he does make a run, you’ll at least know who the winner won’t be.
Wet/Dry Vacuum
Friday, February 22nd, 2008Do you know how many extension cords I have to string together to reach from inside my parents’ house to my car in the street? 3. That doesn’t include the cord already on their wet/dry vac which I use to clean a variety of messes out of my car. I don’t have one yet but I’ve been thinking about getting one for myself just so I can clean the car closer to an outlet rather than have to deal with the cords separating when I tug a little too hard on the vacuum.
Except, someone came up with a genius idea – a CORDLESS wet/dry vac. Most of the time when people use these things, it’s in an inconvenient place anyway. Why not make it possible to actually get the solution (the vacuum) to the problem (an icky, sticky car) with ease? The Milwaukee Cordless Vacuum is the specific version I’ve seen and it seems perfect for quick jobs. A single charge will allow it to run for up to 16 minutes. It will hold up to two gallons of liquid and its boxy design allows it to be stored just about anywhere.
If this interests you, visit Ohio Power Tool online to get more details. While you’re there, visit their blog at www.coptool.com for
Cool Story
Friday, February 22nd, 2008Here’s a story that will really mess with your idea of life and death.
Apparently, a child drowned in the backyard pool and was without a heart beat for two hours. This wasn’t a ‘near drowning’ it was a drowning. At the hospital, they managed to get things circulating again but declared him brain dead. A horrifying story if not for the part where you find out he’s now fine.
There is no mention of hypothermia playing a factor like it sometimes does when people fall through the ice and can’t be found for a long time but then come back fine when they’re warmed up. They say nothing about how you can go from brain dead to not brain dead. Although I suspect they are leaving something out that would make this story less amazing (like maybe there was REALLY good CPR for those 2 hours), I like it the way it is.
Makes it feel like death is not sudden and irreversible but more gradual than that. Actually that’s kinda creepy.
Bunk Beds As Space Savers
Friday, February 22nd, 2008When I was growing up, bunk beds were a must since four of us shared one bedroom. With the four bureaus and a bookcase in addition to the two bunk beds, there wasn’t a lot of room left. One sister had a 2′x1.5′ carpet that was ‘her space’. I had a corner.
By today’s standards, the room we shared as children was large so, even though people are having fewer children, having a bunk bed is still a must. Even when just two are sharing a room, having bunk beds leaves room for playtime or other furniture. The variety seems to have increased as well. You can get bunks with two twin beds, bunks with one twin and one full, or even one with a desk on the bottom and a bed on the top.
If you’re really attached to the idea of having each child have a bed on the ground but still want to save space, you may opt to choose the Captain’s Bed. You can get up to 12 drawers underneath making a bureau unnecessary. Or you can keep the bureaus and use those extra drawers to store toys so you don’t need a toy box. The combinations are probably unlimited.
I’m a Chump
Friday, February 22nd, 2008Just one more comment about comments and then I’ll get off it for a while. I got one spam comment today and all it said was “Mesothilioma…” Um, was that supposed to be thought provoking? What’s with the “…”?
Now if they’d said something generic but nice I’d have put it up but if they’re not going to help me out, why should I help them out?
Yes, I’m serious – I would put it up if it were nice even though it’s spam. I try to be polite to telemarketers too.
Golf : Scientific Sport
Thursday, February 21st, 2008I think golfing may be the most technical sport out there. You’ve got your scientifically engineered golf clubs and your aerodynamic golf balls with a specific number of dimples. You’ve got the perfect swing as determined by a computer watching you through the lens of a high speed camera able to catch even the slightest quiver of the club during the swing. You’ve got your tees and your cleats and your gloves.
Tell me, in basketball do they film your layup, zoom in on your shooting hand and graph the tomography of your follow through? I think not.
They may care how many stitches are on a baseball, but they don’t check to see if the line created by the stitch is just the right parabola.
And football is obviously not very scientific – get ball, put ball in end zone, hit people on way to end zone, dance.
Ground Control to Major Tom
Thursday, February 21st, 2008The deadly sentient satellite poised to spew a toxic cloud of unused fuel across the atmosphere has been thwarted in it’s attempt to kill everyone on the planet!
I mean, the Navy shot down a broken hunk of junk. You can see the footage at CNN and, I’m sure, somewhere on YouTube.
It lacks a certain something and I don’t believe it will get the special effects Oscar next year. It goes without saying that it should have been in color. And I understand that there’s not REALLY sound in space, but they could have dubbed over the footage with some heart thumping music. And instead of saying it had hydrazine fuel, say it was carrying cyanide so everyone understands how toxic it is (never mind that cyanide would likely not be flammable in space).
Oh, now China says we’re trying to arm space. Little do they know, we’ve done that already. BWAHAHAHAHA!
How Do I Love Thee – Let Me Count the Ways
Thursday, February 21st, 2008I just wanted to thank those of you who leave comments on this blog. It’s always fun to see that a real person has been here and not just a freaky robot. Today I went to look at the comments in moderation and found 54!! – all spam. Apparently they were trying to sell business cards.
Then I saw that one had filtered through from a real person. I read it three times. I printed it out. I sleep with it under my pillow. At least you know that if you write a comment, it won’t be ignored here.
Anyway, as long as you’re human, feel free to write comments here. If you’re uncomfortable with the notion of my sleeping with it under my pillow, make a note of that in the comment. Or just be rude – I probably won’t fall in love with those.
Where to Go for SEO Help
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008If your business gets most or all of it’s traffic from the internet, you know that it is important for your product to show up early in search engine results. But who has the time to find out exactly how to get that done? That’s what Apogee Search is for. Their Dallas SEO office can help you get your business to show up in the best results on MSN, Google, Yahoo and Ask Jeeves. Then again, so can their Austin, Houston and Braintree, MA offices.
While you are exploring their site, think about what it will be like to be able to search for your business or product and not have to page forward 10 times to find it. Think about how many times you have looked for something through a search engine and given up before you reach the 1,000,000 result. Then think about how that won’t happen for your business anymore because it won’t be buried at the end of an endless list of other sites.
Although Apogee Search has alot of interesting content on their site, I was especially drawn to their Search Engine Marketing Glossary which you may want to make yourself familiar with.
Cuba Regime Change?
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008Fidel Castro made it official today – he’s retiring. But this doesn’t really mean anything has changed since his brother is expected to be ‘elected’ by the other leaders of the country as the next dictator. The United States has said sanctions will not be lifted but that they hope this news will enable coutries around the world to help Cuba develop a democracy.
I read a brief history about him and was surprised to see that by the time he was my age, he’d conquered a country. It makes me feel like I’ve been sitting on my duff. But then again, maybe it was just alot easier to overthrow governments back in the 50s and I don’t have to be so down on myself. 
Cerebral Palsy
Saturday, February 16th, 2008It is a parent’s nightmare to find that a new baby they love deeply is affected with an illness. One of the most common illnesses afflicting babies is cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy symptoms may not show themselves until months after the birth and, in some instances, it can be prevented. If you are pregnant, be sure to educate yourself about what to do to better your baby’s chances of avoiding this complication.
Digital Converter Coupons
Saturday, February 16th, 2008Happy day for all of us with analogue TVs. The government is going to send out the coupons for the digital converters starting next week. Of course, if you haven’t signed up for one (limit 2) yet, you won’t get any. The place to sign up is www.dtv2009.gov. There is a limited amount of money reserved for this program and they don’t know what kind of demand there will be so you should sign up early just to be on the safe side.
Warm Up
Friday, February 15th, 2008Where was I yesterday – oh yes, out at Desert Ridge. It’s an outdoor mall with nice shops and restaurants. My sister and I were looking for a place to eat by wandering from one end to the other. I didn’t really think of it as a cold night until I walked past one of those radiant gas heaters. I’d feel cozy for a moment and then realize what I was missing when I walked out of range.
I’ve seen them used on patios at eateries before and I’ve spent one too many cold nights on a cold back porch trying to enjoy the starts not to realize it’s potential out there. As it is when I think I might like to buy something new, I go looking online to get a better feel for the product. GasHeatersOnline.com was a good resource for this one. They have a wide selection to choose from. One tip – to look at the product, immediately do a search on their site for ‘gas heaters’ and you’ll get to see the products and pricing.