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Basset Hounds For Sale

February 17, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

We have our newest litter of Basset Hounds ready to be reserved. This will be Sophies last litter, so this will be your last chance to purchase a Basset Hound from us. We have 1 female and 5 males, all beautiful and all healthy. They will be ready for their new homes in approximately 4 weeks, so if you’re interested, you can reserve yours now. We are asking $300.00 for each puppy. If you want to reserve one, we’ll need $150.00 down (non-refundable). You are more than welcome to come over and visit the pups as well as Abner (the dad) and Sophie (the mom). I’ve posted some pictures below of both Abner and Sophie and I’ll add pictures of the puppies as they continue to grow! If you’re interested, just use the contact form on our page to let us know.

Pictures of Abner (dad):

Abner is a 100% full bred Basset Hound born on Christmas Day 2009. His father was a tri-color Basset Hound and his mother was a red and white like he is. He’s one beautiful dog and has a very good temper. He loves to play with the other dogs and is still a big baby at heart.

Pictures of Sophie (mom):

We’ve had Sophie longer than any of our other Basset Hounds. She was born in 2006 and we purchased her from a breeder when she was only a couple of months old. She is truly one of the smartest dogs we’ve ever owned or known. She loves everybody, she was very easy to train and has the eyes of an Egyptian princess. She is truly a integral part of our family. This is her second and last litter.

Picture of Abner and Sophie playing in the yard:

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Floor Jack Enclosure

February 14, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

So, it’s about that time of the year again to continue with our home improvements. Our goal this spring is to get the basement completely done. That consists of finishing the restroom and a couple odds and ends. This past weekend we finally got around to enclosing that eyesore of a floor jack that has been sitting in the middle of the family room for 3 years. Not that we didn’t want to enclose it, just wasn’t sure how we were going to do it. I’d thought about boxing it in, but came across this product called Pole-Wrap and as you can see, it made the job so much easier. Cut to fit, glue it down, then paint it. Simple as that. I believe the total cost involved was about $75.00. Much cheaper and easier than boxing and installing sheetrock. We’re very pleased with the results…!

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Low Carb Diet Day 31

February 4, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

So far, on my low carb diet, I’ve lost a total of 30.1 lbs. Still not eating anymore that 20 net carbs per day, cut way back on diet soda both at home and at work. Drinking much more water and eating more greens and other healthy carbs. I hope to start a more intense workout regiment soon, just have to be able to work into my crazy schedule of “things to do”. I want to be at my goal weight of 210 lbs. to 220 lbs. by spring. At this rate, it should be no problem. I don’t have a “sweet tooth”, so cutting out sugars has been very easy, but I do treat myself to a low carb, sugar free protein bar from time to time. If you get the right ones, they taste no different than a candy bar. However, some of them taste horrible, you just have to try them until you find one that you like.

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My Movies iPad App

January 20, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

This app is awesome, especially if you have My Movies installed on your media center host pc/server. My Movies for iPad is the fastest, easiest and most impressive way you have ever kept track of your movie collection. Using or high quality movie database of more than 500,000 titles on DVD and Blu-ray, you quickly get access to a large quantity of details of the titles in your movie collection, including movie trailers, high resolution covers and much, much more.
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Low Carb Diet Day 12

January 15, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

As of this morning, I’ve lost a total of 22 pounds on my low carb diet. I’ve also gone down 1 pant size. Todays eatings:

1 Kosher Dill Pickle

1 Adkins Advantage Chocolate Peanut Bar

1 Serving of Buddig Smoked Ham

1 Cheese Hot Dog

1 Fried Hamburger

Few ounces of Hot Pepper Cheese

Total Fat: 47g

Protein: 62.4g

Calories: 773

Total Carbs: 6

Will probably have some greens later this evening.

So, before anybody says anything, I’ve done my homework on low carb dieting. I know that evening having 20g of carbs a day is very low. My first 2 weeks, I’ll keep it under 10g a day, then the following 2 weeks I’ll keep it under 20g a day, eventually settling at around 50g a day.

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Windows Media Center On Your iPad, iPhone or Android Device

January 12, 2012 by · 1 Comment

Every once in a while, I like to plug one of my favorite iPhone or iPad apps. The one I’m plugging today is most awesome, especially if you have a Windows Media Center. Yes, WINDOWS! Ever thought about how awesome it’d be to run your Windows Media Center on your iPhone, iPad or Android device. Well, you can. And it doesn’t take special software, port forwarding, 15 different configuration files or anything that the novice can’t handle. It’ll only cost you $4.99 for the iPhone or iPad. $6.99 for Android devices. The name of the app is called Splashtop HD. Simply install the app on your iPhone, iPad or Android device, then download the free streamer from the Splashtop web site and you’re well on your way. Installing the streamer on your mac or pc is very easy. Once it’s installed you’ll need to set up a security code (password) and if you want to stream over the internet (WAN), you’ll need a Gmail account. This will allow you to connect to your media center or any other pc from anywhere! I won’t go into great detail about setting up the streamer because it’s pretty much a no brainer. If you have any questions, please feel free to send them my way.
Ok, you have the app installed on your device, you have the streamer (which runs as a service) on your media center pc (or any other pc or mac). So now it’s time to tap away. Open the Splashtop app on your device. [Read more...]

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VW e-Bugster Electric Car

January 10, 2012 by · Leave a Comment

ebugsterebugsterbackThis week Volkswagen unveiled its two-seater E-Bugster concept at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. There are no prizes, I’m afraid, for deducing from the entomological etymology that this is an all-electric variant of the classic VW Beetle. Kudos, though, if you identified that the name betrays the E-Bugster’s shared DNA with the Ragster, VW’s 2005 concept which itself informed the conventional Beetle of today. But enough on the name, let’s take a look at the specs.
Beneath those familiar, svelte curves of the exoskeleton is an 85 kW electric motor which can see the E-Bugster from 0 to 60 mph (96.5 km/h) in a fairly leisurely 10.9 seconds. More importantly, the 28.3 kWh battery is good for an impressive range, VW says, of at least 110 miles (177 km) while it claims that battery can be completely recharged in a mere 35 minutes.

The range is bolstered by a kinetic energy recover system which charges the battery whenever the driver steps off the accelerator (provided the car’s in motion), and more when under braking. The process is visualized on the dash, as are battery state, remaining range, and power use.
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