Archive for July, 2008

How To Hide Your Myspace Comments

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Here is the code for hiding your Myspace comments, without any ads or images included in the code (as 99% of the sites out there will do).

Simply copy the code below and paste it anywhere in the “I’d Like To Meet” section of your profile.

There are of course ways to still view your comments, but for the average Myspace user, they won’t know how do that.

And don’t forget to check out how to hide your Myspace friends here.

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Focusing On Fiber

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

One of the things that disturbs me the most about low-fat, no-fat, low-carb, no-carb diets is that they focus on what you shouldn’t eat. There are some “high protein” diets out there, but they also focus a great deal of energy on what you shouldn’t eat.

I’d like to discuss fiber, something you SHOULD eat, in high quantity. The low-carb community often glosses over how vitally important fiber is, because fiber is - you guessed it - a carbohydrate. And that was one of my biggest issues with the low-carb craze (which has, thankfully, fallen out of favor), is that it focused on cutting out the very foods you need the most, such as fruits and vegetables!

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29 Ways To Be Happy

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

No one article can teach a person how to be happy. Below are some ways to help you focus on ways to feel better. If you suffer depression you should seek professional help.

  • Be generous.
  • Don’t be lazy.
  • Learn to forgive.
  • Get plenty of rest.
  • Enjoy simple pleasures.
  • Take time out for yourself.
  • Don’t focus on material things.
  • De-clutter your house and office.
  • Don’t worry about what others think of you.
  • Make time for the people who need you most.
  • Don’t expect too much from yourself or others.
  • Never stop learning and always remain curious.
  • Never allow yourself to feel rushed or in a hurry.
  • Forget about always being right, even if you are!
  • Don’t take things, people, or yourself too seriously.
  • Maintain a regular schedule, even on the weekends.
  • Accept criticism as a favor, even if it is undeserved.
  • Learn from your mistakes and then forget about them.
  • Don’t get involved in others’ problems unless you must.
  • Exercise on a regular basis and eat a well-balanced diet.
  • Never say anything bad or negative about someone else.
  • Decide who you want to be in life, and focus on that goal.
  • Almost everything can happen for a positive reason if you look for it.
  • Be grateful for what you do have and don’t dwell on what you don’t have.
  • Do your tasks completely, one at a time, and only focus at the task at hand.
  • Know that no matter how bad the past has been, the future can be different.
  • Play devil’s advocate to your own negative feelings and look at the bright side.
  • You choose to be happy and you choose to be unhappy. Make the right choice!
  • Don’t rely on others to make you happy - it’s your responsibilty and your choice!

Relieving Asthma Symptoms

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

This article comes to you not from a doctor or expert, but from a parent who has seen it first-hand, and lives with it every day. I have spent several years learning every tip and trick I can, and it pleases me to share those with you here. If you have any tips, please comment below with them.

Let me begin by saying that nothing can replace the care of a doctor when it comes to asthma. You have too much to lose to start trying to go alone here. There are, however, things you can do to help alongside your doctor’s care.

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1990, The Sundays, and My Bittersweet Summer

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

It was 1990 and I was killing time in a record store, back in the days when they actually seemed to have them. And not even in a mall. I was shopping for CD’s, back in a day when people actually had those too.

Wow.

So as any good record store will do, they played new and random music in the store for shoppers to hopefully like and buy. Usually it was some odd crap that even the band producing it probably didn’t even like. But I recall that day in 1990 when I heard something special.

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Online Memories: My Day As A Monster

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

It was Fall 2001. And before the World of Warcraft, there was Everquest, at the time it was THE online game of choice.

I never really used the Everquest test servers, but I heard talk of a new feature coming out called an MPC, or Monster Player Character. “Project M” it was called. As I recall, this feature actually went live for a day or two. If you were one of the lucky few lucky enough to see this fun fiasco, you certainly remember it.

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