Back around 2001, 2002 I was visiting a video game site. I changed
jobs, moved, and during all of that I stopped visiting the site for a
couple of years.
About 3 or 4 years ago I went back to the site (2008), only to find out the name had expired.
I bought the domain name as fast as I could.
After I bought the domain name I started looking for backlinks, and through archive.org.
Come to find out, a couple of college guys had opened the site all the
way back in 1999. They kept it alive from 1999 to around 2004, when
they lost interest in the game and let the domain name expire.
One of parked domain companies bought the name, and parked it for around 3 years.
I bought the name in something like 2008, after the parking company let the name expire.
When I installed wordpress, the site recovered its decade old ranking in
a matter of days. Looking through google webmaster tools I found links
that were almost decade old that the college kids had posted back in
1999, 2000, and 2001.
How would I have know in 2008 that the domain name had been used before?
Unless I did some research, or visited the site before.
If you go to godaddy or namecheap and buy a domain name, does not mean it has not been used before.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Best Livestock For SHTF
What is the best livestock for a long term SHTF situation
http://www.survivalboards.com/2012-11-14/what-is-the-best-livestock-for-shtf/
http://www.survivalboards.com/2012-11-14/what-is-the-best-livestock-for-shtf/
Dream last night
Had a bad dream last night. I got lost while driving a truck to a welding shop, stopped at a warehouse to ask for directions.
One of the people working in the warehouse recognized me, as we worked together between 1986 and 1987.
In real life, the guy who recognized me and I really did work together.
While we were working at the whop between 1986 and 1987 the company had gotten low on work, so some of the welders were laid off.
The foreman of the shop happened to be my ex-wifes grandfather (my wife and I were married at the time).
Here it was 26 years later and the guy wanted to fight me for something I did not even do, and something that happened 26 years ago.
Why would I dream about something like that?
Something that might have brought this dream on, around 1993 I went to work for a welding company in Beaumont Texas. The supervisor was one of the people that had been laid off around 1987. Here we were 6 years later and he was still pissed off about it.
I did not have anything to do with him being laid off, the company got low on work, and that is just the way things are.
One of the people working in the warehouse recognized me, as we worked together between 1986 and 1987.
In real life, the guy who recognized me and I really did work together.
While we were working at the whop between 1986 and 1987 the company had gotten low on work, so some of the welders were laid off.
The foreman of the shop happened to be my ex-wifes grandfather (my wife and I were married at the time).
Here it was 26 years later and the guy wanted to fight me for something I did not even do, and something that happened 26 years ago.
Why would I dream about something like that?
Something that might have brought this dream on, around 1993 I went to work for a welding company in Beaumont Texas. The supervisor was one of the people that had been laid off around 1987. Here we were 6 years later and he was still pissed off about it.
I did not have anything to do with him being laid off, the company got low on work, and that is just the way things are.
November - December 2012 camping trip
For the past three years a buddy of mine and I have taken a camping trip on the Angelina river close to Jasper Texas.
Last year two of my sons went on the trip, but I dont know if they are going this year.
As the trip gets closer, its time to start getting the gear ready, boat, alice pack, sleeping bag, tent, fishing poles, maybe a shotgun to do some squirrel hunting,,,.
Hopefully the weather will be nice. I do not mind the cold weather, it the rain I am worried about.
Last year two of my sons went on the trip, but I dont know if they are going this year.
As the trip gets closer, its time to start getting the gear ready, boat, alice pack, sleeping bag, tent, fishing poles, maybe a shotgun to do some squirrel hunting,,,.
Hopefully the weather will be nice. I do not mind the cold weather, it the rain I am worried about.
Its November 2012 already
It seems like only a few days ago we were ringing in 2012, and now we are about to ring in 2013.
Where has the time gone?
As I get older, the time flies by faster and faster. My kids are almost grown, my oldest is 26 years old, while my youngest is 16 and a half. Where has the time gone?
The 1980s feel like only yesterday, but then again they feel like a lifetime ago.
So much has changed in the past 30 years. The late 1970s and the early 1980s seem like a whole other world.
I wonder how I will feel when I reach my mom and dads age? What will things be like when I am 60 years old?
Where has the time gone?
As I get older, the time flies by faster and faster. My kids are almost grown, my oldest is 26 years old, while my youngest is 16 and a half. Where has the time gone?
The 1980s feel like only yesterday, but then again they feel like a lifetime ago.
So much has changed in the past 30 years. The late 1970s and the early 1980s seem like a whole other world.
I wonder how I will feel when I reach my mom and dads age? What will things be like when I am 60 years old?
What is going on with google results
What is going on with google results? Over the past few weeks I have posted some indepth articles on my survivalboards blog. But for some reason link sites that contain no actual content are outranking the articles?
Here are two examples:
Surviving SHTF
If you had 7 days notice before SHTF
Both articles are original content, I take all of my own pictures, except for a single picture of a goat a member of the forum said I could use.
Is google back to giving pages that have the most links the highest ranking?
I thought google was supposed to phase out spam link sites that have no real content?
Here are two examples:
Surviving SHTF
If you had 7 days notice before SHTF
Both articles are original content, I take all of my own pictures, except for a single picture of a goat a member of the forum said I could use.
Is google back to giving pages that have the most links the highest ranking?
I thought google was supposed to phase out spam link sites that have no real content?
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
did you vote for obama
Voted for obama? Get ready to take your medicine. National debt and mandated insurance is are just around the corner.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Summer heat is starting to break
Couple of cold fronts have passed through, and the summer heat is finally starting to break.
It wont be long and it will be camping, fishing and hunting time again.
Every summer the Texas heat gets so bad that I can not hardly do anything outside without burning up.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Steam holiday sale
The steam holiday sale ended January 2nd. There were a lot of good games on sale, there were also a lot of slaps in the face.
Dead island went on sale just before the holiday sale for less then during the holiday sale.
Valve / Steam ran out of third party coupons. This means towards the end, people were receiving coupons for Valve games.
The Valve coupons expire March 2012.
The valve coupons are not valid for valve games released after January 1, 2012.
What kind of deal is that? The only people benefiting from those coupons are people new to Steam and Valve games.
I have been buying Valve games since the late 1990s. The coupons are nothing but wasted pixels on my screen, as I already have just about all valve games. The only games I am missing are day of defeat source, and half-life source. I am not interested in either game and have no intention on buying them.
Valve has not released a game in over 2 years - with the exception of portal 2.
Where is half-life 3, left 4 dead 2,,, heck where are the fixes for the glitches and exploits in left 4 dead 1 & 2? How about I trade my coupons for a tank fix in dead center 1?
Then there is the issue with people who created dozens, if not hundreds of accounts to get the free items.
Maybe the holiday sale for 2012 will have better stuff then the 2011 sale.
Dead island went on sale just before the holiday sale for less then during the holiday sale.
Valve / Steam ran out of third party coupons. This means towards the end, people were receiving coupons for Valve games.
The Valve coupons expire March 2012.
The valve coupons are not valid for valve games released after January 1, 2012.
What kind of deal is that? The only people benefiting from those coupons are people new to Steam and Valve games.
I have been buying Valve games since the late 1990s. The coupons are nothing but wasted pixels on my screen, as I already have just about all valve games. The only games I am missing are day of defeat source, and half-life source. I am not interested in either game and have no intention on buying them.
Valve has not released a game in over 2 years - with the exception of portal 2.
Where is half-life 3, left 4 dead 2,,, heck where are the fixes for the glitches and exploits in left 4 dead 1 & 2? How about I trade my coupons for a tank fix in dead center 1?
Then there is the issue with people who created dozens, if not hundreds of accounts to get the free items.
Maybe the holiday sale for 2012 will have better stuff then the 2011 sale.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Thinking of buying a new 45acp
Owning a 1911 style pistol is something that I have always wanted to do. Ever since I shot a colt 1911 way back around 1984 or 1985, I knew I wanted one.
The thing is, I have never taken the time to buy a 1911. Its one of those things that you say you "want" to do, but never actually take the time to do.
Years ago I owned a Ruger P90. Sometime around 2003 my wife and I fell on hard times. The pistol hwas sold to catch up on bills.
Selling firearms is something I do as a last resort. At this time I am 43 years old, and have only had to sell 3 firearms during my adult life, and all three sells I regret. Some of the firearms I had to sell over the past 25 years - Ruger mini-14 with folding stock, Ruger P90, 410+22 long rifle combo shotgun rifle.
Besides the firearms, somehow several my my firearms "disappeared" during the divorce to my first wife. Some of the firearms that came up missing included a Colt AR15 (preban 1990s model), H&K SP89, Maudi AK47, Ruger P91, Mossberg shotgun, Winchester singleshot 410 and Ruger Mini-30.
I wish I would have had the serial numbers so I could have filed a claim on my home owners insurance. Let this be a lesson to you, keep a list of your firearm serial numbers somewhere besides your home. Keep 2 or 3 list at a friends house. You never know when you could go home and everything be cleaned out.
I want a new 45acp pistol, and this time I want a 1911. The 1911 is more then “just” a pistol or a handgun, its an American tradition. Owning a 1911 is like owning a chevy, ford or dodge, its just one of those things that defines what its like to be a US citizen.
The question is, what make and model 1911 do I get?
My first choice, based on a recommendation from the buddy of mine was the Rock Island 1911. But after doing some research, I found out the Rock Island 1911 is not made in the USA. When given the choice, I would like to buy made in the USA products.
Lance, over at the Gun Slinger told me he had a Remington 1911 R1 in stock. The plans are to make it over to the Gun Slinger in the next couple of weeks to take a look at the R1 and to get a feel for it.
I would like to add a light to the R1, but the pistol does not have a rail on it. But since the R1 does not come with a rail,,, what can I do? I can either add an after market rail, something that clamps to the trigger guard, or buy a 1911 with a factory rail. My ideal setup would be a light + tritium sights. But if I have to go with just the tritium sights, then so be it; I keep a 3 D cell maglight under my side of the bed, + an LED on the computer desk.
Something else I have not mentioned, I like to bring a pistol while camping on the deer lease or camping on the river. If something wonders into the camp site, I would like to be able to protect myself and the people that are with me. I have been carrying a beretta 9mm, but would like to upgrade. Mostly what I am concerned about are animals with rabies, coyotes, snakes,,, stuff like that.
Even though I like the 9mm, I miss owning a 45. There is just something about shooting a 45 that makes it a pleasure to fire off a few rounds.
I will keep yall updated as things progress.
The thing is, I have never taken the time to buy a 1911. Its one of those things that you say you "want" to do, but never actually take the time to do.
Years ago I owned a Ruger P90. Sometime around 2003 my wife and I fell on hard times. The pistol hwas sold to catch up on bills.
Selling firearms is something I do as a last resort. At this time I am 43 years old, and have only had to sell 3 firearms during my adult life, and all three sells I regret. Some of the firearms I had to sell over the past 25 years - Ruger mini-14 with folding stock, Ruger P90, 410+22 long rifle combo shotgun rifle.
Besides the firearms, somehow several my my firearms "disappeared" during the divorce to my first wife. Some of the firearms that came up missing included a Colt AR15 (preban 1990s model), H&K SP89, Maudi AK47, Ruger P91, Mossberg shotgun, Winchester singleshot 410 and Ruger Mini-30.
I wish I would have had the serial numbers so I could have filed a claim on my home owners insurance. Let this be a lesson to you, keep a list of your firearm serial numbers somewhere besides your home. Keep 2 or 3 list at a friends house. You never know when you could go home and everything be cleaned out.
I want a new 45acp pistol, and this time I want a 1911. The 1911 is more then “just” a pistol or a handgun, its an American tradition. Owning a 1911 is like owning a chevy, ford or dodge, its just one of those things that defines what its like to be a US citizen.
The question is, what make and model 1911 do I get?
My first choice, based on a recommendation from the buddy of mine was the Rock Island 1911. But after doing some research, I found out the Rock Island 1911 is not made in the USA. When given the choice, I would like to buy made in the USA products.
Lance, over at the Gun Slinger told me he had a Remington 1911 R1 in stock. The plans are to make it over to the Gun Slinger in the next couple of weeks to take a look at the R1 and to get a feel for it.
I would like to add a light to the R1, but the pistol does not have a rail on it. But since the R1 does not come with a rail,,, what can I do? I can either add an after market rail, something that clamps to the trigger guard, or buy a 1911 with a factory rail. My ideal setup would be a light + tritium sights. But if I have to go with just the tritium sights, then so be it; I keep a 3 D cell maglight under my side of the bed, + an LED on the computer desk.
Something else I have not mentioned, I like to bring a pistol while camping on the deer lease or camping on the river. If something wonders into the camp site, I would like to be able to protect myself and the people that are with me. I have been carrying a beretta 9mm, but would like to upgrade. Mostly what I am concerned about are animals with rabies, coyotes, snakes,,, stuff like that.
Even though I like the 9mm, I miss owning a 45. There is just something about shooting a 45 that makes it a pleasure to fire off a few rounds.
I will keep yall updated as things progress.
Catching bowfin on juglines
While on a recent fishing trip, I had an unexpected surprise, bowfins seem to like vienna sausage.
Bowfin, also known as Grindle, Grinnel, Mud Fish and Cypress bass are considered a trash fish by a lot of people. There is something about the meat so that it can not be frozen. If the meat is frozen, it crumbles.
I threw some juglines out in a slough that was maybe 8 feet deep. Came back an hour later only to find 2 bowfins on 2 different jugs.
Keep your fingers away from the mouth of the bowfin, they have teeth. Bowfins are one of the few freshwater fish with teeth.
The lines on the jugs were anywhere from 2 - 8 feet deep.
I was using Circle hooks instead of regular J hooks. The circle hook causes the hook not to get hung in the stomach of the fish. The hook is swallowed, comes back out, then gets caught in the mouth of the fish.
Plans for 2012
As I look forward to 2012, there are certain things that come to mind.
As in previous years, one of my goals is to get in shape and lose weight - like the majority of most people. At 43 years old I am probably the worst shape of my life. I blame my own laziness and my office job.
When I was working in the welding field, I was on my feet for 8 - 12 hours a day doing hard physical labor. Keeping the weight off was pretty easy when you are walking several miles a day.
Something that puts the pounds on is drinking, and I can drink a good bit sometimes. When a beer has 150 calories, drinking 3 or 4 in one night can really add up the calories.
At christmas my nephew asked when we were going on another hiking trip. The thing is, I am so bad out of shape, going on a 9+ mile tip would be rough, very rough.
I guess I need to get down to the park to walk a few laps.
Changes in the world
With the sopa act, its become clear that big business runs the US government.
North korea had a change of leadership
Hopefully we are going to have a new president elected in 2012. The worst thing that can happen is if obama gets reelected.
Guantanamo Bay is still open where people are being held without due process of law.
The federal reserve is still printing money out of thin air.
The US government has borrowed more money then the tax payers can ever hope to payback.
Tensions with Iran are on the rise (as usual).
The US manufacturing base is depleted.
China now has the US manufacturing base.
The average US citizen probably does not realize how dependent we are on other nations. Flooding in Taiwan made the prices of hard drives double. It makes me wonder what would happen if we went to war with china, or if a nuke was detonated in a major US city.
What has me worried is the change of leadership in north korea. Some 20 year old young man now holds the key to nuclear weapons.
Climate change
One thing that really has me worried in the Texas drought. Some predictions say the south could be in for another 10 years of drought. If we think the price of food is bad now, add 2 or 3 years of lost crops into the equation.
My wife and I try to stock up on can goods when they go on sale. One of the plans for 2012 is to keep stocking up on food whenever possible.
February and March should tell us if we are in for another dry year. If we do not get rain in March, we are probably in for a rough ride for the summer of 2012.
As in previous years, one of my goals is to get in shape and lose weight - like the majority of most people. At 43 years old I am probably the worst shape of my life. I blame my own laziness and my office job.
When I was working in the welding field, I was on my feet for 8 - 12 hours a day doing hard physical labor. Keeping the weight off was pretty easy when you are walking several miles a day.
Something that puts the pounds on is drinking, and I can drink a good bit sometimes. When a beer has 150 calories, drinking 3 or 4 in one night can really add up the calories.
At christmas my nephew asked when we were going on another hiking trip. The thing is, I am so bad out of shape, going on a 9+ mile tip would be rough, very rough.
I guess I need to get down to the park to walk a few laps.
Changes in the world
With the sopa act, its become clear that big business runs the US government.
North korea had a change of leadership
Hopefully we are going to have a new president elected in 2012. The worst thing that can happen is if obama gets reelected.
Guantanamo Bay is still open where people are being held without due process of law.
The federal reserve is still printing money out of thin air.
The US government has borrowed more money then the tax payers can ever hope to payback.
Tensions with Iran are on the rise (as usual).
The US manufacturing base is depleted.
China now has the US manufacturing base.
The average US citizen probably does not realize how dependent we are on other nations. Flooding in Taiwan made the prices of hard drives double. It makes me wonder what would happen if we went to war with china, or if a nuke was detonated in a major US city.
What has me worried is the change of leadership in north korea. Some 20 year old young man now holds the key to nuclear weapons.
Climate change
One thing that really has me worried in the Texas drought. Some predictions say the south could be in for another 10 years of drought. If we think the price of food is bad now, add 2 or 3 years of lost crops into the equation.
My wife and I try to stock up on can goods when they go on sale. One of the plans for 2012 is to keep stocking up on food whenever possible.
February and March should tell us if we are in for another dry year. If we do not get rain in March, we are probably in for a rough ride for the summer of 2012.
Being out on the river
There is no way to describe being out on the river, the sound of the boat motor, the water rushing under the hull of the boat.To drive on a road is to go where man said you should go.
To be on the water is to go where GOD and nature said you should go.
Water never has pot holes, but it does have waves, wind and rain.
Like riding a motorcycle, there is just something about the wind in your face. But in this case, you are on the water.
Being on the river, and going into sloughs is like going back in time. When summer rolls around and the gators come out, its like back in time 10,000 years. I often wonder what people who lived thousands of years ago lived their lives. How did they fish, what did they think of gators and snakes.
Fishing with noodles
Over the course of the past few months I have been working on juglines, also called "noodles".
I started off with some noodle material you can pick up at the local china mart. Cut a piece of 3/4 inch pcv pipe about 1.75 inches longer then the noodle, glue a cap on one end of the noodle, drill a 1/4 - 5/16 hole in the other end.
Here is the end result. This video was filmed while on a 3 day camping trip in December 2011.
I started off with some noodle material you can pick up at the local china mart. Cut a piece of 3/4 inch pcv pipe about 1.75 inches longer then the noodle, glue a cap on one end of the noodle, drill a 1/4 - 5/16 hole in the other end.
Here is the end result. This video was filmed while on a 3 day camping trip in December 2011.
2012 is upon us
As 2012 is upon us, I figured it would be a good time to open a new blog. With this new blog, I hope to reflect, and look forward.
2011 was not a bad year, its just a year I hope not to repeat. My youngest son and my daughter and I had a falling out.
My youngest son and I are talking again, but my daughter is still mad at me. Mad at what, I do not know. When my daughter opens her mouth, her words are not her own, but the are the words of my ex-wife.
Maybe one day my daughter and I will reconnect.
Some of the things I hope to do in 2012 are improve my health and improve my standard of living.
My youngest son turns 18 in 2012. Hopefully I can get his part of the child support behind me.
Dealing with the Texas child support office has been nothing short of a nightmare. Like the time the child support office raised the amount I was supposed to be paying for no reason, and with no due process. They just sent me a letter saying I owed more money and was raising my payments. After calling the child support office and complaining, they agreed to return to what the court order said I was supposed to be paying.
What got me, the stupid people at the child support office wanted to bypass the "due process" part of our legal system. No person shall be devoid of life, liberty or property without due process. I guess the people who wanted to raise my child support that time slept though that part of government class.
Non-custodial parents have to provide insurance and support payments, while dead-beat custodial parents can sit on their ass at home and not do a single thing.
Raising children takes a joint effort on the behalf of both parents, and not just one or the otehr.
2011 was not a bad year, its just a year I hope not to repeat. My youngest son and my daughter and I had a falling out.
My youngest son and I are talking again, but my daughter is still mad at me. Mad at what, I do not know. When my daughter opens her mouth, her words are not her own, but the are the words of my ex-wife.
Maybe one day my daughter and I will reconnect.
Some of the things I hope to do in 2012 are improve my health and improve my standard of living.
My youngest son turns 18 in 2012. Hopefully I can get his part of the child support behind me.
Dealing with the Texas child support office has been nothing short of a nightmare. Like the time the child support office raised the amount I was supposed to be paying for no reason, and with no due process. They just sent me a letter saying I owed more money and was raising my payments. After calling the child support office and complaining, they agreed to return to what the court order said I was supposed to be paying.
What got me, the stupid people at the child support office wanted to bypass the "due process" part of our legal system. No person shall be devoid of life, liberty or property without due process. I guess the people who wanted to raise my child support that time slept though that part of government class.
Non-custodial parents have to provide insurance and support payments, while dead-beat custodial parents can sit on their ass at home and not do a single thing.
Raising children takes a joint effort on the behalf of both parents, and not just one or the otehr.
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