This is a chore

But really it's not, I man I can spew words ll day long, and with the help of things like Natural speak or even the Windows voice recognition feature, it's not really a problem.
Things go well and not so well these days. I need some income and I can't seem to find gainful employment. But really, my domain is here, on the web, right?
 So I am going to try and concentrate efforts and raise my Klout score, and sell stuff, writings, art, whatever to make some coin. I hope I can count on some of the readers out there that care to contribute, or at least keep reading these occasional rants.
I have another place I write on, called the Nerdanomicon, and I hope all my gee/nerd friends out there read that. I will explore the games side more and also any awesome science stories I come across. I think I'll also ge int the bios of the lesser known nerds out there, not just Chris Hardwick or Stan Lee, but some of the more obscure ones.
Gotta write something on Nerdanomicon now, so be sure to come back later for more news.

Magnets, Boon or Bane(NOT the Batman villain

So, I started watching Mad Men, from episode one, I was struck by the cavalier use of cigarettes, Dry Cleaning bags and lack of seat belt use.
And it struck me that they really didn't know any better. So now I wonder what future generations, if any will look back and marvel at our cavalier use of say, magnets.
I mean, we really don’t know what the effects of them on our health are (we use them for MRI’s and the like).

We know that they (magnets) can mess up electronics permanently, and though our systems have been toughened up by years of TV and Radio waves, and now Cellular towers and High Tension lines are flying around mostly unregulated as well (Anyone remember a link between Leukemia and the power lines over where the kids played?

In 100 years, will people gawk at the way we do things?

“They let their KIDS play with MAGNETS?!?” they might say.
or
“They wore them as JEWELRY? And they wore them in their SHOES?? Didn't they realize what they were doing to their energy fields?” (We call them CHAKRAS today).

I may be premature in this and it could be that magnets (which I have nothing against, really) are perfectly safe. In the meantime I will keep them away from electronics and keep them on the fridge (Except now I wonder what they do to the food…..).

Friday night

I am up for anything this week. I am reading Seth Godin's new book, 'The Icarus Deception'. It speaks of a new, adaptive economy and that we all need to be artists to survive. Now, before you go growing goatee's, know that Mr. Godin has a very specific meaning for the word, artist.
I don't want to give away too many spoilers, but like all of his books he gets your attention and hangs on to it.

I am also expanding my client base so that I can make SEO accessible to different sector of the populace.

Me Again

Hello, I'm back. I just saw 'Men who stare at goats" and it was stimulating, in it's way.
No, not THAT kind of stimulation, the mental imagination was tickled.
It made me aware that more and more hidden things coming to light, but does that make them more accessible, or are we just letting those in power have use of these things? Let's stick our collective heads in our comfort pillow and give our choice to someone else...
Be that as it may, I think MY Jedi powers are the bomb.
Mind Control, invisibility..
Just waiting for that mission any day now...

Mold detection for your safety

About 3 months ago, we noticed some leakage in our roof, and living in Florida, began to worry about water damage and mold. We had someone out to look at the roof, and they saw the place that needed fixing and just patched it, and that was that. We thought.

Well, our boy started to get this cough, (and he's usually healthy as a horse, knock wood ) so when we took him to the Doctor and he asked: "Has he been in any different environments?", I remembered the leak and the "quick and easy" fix. We told the Doctor about it and he asked if we had seen any visible signs on the ceilings or walls, and we said no ( I'd already looked ).
Since there were no patches of discoloration that we could see, we decided that an indoor air quality test was needed. A real friendly fellow by the name of Paul came out and explained that mold isn't always visible, and that it could be inside the walls and ceiling. I immediately pictured great, gaping holes in my walls, but Paul assured me that with his mold detection equipment, it may not be necessary.

The first thing that needed to be done, he explained, was that the air needed to be sampled and sent to a lab to see if there were anything in it that might be the cause of our troubles. The process was quick and easy and when Paul left, he assured me that he'd stay in touch and would let me know as soon as he did the results of the test.

Paul was true to his word and when the results of the test came in he made the time to come out and, using his infra-red scope thingy (I know, too technical) we discovered the problem spot(s!) and using some special disinfectants, removed the mold.

Paul did a great job, and even handled talking to the house insurance guy. They paid him, (since this was what house insurance was for ) and a day later Paul called. Just to ask if everything was alright. Yes, Paul. Everything is alright.

The return of gibberish

Hot French roast coffee, cool temperatures outside, a writer writes I have to wear the skin tight gloves when I write as my hands are cold. The speed difference is frightening as to when I can go faster without the gloves.
Ok, I decided to see what my hunt-and-peck speed of typing was, so I tried out an online speed checker (three, actually). Well it turned out to my surprise that it was 22 wpm! I can live with that, I suppose, but the error rate was unacceptable. Thank the Lord for spell checker.. Of course, there is always dragon speak software, allowing me to spew meaninglessly into the computer and have whatever inane thought pop into my head be typed. I didn’t do that today, like I said, I just wanted to measure a bit of how fast I can type.
I haven’t blogged in quite a while, and am so backed up…with things to do on my plate that it can get disconcerting at times. I will probably try some fiction next to see if that loosens the brain any…I think I’ll go recharge on some more coffee and things to get ready for that Herculean task.

Where was I?

Well, fans I have no idea. To tell the truth I don't remember even creating this blog. AH well. I have become an SEO person in Tampa, and have taken some training with the president of the school, Steve Scott. It has been a real eye-opener so far and you all should hear more from me in the future (you poor souls). All for now...read me later.