Archives for January 2008

Go to Hippie Spelunker – H2!

January 18, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Ya’ll gotta get over to my new site, ok? You will find it here:

I’m getting a big headache messing with all of this, so it’s not happening quite yet.

Well, on Wednesday – it snowed! Woohooo! On Thursday, my computer was acting up. And today, one child stayed home not feeling well, and I wasn’t feeling well, either.

And then, of course, there are all these blasted details! My bloody head is spinning – back up this, back up this, upgrade this, back up that – heeeeeeellllppp!

I think I’ll just go watch a movie. I’m tired and my throat hurts and there are too many noisy children about to really concentrate…

Filed Under: Blogger

Pack up your stuff, guys – it’s moving day!

January 16, 2008 by Leave a Comment


Ok, my sweet Hippie Spelunker readers – this is it! I’ve made my decision! We’re moving out! The time has come – it is bittersweet, indeed, but, it’s time to face the facts. Free blogs will only get you so far. I hung on extra long, because, I do love blogger. (Even if the meanie Goog does own them now. Heh.)

I’m working on things today and I’m not entirely sure it will be done today, but, it is definitely in the works. And I don’t know if when I import to WP – if everything disappears. I’ve done a blogger to WP import one other time, but, the blog was only about a week old. And it was several years ago. So I’m not even sure how this is all going to happen.

And I think I can maybe set up some kind of redirect for a while – I need to ask my friend, Cass, about that. I know she knows about those things.

I’m going to be super nice and make this super easy on you, because, I’m super cool like that. I’m going to make ‘moving into our new house’ so simple for you!

Here is the button you use if you want to move into Hippie Spelunker – H2 via feed reader:
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Like I said, I’ll try to get that redirect thing going, so I catch those of you who get this message late. Thinking out loud – ‘Will they even get this message if they get here late? Things that make you say … “Hmm…”‘ I have no idea what’s going to happen once I hit that import button.

I’m excited, but nervous and sad, too. Ya’ll wish me luck!! Eeeks!

Filed Under: Blogger, Thanks for a great couple years

Flip That Lens on Squidoo

January 10, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Do you Squidoo? I sure do – and I love it! And the rockin’ chick who got me into it is a very cool marketer named Tiffany Dow. She wrote this really awesome ebook all about Squidoo, which teaches people all about how to make the most of Squidoo and how to be a valuable member of the community over there. That book is called, Social Networking on Squidoo. And with that book, I was hooked! Completely hooked!

Now, however, she’s written another book about Squidoo. This time she is teaching us how to build great Squidoo lenses and sell them, or rather, flip them. Hence the name of the book, Flip That Lens. I am so excited about this new book! Tiffany has had great success flipping lenses – her teenage son has even flipped a few!

The really cool thing about Tiffany’s ebooks is that she is such a great teacher. She really takes you through step-by-step what exactly you need to do. So often, I am reading an ebook and I get to a point where I don’t know how to do something that the author is talking about and they are not explaining that crucial step. That totally does not happen with Tiffany – she never leaves you hanging. I just love the way she teaches!

Go check it out – you’ll see what I’m talking about: Flip That Lens

Filed Under: make money online

Hippie Spelunker – H2 – have you been?

January 4, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Well, have you? Have you? Have you been to the new and improved version – Hippie Spelunker – H2? That’s my new, super duper, self-hosted version – check it out!

Although a big part of me dearly loves it over here at Blogger, I had originally intended to get the new one up and running, and move away from Blogger completely.

And then I decided to stay here, too.

And then I decided to just import to over there and say goodbye to Blogger.

And then I decided to stay.

And as it stands now, I’m totally confused. Ha! So visit me in both places, ok?

At least ’til I get my head on straight, anyway…

What? You think that’s not gonna happen?! You’ve been waiting for that for a long time?!

Well – hrmph! Angry 3

I see how you are – I see how you wanna be – that’s just fine!

You better just read both places, you hear me?! Threatening

Filed Under: blogging

How cute are your tax deductions?

January 4, 2008 by Leave a Comment

Are your tax deductions this cute?

If they are, and they were born in December 2007, you better head on over to the Turbo Tax contest website! They are holding a America’s Cutest Last Minute Tax Deduction contest!

The winning adorable ‘tax deduction’ will receive a $5,000 United States savings bond, which will be up to $10,000 upon maturity! Wow! That’s awesome!

You better get over there fast, though, because, the contest ends January 9!!

Go! Go now!

Filed Under: Family, finances

Animal Rights Debate – Horse Slaughter

January 2, 2008 by Leave a Comment

What do you think about the practice of horse slaughter? Come sound off, on the new and improved version of this blog, Hippie Spelunker – H2, where we’ve got a debate brewing on the topic!

Filed Under: animals

Fireworks for New Years?

January 1, 2008 by Leave a Comment

How long has this been a tradition? And how did it get started? Don’t we do enough fireworks on July 4th? I first heard of doing fireworks when I went to my sister-in-law’s brother’s house in Rowlett, Texas one year for New Year’s Eve. I think that was about six or seven years ago. She and her family and all of their friends were Philipino, and we were the only white people there, and so I thought it must be a Philipino tradition. We had fun, but, I just had never heard of doing fireworks for New Year’s before.

The funny thing is, though, now that I’m in Alabama – I learn that it is totally common practice. Heck, my friend, Julie – in Las Vegas, was even going to watch fireworks on the strip! I guess it’s just been that long since I actually went out on New Year’s Eve. We sometimes will have people over to our house, or go to some party that actually ends before ringing in the new year. Haha! So I guess I’m just out of touch!

In this small town, though, people do fireworks at home and no one bats an eye! In the city, that is totally not cool, and people get fined heavily for it. So last night, Puppy and I were sitting in my office, when outside my window – about 7pm – went the BIGGEST, LOUDEST RUCKUS!!! The neighbor boy was setting off fireworks in the street and it was about twenty feet from my office window! Puppy and I almost went through the ceiling! And that was how it began…

Fireworks went off, intermittently throughout the evening, and 120 pounds of big, overgrown baby (more like, five year old big ass dog!) was up my butt ALL NIGHT LONG! I’m talking until about 1am! They were going off all over the neighborhood. My poor, sweet Puppy was so upset!

And then, this morning, on Skype with my mom, I happen to mention to her that we were under a Fire Caution/Wind Advisory…. not even putting the two things together until she pointed it out!

Damn hillbillies!

Filed Under: Alabama, Holidays