Fun Halloween Quotes and More

Smileycons! I gathered together some of my favorite Halloween Quotes and Phrases to share with you on this Happy Halloween 2009!  I hope you enjoy.

I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion.  ~ Henry David Thoreau

There is something haunting in the light of the moon; it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul, and something of its inconceivable mystery.  ~ Joseph Conrad

Where there is no imagination there is no horror.  ~ Arthur Conan Doyle, Sr.

‘Tis the night – the night
Of the grave’s delight,
And the warlocks are at their play;
Ye think that without
The wild winds shout,
But no, it is they – it is they.
~ Arthur Cleveland Coxe

Eat, drink and be scary.  ~ Author Unknown

When witches go riding,
and black cats are seen,
the moon laughs and whispers,
‘tis near Halloween.
~Author Unknown

I’ll bet living in a nudist colony takes all the fun out of Halloween.  ~ Author Unknown

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I have Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

I finally know what I have, and I guess that’s something anyway.. now I just need to find ways to relieve it. This pain in my arm began in June, so I’ve been dealing with it for 5 months. It sounds like a long time, but for the most part, the pain has been more of an annoyance than anything. Some days here and there would find me complaining more about the pain as it intensified for one reason or another, but before I made the trek to the Doctor, I did my own research.

Cubital tunnel syndrome is a condition that affects the ulnar nerve, on the inside edge of the elbow. The symptoms feel similar to hitting your funny bone. When this area becomes irritated from injury or pressure, it can lead to cubital tunnel syndrome.

I found a lot of useful information at this site and being the visual-learner that I am, I found the drawings helpful too. I have links to a couple of other sites at the bottom of this post.

After reading it, it all clicked and made sense. It says: “Most people with this (Cubital Tunnel Syndrome) problem have a habit of sleeping with either their elbows bent, their arms up by their head, or both. These positions aggravate the problem. Over time, this can progressively irritate the nerve, resulting in numbness of the ring and small finger, weakness of some of the muscles of the hand and forearm, and pain.” Yes, I concur. I am one of those people that sleep on their bent arm. I need to train myself to sleep a new way now. I can do it (psyching myself up!). I just hope it’s not too late to fix.

If you are having this problem and found your way here, good for you! The quicker you learn about it and start taking steps to correct it, the better! You know something funny though, this “Cubital Tunnel Syndrome” is also known as “Cell Phone Elbow”.

Okay, I have to go apply some topical analgesic and take some ibuprofen.

Until later, here are a couple more site I hope help you out too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulnar_nerve_entrapment

http://www.handuniversity.com/topics.asp?Topic_ID=8

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Dance in the rain

Aviary danceintherainmovie-com Picture 1 Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass..

It’s about learning to dance in the rain.

Vivian Greene

Learning to Dance In The Rain Movie

Dance Your Dreams!

I read an interesting little anecdote today that got me thinking about perseverance.

There’s a particular tribe of Indians who are renowned for their rain-making abilities. In fact, this tribe can boast a 100% success rate. When asked the secret of this phenomenal success they replied ‘we just keep dancing until it rains!’

It’s such a simple formula that most of us overlook it!

If you keep doing what you believe will deliver the results you’re after until the results you’re after arrive, you are guaranteed success!

Obviously, it is necessary to apply some intelligence to the recipe and make adjustments as you go along until you get it just right and adopt the attitude that there is no such thing as failure, only feedback – just as Albert Einstein and all other great inventors did!

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My Fav Firefox Add-ons

Spread Firefox Affiliate Button My preferred browser of choice is still Firefox. I occasionally use Google’s Chrome, but I always go back to Firefox because I feel it’s safer and way more customizable. One of the reasons Firefox is so customizable, is it’s array of fun and useful add-ons (plug-ins). Over the years, I’ve tried an assortment, and I wanted to post about my favorites here today. These are the Firefox add-ons that have proved themselves to me to be the most useful.. the ones that always download first if I do a fresh install, and the ones I always end up missing while I’m playing with Chrome. I’ll include a brief description of the add-on here and they can all be found at https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/

IE Tab – This is a great tool for web developers, since you can easily see how your web page displayed in IE with just one click and then switch back to Firefox.

Colorful Tabs – Colors every tab in a different color and makes them easy to distinguish.

Talon – Take screen shots and edit images directly from your browser with Aviary.com applications.

ColorZilla – Advanced Eyedropper, ColorPicker, Page Zoomer and other colorful goodies.

MeasureIt – Draw out a ruler to get the pixel width and height of any elements on a webpage.

Xmarks – Install it on all your computers to keep your bookmarks and (optionally) passwords backed up and synchronized.

I use more, but like I said; these are my favs.. my must haves. If some of them are new to you, try them out and see how you like them. They may become your favorite too.

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