A pond is a pool of water surrounded by land.  So this must be the opposite–an island of land surrounded by water.  Or maybe this is just a small model of Holland.

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It appears that thousands of post offices may be closed due to the fact that the USPS is losing large amounts of money each year. I would think that ecommerce would be creating more goods that would be sent though the postal service and this would help offset some of the decreases in the amount of mail people send. Evidently it isn’t enough.

Closing post offices may make sense, but what about doing the opposite? In areas that are less populated, do deliveries every other day, but let people who want mail every day pick it up from a post office box. I would imagine that the cost of keeping a rural post office open is minimal compared to the cost of paying drivers to deliver the mail. Maybe the solution is more and bigger post offices and fewer deliveries to homes.

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When I was in highschool, we once tried to call random people from payphones and then put the phones together. In college we’d call two people, connect them and then just start conferencing in as many random people as possible. Later on, we found a way to get Sprint to call people and connect them to their call center operators.

Still I think the call below beats anything we did.

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The footprint of our house that puts water into gutters is about 2,500 square feet.  This means one inch of water will put about 1,500 gallons through our gutters. with 44 inches of rainfall per year, that means we could collect 66,000 gallons of water from the roof.  Water costs $5 per 1,000 gallons, so if we could use every gallon of water that falls on the roof, it would save us $330 per year.

It looks like you can get a 2,000 gallon water tank for about $2,000. If we need enough capacity to capture 4 inches of water, that would require 6,000 gallon capacity.  I did find a 6,000 gallon tank for about $3,500. We’d also need a pump, additional piping, and the cost of installing it. The best scenario I can imagine would put the cost at $4,000.

If we were able to use all 66,000 gallons instead of rural water, it would take us 12 years to break even if it were to cost $4,000.  Chances seem fairly high that there would be other expenses–like repairs along the way which would push the cost up even more.

Realistically, unless the price of water shoots up dramatically, it is going to be less expensive to water our grass using rural water than collected rain water.

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This is probably my favorite classified ad:

Wanted: 30 Chinamen and a zeppelin for elaborate practical joke. Can you help? Please call on 07829 821 72

I have no idea what the context was, but it is a great ad.

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Useful Information:

1. The Silver Dollar City Commemorative Mugs cost $10 filled, but once you own one you can use them year after year and get drinks at a greatly reduced price.
2. The places selling drinks will fill your cup with ice water for free.  This is much cheaper than buying the bottled water.
3. When Silver Dollar City opens at 10 am, the traffic seems to be backed up the most at 10:00 to 10:30. Coming a bit earlier or a bit later will minimize the time you spend with your car in line.
4. The lines on the water rides increase and decrease with the temperature.
5. The length of the lines doesn’t really tell you how long the wait will be. The number of cars being run will determine your wait at least as much as the length of the line.
6. As you come into the main part of Silver Dollar City, on the right there are two all-you-can eat restaurants.   The top one is called Molly’s Mill and is the one most people see.  Underneath it is a restaurant set in an old mine. It is easier to miss and it is a bit cheaper.  The food selection and quality seems about the same at both.  Kids under 4 eat for free and there is a reduced price for those under 11.
7. You get a 10% discount  on most food purchases by presenting a season pass.
8. If you have a Silver Dollar City Season Pass, don’t forget to bring your photo id.  They will check it when you come into the park.
9. If you are going for at least two days, the Silver Dollar City Season Pass is  probably your cheapest option.
10. Season Passes ordered in advance sometimes come with coupons free or reduced admission for guests during certain dates.
11. There is a two day pass available, but only if you stay at Silver Dollar City owned cabins.
12. March through October, if you come after 3pm, you can the next day for free.
13. Silver Dollar City no longer accepts American Express.
14. Most of the shops and vendors will take credit cards.  A few of the popcorn stands have to process the card at a different stand.
15. The shows in Silver Dollar City are included on a first come first served basis, but you can buy an additional pass to guarantee you a seat.
16. There is a big show in the outdoor amphitheater most evenings around 6pm. It is included as part of admission to the park.
17. The park was built around Marvel Cave.  You can take a tour with a guide.  It is included as part of your ticket price.
18. The cave tour is a lot of walking down stairs and there is a train (of sorts) that will bring up back to the top.
19. Most of the shops are air conditioned which is a welcome relief in 100+ degree weather.
20. Most purchases can be sent to the exit and held for you so you don’t have to carry them around all day.

Interesting Facts:

1. Silver Dollar City sits on top of Marvel Cave.
2. Marvel Cave was originally called Marble Cave when it was discovered because it appeared to have ceilings made of marble.  It turns out they were just plain old rock.
3. The only thing valuable in the cave was bat guano.
4. The urban legend that women’s makeup is made from bat guano was started by a tour guide in Marvel Cave years ago.
5. The town above the cave was burned by a group that called themselves Baldknobbers after a fight in the local bar. This incident is what the theme of the ride Fire in the Hole is based on.
6. Fire in the Hole is the parks original rollercoaster

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This plugin keeps track of what search terms bring people to your site.   You can put a widget on your sidebar that links to the pages where people are going with the text that they are searching for.  This can give you some benefit in search engines and raise your ranking for those particular search terms because they are now used as anchor text in link.  Of course you’ll get more search engine benefit if the links are on other domains, but it can still help within your own domain.

You can also display search terms at the bottom of the page.  So if someone ends up on Page A looking for “blue poodles” the term “blue poodles” will get added to a list at the bottom of the page.  This means that if people start coming to one of your pages for a particular search phrase, your page will automatically optimize to include that phrase in the content.  You can also show a count of the number of times that phrase has sent visitors to the page. Beyond optimizing the page with the specific keyphrases people are using, it makes it easy to look at a page and see how people are getting there.  This can help give you ideas for future posts or may point to a way to optimize the content to draw more traffic.

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LJ Longtail SEO is similar, but it allows you to add a widget that shows phrases where people are clicking through from the second page of the search results.  So if you have a page that ranks for “free podcasts” on the second page of Google, once someone follows the Google link to your site, LJ Longtail SEO will add the term “free podcasts” and link to the page your sidebar widget.  This helps optimize your site for terms that you may not even realize you are ranking for.  The majority of web users click on a link on the first page of their search results. Since it often takes only a minimal amount of optimization to move from a second page position to a first page position, this can be a very effective way to increase the amount of traffic you get automatically.

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A while back I wrote what I thought was a humorous post about some odd trading in the stock market being proof of time travel.  Evidently not everyone thought it was funny. Here is a comment I received.

You’re clearly an idiot for thinking this, also if you’re saying this as a joke, you’re not funny.

I have no idea why this frustrated me enough to have to come up with a fake emial and write some **** down, but it has

So here is the funny part:  I wondered, “how did this person find my site?”  I mean he seemed pretty upset with the fact that I’m either a) an idiot or b) not funny.  It turns out he came from Google and was looking for “proof of time travel”. I’m afraid my post didn’t meet his needs.

Now I have no idea who this person is, but all I can picture is uncle Rico from Napoleon Dynamite who bought a time machine off eBay. Somewhere there is someone who is trying to find a way to go back in time to save his high school football game.  As he desperately searches the Internet he somehow ends up on my website and is filled with rage!

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I just ran across a device called a hovermower. It looks like it is basically a hovercraft push lawn mower. Instead of using wheels, it forces air down into the deck and this creates a cushion for it to ride on. It is an interesting idea. The market it as being ideal for mowing steep inclines and around ponds.

I suppose there is some advantage in not having wheels that can get stuck when you try to pull it back up the hill, but it still seems a bit odd. The video makes it look like more of a replacement for a weedeater around ponds and on slopes.

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These are my links for March 9th from 21:12 to 21:15:

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• Powerful Presentations – Present well.
• Parking Strategies – Save time, park fast.
• Income Diversification – Don't get too dependent on your job for your income.
• On the Job MBA – How to get an education while you are getting paid for it.