I knew that I had not posted to this site in some time but I did not realize that it had been 1 1/2 years. Whew! I realize that with the length of time it has been since I posted and the subject matter I had been writing on that one could easily assume that I did not make it past November 2010. The truth is that I am still here and kicking.

Where Have I Been?

In treatment. Fortunately not cancer treatment – I am going on 2 years since the known cancer in my body was removed. Unfortunately since that time I have had several serious ailments that been as bad if not worse then the cancer. I am not going into details here but if you are interested you can check out my personal site on my health issues -

Dan Masters health

In the last 2 years I wish I could say that I have been full of faith and have continually had the devil under my feet. I do have victory over the devil (I am still here) but it really has been a battle, the hardest of my life. I all that time I don’t feel that I ever turned my back on God but I definitely have not been “active”. Active to me means daily interaction with regular church attendance. I have not had that.

What God Has Done

What I have had is a God who has been my father and has remained faithful no matter what my prospective of my righteousness is in my eyes. He is faithful, He is loving, He is kind, and I have no doubt of His ability to give me strength when I am weak and feel like I cannot go any further.

I am so humbled by what He has done for me that I feel like I could never pay Him back. I didn’t deserve to survive. But I did through His power. I am still weak and do not know what my life will be like now. Irregardless I have something on the inside of me that wants to do whatever I can in order to let people know God as I know Him. He is not just the savior of my soul but of my body and spirit as well.

He is real and he saved me in so many ways. 

He can do the same for you too.

Abuelos Mexican restaurant now offers a gluten free menu. The menu offer 14 different items that gives us gluten free folks a pretty selection. I have not tried Abuelos yet due to the fact that I have been gluten free for a while but now that I know that they off gluten free items now I can’t wait to check them out.

Here is their press release announcing their new menu -

Abuelo’s Introduces New Gluten-Sensitive Menu

LUBBOCK, Texas – Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurants have introduced a new, special gluten- sensitive menu with several items created specifically to accommodate guests who have gluten allergies or celiac disease.

Gluten-sensitive guests now can select from 14 items featured on the special menu ranging from salads, Tex Mex plates and House Specialties, and even dessert. For instance, the new gluten- sensitive menu includes Abuelo’s delicious Yucatan Shrimp Fajita Salad, a Tamale Plate, with two beef tamales, Pork Tenderloin with Honey Chile Glaze and several choices of fajitas including Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Shrimp Fajitas, Pork Tenderloin Fajitas and Vegetable Fajitas, plus several other entrées. Additionally, Abuelo’s award-winning Traditional Flan, is also featured on the gluten-sensitive menu as a dessert choice.

“With gluten intolerances becoming a more common concern, we want to have menu items that all our guests can enjoy,” said Robert Lin, president of Food Concepts International, Abuelo’s parent company.

For more information contact: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Melanie Carroll, Food Concepts International February 14, 2012 806-785-8686, ext. 149; 806-789-7695 (cell)

melaniec@food-concepts.com

About Abuelo’s

Since its first opening in 1989, Abuelo’s has consistently been on the leading edge of Mexican cuisine, combining menu creativity, outstanding food and beverage quality, colorful plate presentations and superior service in an impressive Mexican courtyard-themed atmosphere. Owned and operated by Food Concepts International of Lubbock, Texas, Abuelo’s has received national accolades as the top-ranked Mexican food restaurant, one of America’s top chains, and for offering great meals for less than $20. The company currently has 40 restaurants located in 15 states throughout the United States and is currently constructing its 41st location in Fort Worth, Texas at the Hulen Mall, which is scheduled to open in early March. For more information, visit www.abuelos.com.

One last note – the Abuelos in Austin is located near the Barton Creek Square mall. Here’s a map – Abuelos Mexican Cuisine, Austin, TX.

Hawaii has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Please move from all around the world in order to have their own piece of paradise. Unfortunately this means that property values in Hawaii are at a premium. Due to high property values sometimes homes are built on multiple levels with different families living on each level.

When contractors are faced with constructing buildings that serve multiple families they often have to choose styles that will appeal to a wide range of people. This allows the contractor to keep construction costs down while appealing to a wider audience. This also helps when repairs need to be made and stair parts need to be purchased. When living in such a lovely place such as Hawaii, it is wise to keep your costs down so you can enjoy the finer things in life.

WordPress is no doubt one of the best content management systems but people adopting wordpress need to be careful in selection of web hosting as it required additional application and plug-in support in order to perform mannerly, that’s why smart people prefer to choose WordPress hosting. There are several web hosting companies that offer wordpress hosting service but few experienced and reputed best web hosting companies ensure entirely optimized WordPress hosting servers.

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If you are a home decorator or interior designer and looking to host your website there are many things which one need to consider while choosing a hosting plan and a web host. There variety of web hosting companies but people always prefers to obtain cheap web hosting services. A reliable and reputed web host offer shared hosting server, VPS and dedicated server to manage numerous types of websites. Home decoration websites include heavy images and might required complex applications so in order to deal with this type of website VPS hosting is considered to be reliable.

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Windows are rarely dressed to their full potential. Many people believe curtains and blinds to be simply a staple fixture that don’t have much of an impact on the overall feel of a room. But it is quite the opposite. The way you dress your windows can have a massive impact on your overall interior design, so make careful choices.

It’s important to think about how your window dressings will fit in with the colour of your walls or the furnishings you’ve chosen. Not matching or complementing your current décor could ruin the effect you’re going for or require a whole new look. One simple option to avoid this happening is to opt for wooden vertical blinds. Wood is so versatile and contemporary and it can add a neutral backdrop to your existing décor. Many curtains use fabrics that can become dated quite quickly, but wood is timeless and will match any tastes.

The wood you choose for your vertical blinds will depend on your existing woodwork and furniture, but also think about the size and functionality of your rooms. Lighter wood will give the impression of space in smaller rooms, making them light and airy. These will work particularly well with subtle colours such as pale blue or spearmint green. Whereas darker wood will give a cosier feel to bedrooms and larger living spaces. With darker wooden vertical blinds you can be braver with your décor. Opt for warm colours such as reds and oranges.

Wooden vertical blinds make a subtle statement, but they still allow you to show your own personal style and add some character to your home.

Out of full discretion this theme does not have a lot of the newer hooks and features incorporated into it. I will be looking into see what I can add to the theme to make it more feature rich. I also do have a redesign for the Beach House theme in the works as well. The new theme has more horizontal space for your posts and pages like many of the newer themes that are available.

Thank you again to everyone that uses the theme. Be sure to drop me an email if you have an questions or issue in regard to installing or using it.

Just because you choose an inexpensive web host that doesn’t mean that they are not any good. On the other side just because you pay  lot for hosting that does not mean that they are going to be reliable and meet the needs of your website. What you want is a cheap web host that provides both good technical support to meet your needs and the needs of your website.

Here are a couple of guidelines for things to look for in a web host:

Technical Services: Make sure the web host you select provides high quality servers since your website performance depends on it. Check out their security measures to prevent server from external and internal threats. Finally check out what sort of technical issues are addressed in their equipment and security policy? Do they charge to diagnose issues that are server related? Do they do regular backups of the servers?

Effective Technical Support: Technical support is very important since you depend on your website being available 24/7. Unfortunately, cheap web hosting companies claim to provide best technical support but when actually need to contact them they take a lot of time to respond and in the mean time your website may be running slow or may be down. The ideal web host ensures responsive technical support and is always available via chat or phone to respond to customers needs.

A good web host should offer:

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A web host with the above qualities is the type of host you want for your site. Make sure you take the time to research web hosting companies and you will not suffer down the road if problems arise.