We picked up our stakes, and moved to greener pastures (who says the Real Estate Market is tough?).

Please forward all your comments, and your two eyes to our new home:  Squirrelman’s Nutzy World

Why does Halloween feel Hollow to me?  Perhaps because all the witches, warlocks, and goblins have been flying around for the last few months, and next Friday can’t be any scarier than what we’ve been going through recently.

Between Wall Street, Corporate America greed, Bailouts, the Presidential election, how much more can we take?  Probably quite a bit more it seems.  What can change?  How will it change?  Who can lead us through this morass.  Where’s our compass?  Our guiding light?  Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio?  Our nation turns it’s lonely eyes to you.  Boo hoo hoo.

History though has shown that when things seem the bleakest, and popular sentiment has all moved to one side of the scale, the scale starts to move… the OTHER way.  Let’s see.  I think the end is near.  One way or the other.

Is it possible then that there’s a treat in store for us?  I think it might be.  Hmmm, that’s more like it.  The old optimistic self is starting to resurface.  Yes, Charlie Brown, perhaps there is a great Pumpkin after all.  Only time will tell.  Six more days to be precise.  Keep your gardens watered and frost-free.

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I just took a position as an undercover reporter.  No, the hiring company isn’t aware of my role, nor is my employer.  In fact I didn’t know what my true role was until I started posting this blog entry when I had nothing else on my mind to post about.  So, I’m conjuring up a tale, and I’m going to run with it for a while and see if it leads anywhere.

I’ll be taking copious notes on a nightly basis, and from that material I hope to uncover the true underpinnings of how corporate America truly operates.  I know others such as Michael Moore, and the Super Size Me guy have done similar.  But, I’m going to be different.  For one, I’m not them.  Hence an immediate difference.  The differences will become more apparent as I start distinguishing myself (at least in my own eyes and mind).  My notes with either be the basis of periodic blog entries or, if they’re really good I will horde them and compile a national best seller whilst retaining movie rights and promotional/gift royalties.  I have a sneaking suspicion that the action figures are going to be totally awesome.  This could be the must-have holiday gift item for the 2009 season.  Start pre-ordering now.  As soon as I set up my Swiss Bank Account, I will post the links on a website (URL to be determined) so you can place your orders today for guaranteed delivery by December 15, 2009.  All packages will be mailed in unmarked plain brown wrapping so as not to ruin the surprise for all of your little boys and girls.  This item will not be appropriate for Dogs, Cats, and other extre-terrestrial beings.

If you’re interested in pre-ordering a copy of the first printing, I’m afraid you’re going to have to wait a wee bit longer.  As mentioned, I don’t have the routing number yet for my Swiss Bank Account…  Nor do I have the account set up yet.  And, there’s that minor little detail that a) I haven’t even written a thing yet, nor b) I haven’t been picked up by a Publisher yet.  Why they’re waiting I have no idea.  In a few months they’ll be kicking each other for not moving sooner.  I can’t wait to watch that!

Stay tuned!  The fun is just about to begin.

Whew!  No baseball for a while.  I think we all needed a break.  That last series was very emotional.  I think the whole nation has rallied around the Rays.  But, honestly, enough baseball for a while.

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Now back to our regularly scheduled blog…

No.  It took the no longer lowly TAMPA BAY RAYS to slay the Evil Red Sox.

There is a Baseball God afterall!

This is what dreams are made of.

YAY RAYS!!

Obviously you all didn’t get on the bandwagon.  We’re talking Boston Red Sox.  How can you NOT be backing the Tampa Rays??

Did you not get out your lucky charms (not the cereal)?

Did you not get our your Kevin Youkailis voodoo dolls?  Get our your Big Papi doll too (we have to pull out all the plugs).

Did you chant the fight song?  Tonight, you MUST open the window as you chant.  Don’t tell me it’s cold outside.  The Rays are in Florida.  Suck it up.  This is HUGE.

We don’t get another chance after tonight.

You just know what’s going to happen should the Rays falter tonight.  I can’t even say it.  But, the writing is on the wall.

Do NOT let this happen to us.

It’s bad enough we’re in a financial crisis, we can NOT afford to add insult to our injuries.

GO RAYS!!

Get your rally caps on, your voodoo dolls, your good luck charms, your rabbits foot (or, perhaps feet), eat your favorite dinner, and have on hand your favorite libation, wear the same outfit, including underwear and socks, that you wore on Wednesday night.  Instant karma.  The game time is late (as usual in these stupid days where the networks and advertisers call the shots), so if you need, take an afternoon nap.

Oh, and if you have any Yankees memorabilia, get those out too.  Make sure the Red Sox can see everything when they look out in to your living room, den, bar, or wherever you’re going to watch the game.

What you need to know:

LEARN THE FIGHT SONG: Yes, the Rays have a fight song. It’s set to rock music, and all you have to memorize is “Feel [pause] the Heat [pause] Rays.”

ENEMY NO. 1: Red Sox OF Coco Crisp is Rays enemy No..1 for confrontations with several Rays players and eventually charging the mound after Tampa Bay pitcher James Shields hit him during a series earlier this month.

WHERE’S RAYMOND?: The Rays have a furry blue mascot who wanders around Tropicana Field entertaining fans. You may not know what it is, but do not worry – neither does anyone else.

All together now, “Feel… the Heat… Rays”  (repeat ad infinitum)

Lemme tell you this, if the Red Sox come all the way back and beat the Tampa Bay Rays in this series… The Yankee/Red Sox rivalry has just ratcheted up another level.

When I read the news today, oh boy, that the Red Sox came back from a 7-0 deficit to the Rays, it just stoked all those really bad bad memories of recent years.  As much as I’ve tried to bury the thoughts of the way the Red Sox came back from a three games to none deficit in 2004 against our vaunted New York Yankees, this has just caused them to resurface yet again.

From this day forward (at least through this weekend), I’m truly blue Tampa Bay Ray.  They had better not let me down.  The thought of the Boston / Philadelphia World Series might be just too much to bear.  BTW, Mets fans, is there a team that YOU despise more than the Philadelphia Phillies?  Especially what they’ve done to you the last two years — Ok, truth be told, the wounds were self-inflicted.  But, still I’m sure you need/want/prefer to have a scapegoat.

Can next season please come soon again?  I say we put it to a vote.  We skip winter, and start right up with the Spring again.  Are you with me?

C’mon Rays!  Does anyone know their fight song?  Do they have one?  Do they have a team song?  A chant?  A lucky hanky?  Geez, they didn’t even have real fans until now.  And, now they’ve got me.  GO RAYS!!!

What if we used the debate format to address all personal interactions?

For example, we walk in to a store, and we debate how much we should pay for an item.  We’d argue quality, utility, value.  I think that eventually we’d agree upon a mutually agreeable price.  Or, we’d be forced to watch a few more Presidential Debates.

How about if we were to approach utility companies and debate what the appropriate fees we should pay for their services.  I’m sure we would come away with a clearer understanding of the costs to deliver the utilities, but they would also know that they’re serving OUR needs, and shouldn’t be in this for profit.  And, if their exorbitant charges aren’t profiting the Utilities, then there’s a serious problem with their Accounting and Bookkeeping.

I’d love to go debate with the IRS about the total amount of taxes that I pay each year… and whether I’m getting a fair share of the revenue in return.  I want the return to come to me, my family, my children, my community FIRST.  Let this be equitable and fair to us and not to politicians, lobbyists, and greedy corporations.  I’m not promoting socialism, but democracy as it’s ideally defined.

Who wants to argue?  Umm, debate these points?

What’s the opposite of writers cramp?  ADD?  I must have started four posts in the last two days, and never got past typing in the title when another brilliant idea for a post popped in to my head.  And, as I went off on that tangent, yet another.  This repeated four more times in perfect three-part harmony, until I came back around to my first topic which I had already forgotten (I should have at least saved the title), and then moved along to the second, and third, and finally the fourth great idea, with the same results as the first, and ended up with nothing posted.

So here I sit, fearing that the pattern will repeat itself, again in three-part harmony, so with the song playing in my head, this is about a blog.  You remember my blog, don’t you?  The one you’ve been ignoring all this time.  And, no I’m not talking about you   So, back to my blog and realizing now that I hadn’t posted anything in a few days even though I really had these great, insightful, profound things to post about (I remember that much ), I came to the realization that I better start randomly hitting the keys on my computer keyboard, and if anything remotely coherent came out that I would just submit that and hope that will jar my ADDing ways back in line and I can start posting about more meaningful things rather than posting about why I’m not posting.

At least I’m not singing out loud the song that’s playing in my head.  I have much more respect for my readers than that

With the economy in turmoil, any little bit of hope might help.  While I’m not saying this will work, nor is it the strategy I recommend to my clients, I post it here for those that have tried everything else.

This was posted originally at http://witchery.wordpress.com/2007/05/25/prosperity-ritual-money-candle-magic/

Squirrelman’s Nutzy World has been nominated for a 2008 Bloggers Choice award in the category of “Best Blog about Stuff”.

What an appropriate category to be included in I think.

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I don’t think I realized just how fast a cable modem direct Internet connection was.  At home I’m on a wireless network; at work I’m on a wireless network; and in remote office I was on a wireless network.  At our remote office we just got internet service.  I’m on the direct line, and I can’t believe just how fast the connection is.

Web pages render almost instantaneously.  What a joy.

Do you remember the days of “dial-up”?  I think we had more patience in those days.

I wonder what tomorrow will bring?  Pretty exciting when you think about it.  What do you think that tomorrow will bring?

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I did some research on Wikipedia.  If anyone has better, more accurate, figures, please share them in the comments section.

The current total population in the United States is 300,000,000.

Per 2007 Estimates:
27.4% of the population is younger than 20.
72.6% is 20 and older.

Therefore there are 217,800,000 people in the United States that are 20 and up.

Per a 2005 study by William Thompson & Joseph Hickey, 16% of the population is in the Upper-Middle and Upper class.  Therefore 84% of the population is in the Middle-Middle class or “poorer”.

Suppose hypothetically that we would distribute the $700,000,000,000 bailout NOT to the Corporate world, but instead give it equally to every United States citizen that is 20 years old and older, and not in the Upper classes?

• 182,952,000 people would receive a share of the pie
• Each and EVERY person would receive a check for $3,826.14.
• Therefore a household with a husband and wife would receive a total of $7,652.28

Do you think that that would help us out?

I love shopping.  I really do.  Please don’t let my wife read this post.  A good bargain is a shop-aholics dream come true.  And, in my humble opinion, no one can find the best prices like I can.  Especially on the Internet.

If anyone thinks they can find a lower price, let’s name the item, and let’s go hunting.

Today was typical of my “success”.  (I’m really not at all modest, am I?)  I had to find a replacement battery for my BlackBerry.  Let’s just say I ended up with a brand new one for $9.82 including shipping.  Price comparison:  For example and Bestbuy it was $49.99.  The list price is $69.99

I wish there was more things to buy or to hunt for.  I’m a happy and content blogger.  I really have everything I need and want.

Perhaps I can do shopping as a side job though.  I could take a percentage of the money that I save shoppers.

Anyone need anything while I’m online?

Woo hoo!!  Time for a celebration.  My Nutzy World has now joined The Squirrel Forum, the Nassau County Aquarium Society Forum, Long Island’s Top Websites, and Where’s Our Squirrel? in the top 1,000,000 sites that are tracked by Alexa!!

If I create another 999,995 websites can I monopolize the Alexa rankings?  Move over Yahoo and Google, the Squirrel is going to walk all over you