Aw yes! It’s the un-official start of Summer, Memorial Day Weekend!

I’m thinking today’s the perfect day to take me, the kids and my Babycakes out to the beach and have a barbecue and fun in the sun!!!!! WOO HOO!!!

- Beach towels? Check.
- Cooler stocked with Coca Cola? Heh. Always. Check.
- Gas in the car? Check.
- Swimming trunks, bathing suits for the kids, buckets, surfboard? Check!
- Sunscreen? Sunscreen is for wussies! (Then again with our pale blue-ish-white skin. OK, I’ll pick some up on the way)

AND AWAAAAAAAY WE GO!!!!!!

Update, 8:25 am: Back to Reality – Aw dammit! Half-way out the door Carole just reminded me that I have to work today.
Ah well… at least I can sit at my desk and bathe in the sun’s rays in my mind….

It’s 77 degrees out, beauuuuuuuutiful sunny day!

So if you’ll all excuse me, I’m off to play with my little ones outside.
I may stop by for Problem Adult’s Saturday Nite Chat tonight… but no promises.

SEE YA!!!!!

Screw you, Fernwood!

Every morning I’m snarled up in traffic as construction is going on in front of the place. Which is ok… there’s this hot-looking brunette guiding traffic. I’m surprised I haven’t caused a pileup as I’m not paying attention and watching her.

But that’s not the point either!

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It looks like the Pocono Record has succeeded in what they’ve wanted to do for some time… set up a section for blogs.

Blog the Poconos.

It’s about time someone thought of a blogging community in the Poconos. I know when I worked at the paper we tried a blog called “The Dirt” a while back, but nothing became of it.

I like this one. Very clean design, organized… and best of all, the entries are short and sweet. Like a blog should be. And what a great surprise to see Lois Heckman there. In between all her organizations, projects, activism, running a recording studio and being a Celebrant… I don’t know where she finds the time (???).

Good luck to them all. Check it out.

Spring is here, the Poconos is less flooded, and you can see the flowers and trees begin to bloom through the muddy water.

And so it’s time for a new look to go with my new attitude. A lot of phenomenal changes on the inside of me all winter long, and now it’s time to let it show.

As always, all my anger, rage and bitterness remains the driving force in my creativity.

Like the fire Prometheus gave to man, it can be used to create or consume everything in its path… it all depends on your mastery of it.

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On the Pocono Forums, I introduced a new game called “Bowling for Karma™“. On that board, people are awarded positive or negative “Karma Points” for their posts. People covet these points, and it also encourages them to keep the quality of discussion high.

I submitted three sites of local candidates running for judge positions in the Poconos. I designed one of them.

• Jon Mark For Judge (www.jonmarkforjudge.com)
• Brian Germano For Judge (www.germano4judge.com)
• Art Zulick For Judge (www.artzulick.com)

Whoever picks the site I designed is rewarded a Karma Point at the forum (also for giving my ego a boost). I really have nothing to offer on this site, but just for kicks & giggles, since you guys probably know my design style much better….

Which site do you think I designed?

First off… at my Wal-Mart in East Stroudsburg, there are literally 200 spots reserved for the handicapped. I mean COME ON!!!!! Do you really expect to do business with 200 gimps at once? Is it really necessary? 20 is more than enough (Unless you’re expecting Jerry Lewis to host a marathon there or something).

Something at Wulfgar’s touched on a subject very near and dear to my heart… Parking Lot Vultures. People who want your parking spot so bad that they are willing to risk life and limb to get it (even run over a poor defenseless puppy.)

I hate them!!! I hate them with a passion that I reserve only for Jethro Tull fans!!!!!
Fie upon these foul creatures… better yet, Downs Syndrome upon all their descendants!!!!

Have you ever walked in a parking lot and have these predatory bastards slowly creeping up behind you? AS YOU’RE WALKING!?!!??!

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The news of our organization is starting to spread like wildfire…. we’ve settled on a name, and it is:

Accept no imitations. We’re the ones with the political, legal and financial clout. And we’re non-profit and non-partisan too, so we’re not catering to anyone except the best interests of the Poconos and bringing jobs here.

We’re still plotting and planning in a back room at PoconoCommuter.Com, but if you’re in the Pocono Area and want to hang with me, or Stephen, or Wayne, or Frank or Jon (I hope. Probably after Tuesday’s elections.)…
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FOCUS GROUP
On February 23rd SMS will host a focus group discussion. The topic will be
the Future of Monroe County and how we can contribute.
As some of you know we tried last month to have a meeting but the weather
was bad. Each month we will have a meeting and focus on different topics for
discussion. At the meeting we all will pick a topic for the next meeting, so it will
give us all a chance to think about it and research it.

PLACE: BUDGET MOTEL JR’S GRILL
TIME: 5:30 TO 7:30
DATE: FEBRUARY 23RD , 2005

Contact info for RSVP
Robert Bennett
570 421 4974
smsrb-AT-ptd.net (You know what to do with the “-AT-”)

I had the honor of finally meeting the owner of the Budget (after years of patronage) at the Tech conference on Wednesday. Great guy.
If you wanna hang, you’ll find me there.

Some of the big news going on here during the Year of the Phoenix.
Just came back from a technology conference at Stroudsmoor. Bob Bennett, of Secure Managed Solutions is bringing a high speed data center and digital pipeline into the Poconos. One of the advantages we have is we are in between New York City and Philadelphia, and we can serve as a gateway. We’re also on a different power grid than New York, so it makes perfect sense to make our move here in post-9/11 America.

What will this possibly mean?
* Local businesses being on the ground floor of state-of-the-art technology and websites.
* Satellite offices set up here (Read: Jobs in our area instead of commuting)
* A “Vault” containing any relevant data. Imagine if you’re in Europe and you lose your wallet and passport? You can retrieve your info anywhere on the planet.
* Grants and tax incentives to set up businesses here (Read: Jobs in our area instead of commuting… uhm, again)
* WiFi, teleconferencing and all sorts of other gadgetry will play an integral part of how business will be done.

One of the things that have long-irked me is the low standards set here. The attitude of “Well, it’s the Poconos, what do you expect?” will no longer apply. There’s no reason why “New York Standards” shouldn’t be the standards of businesses everywhere.

ESPECIALLY in the Poconos.

State Rep. Mario Scavello was there, as was John Siptroth, candidate for Kelly Lewis’ old spot.

Winner of the “Most under-dressed jerk at a business seminar” award? ME!!!!!

All the movers and shakers out here in the fields of technology and advertising were here, including my good friend Jon Hom, who has turned Digital Zone into quite a formidable powerhouse since last we spoke five years ago. Also presenting was Creative Arts Recording Labs and Secure Managed Solutions.

I have allied myself with a few power brokers out here, and projects include forming a non-partisan, non-profit organization committed to bringing people together and establishing hi-tech jobs to the Poconos, and a ThinkTank connecting businesses into the new PowerLine.

I’ve seen the future, baby…. and it is now.

The Secret Society of Happy People – Now THERE’S a GROUP just asking for persecution, donchathink?

Nah. It’s all good (as sick and twisted as it seems to me). I say more power to ‘em. Better than spending the holidays with a bunch of depressed shmucks spreading doom & gloom, that’s for sure.

Like Billy Joel sings: “I’d rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints”.

Tonight’s the Reasons for Christmas II concert at the Hillside Inn (You’re coming, right? You regetted missing all the fun last year).

As my first day as a freelance graphic artist, tonight’s ORDER of business is… well, business.

All the movers and shakers of the Poconos will be there, and I just whipped up a batch of business cards to pass out.

I just hope all the performers at the concert will have the decency to keep the music down while I and said movers & shakers talk bidness.