Pondering the Articles of Incorporation

Not to be confused with The Articles of Confederation for you history buffs...then again, if you were a history buff you certainly would not make that mistake. So as my oldest brother and I contemplate world domination via the internets with our highly secretive project that I've only told to every single person I've run in to, we must consider our options for forming a company to work under. There are many things to consider when choosing to partake of forming a company. The first is probably the easiest: money. The easiest way to save money these days is e-commerce. The second thing to consider is whether to go with a big company or a small Internet company. My moral compass tells me that going with the smaller company helps out the small guy more than the big company would, I mean, that's why I'm getting into all of this stuff in the first place. A company that I came across via Payperpost.com, is incparadise.com. A well organized company out of Nevada that specializes in cheap, efficient incorporation and documents of all sorts. Some of the interesting offers I found were: First if you like we can offer you free forms: We can also prepare the whole set of documents for only $20-$25.

Another interesting point is that they also have blog where they try to answer questions people have about incorporating and other related topics at: www.incparadise.com/news free llc forms

Things I can never forgive....

1) People who walk around in public with their cell phone ear piece in. (there are lots of subsets to that one, but more or less, the whole cell phone ear piece drives me crazy) 2) People patting me on the back (literally) because they think that because I'm a big guy [6'3" 2 hundred-something :) ] that I must LOVE back pats. I do not love back pats. (again, more subsets. My least favorite: the sneak attack slap) 3) The day that Jason Giambi signed with the New York Yankees. I used to like him, now I don't. 4) Myself, for voting for George W. Bush....TWICE. and finally..... 5) The Saturday Morning I was first introduced to "Go Diego, Go"... Specifically the episode where Diego rescues a baby chinchilla. Why? because the hack actor that voiced the baby chinchilla gave it a super annoying baby cry morphed thru some Pro tools 7.0 digital distorter...it was like taking a baby's cry and mixing it with someone's REALLY bad guess at what they might think a chinchilla might sound like (because you know the actor was like...a chincill-what?) if were trapped on branch over a rapid filled river... My only question: do we really need our kids one more annoying sound to imitate? Thank God for the writer's strike, right?

Romo Arigato!!

I don't know how this became a sports blog all of a sudden, but I think it's probably due to the greater accessibility of TV in my life than in previous years. (I had taken a sort of self-imposed break from cable tv, yes, I know....crazy talk. But after marathon sessions of "Flavor of Love" and countless MTV dating shows, it was time.) So living in PA, especially living so close to Philly, allows me a front row seat to the agony that is Philadelphia sports teams and their fans. More specifically, it was a blast coming into work today and watching the minions vent over their Dallas Cowboy frustrations... I just have one comment and then I'm done: You're not mad at the Cowboys, who are a CLEARLY better team than the Eagles, you're mad at Andy Reid and company for running a lousy ship. My advice is dismantle the whole dang thing while Brian Westbrook is still healthy and in his prime...otherwise you'll have wasted a GREAT backs career on lost hopes like Donovan McNabb.

A Case for A-Rod...(5 Reasons Alex Rodriguez doesn't deserve your crap)

If you follow sports with even a half-hearted attempt, you undoubtedly have heard about A-Rod's decision to opt-out of his current contract, and therefore, all but sealing his departure from the Yankees. Take it or leave it, in the end, anyone and everyone would make the same decision. here's a few reasons why I don't blame Alex Rodriguez for leaving the Yankees: 1) Joe Torre is gone. With Torre's ousting, it pretty much leaves a big ? over the whole system, which seems to be a good enough to get into the playoffs, but not good enough to win the whole thing. (free agency didn't win the Yankees WS even when they DID win.) 2) He'd always be "Robin" to Derek Jeter's "Batman". Say what you want, it'll always be Jeter's team. Not that there aren't more important things in sports, but respect was never given, especially in a place like New York. (which brings me to #3) 3) Playing in New York is overrated. Let's be honest, only in Baseball is playing in New York the "it" place. Even then, Ichiro is KING in Seattle and Jason Veritek is practically a saint in Boston. The player can make his place in the team's hometown. A-Rod will be a HOFer regardless of where he played, so... 4) I'm not convinced that $$$ is his only reason to leave. What motivation does A-Rod have to stay in NY? Even if he would win a WS, it would be seen as a check mark on his resume rather than something to be heralded like Mike Scioscia and the Angels or Ozzie Guillen and the White Sox. Besides Sometimes is just time to move on. That's the beauty of baseball. Free Agency allows you to move around until you find your niche. Case in point: Curt Schilling. I'm sure he really enjoyed his time in Arizona, where he pitched some of his best games, including World Series wins. As soon as he arrived in Boston, it just seemed right. 5) Get over yourselves. This last point is all about the jealous factor. What person in their right mind wouldn't take the opportunity to leave their current job at the top of their game with a 100% GUARANTEE that you're either A) going to be the richest person ever to be in your position. EVER. or, B) have such incredible leverage for "perks" that probably would include everything from free meals to free pet grooming and use of the company's private jet. Honestly, why wouldn't you choose to move on? So please, everyone just get over it. A-Rod is disliked because he makes an incredible amount of money, is unapologetic about his status in life, and has a bastard of an agent. So what? Any one of us would play their hand the same way...like doubling down on "11."

Lemon Beagles and Apple Cider....and then.....

You can't get much better than an office visit from the new guy's puppy; The only thing that can remotely compete is:

Is Apple Cider a northeast thing? or does the rest of the world get to join in this brown, tangy delight? seriously. amazing. And as if it couldn't get better they sell these bad boys in 1 QT sizes: imagine a normal sized gallon container shrunk down to fit in your hand. I know, right? The upside of apple cider: if you let it sit around long enough it turns into apple cider vinegar, which of course has many uses. I will conclude today's thoughts with the story of when Alex left all of his dirty dishes at work and had to wash them 4 days later...it's called "The day when Alex left his dirty dishes at work and had to wash them 4 days later (the ping pong song)" It goes something like this: One day I came home with a bag of tupperware dishes that I had left at work for a few days. I've done this before, so no big deal really. I just scower them in hot soapy water and scrub 'em down. (that's what she said). Here in lies the problem. One of my containers held milk from last week, which had now become some nasty cheese like entity. I've had some experience with spoiled milk before and some crazy thought came over me that as I threw it out in the woods behind our house, why not take a whiff. DO NOT TAKE A WHIFF OF NASTY WEEK OLD SKIM MILK THAT HAS BEEN LOCKED UP AND FESTERING, UNLESS YOU WANT TO VOMIT ALL OVER YOURSELF. enough said. ok, I didn't really puke, but honestly, I've never been closer to that simply by a smell in my life. G-NAS-TEA. ok, now enough said.