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So another entry in the “last to know” category: Elton John wants to conduct a social experiment and shut down the Internet for five years. While I know that would give me loads more free time, I doubt the world economy could handle it. The Internet has become an integral part of nearly every kind of business out there. It’s lowered transaction costs to near zero, enhanced communication, and generally made business more efficient than Peter Drucker could dream.

Myself? I’d like to shut down Elton John for five years. His music has been crap since “Too Low For Zero”. When was that? 1982?

“Okayyy… Here we go!! We got a reeeaaal pressure cooker going here!!”

Even if you don’t like the Yankees.
Even if you’ve never needed to go to “The Money Store”, where qualified homeowners can borrow up to $50,000 or more.

You’ve probably heard those words kicking off the backseat play by play in Meatloaf’s ‘Paradise By the Dashboard Lights”.

To my amazement, Phil had an astonishing baseball career. I always thought he had an average career and made a name for himself in broadcasting. Shows how much I know about sports!

Like Merv, Phil Rizzuto had class. Never a bitter word for anyone. No scandals in sight. Something our own baseball players could take note of.

Couldn’t not mention this. I was hardly a fan, but noone outside of those living in caves could escape watching Wheel of Fortune or Jeopardy.

In an age where celebrities are awash in scandal and immorality, Merv appears to be one of those rare human beings, and an even rarer celebrity, about whom noone has anything bad to say.

Merv was from a bygone era; one that needs to come again soon.

Here’s to you Merv.

For those of you who enjoy Jim Cramer’s “Mad Money” show on CNBC, like I do. Jim Cramer is known for being a little, shall we say….manic?!? But that’s his appeal. I love and admire his passion, which is why Jim is one of my heroes, along with Jonathan Hoenig.

Just to prove that I’m not a Kool-Aid drinker, I don’t agree with everything that Cramer thinks and says. For one thing, I’m registered to a different political party than Cramer is. Jim also has a way of over dramatizing things, and today was the best example of it. For the two of you in Myanmar who haven’t seen this video, this is Jim Cramer on the CNBC show “Stop Trading”, ranting about Fed Chief Ben Bernanke, whom Cramer never really warmed up to.

In this clip, Cramer rants about the Fed being asleep at the wheel while people are losing their homes. Besides the obvious histrionics, which makes Cramer hard to take seriously, I disagree with the content of the message: that things are absolutely horrible out there, and this is 1929 redux.

Well, I’ll just let you watch and be the judge.