NCAA Bracket Contest--Free to Register! Win Cash!

Pleben.com is having an NCAA bracket contest. Register for free at Pleben.com, and I will send you the information on how to enter. There will be cash prizes, and there is no purchase necessary. Of course, if you want to subscribe to the social network that is good too. I am hoping to get lots of entries so we can have a competitive contest. Be sure to tell all your friends about the contest and about Pleben.com. For more about Pleben, see the previous blog entry.

Ad Free Social Network

Well, it looks like Pleben.com is finished earlier than the anticipated March 1st launch. It is 99.9% ready now, and people can begin signing up. In case you don't know, I have developed an ad-free social network called Pleben.com. Revenues come from an annual subscription of $25. Five dollars will go to charity. Our default charity is the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. If you wish, however, you can designate a charity on your profile. When a minimum of 25 have designated that charity, I will send them a check.

Five dollars of the subscription will go to prizes for contests and possibly scholarships if we get enough teenager interest in the site. Some of the prizes will be random drawings and others will be competitive type contests like stock picking contest for example. The remainder will be for costs associated with the site, marketing, upgrades to technology, etc. I figure it will be a long time, if ever, that I would even consider taking a salary.

I would hope that eventually we might be able to get a fair number of subscribers so that we can offer some meaningful cash prizes. Our first drawing will be for $1000 when we hit 1000 subscribers. A $1 million prize will be available at 1 million subscribers with many levels in between. See the FAQ for details on this. I hope people will check out the site and email me with any questions at pleben.com@gmail.com. Also, feel free to sign up and check out what we have to offer. By getting in early, you will have a good opportunity to win some money.

Cheaters Never Prosper

Boy, I heard that saying a lot when I was growing up. I don't know exactly where it comes from, other than my mom. However, now I have the chance to share it with my 11 year old son, now that the outcome of the SuperBowl is known. He doesn't know many of the details about what is being called "Spy-Gate" in the press. All he knows is that the Patriots "cheated" and because of that, he wanted the Giants to win. It probably helped that Eli is Peyton's brother, and my son is a Colts and Chargers fan. Now I can use the SuperBowl to illustrate that time tested principle. I don't have to worry about explaining that there are circumstances where "cheaters" will win anyway, that maybe they just aren't getting caught, and that the end justifies the means. That would certainly make things complicated.

How much better it is now that the Giants won! Things are incredibly easy for even an 11 year old to understand. Justice has been served. So, now when I explain the concept and pass along that saying that has been handed down through the generations, he will understand it well. Now, if I can only find out where it comes from....

Vee and American Gladiators

Well, I did my usual Thursday afternoon workout with Vee at Exercise, Inc. It was a pretty good workout consisting of rows, chest press, leg curls, extension lumbar, and leg press. I was excited on the leg curls since my right knee didn't hurt at all. I was also pleased that I had lost 1 lb. Now I am at 201 lb, closing in on my under 200 goal. Next stop: 190.

There is an open tryout for the American Gladiators in Chicago on Saturday (tomorrow). Vee has looked up the information for the testing and been practicing and working on the drills. He could end up a competitor or even a Gladiator. I think he would make a kick-butt gladiator. He even has the name for it...VEE. Sounds scary to me, don't you think. I wish him lots of luck. It would be cool to see him on TV. I did put him on YouTube and lots of people have seen him there. That's all for now.