I was talking about this family on the air today. I think they come up with a great idea – the basic concept is that a company will sponsor their t-shirt everyday. Wearing those t-shirts, they’ll blog, Facebook, post videos, etc. In addition to the payment for being a tee sponsor, they get to try out a bunch of products for free, as well. What do you think about it? I give ‘em props (and am a little jealous I didn’t come up with this idea!).

Check out their website here.

Make sure to come down to the Wyoming Valley Mall tomorrow night for safe Halloween!  You will get to meet members of the Froggy staff, including myself!  Also as an added bonus, if you come down dressed as a Ghostbuster there will be an even sweeter deal!

That’s right, I will be going as a Ghostbuster myself, complete with Proton Pack, Pke Meter and Ghost Trap!  If you come down to the Wyoming Valley Mall tomorrow, dressed as a Ghostbuster, I will let you put on MY Proton Pack for an awesome picture opportunity!  Check out my Facebook page where there is a picture of my costume (Selena took the worst photo of me ever!) facebook.com/crockett.froggy.

Here are the detail on safe Halloween as well: http://www.froggy101.com/pages/8328799.p…

Who ya gonna call?

Crockett

–This is the “Reader’s Digest” list of 10 secrets of getting the best trick-or-treating haul, and it’s based on interviews and surveys with actual American kids.

#1.) The “cuter” the costume, the more candy you’ll get.

#2.) Pillowcases hold twice as much candy as plastic grocery bags, and three times as much as the classic orange pumpkin. And if you decorate your pillowcase, people won’t think you’re just trying to be greedy.

#3.) If there are little kids at a door ahead of you, move on. They’ll take forever to choose their candy and just slow you down.

#4.) Strike early. The good candy always goes first. There’s no reason to be the last people out trick-or-treating.

#5.) BUT . . . if you do see some houses that still have their lights on late, swing by. The person may want to unload everything and give you a handful instead of a single piece.

#6.) Lots of decorations in the yard are a sign of high-budget candy. The family there clearly cares about Halloween.

#7.) See if you can get your dad or a friend’s dad to chaperone you. Moms focus too much on manners. Dads respect the quest to get as much candy as possible. They’re also willing to stay out later than moms.

#8.) Plan your route, figure out your shortcuts, and . . . even though adults may tell you not to . . . run, don’t walk.

#9.) The best candy is usually at the bottom of the bowl. When the person filled up their bowl, their instinct was to open the best candy first, so it’s at the bottom.

#10.) Before you go out, tell your parents you just want to grab a few things from your OWN house’s candy supply. As long as you don’t overdo it, you can get a few pieces of the best stuff before the bowl gets picked over.

Halloween at

Northumberland

Legion Post 44

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Paul the Octopus, the tentacled tipster who fascinated football fans by predicting results at the World Cup, died Tuesday.

Paul had reached the octopus old age of 2 1/2 years and died in his tank on Tuesday morning at the Sea Life aquarium in the western German city of Oberhausen, spokeswoman Ariane Vieregge said.

Paul correctly tipped the outcome of all seven of Germany’s games. He made his predictions by opening the lid of one of two clear plastic boxes, each containing a mussel and bearing a team flag.

The octopus seemed to be in good shape when he was checked late Monday, but he did not make it through the night. He died of natural causes, Vieregge said.

“We had all naturally grown very fond of him and he will be sorely missed,” Sea Life manager Stefan Porwoll said in a statement.

The aquarium has not yet decided how best to commemorate their most famous resident, he said.

“We may decide to give Paul his own small burial plot within our grounds, and erect a modest permanent shrine,” Porwoll said.

After rising to global prominence during the World Cup in South Africa in June and July, Paul retired from the predictions business after the final between Spain and the Netherlands – correctly picking Spain – and returned to his primary role of intriguing children who attend the aquarium.

The invertebrate was stepping “back from the official oracle business,” Tanja Munzig, a spokeswoman for the Sea Life, told AP Television News at the time.

“He won’t give any more oracle predictions – either in football, nor in politics, lifestyle or economy,” she said. “Paul will get back to his former job, namely making children laugh.”

After his World Cup soothsaying skills were revealed, the English-born Paul was appointed as an ambassador to England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup. He had English roots, having been hatched at Weymouth Sea Life Center on England’s south coast in 2008.

Imitators sprang up all over the world, including Mani the Parakeet in Singapore, Lorenzo the Parrot in Hannover, Germany, the latest was a saltwater crocodile named Dirty Harry.

Paul, who had an agent, got hundreds of requests to go to Spain. The Madrid Zoo asked Sea Life if it would be willing to make a deal to bring him in as a tribute to the Spanish football team’s victory, either temporarily or for good. But the German aquarium turned down that offer, too.

Paul’s name will live on the Greek island of Zakynthos, where a permanent sea turtle rescue center funded in part by donations generated by the famous octopus is being established.

So today I was busy in the studio… Not work related of course.  As we approach safe Halloween this Thursday at the Wyoming Valley Mall, I need to have my costume ready to go.  What will I be going as?  A Ghostbuster.  I know, awesome right?  Anyway What kind of Ghostbuster would I be if I didn’t have a PKE meter?  A bad one that is for sure.

So while online last night, I found an individual who made a paper PKE meter, that he designed, printed and folded like origami.  I was intrigued, so I decided I would give it a shot, and if it looked decent I would recreate it on cardboard.

I must say for a rough draft, not glue, and not on a color printer, this thing came out pretty good!  Now, tonight I’m going to transfer these plans to caerdboard, and hopefully tomorrow you will see my PKE meter on Facebook!  Stay tuned.

Crockett

You know in my spare time (the little I get), I like to work on my house. So, having a pretty free weekend, I spent it stripping wallpaper, moving around furniture and selling an old dresser. This morning, my arms were on fire (far better than any lifting I’ve done at the gym). So, I’ve decided instead of the gym, I’m now going to start pushing around couches and lifting dressers. I’ll get back to you with how this turns out. HA!