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California Insurance Agents Arrested for Ponzi Scheme

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It is never a good idea to attempt to run a Ponzi scheme. An insurance agent, and a former insurance agent, from Southern California, just got arrested for allegedly running a million-dollar Ponzi scheme. The men targeted Latino senior citizens as their victims. Do you know what a Ponzi scheme is? It is what Bernie Madoff got in trouble for running a few years ago. Madoff ripped off several celebrities including Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick, Zsa Zsa Gabor and her husband Prince Frederic von Anhalt, and others. A Ponzi scheme, according to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, … Continue reading →

Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon

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You might look at that title and think “Libby, you’ve gotten your blogs confused! This should be in Pop Culture, not Green Living.” But wait, let me explain. As you probably know, I love combining pop culture and green living and today, it is easier than ever. Surely you remember the game “Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.” The premise is that actor Kevin Bacon is the center of the universe and everyone is connected to him with six steps or less because it is truly a small world. It’s your job to try to connect an actor or actress to … Continue reading →

Twittermania

Okay, call me old, but I am just not into Twitter. Oh sure, I am on there (http://twitter.com/lpelham), but I already have MySpace and Facebook and I usually update my statuses there, why bother with Twitter? And seeing everyone else’s updates like that just seems a bit manic. But, it appears I am alone in not twitting as the rest of the world seems to be in love with it. I blogged a while back about singer Erykah Badu’s childbirth being twitted online, play by play. Now, a Twitter battle is on. Ashton Kutcher is hoping to beat CNN to … Continue reading →

Jason’s Back

If you wonder which “Jason” I am referring to in the title, chances are you are not a big Friday the 13th fan. Friday the 13th was one of the original slasher films that helped define the genre. If you have never seen a movie from the franchise, the story centers (mostly) around Jason Voorhees, the deceased son of Pamela Sue Voorhees. Pamela Sue was the cook at Camp Crystal Lake in 1957. Her son Jason, who had been made fun of by the others at camp, decided to go swimming one night to show the kids he could and … Continue reading →

Bernie Madoff Scheme Hits Hollywood Hard

In case you haven’t heard, Bernie Madoff has ripped off a lot of people with a Ponzi scheme. It is estimated that approximately $50 billion dollars were lost by investors – making this the biggest investor fraud in history. It seems that even Hollywood celebrities were hit hard by Madoff. Kevin Bacon and wife Kyra Sedgwick confirmed through their rep Allen Eichom that they too had investments with Madoff. Rumors were that the couple lost everything except what money was in their checking accounts and the land they own, but Eichom called that hearsay. However, Bacon was quoted in Life … Continue reading →