In this day and age it's no longer strange to think a bank might go out of business. With the IndyMac explosion and others I was doing a little research on-line. I found an interesting blurb about the next 10 banks, in the most danger, that could possibly go under.

Maybe I'm lucky, who knows, but time and time again I seem to have something go wrong only to turn out to be in my best interest later on. If you read my post earlier this week about my attempt to purchase a condo in Pennsylvania to live in you would know I was complaining about the bank I was using "closing up shop" and not accepting new loans. Today Amber e-mailed me a clip from CNN.com, "A source said the federal government is looking into whether the bank engaged in fraud."

Today I discovered the Sirius plugin for Firefox. It's truly a wonderful thing. It runs in the background, not requiring a window to stay open. You click "Sirius" at the top, select a channel, and away you go. I am using it in FireFox 3.0 with no issues whatsoever.

If you are a Sirius listener I highly advise this plugin. Simply go to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3546

Enjoy!

Jamz Management, LLC had a series of website updates completed today. The website is now reflecting our position in the vacation rental market much better. As we continue to grow with WeekendOasis, Jamz Management will maintain the holding company. GM Performance Tuning and Jamz Web Productions are the only sub-companies still highly active under the brand. Currently, we do not forsee any new sub-companies forming as we continue our course to become the leader in the vacation rental market.

I've had several conversations in regards to SEO (search engine optimization) optimization in the past few weeks. I started a large optimization campaign on GM Performance tuning about 6 months ago. Since, I've managed to get over 60,000 pages on google, rank among the highest in general GM searches (GM Tuning, GM Performance, etc.), and traffic has tripled. Naturally, this has made my revenue via google adsense increase to cover my costs of the website via organic traffic (first time EVER organic traffic is making money versus paid sponsorships).

It's been a long month in my quest to purchase a condo in Bushkill, PA. My goal was to purchase a condo as my primary residence and move to Bushkill. It's close enough to commute to Manhattan when I need to but far enough to give me peace and quiet when I don't have to commute into the city. After a month of going back and fourth everything collapsed this week.

I was working with a great group of folks to pursue my quest of purchasing this condo. My loan was approved and just waiting a few details to iron out. This week, Indy Mac, who was servicing the loan, ceased all operations.

If you are going to Bloomsburg, PA this is a must read for you! This past July 4th we spent time in Bloomsburg, PA. After our original 4th of July plans failed, we decided to go to Knoebels Amusement Park in Elysburg, PA. Knoebels started in 1926 and has grown to be a true hidden gem among theme parks. It's free admission and located in the mountains. Lots of great rides, the staff is friendly, and the food is amazing to say the least. Try something such as hot waffles with ice cream (an ice cream sandwich of sorts) and more.

Well, after our work completed on the HVAC system at Blue Mountain we had additional problems. Instead of repairing it for the season we elected to replace the entire unit. It was a 16 year old unit and just didn't make sense to fix the problem since it didn't have much life left on it. I'm pleased to announce the new unit is Energy Star complaint, continuing in our effort to make all properties green friendly. It's a Lennox 2.5 ton unit, everything new, down to the thermostat. The total cost was around $4,000 but it's worth it to ensure out guest have the best possible stay.

Today we bought WII Fit. I must say, this is truly an amazing game. You weigh in, it tells you your BMI, and has tons of games such as skiing, tight rope walking, yoga, running, all kinds of activities that you truly feel in your body when you play.

I highly advise if you have a WII you get this game, it's well worth it!

Blue Mountain Oasis has just completed our yearly work on the central AC. As it turns out we were 3 gallons low on freon! I also learned, in 2010, Freon units will no longer be sold!