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Have you published a wish list? It's a list of the things that you would like your family and friends first, and your acquaintances or perhaps complete strangers second, to help you out with. By making the list specific, you might just get the help you need and your wishes granted. It's worth a try. Don't be a ghost. Let your innermost longings be known. Mine have to do with making this world a much better place. I promise you on my own integrity that my ideas and my help wanted list are very much worth reading about. My vision has multiple layers, so I need your patience. Here's my wish list ...

 

1. I wish that my FaceBook friends, most particularly, would read through my web sites rather than making jokes and entertaining themselves all the time. Time is short, I realize. You're busy and I've got some lengthy pages, but this is what is important to me. I would give any one of my friends three hours of my time, probably much more, if I could totally help you achieve your goals. The best way to navigate through GhostSurfers.com is to circle around the clock. There is a NonDisclosure Agreement to sign there. I wish you would sign it. I have a Power Point Presentation I would like you to see and a very detailed development plan written out. I can't get specific about my business because there are trade secrets involved. I wish that after checking it out very thoroughly and signing the agreement that you would call or write to talk to me about it. Give me your thoughts. Ask how you can help. This isn't entertainment. It is a way to make this world a much better place, and profit from doing it. I'm so excited I could burst but it does no one any good if I'm the only person who knows about it. I wish you would dive in and help me turn on the mother ship. There are many ways to help. I've listed them here on this page.

 

2. I wish that my Christian friends weren't so put off by ghosts, or at least they would understand what I mean when I use the term. The GhostSurfer motto has always been "Our ghosts have halos for a reason." I very deeply understand the concern about ghosts being demons and angels of light, but if you'd just give me three hours of your time I'm certain you would see why the ghost motif is so important. Click here if ghosts are a problem for you. Call me if you have any questions. I'm a very nice guy, much more down to earth than you might first think. My father used to criticize me for being so heavenly minded that I was no earthly good. I've got what I think is a true heavenly solution to what ails the earth but I've also got my feet firmly planted down here as I've learned to do through the years. We've got to communicate. I wish that we could talk. This is an urgent invitation.

 

 

3. I wish Jonathan Winters would sign a non-disclosure agreement so we could talk. There is a very special place I would like to honor Mr. Winters with in Ghost Hour, something that I think would really help him put the finishing touches on his legacy. It's not about the unusual photos. Yes, the Time Square building stretched out with my father's name on it in a printer glitch [on the right]. Yes, an aura or halo appeared around Jonathan Winters when I scanned his image [right below]. No, none of these images were touched up. The glitches were real. If there are physical explanations, fine. That's not the reason I want to talk with Mr. Winters. The photos just make it interesting. There is a very specific thing that GhostSurfers is designed to do that improves any person's legacy. For celebrities, in particular, it makes them more visible on and off the web. In honor of my father, who used Jonathan as a spokeperson in the 60s, I'd like to do the same. Just don't make me wait until I'm in my sixties or Jonathan will be in the grave. This means Mr. Winters would have a dominant place in what I believe will become a dominant social network on and off the world wide web in the next few years, and a very profitable one at that. That is if I can get some help from my friends, family and acquaintances, not excluding Mr. Winter's business agent or family trust.

 

4. Let me throw out some easy ones that anyone can do. I wish my friends would take the time to print out the NonDisclosure Agreement and make some notebooks for me. Print out the Power Point Presentation and give it to someone that might be able to help financially or with recruiting.

 

5. I wish I had a bigger better team. On the one hand I'd like some Ivy League MBA alumni with a track record of leadership, say Harvard or Princeton. Most especially I am interested in people whose heart and passion is philanthropy - people who demonstrate selfless service in their lives. On the other hand I need motivators. I need people who will both work for and encourage others to work for sweat equity until we get our funding. Just one good recruiter on my team makes great sense to start with. I wish that every person reading this would think about who those people might be and share this.

 

6. I wish I had a family/friends round of funding so I could devote myself to Ghost Hour full time instead of working full time for a retailer at a barely surviving wage rate. I estimate that it will take one to two years to launch without initial funding, and three to four months to launch if I get immediate help. Without help from friends/family I may never complete initial development. I may have a heart attack from endless 80-100 hour weeks. I only need basic living expenses of $2500/month. $10k would be all I need for living expenses for four months, the time I think it would probably take to get Round A funding.

 

7. I wish my Christian friends would come to understand what potential Ghost Hour has and do more than pay lip service when they say they will pray for me.

 

8. I wish my family/friends took time to read my posts and reply. Just a word of encouragement often revitalizes me when I'm feeling very tired. I've done a lot of work. I've been robbed a lot. Sometimes I don't think I can go on. I wish they would take time to post a link to this page and share it on FaceBook, Twitter and other social networks.

 

9. I wish my family would contribute. My wife has provided more help than anyone yet she is paralyzed on one side. She tells her friends and acquaintances I need help and she encourages me. If only more did the same. Here is a family portrait, taken at the Ritz September 7th, 2001, when mom turned 80. The three hallowed Charles Walter Carvin ghosties at the top of the photo were PhotoShopped in, filling up a void carved out in our hearts. How empty this picture seemed without them. Dad is the one with the tan - the more colorful marketing man. God bless you all!