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Fast Forward Through The Awards

We’ve watched all the Nascar Award shows that have been televised. We learned a few years ago to record them and fast forward through the boring or uninteresting parts. Last night’s show was no exception and only made me more appreciative of the fast forward button.

I like Howie as a stand-up comedian. As a host of an award show, he was unimpressive and some of his antics truly took away from the ‘class’ that was shown by others during the evening. That was very disappointing.

In his article Nascar Awards Banquet:Thoughts On The Ceremony, Jeff Gluck mentions “..the evening became more TV-focused in recent years, it took a significant move toward that direction with a new format debuted Friday night at the Wynn in Las Vegas.“

I can understand the need to break up the evening in sections for viewers. However, being a viewer means you’re not in Vegas to take in the sights and sounds of the week. I would have been much happier with a fuller replay of the events that occurred during the week. Such as more tape from Are Nascar Drivers Smarter Than A Fifth Grader. I would have liked to have seen more of Tony’s push-up contest with Rutledge Wood, and how about the Car Parade and burn outs on the Vegas Strip? Continue reading →

NFL Week 12 Results & Week 13 Picks

Nov29

Spring and The Prince Make Their Picks

Wasn’t such a bad week, except my laptop died. Other than that, I got 10 out of 16 games and I’m happy with that. I’m still not sure how some of these guys won their games considering who they were up against.

How in the world did Miami beat Seattle? Did the Seahawks forget to get on the plane or something? And what happened to the Saints? They were sloppy, unfocused and looked as if they were playing on jet lag. All in all, even with those losses, I’m happy with the week.

Here are our results from Week 12 Continue reading →

2012 – NFL Week 11 Results & 12 Picks

Nov22

Spring and The Prince Make Their Picks

Happy Thanksgiving one and all. May your table be filled with abundance, Joy and Love all the year and through this holiday season!

Woohoo!!! What a week 11!! I lost 1 game, thanks to the Jets killing St. Louis! But I guess I can live with that! The Prince didn’t do so bad. He’s still at 50% which is better than his previous years of picking games.

This past week he received an award for making the Honor Roll at school. I have no doubt that as time goes by and he becomes more interested in sports that his picks will become better.

Week 11 Results
Until then, here’s our results from last week. Continue reading →

When Your Kid Becomes Smarter Than You

Nov17

Just Give Up Now

It’s Going To Happen To Every Parent

This week the little Prince, who’s 9 wrote his first blog post on our family Pirate101 fan site. He really made a pretty good Captain’s Log chronicling his character’s progress.

Now this kid has been teaching himself how to program for the past 2 years. If he wants to know something, he reads the “man” pages or Googles for instructions then does it. It not only has improved his reading (the 4th grader who is reading on a college level); but it has taught him how to problem solve and resolve. Considering Dad and I are both techno-geeks, it’s something we’re very proud of and even impressed by.

In praising him, I mentioned the slide show he added to his post and how that was really neat. I asked how he learned to do that.

He responds: “I found a button“.

Making this even worse….I can’t find the button and I’m actually looking for it!

Feeling Down About The Last Race Of The Season?

Nov16

Daytona 500 Trophy

There’s Only 100 Days To Daytona!

Next season isn’t that far away. So if you’re already feeling let down that your driver isn’t competing for a title, start counting now for next year.

The next Daytona 500 will be Tony Stewart’s 501st start. He has won several times at Daytona in the summer series. But he has never taken home the trophy from the 500.

He’ll start the year with a new primary sponsor, Bass Pro Shops for the #14 Chevy. Ryan Newman will be back in the #39 with Quicken Loans. And Stewart-Haas Racing will field a 3rd car for Spring Cup, with Danica Patrick in the GoDaddy car.

Of course Dale Jr will also be back in his #88 Chevy with Hendrick. Trevor Bayne will be running a full-time schedule in Nationwide and a limited schedule in Cup. Continue reading →

NFL Week 10 Resutls – 11 Picks

Nov15

Spring & The Prince Share Their Picks

Wasn’t a bad week last Sunday. While I’m ecstatic that the Saints beat Atlanta, I’m also very surprised. I really thought the Falcons would go a little farther being undefeated. They’re awesome this season, but as I mentioned last week, I think New Orleans found their soul again! I’m very happy about that!

On the other side of that was Dallas winning in Philadelphia. I really expected the Eagles to play a whole lot better at home than they did. They looked sloppy, confused and out of sync. That game was very disappointing.

Then there’s the Rams and 49’ers. How in the world did San Francisco not win that game? And for it to end in a tie was equally surprising. Simply wow.

So here are our results for Week 10. Continue reading →

Thank You For Your Service

Nov11

Veteran’s Day Is Today

History of Veterans Day
From The Department Of Veterans Affairs

World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” – officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, November 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.”

In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…” Continue reading →

NFL 2012 – Week 9 and 10

Nov10

Spring and The Prince Share Their Picks

Can you believe the season is already more than half over? Time sure flies by when you’re having football fun!

Our results for Week 9 weren’t too bad. The Prince finished the week at 50% and I’m at 71% for the week. At least I tied with Evil. We split the win between two of our favorites, Washington and Carolina. Daddy’s team beat my skins; but it wasn’t a shut out at least. And Atlanta beat the Cowboys, that’s always a good thing!

So here’s how we did last week: Continue reading →

Tony’s Tribal Camaro ZL1

Nov8

Chevy’s Camaro ZL1 Designed In Partnership With Tony Stewart

Last month Chevrolet showed up at the 2012 SEMA Show in Vegas with an awesome tribal tat designed Camaro. Turns out the car was designed in partnership with Nascar’s 3-Time Sprint Cup Champion Tony Stewart. Who happens to be my favorite guy!

Tony Stewart ZL1 Camaro

The car is truly the coolest thing I’ve seen in a long time. It’s sleek lines, flat black color and that great red tribal tattoo give the ZL1 a look of toughness. A “don’t mess with me attitude”. I’m told the custom build under the hood is pretty awesome as well. I’m a woman, I don’t care much about that part. It looks fast and if Tony helped design it, I’m sure it is fast.

See More Of Tony’s ZL1 @ AutoGuide.com ~ Click The Image & Go

When interviewed about the car, Tony said “I wanted to build something that anyone could customize at home”. It’s not built with special made parts, or one of a kind items with the exception of a few “Smoke” branding on the door and seats. Anyone with the know how and desire could walk to their local parts store and pick up what’s on this car and build their own.

Maybe when we win the lottery, I’ll have someone customize one for me that’s a little one off of Tony’s design!

My Smoke’s Angel ZL1 ~ By Springwolf

I dunno, what do you think? I like it! I do so love pink. And besides… It’s so ME!