Is that how you’re supposed to greet people on Memorial Day? What’s “happy” about it?Â
Well, I for one am happy to remember those that are no longer with us. I have fond memories of my grandpa smoking cigars and taking a half hour to tell a story.Â
I’m also happy to live in such a great country where there are millions upon millions that have fought to protect our freedom. I am sincerely grateful to all of those who did so and do so.Â
Thank you for your service.
Terry Hoenig, Promoter at Lee County Speedway, has been talking about doing a podcast for at least a year but we FINALLY got it together! Â Jake Croxton, flagman at the track, and Terry get together after each race and talk about the night’s event. Â I put it together and post it on the web for all to enjoy.
If you are interested in racing, check out the podcast at http://feeds.feedburner.com/lcsracereport. Â Email Terry, Jake, or me to let us know what you’d like to hear on the show or if you just want to tell us how great it is!
Races at Lee County Speedway have been cancelled due to the excessive rain. Â Bummer!
I read yet another review of some web app for the iPhone that touted the streamlined interface as free from ads. Â ”See,” said the reviewer, “the site loads quickly and is clean and easy to use because it doesn’t have all the crap as the normal site.” Â
My question, other than the obvious (”If all that other crap ugly-fies the site, WHY put it there?”), is this: Â Are these sites included in the hits or session visits used by web sites to show how popular they are to potential advertisers?
Is this a grand loophole in web stat reporting? Â If a user goes to the mobile version of the site (WAP, iPhone-optimized, or otherwise), does that count as a visit to the site in general? Â If so, advertisers could get ripped off more and more as these mobile devices become even more popular. Â The site may be visited BUT the ads are not shown. Â When the stats are used to set the price to current and potential advertisers, the inflated numbers don’t tell an accurate story. Â Advertisers think their ads are reaching for more users than they actually are.
I’m sure this has been addressed somewhere, but I haven’t seen anything in my (admittedly limited) research. Â If you know anything about this, drop me a comment, please.
Unconfirmed sources say that this is indeed the first REAL photo of the upcoming 3G iPhone. Â Shockingly, the photo shows a complete surprise - the new iPhone will run Microsoft’s Windows Vista! Â No doubt an option to downgrade to XP will be released soon thereafter.
The German and I have resolved our differences and all of the negative feedback has been withdrawn. Â It boiled down to my giving a $4.50 refund in shipping costs.
I still believe I’m right, but that was a small amount to pay to have two negative feedback comments withdrawn from my eBay account.
Am I a sellout?
After testing the radiator for 10 minutes and changing a flat tire, we were ready for racing. The car almost started completely on its own but battery wasn’t quite strong enough. I put the charger on it for a few minutes and the ol’ number 95 sputtered to life. It quickly came to idle and ran great all night long.
So good, in fact, that I managed 4th place in the heat race and led the feature down the front stretch after a great restart on lap 2. I quickly settled into 4th place in the feature but got spun and hit a few times to bring out the caution. Per track rules, I was sent to the back for being involved in the wreck that caused the yellow, and I never recovered. Tenth place was the best I could manage.
A little damage to the rear bumper to fix this week - otherwise, she’s ready to go again. As am I. My entire crew - Matt - and I had a great time and really had fun. Hopefully we can’t keep up that attitude, too! Thanks, Matt.
By “we” I don’t necessarily mean “me”. Â I have some work to do on the car and have about four hours to get it all done. Â If the radiator repair holds, the rest should be gravy. Â However, we haven’t tried the thing since patching it with a wood screw and some sealant. Â Yes, a wood screw.
So, I better get off this here computer and get my butt to the track. Â Wish me luck… not to win, but simply to ENTER the race!
My shared items in Google Reader
