“Our God given unalienable rights are given to us all as individuals. They tell us what we may do for ourselves, and they are the embodiment of liberty.
The so-called rights that government gives to some of us are parcelled out to select groups as classes. They tell us what one class of people may require another to do for them, and they are the very essence of slavery.”— Perri Nelson, February 9, 2010
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Pinks — My buddy loses :-(
Published Wed, Mar 7 2007 11:27 PM
Technorati Tags: Entertainment, Drag Racing
I just watched Pinks on SPEEDtv tonight. My buddy Jim Evans was racing. From what I recall, this must have been at least his second time on the show, because they taped him racing at Pacific Raceways last fall. This episode was about 2,000 miles from there, based on things they said on the show. I know the track wasn't Pacific Raceways though. His opponent had problems on the first two rounds and lost by about 5 car lengths. In the third race, Jim gave away 5 car lengths at the start, and lost by 3½ lengths.
Unfortunately for Jim, his timing belt broke and the engine seized up. With the engine dead, Jim lost his car. He came away with $32,000 though, so as he said, he traded $32,000 for a car with a seized-up engine. Not a bad deal, but I really liked watching him race that car.
By the way, I'm still selling my 11-second 1979 Corvette. If you're interested in buying a racecar, send me some email. Here's a picture of it.
Come on... everyone should drive a racecar at least once in their life!
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Some quick headlines from the BBC
Published Wed, Mar 7 2007 7:22 PM
Technorati Tags: News and Politics
UN official guilty in bribe case
Promotion paperwork filed...
Sudan 'paralysing' aid to Darfur
John Kerry and John Edwards pledge to run for President so aid to Darfur can walk again...
Turkish court bans YouTube access, joins the "Religion of Peace" in support of free speech rights...
Robbie Williams is out of rehab
Misses Britney already...
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Wednesday open trackbacks
Published Wed, Mar 7 2007 12:01 AM
Technorati Tags: Open Trackbacks
This is your open trackbacks post for Wednesday, March 7, 2007.
If you have something interesting you'd like to share, feel free to link it here and leave a trackback.
Just remember the trackback policy.
For the best exposure, go to the blogger's oasis and use the linkfest chooser to choose the posts you'd like to hook up with.
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