Happy Birthday Babs! You are on of the most remarkable people I have ever been honored to “meet”. Your compassion is unbelievable and the support you provide others is a gift beyond compare. You are carrying out your purpose… We are having a chat birthday party for Bab’s today at The Tower. Come wish her [...]
December 31, 2005
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Om Malik on Broadband : Wholesale Blog Plagiarism !! AlertThis is an awesome article about sploggers and scrapers. In fact, it is an article which specifically is about the aforementioned Blog “aggregator”.Thanks To Marc at Full Throttle again! He wrote a lovely and informative post today about Snakes in the Grass. Check it out!
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December 30, 2005
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I am going to share a little about what has been going on in my small little blog life.Why has the posting at the Church of the Great Oval slowed down?
Someone http://nascar.xb90.com/ has taken the liberty to “aggregate”my blog and…Backstretch Motorsports Full ThrottleDustin Marson’s NASCAR BlogNASCAR Napper and a couple other’s.Our entire blogposts lately and [...]
December 30, 2005
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December 29, 2005
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I am brain dead. It has been raining and grey for a week.. like a plant, starving for light and blue skies. The second it happens, I perk right up. I could never live in Alaska in the winter. There is supposed to be a small amount of sky tomorrow, before the next Gray Matter [...]
December 27, 2005
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For all of us that are spending Christmas alone…I have a yahoo group site that is by invitation only that I have dedicated to be used for our own little Christmas party.It has built in chat and a place for just posts.If you would like to join us, click on my email and I will [...]
December 24, 2005
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There comes a time in the evolution of every spiritual being, along that sometimes dark road that leads to enlightenment, when their inner yearnings, struggles and frustrations bring them to a truth that could not have otherwise been achieved. And so, beloved, I come this holy day with such a truth, though it may hurt [...]
December 23, 2005
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“Life has its own hidden forces which you can only discover by living.” ~ Soren KierkegaardI love this quote. I think it offers a profound piece of wisdom.
I’m not sure I can improve on Kierkegaard, other than to offer that life, lived well, is truly an action adventure—with lots of ups and downs.
It’s scary.
It’s fun.
It’s [...]
December 23, 2005
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Ok…I must be sick…in the head. The Boise Inversion has gotton to me. I NEED professional help, I think. Oh yeah…I am a Professional. Maybe I need to create a Hypnotic script for NASCAR Fans who have a hard time coping with Real Life during off season….or we can dedicate Bab’s Asylum to NASCAR Fans [...]
December 23, 2005
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December is known as a month for holidays. Wherever you live in the world, this month has become a time to treasure all that was in the past year and to begin to make way for a new cycle of rebirth.Much of this seasonal mood has roots in the celebration of Winter Solstice, which takes [...]
December 21, 2005
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Ok I just lost my entire flipping post except what I had saved as a draft earlier. Never mind. I was just griping.
It all came down to I think it rains too much in Seattle to even consider a track there. Bla bla bla long lengthy bitchy post…Never mind. Never mind…
…grrrrr.Seattle is beautiful….because it rains [...]
December 20, 2005
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Sometimes being your true radiant self, living in the moment, glad for all you already have and who you already are, isn’t always easy.
Nope, such conditions create the precise moment in one’s life when the floodgates of abundance swing open the farthest, giving rise to that persistent, nagging issue of the ages:
…where to put it [...]
December 20, 2005
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From today’s Daily OM“There are times when we may feel disconnected from the world. Our actions can seem like they are of no major consequence, and we may feel like we exist in our own vacuum. Yet, the truth is that our simplest thought or action – the decisions we make each day, and [...]
December 19, 2005
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I have a lot of new reader’s…emails asking who I am…what I am, and a few other pieces of spam.For the real enquiree’s that really wanted to know..this is the post that started it all:
Honoring the Sacred Sport of NASCARIt is my feeling that as a citizen concerned with the religious rights of All, that [...]
December 16, 2005
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http://home.flash.net/~dralstinI was bored, cold, and going through my NASCAR withdrawal after the Banquet. The annual Season of the Inversion in Boise Idaho had begun. Too cold and too ugly to go for a walk.It was Sunday and I really had nothing I had to do. I did some yoga, listened to Mozart and decided I [...]
December 14, 2005
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1. What did you do in 2005 that you hadn’t done before?Had a total Hysterectomy **the “hysteria-ectomy**2. Did anyone close to you give birth?No.
3. Did anyone close to you die?Gratefully, no.4 B – Where did you go?To the grocery store and the gas station here and there **lol**in Texas, Phoenix, Sedona, Moab, and all the [...]
December 13, 2005
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December 11, 2005
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I found this today as I was uploading my own video’s that I have made.This guy travels around the world and dances. He is living his dream.What would you do if you could live your dream(s) and do anything you wanted? Imagine no limit, no constrictions. What would you do? How creative can you get? [...]
December 11, 2005
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December 11, 2005
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There are even more here.
December 11, 2005
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Still thinking…had to call on some help.
I f you want to see something WAY COOL…go here
December 11, 2005
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December 11, 2005
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Another castaway has joined the island.I got a kick out of the random question and answer in the Profile area. Fits with my post today.
Why does the taste of pennies remind you of losing a tooth?The same reason that the taste of dimes reminds me of LSD . *********** [...]
December 9, 2005
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I recieved this in a Christmas card quite a few years ago…I still love it.
Twas the Race before Christmas and all through the track …Each driver was ready to make his attack.The tires had been stacked by the pit crew with careWith hopes none of them would run out of air.The drivers were belted all [...]
December 9, 2005
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This is interesting….enter the word liar and see what the top result is…Taz will like this one.
December 9, 2005
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Ok…Babs Tagged me. I am a bit on the slow side with that one. I am doing it tho!It just isn’t going to be done today. I have a couple of major commitments and hopefully I will be able to fully sit down, contemplate on the subjects, and put it all down sometime in the [...]
December 9, 2005
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Ladies, start your engines.“Harlequin Enterprises is ready to get you all revved up.The romance novel publisher has hooked up with NASCAR to put out a line of truly racy romances.In the pole position, due next month, is “In the Groove” by Pamela Britton. It’s the story of a former teacher named Sarah Tingle — yes, [...]
December 8, 2005
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This is such exciting news!! Jeff HAS THE MOST POINTS in the Driver Survivor Contest! Quick!! Hurry as fast as you can tohttp://www.racingjunky.comand vote for Jeff!!The contest will be decided if he stays in the Chase for the Driver Survivor in just a few days!! Hurry go vote for him. We want him to [...]
December 8, 2005
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Only the Driver with the Strongest fans will survive.This is far too important to allow any mis- interpretation of the rules of the Driver Survivor contest. Here is where the intelligent fans win.The helmet licker’s don’t.**So pay attention, kiddo’s**
The Ultimate Driver Survivor Contest has selected the most popular drivers on the Nextel Cup circuit. This [...]
December 6, 2005
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I am preparing something very special to post in the next few days. In the meantime just to be quick…and keep you on your toes, answer this…In 1947 there was a race held with the following top 10 driver’s winning these purses:
1. Jim Roper – $20002. Fonty Flock – $10003. Red Byron – $5004. Sam [...]
December 5, 2005
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I have recieved several e-mails today wanting to know if I was ok. Thank You!! It feels good to know somebody notices when I am not here…Here is a sample of my average day :12 AM: Wake up hot flashing. Strip Naked. Lay there til I cool off and try not to wake up Dale.12:20 [...]
December 5, 2005
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Dwelling in the Void: Numb and Sad
Sooner said so perfectly what we all wanted to say…I too, join in the silence for our blog friend’s tragic loss.Blessed be Sweet One.My heart is with you and your family.I cannot begin to fathom your pain.
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December 3, 2005
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Dwelling in the Void: Numb and Sad
Sooner said so perfectly what we all wanted to say.
I too, join in the silence for our blog friend’s tragic loss.Blessed be Sweet One.My heart is with you and your family.I cannot begin to fathom your pain.
December 3, 2005
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My Cloud AngelI took this picture this summer from my back yard.
Going Away To Go Within RetreatOccasionally, we need to pause – and step away from the hustle and bustle of modern life. One way to do this is to get away from our daily life and go on retreat. Far more than a vacation, [...]
December 2, 2005
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Friday, Dec. 2
7 a.m.: Nextel Cup Pit Stop Tour, Presented by Sprint
8 a.m.: Nextel Cup Display at NBC Experience Store
8:30 a.m.: NMPA Myers Brothers Breakfast Presented by Sunoco ( Chex most popular driver is: Hmmm like that was going to be close. ) That award should have been called:**Which Driver has the Most Wanna be [...]
December 2, 2005
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Sports: Stewarts sharing a driveThis is a really good article with a lot of good insight into Tony’s life growing up.
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December 1, 2005
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HO! HO! HO!I am determined to like the Christmas Season this year.So I will start a new tradition.
I challenge you all to: The First Annual Naked Santa Snowball Tournament. I scored 35.
BEAT ME.
December 1, 2005
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