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Through the Smoke...

Free Speech. NASCAR. Trivia. Bitching and moaning.

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Neo-Redneck into...Free Speech. NASCAR. NFL. Trivia. Comic books. Nerd propaganda, Geek culture. Biting social commentary, bitching and moaning...WARNING: This is not journalism, mainstream or citizen. Anything presented is flavored by my diseased mind, my frustration and/or my sarcastic wit. Not necessarily in that order. You were warned.

Monday, July 31, 2006

Israel is Right...



Think of it this way, if there were terrorists firing rockets into Texas, New Mexico and Arizona and the Mexican government and Army refused to stop it, there would be US Air Force and Army units taking care of the problem.

The Lebanese should stop Hezbollah from using their territory as shadow sovereignty for their evil acts.

I watched CNN yesterday...how Anti-Semitic is their coverage? Fox News is showing the video from the Israeli Army press conference that show missiles being launched from behind the apartment building that was struck in Qana. Those same images are given short shrift in CNN's coverage.

The Dreaded Little Red X

Village Photo is apparently down this morning.

Their website isn't reachable.

I'm going to give them a few days before I pull the plug and start changing out pics on the front page of Cigar Smoke.

Friday, July 28, 2006

Nicole Richie Eating a Corn Dog...



Anorexia hasn't got her yet...course if its Bulimia, then, she regurged this after the pic was taken.

Snagged courtesy of The Plumbutt Chronicles.

Don't Feel Bad Gents...



It happens to the King of the Jungle too.

Snagged this courtesy of Arbroath.

Thursday, July 27, 2006

The Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono, PA...the Just Us Cupdate

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The Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono, PA

The Race Report

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Denny Wins...I Think Pocono Might Just Be His Kind of Track

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Attention NASCAR, Danica is Not, I repeat, Not Coming

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Tony Stewart's Anger Management and Failure to Practice What He Preaches

Both drivers were fighting mad after the race, but Bowyer couldn't get close enough to Stewart to do anything and -- much to the dismay of garage insiders -- Edwards thought better of it.
``If it weren't for the respect of the sport and the people watching and his team, he'd be out there bleeding right now,'' fumed Edwards, who was also penalized one lap for his retaliatory spin of Stewart.
If there's one thing that's certain, it's that the portly Stewart doesn't want any part of Edwards and the six-pack abs that landed him on the cover of several magazines.


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Driver's Market, a Perspective on Open Seats and What Owners and Sponsors Want

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Pocono Observations

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The Rise and Fall of Robert Yates Racing...and What Needs to be Done to Fix It

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Loyalty and Patience Aren't Big Words in Modern NASCAR Free Agency

The stupidest question a journalist can ask a struggling driver, crew chief or team owner is "What's wrong?" Well, hell, if the team knew what was wrong, wouldn't it fix the problem? --Lee Spencer
I agree. This question is right up there with sticking the microphone in a driver's face(Ryan Newman), just after he leaves the infield care center after a horrible wreck when he was right in the thick of things and asking him, "How do you feel?"
Ryan's response, "How do you think I feel?"
Reporter Jeanie Zelasko started doing Fox News Breaks and Baseball almost immediately afterward.


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Ken Schrader in Little Debbie's television spots

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Complete Finishing Order

 1 Denny Hamlin (11)
 2 Kurt Busch (2)
 3 Jeff Gordon (24)
 4 Brian Vickers (25)
 5 Kevin Harvick (29)
 6 Jimmie Johnson (48)
 7 Tony Stewart (20)
 8 Bobby Labonte (43)
 9 Jeff Burton (31)
 10 Martin Truex Jr. (1)
 11 J.J. Yeley (18)
 12 Kyle Busch (5)
 13 Robby Gordon (7)
 14 Matt Kenseth (17)
 15 Ken Schrader (21)
 16 Dave Blaney (22)
 17 Joe Nemechek (01)
 18 Ryan Newman (12)
 19 Mark Martin (6)
 20 Jamie McMurray (26)
 21 Tony Raines (96)
 22 Scott Riggs (10)
 23 Casey Mears (42)
 24 Greg Biffle (16)
 25 Terry Labonte (44)
 26 Reed Sorenson (41)
 27 Travis Kvapil (32)
 28 Dale Jarrett (88)
 29 David Stremme (40)
 30 Sterling Marlin (14)
 31 Kasey Kahne (9)
 32 Elliott Sadler (38)
 33 Stephen Leicht (190)
 34 Kevin Lepage (49)
 35 Jeff Green (66)
 36 Jimmy Spencer (178)
 37 Jeremy Mayfield (19)
 38 Scott Wimmer (4)
 39 Carl Edwards (99)
 40 Michael Waltrip (55)
 41 Clint Bowyer (07)
 42 Kyle Petty (45)
 43 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)

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The Just Us Cup-date

Place - Driver
Finishing Points
Deduction (DNQ/Prov -5, DNF -5,
Bonus (Pole +5, Most Laps Led +5, Win +5)
TOTAL

2nd - Kurt Busch (2)
Finish - 70
TOTAL - 70

3rd - Jeff Gordon (24)
Finish - 65
TOTAL - 65

5th - Kevin Harvick (29)
Finish - 60
TOTAL - 60

6th - Jimmie Johnson (48)
Finish - 55
TOTAL - 55

15th - Ken Schrader (21)
Finish - 50
TOTAL - 50

19th - Mark Martin (6)
Finish - 45
TOTAL - 45

20th - Jamie McMurray (26)
Finish - 40
TOTAL - 40

24th - Greg Biffle (16)
Finish - 35
TOTAL - 35

28th - Dale Jarrett (88)
Finish - 30
TOTAL - 30

31st - Kasey Kahne (9)
Finish - 25
TOTAL - 25

32nd - Elliott Sadler (38)
Finish - 20
TOTAL - 20

39th - Carl Edwards (99)
Finish - 15
TOTAL - 15

40th - Michael Waltrip (55)
Finish - 10
TOTAL - 10

43rd - Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
Finish - 5
DNF - -5
TOTAL - 0

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Next Up:
Off week...
The week after...the All State 400 at the Brickyard in Indianapolis, IN

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Looking ahead to Just Us Cup 2007.

Next year with more Cup teams coming onboard with Toyota and more quality teams in the field, I think we'll need to institute a harsher penalty for Did Not Qualify.

Failure to Start a race due to Not Qualifying will be a -10 point deduction. That would put whoever this was at least -5 behind whoever the lowest point getter that week would be and this driver would not get any Finish points.

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

My New Favorite T-Shirt Design - 07/25/2006



Can be purchased here.

Monday, July 24, 2006

Oh so very Disturbing...

Pee and Poo stuffed toys.

This is downright weird.

The idea of putting Pee and Poo underwear on your child or letting them go out in public in a Pee or Poo t-shirt is just...well...disturbing.

Saturday, July 22, 2006

It Only Cost Him $3,000 dollars to Get These Girls to Dress Like This and Hang Out With Him...

Friday, July 21, 2006

Dunh, Dunh, Duhhhhhh!

Wiley Miller is the best. If you aren't reading Non Sequiter in your local newspaper, you should be.



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Her Father Said...

C'mon. Let's go the San Diego Comic Con. It'll be great.



Scarred for life...his daughter will never go into public with him again.

The Lenox Industrial Tool 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, NH

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The Lenox Industrial Tool 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, NH

The Race Report

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Kyle Busch Gets First Win of 2006

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If the Chase for the Cup started today, Tony Stewart would be on the outside looking in

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RCR Up To Speed and Closing on the Rest of the Field

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The "What Went Down at Loudon" Report from Yahoo

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Margolis's Observations: Loudon

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Rousch Leading the New Guy Revolution

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Waltrips Team Up to Put Darrell Waltrip in Busch ride at Martinsville

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Elliot Sadler Out at Yates at End of Season

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Juan Pablo Montoya Has Triggered a New Level of Silly Season Speculation on Drivers Coming to NASCAR...

Ricky Carmichael From AMA Motorcross

IRL and Champ Car veteran Patrick Carpentier is exploring NASCAR options at New Hampshire International Speedway this weekend. Carpentier is meeting with a Busch Series team on Saturday morning to firm up a test session that could lead to running some ARCA and Busch series races

Jacques Villeneuve from F1

"And the Danica is interested in moving over from IRL...No, she's not...Yes, she is" Roundabout

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Fatback Back In as Crew Chief on the #21

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Bobby Labonte Denies Rumor About Move to Yates #88

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Complete Finishing Order

1 Kyle Busch (5)
 2 Carl Edwards (99)
 3 Greg Biffle (16)
 4 Mark Martin (6)
 5 Kevin Harvick (29)
 6 Denny Hamlin (11)
 7 Jeff Burton (31)
 8 Kasey Kahne (9)
 9 Jimmie Johnson (48)
 10 Scott Riggs (10)
 11 David Stremme (40)
 12 J.J. Yeley (18)
 13 Dave Blaney (22)
 14 Matt Kenseth (17)
 15 Jeff Gordon (24)
 16 Sterling Marlin (14)
 17 Brian Vickers (25)
 18 Martin Truex Jr. (1)
 19 Robby Gordon (7)
 20 Scott Wimmer (4)
 21 Casey Mears (42)
 22 Tony Raines (96)
 23 Bobby Labonte (43)
 24 Reed Sorenson (41)
 25 Elliott Sadler (38)
 26 Jeff Green (66)
 27 Clint Bowyer (07)
 28 Kyle Petty (45)
 29 Jeremy Mayfield (19)
 30 Kevin Lepage (49)
 31 Dale Jarrett (88)
 32 Bill Elliott (100)
 33 Jamie McMurray (26)
 34 Ken Schrader (21)
 35 Travis Kvapil (32)
 36 Michael Waltrip (55)
 37 Tony Stewart (20)
 38 Kurt Busch (2)
 39 Ryan Newman (12)
 40 Stanton Barrett Jr. (152)
 41 Joe Nemechek (01)
 42 Kenny Wallace (178)
 43 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)

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The Just Us Cup-date

Place - Driver
Finishing Points
Deduction (DNQ/Prov -5, DNF -5,
Bonus (Pole +5, Most Laps Led +5, Win +5)
TOTAL

2nd - Carl Edwards (99)
Finish - 70
TOTAL - 70

3rd - Greg Biffle (16)
Finish - 65
TOTAL - 65

4th - Mark Martin (6)
Finish - 60
TOTAL - 60

5th - Kevin Harvick (29)
Finish - 55
TOTAL - 55

8th - Kasey Kahne (9)
Finish - 50
TOTAL - 50

9th - Jimmie Johnson (48)
Finish - 45
TOTAL - 45

15th - Jeff Gordon (24)
Finish - 40
TOTAL - 40

25th - Elliott Sadler (38)
Finish - 35
TOTAL - 35

31st - Dale Jarrett (88)
Finish - 30
TOTAL - 30

33rd - Jamie McMurray (26)
Finish - 25
TOTAL - 25

34th - Ken Schrader (21)
Finish - 20
TOTAL - 20

36th - Michael Waltrip (55)
Finish - 15
DNF - -5
TOTAL - 10
 
38th - Kurt Busch (2)
Finish - 10
TOTAL - 10

43rd - Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
Finish - 5
DNF - -5
TOTAL - 0

***

Next Up:
The Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono, PA

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Thursday, July 20, 2006

Not a good time or place to be a bird...

Wow!

Wonder who the sadistic bastard is that threw that chicken into the tiger's pen.

Calvin and Hobbes...

If you are a former child who has left childish things behind...and a Calvin and Hobbes fan, this will make you sad.

Click here.

Wow!

The Big Lebowski: the "F" Word[condensed version]

Go check this out on ctrl alt dinges

I wonder if anyone has counted how many times they say the "F" word in TBL.

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Dick Grayson had more...


...balls than brains.

Robin: Okay...let's see...you've got the staff that shoots fire from both ends and...hmmm, the gun in your holster there....and...a sword strapped to your back...hmmm

And let's see...I'm wearing a Speedo and my legs are bare...

Seems fair, let's fight.

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

NAPA's Fanniversary is Upon Us!






You could win NAPA/Michael Waltrip swag and/or tickets to NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races!!!



The Wizard of the Dark Side of the Moon

Saw this over on Chris Dinges blog...

The Wizard of Oz set to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon...go check it out...make sure you have time though. Running time is 40 minutes plus.

My New Favorite T-Shirt Design - 07/18/2006



This one speaks to me.

Order it here.

Comic Book Deviants...a Reason...#5

And still another reason that lots of we, comics fans, have grown up to be deviants.

Look at the woman in the box...either she is a hell of a contortionist...or the box is all that is keeping her alive...or, based on where her legs are, her head is sticking out of her...well you get the idea.

Not to even mention that the hero of the book is hurling her across the cover.

Monday, July 17, 2006

President George W. Bush: Honesty Via Open Microphone




Click on the video on the story page to play it.

"...The irony is that what they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this shit..."

Possibly my favorite President Bush quote.

It's honest and off the cuff and one of the few times that I've heard him sound like the "real" Texan that he purports to be despite his Kennebunkport upbringing.

I wish he hadn't been speaking to Prime Minister Blair with his mouth full of food, but, "honest talk" from a politician...I'll take it where I can get it.

Sunday, July 16, 2006

Poor Fat Kitty Cat

Click here to see him try and stand off a little dog who is interested in his food...

Cat owners...if you declaw your cat consider this before you let them get outside...if this fat bastard would have had his claws, he could have eaten that dog.

What Would McGyver Do...


List of things that McGyver did and the things he used to do them...

...on Wikipedia.

My fav is plugging the sulfuric acid leak with chocolate.

Photo caption: I built this out of an old Ford Truck's transmission, an elephant's enema nozzle, a steel fence, and two pieces of Wrigley's Spearmint Chewing Gum.

Woooeeewwwwwwooooo! Down on the Border...



A Ft. Worth Star-Telegram special report of a trip from Gulf to Pacific along the Mexican border.

Commercial Example of Why Woman is Smarter Than Man...

C'mon guys, you know it.

Show of hands...how many of you would have given her your shorts?


Perfect - video powered by Metacafe

That's what I thought.

But...realistically, if he'd really wanted that Sprite, he would have either slipped the thong on and came on up the beach or he would have just did it au naturel.

"I Pledge Allegiance"...MAD Magazine Style

Say the Pledge of Allegiance and follow along with your eyes...



MAD Magazine has still got "IT".

I'm sorry...I just realized...considering the era we live in...

I pledge allegiance,
to the flag,
of the United States of America,
And to the Republic,
For which it stands,
One Nation under God,
Indivisible,
With Liberty and Justice for All.


Just in case, some of our readers didn't learn it as a matter of course in school.

There's HOT and then, There's Sweaty...



Pic from undesignated comic book convention.

Okay, we all get that the girl dressed up as the Scarlet Witch is hot.

But now imagine what the poor bastard in the fully formed Vision suit is going through. I mean, c'mon, no way that those are his muscles. So, that means that they are built into the suit. Rubbery texture of the face mask too.

He's going to smell wonderfully when he takes that thing off later...

And since, it looks like classic latex S&M wear, I wonder if he's wearing a ball-gag under there too.

Don't get me wrong, I think these are cool costumes, probably movie quality even. But my money's on the Vision suit being a hot, as in sweaty, son of a gun.

Saturday, July 15, 2006

Comic Book Deviants...a Reason...#4

And another reason that lots of we, comics fans, have grown up to be deviants.

Yes, America...while Batman battles this gangster from the front, Robin sneaks around behind him and performs his dreaded brown-nose attack.

Holy Prostate Exam, Batman!

I saw the Batman cover over at the Absorbascon, where he has close ups of Robin's quest to check the bad guy's diet for corn and peanuts.

Top 15 Ice Cream Flavors According to...

...the International Ice Cream Association...

1. Vanilla, 29%[and vanilla dominates the market]

2. Chocolate, 8.9%[seems like this should be a higher percentage, but I can see it coming in second.]

3. Butter pecan, 5.3%[this one surprised me.]

4. Strawberry, 5.3%

5. Neapolitan, 4.2%[same here]

6. Chocolate chip, 3.9%[this one would be at least #3 in my book...if not higher]

7. French vanilla, 3.8%

8. Cookies and cream, 3.6%[really expected this one to be higher]

9. Vanilla fudge ripple, 2.6%[surprised this one made the list]

10. Praline pecan, 1.7%[say what?]

11. Cherry, 1.6%

12. Chocolate almond, 1.6%

13. Coffee, 1.6%

14. Rocky road, 1.5%

15. Chocolate marshmallow, 1.3%[and this one makes the list...how?]

All others, 23.7%

More pecans and pralines on the list than I expected. And none of the candy bar flavors made the cut...surprising.

My favorite not in the Top 15...Peach. Braum's Peach Shake is a great thing.

Israel at War: The UN Disgusts Me!



1. The Israelis have been enduring mortar attacks and rocket attacks from southern Lebanon for awhile now.

The UN sat on their hands.


2. The Syrian withdrawal from Lebanon was supposed to allow the Lebanese Army to take control of the areas where they had been and to stand up to Hezbollah on their streets. They did not do this.

The UN did nothing.


3. The Israelis took matters into their own hands. Students of history will realize that this is a pattern that keeps repeating. The Israelis go along and go along for so long and, then, they set out to try to solve their problem on their own.

And now...NOW, the UN wants to force a ceasefire and force the Israelis to back off so that Hezbollah can regroup.


I'm calling bullshit on the UN.

You know what? Actually, I think the Israelis should allow a UN Mandated Ceasefire to take affect...as soon as they have hunted down and torched all of the main leadership of Hezbollah. It's like a Hydra. You cut one head off and another will grow in its place. But if you cut enough heads off and you cauterize the wounds as you do it...burn 'em real good. Then, the heads don't grow back.



If those in power were smart, U.S. forces in Iraq would be snuggling up to the Syrian border right now to make sure that they stay home and out of this little disagreement between Israel and the Hezbollah terrorist organization masquerading as the shadow of the sovereign power in Lebanon. The U.S. forces in Iraq wouldn't have to fire a shot. Just a show of strength along the border will be enough to keep the Syrians in their bunkers.

SIDEBAR: Captain America, you watch your ass when you rotate back over there. It's sort of got that "the tea kettle is on the stove and it's whistling. But no body is taking it off the fire or turning the heat down yet" look to it.

Keep track of ongoing developments here from all sides...

The Israelis...Israeli National News

The Lebanese...Lebanon Daily Star

Hezbollah...al-Jazeera

C'mon, was there really any doubt about which way al-Jazz's coverage was going to slant?


More Israel. Lebanon and Hezbollah links...

Israel Targets Hezbollah in southern Beirut

Israel Speculates That new Hezbollah Rockets Could Reach as far as Tel Aviv in the South

Check out the Khaleej Times for more Mideast News online

Bush Lays Blame for Violence at Hezbollah's Doorstep

Lebanese Citizens Divided Over Hezbollah

Click here to watch video of Israeli Bombings in Lebanon

Friday, July 14, 2006

The USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicago, Illinois...the Just Us Cupdate

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The Pepsi 400 at Daytona, Florida...the Just Us Cupdate

The Race Report

***

Jeff Gordon Wins in Chicago

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Uh huh...Sure...Jeff Gordon Defends His Actions at Chicago and Looks for Kenseth to Make Up...

Okay...someone tell me again that Jeff Gordon didn't spin Matt Kenseth to protect Jimmie Johnson's points lead. If Kenseth had won or finished second, he would have taken the points lead away from Jimmie Johnson. Tell me that one again.


And of course, he's wanting to make up with Kenseth...he doesn't want to feel a little bump sending him into the wall either this week or next week or the week after as a yellow and black Dewalt Tools Ford goes racing past. If he's going to drive like that then he will have to take his lumps...just like everyone else.

And NASCAR needs to shit or get off the pot. Gordon may have had the best of intentions...but...BUT, he is also still on probation until next month for rough driving at Bristol last month when he spun...who?...WHO? was that?...Matt Kenseth.


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Increased Safety and Slaps on the Wrist from NASCAR Giving Drivers False Sense of Invincibility

I want you to all close your eyes with me for a moment and imagine that Jeff Gordon had spun Dale Earnhardt Sr like he did Matt Kenseth while Earnhardt was leading the race...or Junior Johnson...or Cale Yarborough...how many teeth would Gordon have left the next morning...and would his eyes be swollen shut...Cut me, Mick! Cut me!


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Juan Pablo Montoya to Drive For Ganassi in NASCAR Next Season

...Given His Walking Papers by McClaren...So I Guess, He Can Get an Earlier Start, If Ganassi is Ready to Put a Car Under Him.

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Mayfield Trys to Clarify His Relationship With Everham

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Chicago Observations From Bob Margolis via Yahoo

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Danica Patrick Rumored Interest in NASCAR

...But Not Imminent

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Matt Kenseth's Other Fender Bender

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After the Blistering Talent Explosion of the Young Gun era, Are We In the Midst of the Young Dud Era...Lee Spencer Reports

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New Road Track in Utah...This Sounds So Much Nicer Than Infineon in Sonoma, CA and Watkins Glen, NY

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Complete Finishing Order

1 Jeff Gordon (24)
2 Jeff Burton (31)
3 Kyle Busch (5)
4 Kevin Harvick (29)
5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
6 Jimmie Johnson (48)
7 Reed Sorenson (41)
8 Kurt Busch (2)
9 Clint Bowyer (07)
10 J.J. Yeley (18)
11 Greg Biffle (16)
12 Bobby Labonte (43)
13 Brian Vickers (25)
14 Denny Hamlin (11)
15 Scott Riggs (10)
16 Martin Truex Jr. (1)
17 Dave Blaney (22)
18 Mark Martin (6)
19 Robby Gordon (7)
20 Carl Edwards (99)
21 David Stremme (40)
22 Matt Kenseth (17)
23 Kasey Kahne (9)
24 Jeremy Mayfield (19)
25 Casey Mears (42)
26 Sterling Marlin (14)
27 Jeff Green (66)
28 Kyle Petty (45)
29 Elliott Sadler (38)
30 Michael Waltrip (55)
31 Dale Jarrett (88)
32 Tony Stewart (20)
33 Joe Nemechek (01)
34 Scott Wimmer (4)
35 Bill Elliott (100)
36 Ryan Newman (12)
37 Travis Kvapil (32)
38 Kenny Wallace (178)
39 Jamie McMurray (26)
40 Tony Raines (96)
41 Todd Kluever (06)
42 Ken Schrader (21)
43 Terry Labonte (44)

The Just Us Cup-date

Place - Driver
Finishing Points
Deduction (DNQ/Prov -5, DNF -5,
Bonus (Pole +5, Most Laps Led +5, Win +5)
TOTAL

1st - Jeff Gordon (24)
Finish - 70
Win - 5
TOTAL - 75

4th - Kevin Harvick (29)
Finish - 65
TOTAL - 65

5th - Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
Finish - 60
TOTAL - 60

6th - Jimmie Johnson (48)
Finish - 55
TOTAL - 55

8th - Kurt Busch (2)
Finish - 50
TOTAL - 50

11th - Greg Biffle (16)
Finish - 45
TOTAL - 45

18th - Mark Martin (6)
Finish - 40
TOTAL - 40

20th - Carl Edwards (99)
Finish - 35
TOTAL - 35

23rd - Kasey Kahne (9)
Finish - 30
TOTAL - 30

29th - Elliott Sadler (38)
Finish - 25
TOTAL - 25

30th - Michael Waltrip (55)
Finish - 20
TOTAL - 20

31st - Dale Jarrett (88)
Finish - 15
PROV - -5
TOTAL - 10

39th - Jamie McMurray (26)
Finish - 10
PROV - -5
TOTAL - 5

42nd - Ken Schrader (21)
Finish - 5
TOTAL - 5


Next Up:
The Lenox Industrial Tool 300 at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, NH

Comic Book Deviants...a Reason...#3

And still another reason that lots of we, comics fans, have grown up to be deviants.

Yep, you got it. That is Wonder Woman stepping down on Batman's face with her excitement plain to see...maybe the rain is just cold...I'm sure that's it.

Thursday, July 13, 2006

Comic Book Deviants...a Reason...#2


Another reason that lots of we, Silver Age comics fans, have grown up to be deviants.

Why yes, Mr. and Mrs. America that does look like the Sandman just pounded his fist up Spiderman's ass.

Uh huh...sure...

Just sounds like more fear of the foreskin to me.

Study claims that uncircumcised men are more at HIV risk than circumcised men.

Just sounds like more skin-ism and fear of the man in the hood.

10 years ago, foreskin caused an increased risk of HPV in the sexual partners of uncircumcised men...since proven false. Equal risk. And the list goes on...herpes, gonorrhea...there have been dozens or more reports claiming this or that and aiming it at those not factored by the Covenant of Abraham.

Ladies, it's more important that your partner keeps his equipment clean than whether or not he has a hood.

And this lead me to the process of foreskin restoration...which just sounds horrible to me. Click here.

I can't believe I just did a post about circumcision and foreskin...somebody shoot me.

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

New Friends of Cigar Smoke...

Mykel Midnight's


This site is a comic book geek's dream.

Lots of info. Profile pages. Micros. Great stuff.

If you have comic book geek leanings, check it out.

The "Dude, You're a Dad" Ad from SPIKE TV

Fish...It Does a Body Good...

Saturday, July 08, 2006

Ah to be Young...and Able to Get Away with this in Public



I wonder if he snapped them all one-handed.

Friday, July 07, 2006

Me...as a South Park Character


South Park Create-a-Character

I thought this was a fun, little diversion.

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Scientists Create...

...artificial sperm.

Go read it here.

I don't know how I feel about sperm created from stem cells, fertility drugs, and such.

I'm not going to get all religious on this point. Just seems to me that there are a lot of kids who need adopting in the world today.

And on the flip side, let me say that I don't begrudge anyone wanting to raise a child who is flesh of their flesh.

Just one more area of scientific/social ethics that is ambiguous to me.

That's all I've got to say about that.

Getting Your Money's Worth -- Soda

Via Yahoo's Daily Question...



How many soda refills would you have to get in order to "get your money's worth"?

It's a familiar dilemma, especially for cheapskates. Even though we may not want more soda, we ask for it just to "get our money's worth." The question really boils down to whether we're receiving relative value for the soda purchased. The answer depends on...

How much does the soda cost?
How big is the glass?
How much ice is in the glass?
Do you buy your soda by the six-pack or the case?
Do you shop at 7-11, the supermarket, or Costco?
Do you buy a major brand (like Coke or Pepsi) or a generic cola?
And so on.

First, let's assume you buy a six-pack for $1.50. Excluding sales tax (which also applies to the restaurant), the recycling fee (in California, anyway), and electric utility charges (you have to cool the soda), your 12-ounce can of soda costs you 25 cents, or $0.0208 per ounce.

(Considering that no one buys soda by the six pack anymore...well...most everyone buys soda by the 12-pack for between $2.50 and 3.33 a 12, if not more. And...that works out to the above $0.0208...I don't see why they couldn't have used the more common 12-pack as a calculation point...probably to make nerds like me do the math and figure out that they had it right to begin with...sigh.)


Now, let's say you order a soda with "free refills" at your favorite eatery for $1.95. The 12-ounce glass is half-filled with ice. You're really getting only six ounces of soda for $1.95 or $0.325 per ounce.



(An 8-ounce, small, fast food soda at an average of $1.25, figuring that half the volume is ice, meaning 4 ounces of soda, comes out to $0.31 per ounce.)


So, if you divide the cost of the eatery soda by the cost of the store-bought drink, you'd need more than 15 refills to get your money's worth. Of course, a restaurant spends mere pennies a pop on pop, so if you're out to stick it to Applebee's, you'll have to drink a lot more. Hope you're thirsty...

(And the fast food calculations fall right in line...guess my getting small sodas when I go inside fast food places really doesn't equal up to my getting my money's worth by going back for two refills before I leave.

The calculations...

Cost of 8-ounce fast food soda = .031 per ounce
divided by
Cost of 12-pack soda = .0208 per ounce

= 14.9 free refill small sodas would have to be drank at the fast food place to equal the dollar value per ounce of the 12-pack bought on sale at your local grocery or convenience store.

I'm going back to drinking my coffee...not sure why this popped up as being interesting enough for me to do all of this...

And NO, don't ask me to do it for a medium or large or supersized drink...you've got the formulas...do it yourself.)

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

The Pepsi 400 at Daytona, Florida...the Just Us Cupdate

NAPA's Fanniversary...check it out, register to win

The Pepsi 400 at Daytona, Florida...the Just Us Cupdate

The Race Report

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Tony Stewart Wins Pepsi 400

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More Shakeups Could be in the cards for Roush Racing's Teams...Carl Edwards May...May Reunite
With Bob Osbourne With Whom He had Great Success Last Year


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Jeremy Mayfield...Not Smart

I wonder if Mayfield remembers what his career looked like before he was hired by
Everham Motorsports...hhhmmmmm


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UPS Sponsorship Follows Dale Jarrett to Michael Waltrip Racing

Yes folks...if you are keeping score, that means that MWR has 3 fully sponsored and
funded teams and they haven't broke the seal on their new garage yet.


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And...Another Wallace Gets in the Driver's Seat...This Time...Chrissy Wallace, Mike Wallace's
Daughter Will Be Making Her Late Model Debut at Hickory Speedway...Lucas Oil and Tony Stewart's
Smoke20.com Will Sponsor Her Car


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Dodge, NASCAR, Forumla 1...the Shape of Things to Come

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Jacques Villeneuve Eyes NASCAR

Funny how this story and the one before it come out almost in sequence.


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GM, Nissan, and Renault Seeking Alliance

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York(PA) Dispatch Column Not Happy with Stewart's Display and Post Race Comments After His Win at Daytona

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Becca Gladden's Race Report

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NASCAR's Evolution under Brian France

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Complete Finishing Order

1 Tony Stewart (20)
2 Kyle Busch (5)
3 Kurt Busch (2)
4 Boris Said (160)
5 Matt Kenseth (17)
6 Elliott Sadler (38)
7 Casey Mears (42)
8 Jamie McMurray (26)
9 Kevin Harvick (29)
10 Clint Bowyer (07)
11 Ryan Newman (12)
12 Ken Schrader (21)
13 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
14 Robby Gordon (7)
15 Jeff Burton (31)
16 David Stremme (40)
17 Denny Hamlin (11)
18 Brian Vickers (25)
19 Joe Nemechek (01)
20 Scott Riggs (10)
21 Tony Raines (96)
22 Dale Jarrett (88)
23 Mike Wallace (109)
24 Sterling Marlin (14)
25 Kasey Kahne (9)
26 Jeff Green (66)
27 Dave Blaney (22)
28 Kyle Petty (45)
29 Martin Truex Jr. (1)
30 Travis Kvapil (32)
31 Greg Biffle (16)
32 Jimmie Johnson (48)
33 Mark Martin (6)
34 Reed Sorenson (41)
35 Chad Chaffin (61)
36 Jeremy Mayfield (19)
37 J.J. Yeley (18)
38 Michael Waltrip (55)
39 Carl Edwards (99)
40 Jeff Gordon (24)
41 Hermie Sadler (00)
42 Bobby Labonte (43)
43 Kirk Shelmerdine (27)

The Just Us Cup-date

Place - Driver
Finishing Points
Deduction (DNQ/Prov -5, DNF -5,
Bonus (Pole +5, Most Laps Led +5, Win +5)
TOTAL

3rd - Kurt Busch (2)
Finish - 70
TOTAL - 70

6th - Elliott Sadler (38)
Finish - 65
TOTAL - 65

8th - Jamie McMurray (26)
Finish - 60
TOTAL - 60

9th - Kevin Harvick (29)
Finish - 55
TOTAL - 55

12th - Ken Schrader (21)
Finish - 50
TOTAL - 50

13th - Dale Earnhardt Jr. (8)
Finish - 45
TOTAL - 45

22nd - Dale Jarrett (88)
Finish - 40
TOTAL - 40

25th - Kasey Kahne (9)
Finish - 35
TOTAL - 35

31st - Greg Biffle (16)
Finish - 30
TOTAL - 30

32nd - Jimmie Johnson (48)
Finish - 25
TOTAL - 25

33rd - Mark Martin (6)
Finish - 20
TOTAL - 20

38th - Michael Waltrip (55)
Finish - 15
TOTAL - 15

39th - Carl Edwards (99)
Finish - 10
TOTAL - 10

40th - Jeff Gordon (24)
Finish - 5
DNF - -5
TOTAL - 0

Next Up:

The USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicago, Illinois

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Declaration...Do They Still Make School Kids Memorize This...If Not...They Should



IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America,

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.--Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.
He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.
He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.
He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.
He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby the Legislative powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.
He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.
He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences
For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies:
For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.
He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which, would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.

Saturday, July 01, 2006

On Vacation from 7/1/2006 through 7/8/2006




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