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Musings

A Guitar I’m Not Seeing Myself Purchasing Anytime Soon

No, this post has nothing to do with NASCAR, other than noting that when I’m not blogging about cars driving fast and turning left I’m usually listening to or playing music. Along with the more mundane things like eating, sleeping … Continue reading

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The Odd Yet Tangible Connection Between Andrew Breitbart and Richard Childress

Chasing down the political rabbit hole for a moment — it’ll loop back into NASCAR shortly — yesterday saw one of the more unique scenes imaginable in political theater. At a press conference called by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), the … Continue reading

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A blog post about… not blogging

So here I am, sitting here more or less watching the Phoenix Sprint Cup race, finding myself musing about this lengthy writing slump that’s plagued me since… well, to varying degrees since I joined SBN a few years ago. I’ve … Continue reading

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Been Gone A While

Gee, haven’t written anything here since July. Where does the time go. Actually, I know exactly where every minute has gone. But that’s for another time. In a perfect world, I’d be back to being me here on a daily … Continue reading

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Psychedelic Super NASCAR

A few hopefully salient notes as we wander toward the weekend, preferably not daubed with saline from unnecessary anguished tears. But more on that in a bit. Denny Hamlin’s pit crew won the whatever it’s called challenge yesterday evening, thus … Continue reading

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Paying Attention To Racing Despite It All

It’s a mite difficult to get all that worked up over NASCAR at the moment.  Granted, there is always some kind of strife going on in the world; and let’s face it — in the grand scheme of things auto … Continue reading

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Thoughts From Late At Night On A Day Of Racing

Kyle Busch is the bratty braniac in the back of the classroom, the one who knows he’s smarter and better than all the other kids put together.  He seethes whenever another kid gets credit for anything and is infuriated when … Continue reading

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Reason To Believe

NASCAR’s been on a mini-roll the past couple of weeks as far as the races themselves have been concerned.  Good action, genuine excitement; the reasons we’uns of the NASCAR Nation watch.  Well, most of us.  There’s always the contingent who … Continue reading

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It’s For Your Own Good, Really

In an effort to shore up the failing world of stock car racing, the Obama administration has announced it is taking control of NASCAR effective immediately.  “God knows what people see in a bunch of rednecks driving in circles,” a … Continue reading

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“… sailing like the driftwood on a windy day”

I’m not altogther certain why, but lately it’s been difficult to write.  It’s not that there’s any lack of subject matter.  Rather, I’ve found myself more often than not mentally rummaging through what there is, finding nothing to spark genuine … Continue reading

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