NASCAR Central

Jr moves to Hendrick Racing

A lot of Jr fans are revolting because he's moving to Hendrick Motorsports. Big fat hairy deal. He went with the team that stands to give him the best results. It was the right choice for him, and I'd be willing to bet that any one of his fans that is upset about this move would've done the exact same thing if they were in his shoes.

Think about it like this, Jr fans:


DEI=not winning
Hendrick team=winning
Jr=unwelcome at DEI
Jr=welcome at Hendrick

Add all that up and you get Jr driving for Rick Hendrick. I'm not a Jr fan and I see it. Take a step back and you will too.

Vocabulary Test

Your Vocabulary Score: B-

You have a zealous love for the English language, and many find your vocabulary edifying. Don't fret that you didn't get every word right, your vocabulary can be easily ameliorated!

How's Your Vocabulary?

Friday's Feast

Shamelessly stolen from my friend Mick.

Appetizer
What do you consider to be the ultimate snack food?

Torlilla chips with a great salsa.

Soup
On a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 as highest), about how popular is your last name?

I would say 1 or 2. Not that many Rices out there.

Salad
Who is your all-time favorite sitcom character, and why?

Frank Barone from Everybody Loves Raymond. "Holy crap!" He is my hero.

Main Course
Do you shop online? If so, name some sites you like to browse for goodies.

I do way too much shopping online. Amazon.com, woot.com, and any other bargain site I run across.

Dessert
Fill in the blank: I think ___________ should be ___________.

I think VACATIONS should be LONGER! Can I get an AMEN?

You Belong in Rome

You're a big city soul with a small town heart Which is why you're attracted to the romance of Rome Strolling down picture perfect streets, cappuccino in hand And gorgeous Italian people - could life get any better?

What City Do You Belong In?

Musical Rediscovery

On somewhat of a whim I purchased R.E.M. The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 And I Feel Fine... last night at the local Wal-Hell. I've always liked R.E.M., but I admit that I got into their music later in their catalog, mostly the late 80's and early 90's releases. I don't know why I never really went back and listened to their early stuff, especially since one of my friends back then was the world's biggest R.E.M. fan.

I'm really impressed with these early songs, and I think they are touching me in a way that they wouldn't have when I was a teenager. One song in particular is speaking to me as a comment on our society, Pretty Persuasion. I'm posting the lyrics here so that you might enjoy them and seek out this album as well.

R.E.M. - Pretty Persuasion

It's what I want, hurry and buy,
All has been tried, follow reason and buy,
Cannot shuffle in this heat, it's all wrong
Try to put that on your sleeve it's all wrong it's all wrong

He's got a pretty persuasion
She's got pretty persuasion
God damn, pure confusion
She's got pretty persuasion

It's what I want, hurry and buy,
All has been tried, follow reasoning,
And I put that in this heat it's all wrong
Try to wear that on my sleeve it's all wrong all wrong

He's got a pretty persuasion
She's got pretty persuasion
God damn, pure confusion
He's got pretty persuasion

In the light I saw
Quite a scene there

It's what I want, hurry and buy,
All has been tried, follow reason and buy,
Try to put that in this heat it's all wrong
Cannot wear that on your sleeve it's all wrong it's all wrong

Frustration

Every Spring I seem to get into a funk that I can't seem to shake.

Tax time is stressful for me because I have to get our corporate returns ready, then I have to deal with my personal taxes. I've been trying to work on all of that this week along with my normal work duties, which always seem to fall behind when I'm trying to get other things done.

On top of that I've been dealing with a difficult customer that can't seem to understand the most basic concepts. I know that dealing with people is part of my job, but sometimes it just sucks. 99% of our customers are like family to me, but when I get a real thorn like this one it makes me want another job where I have no contact with the public.

Any of you readers out there that can spare some good mojo thoughts and vibes would be most appreciated. Send them my way... ASAP.

My lack of bloggityness

It's been a while since I posted a new blog, but I have an idea that I'm working on for an in depth post about TV shows and how they've changed our expectations, sometimes to their own demise.

I do have a couple of things to mention now though, so this isn't just an excuse blog. :-)

American Idol: what a joke this season's voting has turned out to be.

Spring: I'm glad it's here, but it's going to be cold again this weekend and I'm not looking forward to that. I took some pictures of the butterflies and bumblebees this week. You can check them out HERE.