Dan Wheldon is a Brit by birth.

He currently resides in St. Petersburg, Florida

I've already heard four or five announcers reference Wide World Sports.... "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat".....with regard to Hildebrand hitting the wall as he approached the finish line solidly in the lead.

Flash mob moved to 12:30

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... d8ppk0UCx8

Somewhat more bearable than the guys on the ski lift, but getting old fast!


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JR, it didn't click for me which commercial you were talking about. I've been watching the Indy 500 and NASCAR today and now....oh yes, I agree with you.

PBS stations here tonight are offering some good Patriotic fare.


"4Troops, a vocal group of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, perform aboard the USS Intrepid"


" National Memorial Day Concert: Gary Sinise and Joe Mantegna host the 2011 tribute to America's military personnel"


"The story of the Army's 10th Mountain Division, from combat in Italy during World War II to deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan"

"Medal of Honor: The history of the Medal of Honor is explored through the stories of recipients"


Not Memorial Day related but this is also available:

"Josh Groban Command Performance"

Weather Service is calling for a possible 10-15" of new snow accumulation in the mountains here thru Monday night.

Snow pack in the local ranges is already 100% above normal.

From Tuesday thru next Sunday, daytime highs are predicted to be around 70.

We are in for some flooding.

They are worried about same in The Gold Country and Central Valley of California. Roads and trails that are normally open every year at this time still have up to 10 feet of snow blocking.

The other thing to expect here is more contact between grizzly bears and people.

People usually lose.

We have a bumper crop of rattle snakes on the trails around The Bay right now. Something about a prolific ground rodent population at the normal time of snake mating season.

The stories are that most people are encountering an average of two rattlesnakes per hike around Mt. Tamalpais, Mt. Diablo, Ohlone, Santa Cruz mountains, etc.

I know it kept my wife and I from a hike today.

It was a great day for auto racing and drama.

The rookie went into the wall trying to pass lapped traffic when he was solidly in the lead of the Indy 500 with the finish line in sight.

The crowd at Charlotte was going wild as Dale Earnhardt, Jr. had a huge lead within sniffing distance of the finish line in the Coca Cola 600, but then he ran out of fuel and coasted to the finish in 7th.

The kid who went with me on the "hot lap" at Infineon in a stock Camry a few years back ended up with a very nice Top 5 in Charlotte. A.J. Allmendinger. I'm very happy about that.

Snakes give me the willies!

Someone to teach you the blues:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqpLXW0Fn3o

Put the blame on Mame:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A-e7UnTa2k

Out of gas!? Has Jr. ever won a race?

J.R. wrote:Out of gas!? Has Jr. ever won a race?

Oh, yes.

Cars were dropping like flies on gas issues today. There were at least 13 cautions that made the teams have to guess and gamble on fuel, tires and track position. Jeff Gordon's team guessed wrong. Dale Jr's team gambled wrong. Dale did end up with a Top Ten which is still beneficial in the point standings.

Dale Jr. drove a real nice race.


Here are his career wins:




Sprint Cup (18 wins)

2008

Lifelock 400 at Michigan International Speedway – June 15, 2008

2006

Crown Royal 400 at Richmond International Raceway – May 6, 2006

2005

USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway – July 10, 2005

2004

Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway – February 15, 2004
Golden Corral 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway – March 14, 2004
Chevy American Revolution 400 at Richmond International Raceway – May 15, 2004
Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway – August 28, 2004
EA Sports 500 at Talladega Superspeedway – October 3, 2004
Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway – November 7, 2004

2003

Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway – April 6, 2003
Checker Auto Parts 500 Presented by Havoline at Phoenix International Raceway – November 2, 2003

2002

Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway – April 21, 2002
EA Sports 500 at Talladega Superspeedway – October 6, 2002

2001

Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway – July 7, 2001
MBNA Cal Ripken, Jr. 400 at Dover International Speedway – September 23, 2001
EA Sports 500 at Talladega Superspeedway – October 21, 2001

2000

DirecTV 500 at Texas Motor Speedway – April 2, 2000
Pontiac Excitement 400 at Richmond International Raceway – May 6, 2000

One of THE Hollywood beauties:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v467iyl ... re=related