F1, The FIA, and The Fatal Price of Safety
As most of you know, I am a lifelong racing fan. Many of my early childhood memories comes from watching NASCAR highlights on Wide World Of Sport, F1 races late night Sunday on the...
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The Tragedy of Tony Stewart
This past weekend a tragedy occurred Saturday night in the world of racing. No, a driver wasn’t killed in a racing accident or critically injured in a fire, rather a driver was run over...
Guns and Piracy and Your Rights
note: They say you should never write angry, or you should never write when you aren’t detached from the subject, but I guess I will break all the rules and do it anyway… A...
One Year Later Steve Jobs Still Not God
Unless you have been hiding in a hole or totally ignoring the internet, most of you know that this past week was the 1 year anniversary of the death of Steve Jobs. The reactions,...
The Tragedy of Amy Winehouse
Over the next little while, we will see plenty of stories about Amy Winehouse and how tragic her death is. Truly, any time someone is lost so early in life, it is a tragedy....
Birthers Flustered By Obama, Become Deathers Instead
What a weird world we live in. Since President Obama became the candidate for President of the US a few years ago, there has been a group of people who think he that he...
Jimmie Johnson Gets 5th Championship, Dooms NASCAR
Anyone who reads this blog knows that I have not been a huge fan of the direction NASCAR has taken in the last few years. A number of moves by NASCAR management (such as...
Dennis Hopper, Gary Coleman, Rue Mcclanahan – RIP
It is said that bad things happen in threes, and this week’s RIP list pretty much sums that up. Dennis Hopper, Gary Coleman, and Rue Mcclanahan all passed away in the last few days,...
Captain Phil Harris, F/V Cornelia Marie, RIP
As a long time fan of the Deadliest Catch, since the time before the show existed as was just part of the a Dangerous Jobs series, it saddens me to report that Captain Phil...
Tom Cruise Dead? Nope Just a Little Weird
It’s almost a traditional thing now, the Tom Cruise dead rumors seem to come up about two or three times a year, more often when he is doing something nutty. Recent stories have peopel...
Perez Hilton Gets More than Black Eye Over Michael Jackson Attack
it hasn’t been a very good week for Perez Hilton, the screen name for flamboyant “blogger” Mario Lavandeira. First off, he gets into a scuffle in Toronto with Members of the Black Eyed Peas,...
Perez Hilton Insults Dying Michael Jackson
Quite simply, I am shocked and dismays. As many of us who grew up in the 70s and 80s, I didn’t really like Michael Jackson’s music (rock guy here) but still had respect for...
All The News That Was
Tough times in the economy have just made things worst for the newspaper world. Prior to the arrival of the current economic downturn, the newspapers were already suffering greatly. Increased costs from paper to...
RIP: Tapout Co-founder Mask Dies in Car Crash
A bit of a shocker is the news that TapouT co-founder Mask (Charles Lewis Jr) died in a high speed car accident last night. His $300,000 Ferrari Modena was sectioned in half by a...
