OH MY!!!

My cousin told me about this crash that happened Friday. The good news is that Michael McDowell is fine and my mom said that he will be racing tomorrow.

Coca-Cola and Sunoco!!!!!

I LOVE This Commercial!!!!!

Crazy Old Man!!!!!

Dance, Dance, Dance!!!

Well Monday was the start of the new season "Dancing with the Stars". I love the show. I sort of already had decided that I was going to root for Cameron Mathison (aka Ryan on All My Children), but after watching the show on Tuesday, I might also root for Helio Castroneves. My mom fell in love with Albert Reed (a model), but she is also for Wayne Newton.

This year on Dancing with the Stars the women have been saying that a woman will win on the show. HELLO!!! How many women watch the show??? I mean I naturally root for the men stars. Unless my favorite professional dancer Louis van Amstel is dancing with some woman star. I think the women are setting themselves up for a big fall. But then again I could be wrong.

Also I have a question for you Nascar fans. What Nascar driver died in a helicopter crash?? I was reading a book and they said something about this Nascar driver, but they did not mention any names. I will be very thankful if someone could answer my question.

Rain, Rain, Go Away!

Rain, rain, go away, come again another day was probably the exact statement I was making last night. Even if last night was the Bristol race, I didn't care about it because my family and I went to the local dirt track. I really like the dirt track, it is great. I like to be right up front and have the rocks and dirt hit you right in the face. Also the smells and sounds and the action going on. I know I sound weird, but I have always liked it.

So we watched qualifying and then they started hot laps. I think after the first set of hot laps the announcer said the track that is a hour away had to quit because of rain. Everyone started to get worried, but they kept going. Then it hit us and we just stayed there in the rain.

About 10:30 p.m. they finally told us that they would not be able to race. So we left, but they had so many people there that we had to wait, so we just sit there in the van. Then I heard someone say something about Bristol and my brain started working. I told my dad to turn the radio on. So we listened to the race. We had fun though. They rescheduled for September, but knowing my luck for this summer it will rain again. I mean I went to Cedar Point the first part of August and I thought we would get rained out then. What is it with me and rain???

I'm liking you a little bit.....

Well any sane NASCAR fan will tell you that most people don't like the Busch brothers. I have even made the statement that I thought about finding a new driver and team to support next year because of Kyle Busch. But after Tuesday, my thoughts on Kyle has changed a little. It is all because he said that he is a fan of my favorite college football team, THE MICHIGAN WOLVERINES!!! And if your down with the Wolverines, then your OK in my book.

Campmeeting Day 4

WOW!!! That is all I can really say, tonight was awesome. Paul didn't preach because we had such a great service. Tonight was Red, White, and Blue night, so everyone wore those colors. The choir started the church service singing "God Bless America" and while they were singing my pastor went and got the American flag. Then he went to the microphone and asks this girl that will be leaving for Iraq tomorrow to come and hold the flag, while we said the Pledge of Allegiance. Then after this was done my pastor told of a young man from one of the churches who had already left for Iraq. I thought that was really nice what Pastor Darren did.

The singers started singing and the girl who is going to Iraq came to the altar and had people pray for her. Then some more people went to the altar. We were all having a good time and the singers were going to stop singing, but we told them to keep singing. So they did and more people went to the altar. We had one person saved, maybe more. We also had a young boy accept the call to preach. I knew something was going on with this young boy because he kept going to the altar, he was running from the call. But thank God he quit running tonight. We all had a great time.

I forgot to tell about what I gave Brian last night. I had heard Brian say one time while preaching that when he witnesses to people, he first finds out what they are interested in. So he said if they like Nascar then they talk about Jeff Gordon or how much he does not like Jeff Gordon. But the funniest thing is Brian knows nothing about Nascar. So last night I wrote out stats about my favorite driver Tony Stewart and I gave them to him. I told him that most people don't like my driver. Then he looked down at the paper and he said, "I like this guy, because people say I look like him." I looked at Brian and I could not believe I had not noticed it before. I sort of felt stupid giving him the stats, but after I gave them to him, I was glad because he seemed truly excited about me giving them to him.


Tomorrow night (I mean tonight) Cal Ray Evans will preach. Unless we have another service like we had tonight.

Favorite Quotes

Things average out: if you think too much of yourself, other people won't.

Guts: Grace under pressure. -Ernest Hemingway

Wise men are not always silent, but they know when to be. -Proverb

Every oak tree started out as a couple of nuts who stood their ground.

Five great enemies to peace: greed, ambition, envy, anger, and pride. -Petrarch

God wets you with his rain, but he also dries you with his sun.

One must always have one's boots on and be ready to go. -Montaigne

Debt is the worst poverty. -Thomas Fuller

The mind grows by what it feeds on. -Josiah Gilbert Holland

Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God. -Corrie ten Boom

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Congratulations to Martin Truex Jr. for breaking the Hendrick curse. Sad news, former NASCAR chairman Bill France Jr. died Monday at home in Daytona Beach, Fla. He was 74. Late breaking hockey news, I am sad to report that my team did not win the Stanley Cup. The Anaheim Ducks won their first Stanley Cup defeating the Ottawa Senators by 6 to 2. I do believe this makes the second year that a first timer team wins the Cup.

New Rules For Nascar!!!

Well with how Hendrick keeps winning I have decided to change the rules in Nascar. So one new rule is whoever gets second place is declared the winner in my book. So the winner for yesterday's race is Denny Hamlin. Too bad it really could not work that way. Oh if you are wondering what happens if a Hendrick car also gets second, well third place is the winner. LOL!

Also I was thinking, what could Nascar do to make it a even playing field for other drivers? Well I decided they can trade pit crews every week. Now that would sort of be a difficult challenge of dealing with a pit crew you are not use to. Just a thought I had.

Still hoping we will see a new driver triumphant over Hendrick drivers.

Wooooo! (I am not serious)

Sorry folks I have to nag a little. Nascar it has been exciting lately, NOT!!!!!! First thing I hate is the CoT (Car of Tomorrow), I mean the car is just weird looking. I think it is all about that stupid car having a wing on it. I don't know, it may be because I am not big on change. But I don't like it.

Then we have the Hendrick Boys, yeah can't stand them either. Out of 9 races, 7 of those have been won by a Hendrick driver. I may be losing it but I think Hendrick is paying someone off, but then again I think I am losing it. I do have to say that I think Jeff Gordon is brave for winning in the land of Dale. If I was him I think I would have let someone else win, I would be in fear for my life.

Why did we not end with a green/white checker finish?????

And last but not least, Nascar does not want fans to throw objects onto the race track. Why some people may ask? Well here is the answer from me. When I use to watch wrestling the fans would get upset and what would they do??? They would throw anything they could get their hands on into the ring. What did Tony compare Nascar too??? So Nascar fans don't throw stuff into the ring, oops I mean onto the track.

The Stanley Cup and Chocolate Easter Bunnies

Well the other day my mom read a story from one of the local newspapers. It said that hockey fans around this area (the area I live close to) might want to start rooting for the Atlanta Thrashers to win the Stanley Cup. Because if they win the Cup, then the Thrasher strength and conditioning coach Ray Bear would like to bring the Cup to this area. When the Stanley Cup is won, each member of the team gets to keep the trophy for the day. So I think it would be cool if it would get to come to a small Ohio town.

For me personally though, I am a big Toronto Maple Leafs fan and I always have been, since I got into hockey. I sort of think it is odd, but sometimes I think I was born in the wrong territory. I mean I love hockey and another one of my favorite sports is curling. I was upset this January because we did not get to watch curling on TV like we did last year, because of the Olympics. To bad the Winter Olympics couldn't be every year, but that is just my opinion.

OK folks, on now to chocolate Easter bunnies. That is one of my favorite Easter sweets that I love. But the funniest thing is, that I am not much of a fan of chocolate. I like it, but then I don't like it. But I really wanted a hollow chocolate Easter Bunny, so my mom got me two of them. Well I told my mom that the bunny looked evil, I don't know it just looked weird. My mom told me it was not evil, but why in the world would I still be afraid of the bunny when I was eating it? I seriously felt more comfortable after I ate the eyes of that bunny. I mean that bunny's eyes were strange looking. I know I sound crazy, but it did look scary. And I still have one more to eat.

Well Nascar Nextel Cup was off a week, so we have the Texas race coming up. I do have to say that I'm not to fond of Texas and of any other big speedways, besides Daytona. I am more of a short track kind of girl. All I have to say is, if Jimmie Johnson doesn't win this week then I will be very happy.

2000

OK for some reason, yesterday I was thinking about Elian Gonzales. The boy who was the center of a custody battle between the United States and Cuba, between the time period of November 1999-April 22, 2000. For some reason this was a big deal for me when all this was going on. Maybe because his mother was trying to give her son a better life and in the process she lost her life and in the end, the boy had to go back to Cuba.

So as I was thinking about it, I decided to do a review of things that happened in the year of 2000. (Note to Jon [my cousin], I know you did this with the year of 1997, but I don't think you will mind if I take one out of your book.) As I said, this is stuff that happened in 2000 that I remember or things that I think are interesting that happened that year.

January 1 - Y2K comes and goes.

February 13 - The final original Peanuts comic strip is published.

April 22 - Federal agents seize six year old Elian Gonzalez from relatives' home in Miami.

May 24 - 50 Cent is shot 9 times in front of his grandmother's house.

June 10 - The New Jersey Devils defeat the defending champion Dallas Stars, in game 6 to win their 2nd Stanley Cup.

June 28 - Elian Gonzalez returns to Cuba.

September 15-October 1 - 2000 Summer Olympics held in Sydney, Australia.

October 11 - 250 million gallons of coal sludge spill in Martin County, Kentucky.

October 26 - New York Yankees defeat New York Mets in Game 5 of the 2000 World Series.

November 7 - George W. Bush is tentatively declared winner over Democrat Vice President Al Gore.

December 13 - The Texas 7 escape from their prison unit in Kenedy, Texas and start a crime spree.

Deaths of 2000

February 7 - Big Pun (Rapper)

February 10 - Jim Varney (Actor noted character Ernest P. Worrell)

February 12 - Charles M. Schulz (Comic strip artist [Peanuts])

May 12 - Adam Petty (Nascar Driver)

May 27 - Maurice Richard (Canadian Hockey Player)

May 31 - John Coolidge (son of President Calvin Coolidge)

July 1 - Walter Matthau (Actor)

July 7 - Kenny Irwin (Nascar Driver)

October 13 - Tony Roper (Nascar Driver)

October 22 - Rodney Anoa'i (Wrestler known as Yokozuna)

October 30 - Steve Allen (Comedian, composer, talk show host and author)

So today I am reading some of the blogs, that I like reading. I read this one about Tyler Walker posted by Nascar Eclectic. Anyways he has a picture over there of this Tyler Walker, nothing really amazed me about the guy (because I only like the Nextel Cup). The one thing that I noticed was some of the logos on his drivers suit. One logo stuck out like a sore thumb and that was the WWE symbol. Now I know that WWE did have some wrestlers who were associated with Nascar, but I did not know they were sponsoring a driver. This just shows me Vince McMahon has to have a part with anything and everything.

So Did He Cheat?!?

I did not get to watch the race today, because I spent the day with some friends. I did get to watch maybe half an hour of the race. I will say that I am rather happy on how Tony did finish. But what I understand and seen, Tony could have came home with the win.

When I came to church my dad told me (actually my uncle Steve told me) that Jimmie Johnson won the race and Tony got 2ND. I was a little upset, because I can't stand Johnson, but as I said before I was happy that Tony got 2ND. Then my dad said "Jimmie cheated!" I was like, whoa wait a sec, so my dad told me everything.

So when we get home and the news comes on, my mom says, "you have to watch the sports report." OK, now the whole family is defending Tony. So I watch the clip and Tony was forced into the wall, but the thing is I did not watch the race. So I did not get different angles of what happened. So this leaves me with the question, did he cheat?? What do you all think?? And if you do think he cheated should we warn Jimmie Johnson that my dad might be coming after him, lol, j/k.

But before I end this one, what does it say on the back of Jimmie's bumper? And what was the name of the race? Could this be a Nascar scandal.