2007 May Archive

Whether you are a race car fan or not, you have heard of the Indianapolis 500. You might not know, however, just how large of a sporting event it truly is. Every Memorial Day weekend, Indy is host to the world’s largest single-day sporting event – with race tickets bought by more than 250,000 fans….

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* It seems like every time you turn on the TV, read a newspaper or magazine, or log on to the Internet, someone is always telling us how overweight Americans are. This problem has been passed down to our children and the child obesity rates are soaring. There are lot of great organizations and products…

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Any day now, I could get a phone call from my wife, telling me we need to go to the hospital for the birth of our son. I am of course both very excited and nervous about that impending call, but this isn’t a post about fatherhood, rather a question about the technology that awaits…

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After having spent my first 18 years in rural Southern Indiana, I’ve picked up a thing or two about agriculture. For example, tractors are large machines with rear tires at least 4 feet high—you plow fields with them. Contrary to the beliefs of some folks from the city, a “lawn tractor” is not really a…

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What’s happened to the NHL? Does anyone know? This weekend, NBC cut off the Buffalo Sabres / Ottowa Senators Stanley Cup Playoff game for their scheduled national broadcast – WHEN IT WAS IN OVERTIME! Now I know what you’re thinking, they probably cut off that game for some breaking news. Perhaps peace broke out in…

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Yes, May 24 is “Talk Like Bob Dylan Day.” I don’t know about you but I plan on celebrating my favorite rock legend (look for me on youtube.) Here are some examples of other people’s tributes.After arriving at the above Web site, click on “No Direction, Period” to watch an interview that exposes Dylan as…

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Some jerk has created an online video game called “V-tech Rampage” that is based on the tragic massacre at Virginia Tech. No, I’m not kidding. I read about it here on Yahoo! News this morning. You actually pretend to be the seriously demented Cho Seung-Hui and go on a shooting rampage, ending by taking your…

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These days everyone’s a comedian- especially in the blogosphere. Personalities identified only by username are constantly critiquing blog entries via the “comment.” My favorite zingers and comebacks are usually in response to Valleywag and Boing Boing blogger entries. Some of these fools are actually pretty funny! But when tech geeks actually start referencing each other’s…

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Dear Neighbors to the East, I like your state. I really do. After all, if it weren’t for Ohio there’d be no Cedar Point, King’s Island, Skyline Chili or Buckeye Lake. Plus I’m joined by some of your finest exports every day (Katie, Lindsey & Heidi—I’m talking about you). However, you cannot compete with the…

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Are you guilty of vanity-Googling? I am. Google “Carey Hart” and you’ll find 1.5 million pages—nearly all of them linking to info about the motocross racer with whom I share a name. If you dig deep enough, you might find out a little bit about me—where I went to college, scholarships I received or you…

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