http://www.thefleischners.org Random Thoughts from Marc's Brain Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:21:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Roush Fenway today announced that Crown Royal will be the primary sponsor of Matt Kenseth and the 17 team for 18 races next season.  Of course, that still leaves 18 races, so look for Irwin, USG and some other to step up. I guess the only bad news is that I ... http://www.thefleischners.org/2009/07/sooo-i-was-wrong/ Well, I guess I'm gonna have to buy a new hat for next season.  Last week Roush-Fenway announced that long time sponsor DeWalt tools is not renewing their sponsorship with Matt Kenseth's number 17 Ford.  As long as I can remember, the 17 car had DeWalt on it, so this ... http://www.thefleischners.org/2009/07/no-more-dewalt/ Many people thing that cats are aloof loners that really lack affection.  I can tell you that not only is that not true, but they show affection in distinctly different ways. My oldest cat, Rogue, was the runt of her litter (but very strong willed, liked the little Grandmother that everyone ... http://www.thefleischners.org/2009/07/cate-tales-affectionate-cats/ Some people would like to dismiss Glenn Beck as a "Right Wing nut job," ignoring the fact that he blasts the political "Right" as much as he does the left.  I think he does a good job bringing up topics that others don't.  A lot of what he said  would ... http://www.thefleischners.org/2009/07/a-fourth-of-july-message-from-glenn-beck/ In honor of all of my feline friends, I'm going to start writing short anecdotes from their time with me.  Here's the first one about Gambit on the day that I lay him to rest. He was about six months old when he came to me, but I could already tell ... http://www.thefleischners.org/2009/06/a-funny-gambit-story/ In August, 1994 I took one of the first big chances I had ever taken in my life.  I had been excepted into Graduate School at Xavier University in Cincinnati.  Unlike most people, I had spent the previous couple of years in the work force after receiving my undergraduate degree, ... http://www.thefleischners.org/2009/06/saying-goodbye-to-a-friend/ So, I totally spaced on writing on the Pocono and Dover races.  So instead, I thought I would share some of my thoughts on what has happened over the past couple of weeks. First of all, the hot topic continues to be "Rowdy" Busch smashing the guitar in Victory Lane, Nashville.  ... http://www.thefleischners.org/2009/06/nascar-thoughts/ We have now reached the half way point of NASCAR's "regular" season.  The bad part is that that means that we have concluded the Fox broadcast portion of the season.  They are by far the best of the broadcast teams and the most enjoyable.  Of course, they've also been at ... http://www.thefleischners.org/2009/06/nascar-prediction-update/ The Good: A tremendous race from start to finish.  The final 10 laps were amazing, first watching Tony Stewart catch Greg Biffle, and the Jimmie Johnson catch them both to take the win.  Tremendous racing.  Also, Dover's new pit road debuted to what can only be called a tremendous success.  ... http://www.thefleischners.org/2009/06/gbu-the-autism-speaks-400-from-dover/ Yesterday, thanks to my Brother, I had one of the most incredible experiences of my life.  I got to drive a race car on a super speedway, the 2 1/2 tri-oval at Pocono.  I'm still struggling to find the words, but I'm gonna try. The day actually started the night before ... http://www.thefleischners.org/2009/05/driving-a-stock-car-at-170-mph/