Posted in Michael's Musings on Jan 8th, 2009
I do not fully understand why people always make changes effective January 1st. Ok, I do understand, but it does not make me any the more complicit in their inane pursuits. The examples are everywhere in the workplace. The refrigerator is full of people’s lunches. The new apparel is donned. [...]
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Posted in Michael's Musings on Nov 25th, 2008
My dad enjoyed entertaining youngsters by using “nonsense” expressions. One of them was “brown cow – moo!” I imagine it was a derivative of some sort, originating from the “how now brown cow” phrase that is used in elocution teaching (if I believe what Wikipedia tells me). Regardless, I cannot help but [...]
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Posted in Racing on Nov 12th, 2008
It seemed like the season had barely begun, but the 2nd week of October indicated that the offseason was upon us. This was the second Super Dirt Week that we had participated in. SDW last year was aggressive, with three races in three days. This year was a bit more tame, with [...]
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Posted in Racing on Oct 10th, 2008
Quick update (and pic) from the team’s first race of the week: Michael took 6th in a very competitive 28 car field at Brewerton Speedway.
We will have more details to follow in the days ahead, but for now we are off to prep the car to make another run at the leader board at [...]
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Posted in Michael's Musings on Oct 1st, 2008
Technology, specifically in relation to the Internet, continues to grow at a phenomenal rate. It has forced every company to evaluate how it advertises. This has led to a shift from the traditional media of print and TV. The Internet is now where its at. That being said, companies that are [...]
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Posted in Racing on Sep 2nd, 2008
The last non-holiday weekend of August finally found the Team spending significant amounts of time during left at the local speedplants. Here is a quick summary of those events.
With little to do preparation wise (the car was essentially ready to go after the last missed event), we showed up staggeringly early to Brewerton Speedway [...]
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Posted in Michael's Musings on Aug 1st, 2008
I am getting ready to go on vacation in a month, yes one that does not involve racing, and my body is not really ready for it. I am sporting the prototypical farmer’s tan, although it is not as wicked as normal because I have not been autocrossing. I can still bring down [...]
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