And You Thought You Did Stupid Things?

Well just read on about the 2005 Darwin Awards..Consider yourself lucky!!!

* In Detroit, a 41-year-old man got stuck and drowned in two feet of water after squeezing head first through an 18-inch-wide sewer grate to retrieve his car keys.

* A 49-year-old San Francisco stockbroker, who "totally zoned when he ran," accidentally jogged off a 100-foot-high cliff on his daily run.

* Buxton, NC: A man died on a beach when an 8-foot-deep hole he had dug into the sand caved in as he sat inside it. Beachgoers said Daniel Jones, 21, dug the hole for fun or protection from the wind, and had been sitting in a beach chair at the bottom Thursday afternoon when it collapsed, burying him beneath 5 feet of sand. People on the beach on the Outer Banks used their hands and shovels, trying to claw their way to Jones, a resident of Woodbridge, VA, but could not reach him. It took rescue workers using heavy equipment almost an hour to free him while about 200 people looked on. Jones was pronounced dead at a hospital.

* Santiago Alvarado, 24, was killed in Lompoc, CA, as he fell face-first through the ceiling of a bicycle shop he was burglarizing. Death was caused when the long flashlight he had placed in his mouth (to keep his hands free) rammed into the base of his skull as he hit the floor.
* Sylvester Briddell, Jr., 26, was killed in Selbyville, Del, as he won a bet with friends who said he would not put a revolver loaded with four bullets into his mouth and pull the trigger.

HONORABLE MENTION:

* Paul Stiller, 47, was hospitalized in Andover township, NJ, and his wife Bonnie was also injured when a quarter-stick of dynamite blew up in their car. While driving around at 2 AM, the bored couple lit the dynamite and tried to toss it out the window to see what would happen, but apparently failed to notice the window was closed.

RUNNER UP:

* TACOMA, WA: Kerry Bingham had been drinking with several friends when one of them said they knew a person who had bungee-jumped from the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in the middle of traffic. The conversation grew more heated and at least 10 men trooped along the walkway of the bridge at 4:30 AM. Upon arrival at the midpoint of the bridge, they discovered that no one had brought a bungee rope. Bingham, who had continued drinking, volunteered and pointed out that a coil of lineman's cable lay nearby. One end of the cable was secured around Bingham's leg and the other end was tied to the bridge. His fall lasted 40 feet before the cable tightened and tore his foot off at the ankle. He miraculously survived his fall into the icy river water and was rescued by two nearby fishermen. "All I can say," said Bingham, "is that God was watching out for me on that night. There's just no other explanation for it." Bingham's foot was never located.

AND THE WINNER:

Overzealous zookeeper Friedrich Riesfeldt (Paderborn, Germany) fed his constipated elephant, Stefan, 22 doses of animal laxative and more than a bushel of berries, figs and prunes before the plugged-up pachyderm finally let it fly, and suffocated the keeper under 200 pounds of poop!

Investigators say ill-fated Friedrich, 46, was attempting to give the ailing elephant an olive oil enema when the relieved beast unloaded on him. "The sheer force of the elephant's unexpected defecation knocked Mr. Riesfeldt to the ground, where he struck his head on a rock and lay unconscious as the elephant continued to evacuate his bowels on top of him," said flabbergasted Paderborn police detective Erik Dern. With no one there to help him, he lay under all that dung for at least an hour before a watchman came along, and during that time, he suffocated. It seems to be just one of those freak accidents that proves that 'Sh** happens!"

The Punt, Pass, or Kick???

Okay, well it looks like Darrell Waltrip has coined another phrase that will stick with all of the short tracks and that is the Punt, Pass, and Kick especially at Bristol.

We did see our fair share of these words:

-Gordon punting out Truex

-Burton and Yeley kicked out of race because of Gordon/Truex mess.

-Stewart punting Truex then passing and kicking Truex out of race.

-Kenseth punting Gordon, passing Gordon, Gordon after the race shoving not kicking (at least take off the helmet Jeff and be a real man)

-Dale Jarrett's rear bumper panel passing right off of the track into the front of a lucky fan.

-Dale Jr passing and passing and passing but then getting punted back.

-Bowyer, Vickers get punted by Blaney's spin out.

-Busch punting Kenseth, passing and taking the checkered. Hey Kurt, looks like a familiar move, I bet if Jimmy Spencer was out there, you would of spun him again like last time. Kurt payback is right around the corner, lucky you got those ears pinned back so you can see from side to side.

-Pass on those ties that Jeff and DW wear on the weekends....hey guys, shop where I do for my work clothes...try the Men's Wearhouse..George Zimmer will guarantee how you look.

-Chris Meyers, you better not be late for another 10 Laps or the next driver will kick ya.

-18 total cautions but not passing the record.

Okay, we all have to remember this is Bristol!!!! Check the emotions at the door. I have to give credit to Harvick for his driving and not going after Busch...remember there was a time Harvick would not give a crap who he ran into..he is definitely showing maturity or his wife has threaten him...lol

Okay, enough babbling. Bristol down..here we go to Martinsville..YeeeHawww

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words...

or in my words just a few..check out my captions to these weekly pictures from Atlanta


Well this sure does beat picking my nose



Has anyone seen my hat?



Okay Okay...I will validate your parking..Geesh


Robby: Hey Dad, are you really sure I should sign there?

Okay, just thought this would be something different to do.

Have a great day everyone!!!

Peace!!!

Tom

Tis the Season For Rain...

Well isn't this just great. First, the race on Sunday is postponed for rain which really made my Sunday boring and now I am at work (shh, don't tell anyone I am writing in my blog during my work day...lol) and the race is scheduled to run at 11am this morning. I just took a look at the weather and it is not looking promising. Big time rain is moving in for the entire day into tomorrow. Perhaps the race will be rescheduled. I hope so, I hate missing a race but I should look into getting someting like TIVO or a DVR for these types of occasions.

Since yesterday was a wash out, we just sat around and watched the Harry Potter movies and then watched my favorite show, The Soprano's on HBO in HDTV...gotta love that!!!

What did you all do on your day without Racing?

Inquiring minds want to know.

Have a great day.

Tom

Hey Bill Lester...Way 2 Go!!!

Now that is what I call an achievement. I am very proud of Bill Lester to "race" his way into the Cup race at Atlanta. It just goes to show what determination and skill can do for someone and Bill sure did prove that in Qualifying 19th. It has been a long time since an African-American has driven in the Cup series and it is a shame it has taken so long. So lets hope that Bill has set an example for other minority drivers to get up there and compete because it can be done.

WAY TO GO BILL!!! Kick butt at Atlanta.