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What do mothers really want for Mother’s Day?
I'll drink to that

I can’t speak for all mothers but I can tell you what I don’t want for Mother’s Day. 1. The ‘I Heart You’ pendant (or something similar) from the mall jewelry store that I will never wear.  My husband and I made a deal years ago that he would dissuade our kids from ever buying something like this for me.  And I would do the same for him if they every wanted to buy him some ridiculous cartoon or equally stupid novelty tie for Father’s day. 2. Chocolate.  This will go STRAIGHT TO MY ASS PEOPLE!!!  I have been training really hard to have, and keep a good ass.  I don’t need others to sabotage me…I can do that just fine all by myself while I’m PMS-ing. 3. Don’t even think about a puppy.  The kids would think is a great idea because really it’s for them, but you know damn well who will be cleaning up its shit and paying for the vet bills. 4. And not this.  When I want a pedicure, the best part about it is leaving the house to

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Justice Payout: We’ve refunded all losing bets on Flag Officer in the 1.30 at York
Paddy Power Betting Blog

100 yards isn’t exactly what we would call a decent run, at least not when it comes to horses. When it comes to ourselves that’s a marathon. The 4/1 favourite in today’s 1.30 at York, Flag Officer, pulled up after just 100 yards of the race. That’s as good as not running at all. You didn’t get a run for your money and we’d feel a little dirty keeping hold of it, so Paddy Power has refunded all losing bets on Flag Officer in this race. Now that’s what we call justice.

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Formula Fun
galette

This weekend I’m going to watch my first Formula 1 race on TV. It’s the Monaco Grand Prix and I’m starting with this one because I had a very happy few weeks one summer living in Monte Carlo. Family tradition – be sent there to speak nothing but French for a month with fairly scary Godmother, Godmother’s Gallic charmer of husband, Godmother’s leggy and unbelievably gorgeous daughter and large shaggy wolfhound who was called Radar. That’s not Raydar as we’d say it in English. It’s Hradaaarrrrrrrrrrr. It’s one way of learning French inflection I guess, when he needed to be addressed by his proper French name if you were to escape when he pinned you to the floor playfully with his dinner plate sized front paws. But, as usual, I digress. I asked an F1 loving colleague for a few simple pointers on the rules, the better to enjoy watching the cars zip along the harbour where I used to go for pizza and try out my vocabulary of ‘Er, oui, d’accord’ with gaggles of tanned and blinged Porsche driv

Traxx Indoor Racing
lizardsandlemons

Traxx Indoor Racing 4329 Chennault Beach Road Mukilteo, WA 98275 425-493-8729 www.traxxracing.com Holy awesomeness, Batman! Check out this killer indoor gas-powered karting race track! You will be the coolest parent ever when the lucky handful of party going kids you invited figures out where the gas pedal is! Lots of party packages to choose from that are age and skill appropriate. This place also has tons of add-ons, from a velcro wall and Turbo Toilet Racers, to a rock climbing wall and bouncy house. Don’t forget to order up the goody bags and ice cream sundaes for an additional fee. You won’t have to lift a finger. All party packages include: helmets and race suits, safety instructions and directions, two heats of open driving, use of party room and invitation package. Open/Close 11:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m. Friday & Saturday  Capacity  6-8 guest minimum depending on package $ $150 Kids Karting Package, for ages

Met Mile
Racing About

The G1 Metropolitan Handicap couldn’t have asked for a stronger field. 4 of the 6 are already G1 winners, 1 of them is a G2 winner and the other horse is on a 5-race winning streak. What a great early preview of the Breeders’ Cup dirt mile.   1. To Honor and Serve He was a half-way decent router trying to make it on the Derby trail last year, but really camee into his own when cut back to a mile. He closed out his sophomore season with a G1 win over a strong field in the Cigar Mile and his first race as a 4-year-old was absolutely brilliant. He took the G3 Westchester by 5 1/4 just cruising. He’s a classy colt and very ready for a big effort. 2. Shackleford This boy is the little horse that could. He tries and tries no matter what the distance. Despite winning the Preakness and some close finishes routing, a flat mile looks like his best distance. After many runner-ups and near-misses he finally scored another win in his last race – he out battled sprint ch

Loneliness on a mountain bike
Long Row
Tune-In Alert: Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship Coverage Continues at this Weekend’s Miller Electric Freestone National
Formula 1 Grand Prix with Mercedes AMG Petronas Part 1
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RowdySpeedway Update
RowdySpeedway

I have always wanted to branch out this site and cover other forms of racing and with a little nudge from my friends I have finally decided to do it. This site is always going to be about NASCAR, about 90 percent of this site is going to be NASCAR related but I will start putting other forms of racing on here in the months to come. The first non NASCAR related event I’m going to put on here will be the 96th Indy 500 which will be held Sunday morning, I hope to continue to give you guys and gals some great content and I hope to bring different fans and kind of make this site a just overall racing hub. In the months to come I hope to cover some NHRA drag racing and since most forms of racing have their offseason in the middle of the winter I will even put some Supercross racing on here so this site doesn’t completely die in the winter months as we go into NASCAR hibernation. I hope you guys like it.

Fitness Friday: Recovery Week
Footsteps and Fotos

This week has been really good! My legs were SUPER sore on Monday. Even walking up a little incline to get into my work building hurt. I sit almost all day at my new job, but on Monday I was able to stand and work at the shrink wrapping machine and I was sort of glad to stand and stretch out my legs. I think if I sat too long my legs would have gotten stiff. My chaffing is gone, but I did buy some body glide so it doesn’t happen again. Live and learn. I FINALLY signed up for the Pacesetters running group. FINALLY! I’m really excited. They do weekly runs and they do training runs for the Fox Cities Marathon. I hope to make some running friends Here is how my work outs have been this week: Monday: Rest! All I wanted to do was sit and rest. Tuesday: Elliptical for 30min. I was a little nervous, but my legs were okay. Wednesday: First run! 3 miles on the Fox River Trail. I had planned on taking it slow and easy, but there was a runner in front of me at mile 2 and I just had to

Best Bets – Rosehill, Caulfield and Doomben 26/05
betonanything

Doomben 26/05 Best Bets R3 #13 Saturn Rock ($3.60) R6 #6 Wazn ($4) Each Way R7 #7 Pinwheel ($12) Rosehill 26/05 Best Bets R6 #8 Recorrido ($4.60) Caulfield 26/05 Each Way R6 #3  Two Sugars ($13) Good Luck!!!

Press Run
luckytiff

I have been sad all day knowing that I do not know what tomorrow will bring in terms of my ability to race. I did a 3k run this morning and stretching throughout the day and my pain is much improved from 3 days ago. I still have a bit of tightness in my hip but the majority of pain is on the inner part of my knee… Even that pain is decreased dramatically from a few days ago. I picked up my race package and after chatting with the volunteers, they asked if I wanted to switch to the 10k. I gratefully accepted. That being said I do wonder which will do more damage because I know I will ramp up the intensity for a 10k versus the half marathon. Anyways. Absolutely no goals for this race. Before this pain, I could comfortably say I could beat my record, but now I know there is no point to go out there and push it. There is still a good chance that I won’t make it to the start line. I am very sad about all this and the lack of exercise is making me very grumpy. I’m trying my

Best Motocross Boots – Mx And Dirt Motorcycle Boots For Racing And Dirt Biking – What To Look For
WORLD ARTICLE DIRECTORY

Motocross boots do more than just look cool when you are blasting around the trails or hitting up the jumps on the track. Motocross footwear needs to have more protection, soles that grip foot pegs, absorb shock, and prevent your legs from hyperextension, much more than casual dirt biking boots. Motocross boots are more susceptible to rocks, debris, and as falls are regularity in racing, they need to be tough enough to withstand heat and a couple of hundred pounds of machine possibly landing on them. With innovative designs and seriously impressive technology, the best motorcycle boots for Motocross Racing and Dirt Bike Riding need to perform effectively, becoming an extension of your feet and legs, while offering the best protection from injury. Dirt Motorcycle boots still need to offer protection but for the average user they need to have good thermal protection and be more comfortable. Exhaust burns and shin protection from the serrated metal foot pegs are of most importance. By loo

Saving NASCAR
Contrarian Fanatics

By Joe Munley I’m going to piggyback on a post written by Rob: NASCAR’s Gimmick Problem. In the post, Rob targets the gimmickry of the All-Star Race & the convoluted ‘playoff’ system known as the Chase. There’s nothing I can really say about the All-Star Race. Every major sport has the same half-speed approach to exhibiting its stars… and it’s simply wrong for the All Star game (or race) to carry the kind of weight that MLB has given it, so I guess we’ll just have to settle for sports stars giving it their ‘some’ instead of their ‘all’ in these types of exhibitions. I do have something to add to Rob’s gripe with the Chase. As a race fan, I agree with his assessment: “My main problem has been with NASCAR’s playoff, the Chase for the Cup. Why are racing teams that are not in the top ten racing alongside the teams that have a chance to win? This is a big problem for me. Why should those non-qualifying teams be able to influence who wins it all?” I don’t claim to know how to make the s

Racin Report With Taylor Zarzour: “I Believe That We Are Close To Getting A Win. I Really Do.”
CBS Charlotte

Racin Report  Friday 5-25-12- This week Taylor talks with Dale Earnhardt Jr and Danica Patrick from J.R.  Motorsports about this weeks races at the Charlotte MotorSpeedway, his drought of winless races, and when he sees himself getting back into the winning circle. [audio_link url="http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/nyc.podcast.play.it/media/d0/d0/d1/d0/dK/dV/dZ/10KVZ_3.MP3" artist="Jay Weezie" name="The Drive"]

Being a Parent Allows You to Unleash Your Inner Child.
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Just because I’m a mother doesn’t mean I have to maintain a strict and grave persona, barking orders to my children and reprimanding them when they get out of line. Of course these things are done seldomly when needed, but my parenting experience doesn’t begin and end with disciplining my children. I also take time to engage in activities with them. For example, just yesterday, my thirteen year old and I played a game of volleyball with her friends. It was fun and gave me a chance to relive my junior high and high school days. I was also allotted the opportunity to showcase my stellar over hand serve. Yes, I’m a bit of a show off sometimes.  The fact that I’m in my thirties and was engaging in a game of volleyball with a bunch of middle schoolers didn’t bother me. I feel one never becomes too old for fun and games when they’re a parent. Being a mother has allowed me to enjoy my children while unleashing my inner child. When I’m playing hi

Formula 1 Grand Prix with Mercedes AMG Petronas Part 2
Clutches&Carryons