If you know anything about my love for cars at all, you will know I have a definite love for Mopars. From the first 1965 Plymouth Satellite which I picked up at the assembly line in Detroit, to the 1968 GTX, and down the line to the world famous 1970 Plymouth Road Runner, I have [...]
Some things in life are easy and some are more difficult. With a smile on his face, a young racer once told me, “Drag racing is easy. All you need to do is cut a light and run your number,” meaning of course the driver’s selected dial-in. The smile told me that he knew it [...]
Do You Remember 1978?
Here we are, boys and girls, in the year 2013. This year will see the 35th running of the NHRA Division 6 ET Finals which, with the championship of 2012, Woodburn Dragstrip’s valiant racers have earned top honors fourteen times. It all began back in 1978 at Seattle International Raceway [...]
Recently I heard a story which may or may not be true. Whether it is or whether it is not true, really does not matter, as the principle involved still applies to all racers and race fans. The story goes like this:
“Einstein was once traveling from Princeton on a train when the conductor
came [...]
We have been hearing quite a bit of talk regarding guns lately, especially as it relates to the 2nd Amendment. Although the primary focus of the 2nd Amendment centers around the topic of defense, most of my experience with guns centers on the topic of hunting. [...]
My Trip to Maui
There is a mountain on the island of Maui named Mt Haleakala. If you enjoy mountain scenery and beautiful vistas of the ocean and other tropical islands in the distance, this might be a place you would love to visit. The mountain stands over 10,000 feet in elevation with [...]
Two days ago I made the drive up Nestucca River Road from Beaver to Blaine and the memories of my childhood flooded my mind. I passed at least 10 former dairy farms and remember the names of each family who labored tirelessly every day, dawn-to-dusk, milking their herd, because dairy cows must be attended [...]
The road from Beaver to Blaine in the southern part of Tillamook County in Oregon is a seven mile stretch of curvy country road. It currently is two lane and paved, but I can remember when it was gravel. What a luxury it was when the county came with their road grader, dump [...]
There are many times in our lives when we have heard the words, “Be Careful.” The first time I heard those words was from my parents, but I also heard it from my boss when I was helping build a house and we were installing ceiling joists and rafters. I think we all [...]
There is something that is not right about hanging upside down dangling in the air with a log that is being loaded onto a logging truck directly above. With my ankle pinched between the log and the cable that was hooked into the end of the log, there I was dangling like a spider on [...]
