Monthly Archives: February 2014


Well done, Dale Hansen! Let's hope the NFL and football fans everywhere take…

Well done, Dale Hansen! Let's hope the NFL and football fans everywhere take this message to heart?

Texas Sports Anchor Gives Jaw-Dropping Speech On Gay NFL Players
Sports broadcasts are typically known for their punchy lists of best plays, epic goal countdowns and testosterone-fueled commentary.

Which makes Dale Hansen’s address Monday night all the more remarkable. The Dallas sports anchor for ABC local aff…


If you want a free beer in Sochi, find a Canadian?

If you want a free beer in Sochi, find a Canadian?

There’s a beer fridge at Sochi that only opens with a Canadian passport
Among the sights and sounds of the 22nd Winter Olympics in Sochi is a refrigerator filled with free beer, but not everyone can open it. Next to the door is a special slot for passports, and the…


It's too bad more women don't get opportunities to race

I've been fortunate enough to meet one of the women on this list, Denise McCluggage, one classy broad!

Reshared post from +Jalopnik

Rock on, ladies!?

The Ten Most Successful Female Race Car Drivers Ever
There’s petrol power, there’s turbo power and there’s girl power. The following ten women taught the most lessons to all the men clogging up the racetracks.


Not many people get a chance to see inside the home of Mustang, the Flat Rock Assembly…

Not many people get a chance to see inside the home of Mustang, the Flat Rock Assembly Plant

+Ford Motor Company helped make it happen for one sick young boy.?

Ala. boy with cancer, 9, gets dream visit to Mustang plant
A 9-year-old boy from Alabama diagnosed with cancer gets his dream visit to see how Mustangs are built at the Flat Rock Assembly Plant.


And so it begins, how long before other automakers follow +Tesla Motors lead on… 4

And so it begins, how long before other automakers follow +Tesla Motors lead on this

Tesla has hired a noted hacker to find the wholes holes in its vehicle network so they can be plugged.  ?

Tesla hires “Hacker Princess” to help lock down the Model S
Silicon Valley-based Tesla isn’t waiting for hackers to break into the Model S. It just hired noted hacker Kristin Paget, who has worked for Microsoft and Apple, to help secure its connected vehicles.


If a car is a living breathing machine (and what great one isn't?) the engine…

If a car is a living breathing machine (and what great one isn't?) the engine is its heart

+Jalopnik salutes the engineers that have created some of the great powerplants. I would have added Rudolf Diesel but i'm a compression ignition fan?

The Ten Greatest Engine Designers In Automotive History
Geniuses like Nikolaus Otto and Rudolf Diesel came up with the bases of internal combustion and industrialists like Soichiro Honda built whole companies on brilliant engine designs. Still, it’s these ten engineers who got the closest to engine perfection.