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Photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand's exhibit Earth From Above, which consists of large format (4' x 6' prints) of images taken by extremely powerful satellite cameras is making a tour of the US, starting in NYC. The link contains a small preview of 10 images from the exhibit. When I first found it, there were 38, but … Continue reading Earth = Big. Us = Small

This is from Katie Couric's interview with Palin:This is from an interview Palin did as governor after the SCOTUS decision regarding the Exxon-Valdez oil spill:How in the world do you forget that as a Supreme Court decision you don't like?Palin recently did a "do-over" with Fox "News" where she answered Couric's question, listing the case … Continue reading This Is Astounding

Toyota US Open2008.10.05 - Dallas, TXThis weekend’s trip to Dallas was remarkable for several adventures that had nothing to do with the race. The race itself was remarkably unremarkable, so I’ll spend most of the time talking about everything else, and very little time on the race. Generally speaking, I tend to think most race … Continue reading What A Short Strange Trip It Was

I posted a relatively straightforward (i.e. boh-ring, sorry Rick) race report over at TargeTraining's blog. I've decided that regular race reports no longer interest me, so I'm cooking up something special from now on. I've got a real epic planned for this one, but if you want the meat-and-potatoes, I've put it up over there. … Continue reading Big D

Dear Fellow American:I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude.I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had crisis that has caused the need for large transfer of funds of 800 billion dollars US. If you would … Continue reading Ministry of the Treasury of the Union of Socialist Republics of America (aka US Treasury Goes 419)

… to sound like an idiot. Katie Couric's expression near the end is priceless.

The Automobiles section of the NYTimes ran a story on the 24 Hours of LeMons. Modeled, loosely, after the famous 24 Hours of LeMans, perhaps the premier single event in the sport of auto racing, the 24 Hours of LeMons is a test of endurance, fortitude, and the strength of duct tape. Cars are limited … Continue reading The 24 Hours of LeMons

The Singapore Grand Prix, held this weekend, was the 800th race and first ever night race in the history of F1 racing. The picture above is one of many from an incredible gallery of the race.