Racing Season is over...

So it is time to go to Speedtv,con and vote for the Speed Performance Awards.  Like the man says, vote early and vote often.  Check out the 'Temper, Temper' and 'Best Finish categories for some great videos.

Gleaming still works - or does it?

From the Washington Post this interesting story with a Biblical theme

PLATTEVILLE, Colo. -- A farm couple got a huge surprise when they opened their fields to anyone who wanted to pick up free vegetables left over after the harvest -- 40,000 people showed up.

Joe and Chris Miller's fields were picked so clean Saturday that a second day of gleaning -- the ancient practice of picking up leftover food in farm fields -- was canceled Sunday. " 'Overwhelmed' is putting it mildly," Chris Miller said. "People obviously need food."

She said she expected 5,000 to 10,000 people to show up Saturday to collect free potatoes, carrots and leeks. Instead, an estimated 11,000 vehicles snaked around cornfields and backed up more than two miles. About 30 acres of the 600-acre farm 37 miles north of Denver became a parking lot.

Miller said they opened the farm to the free public harvest after hearing reports of food being stolen from churches. It was meant as a thank-you for customers.

I am not sure if this is true Biblical gleaming.  11,000 cars hitting the place at once.  Would a true Biblical gleamer have a car in the first place.  I am not sure if the people here were wanting a handout or a hand.  If it was the first, shame on them, if it was the latter, we as a nation and our churches have failed deeply.

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MySpace Suicide case to go to the jury

I am of two minds about this case and no matter what happens it is not good.  In reality is not about suicide but about reading the rules and cyber-bullying. 

If you are not familiar with the case, simple, girl on MySpace gets a boyfriend on MySpace.  Only it is not a boy it is an ex-friends mom who wants to find out what the girl is saying about her mom (which was nothing).  In the end, mom wants to hurt the girl so she says the world would be better off without her. So she kills herself.  Law does not allow arrest on forcing a person to commit suicide, by its nature it is single person crime where the victim is also the murder.  So they arrest her on violating MySpace rules.

Mom's defense is really poor at best:

Drew has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy and accessing computers without authorization.

The defense has asked for dismissal on grounds there was no proof that Drew ever read the MySpace terms of service that ban use of false identities and harassment.

So let me get this right.  She admits to using the system but not to reading the rules.  Maybe I can use this defense if I ever get a ticket.  I mean, the police cannot know that I saw a speed limit sign.  By its nature, if you use the service you agree to the rules.

I wonder what will happen. Time will tell.