ZuDfunck

Isn't This the Craziest Site Ever?

This has to be the craziest site ever for as far you know this is the dudes pride and joy stop on the web and here it is date titled entries into infinity. It's so Novel!

So I click through from some other google alert where I found this aforementioned majestic aggregation of web design that is stretched into a realm I think I might want to subscribe to. Here is a post I found unique in it's portrayal, as if it was coming from page 257 of your favorite book.


In case your too lazy to click over to his site here's a taste of his style at something that happened:

The months roll by. Months turn into years; you find out about things you've been missing. For example, a couple of new releases (which are, of course, not so new anymore) by one of your favorite recording artists (The Orb). You haven't spoken with friends in ages -- it's nearly hostile the way you've stopped speaking with anybody. (On the phone, at least, since you still kinda/sorta communicate using the 'Net.) You're angry all the time, and you feel like you shouldn't be: fer Chrissakes you've been seeing a shrink for three or four years now! Shouldn't you be sane already? Or a bit less mad, at least.

You keep telling yourself that you'll return to something that happened, in one way or another. You know it's okay that you disappear; you don't need anyone to tell you that. But still, Hurley wants to know: Where've you been, dude?

Been studying. Yeah, studying. Programming, mainly, but also some web design stuff -- you know, graphics applications like Photoshop and Fireworks and Dreamweaver. Currently you're learning Visual Basic in class and Ruby on your own, and today you enrolled in one class to learn PHP and another to learn Excel (because the C Programming course was full). This is the current direction of your careerseeking, and you hope it helps you find that fun vocation that you desire (rather than that horrible customer service-by-phone stuff you absolutely loathe).

Pretty Cool Huh? Check him out!

ZuDfunck Needs Feedback on Talk Digger Application

Blogging issue totally unrelated to NASCAR
For my blogging gurus to answer please
What in the hell is Talk Digger and what is a conversation? I have a screen grab of what a Google alert gave
me or you can click here and wait awhile...
Just wondering what it's purpose is and if anyone uses it and to what effect, now back to your regularly scheduled NASCAR babble:

 

Ricky Bobby Saying Grace

Although I have yet to see this movie, I snatched this off the Don Imus show earlier today. And so I don't get in trouble you can listen to Imus in the Morning every weekday from New York City 6-10 AM.

Download ricky_bobby_saying_grace_20080529_1230.1.mp3

 

MSNBC's Chris Matthews has a NASCAR Kyle Busch Moment

Chris Matthews Had a Political Seizure the other day as did ZuD.

So this book comes out by a hack named Scott McClellan, he was the press secretary for President Bush awhile back. For those who don’t know, Matthews has been railing bout the war since it began, saying the American public was duped and made to believe by manipulating the situation in Iraq, that an invasion was necessary, because Saddam Hussein was a member in high standing of the Axis of Evil.

Maybe you watch Matthews, but if you missed Wednesdays show, he had his usual gaggle of folks and he barely allowed his guests to speak as he went on and on about how this proves Bush did what he said he always knew. He was in an orgasmic glee that a White House insider, the president’s press secretary, was now spouting what Chris had been saying all these years! He was so elated and full of himself he could die that minute, a happy man.

Now I am a responsible hippie of some fifty plus years and relate to most of what Matthews puts down, but even I thought he was showing his stripes a little garishly and I am now feeling uncomfortable with his show. As a moderator of a major cable news network shouldn’t you try to maintain a less partisan glee at moments such as this? I avoid Fox News Channel just for that reason. The slant is distasteful on Fox News and so too is the opposite political slant.  I treasure the 5pm MSNBC time slot but will find another spot to point my attention if he continues to babble on like some right wing windbag I avoid vigilantly at anytime of the day.

Disclaimer:
Although I am proud to be a small time NASCAR Blogger I felt it important to say this in my usual slot for pre race columns, this week being Dover, but I needed to log this historic moment when I saw Mr. Matthews have his political seizure, or for my NASCAR readers, a Kyle Busch moment. I mention Kyle Busch as I feel that young lad is a talented misunderstood fella much as Chris Matthews is a older version of the talented and misunderstood cadre of talking heads that appear on media outlets through out the maze of shows on my Panasonic Plasma.

Speaking of media mazes, Fox Sports will conclude their coverage of NASCAR this weekend and it will be on to the dreaded coverage that TNT provides. I originally loathed NASCAR on Fox but then have learned to realize they do the best job of the three networks that cover the sport. I will miss DW, Chris Meyers and even Mike Joy as we get turned over to the clowns on TNT, who are tolerable only when we realize after six races we really start to get headaches when ESPN takes over for the remainder of the season.  ZuD will surely need some Goody’s Headache Powder when that occurs…

Endurance the Key to Sunday's Coke 600

Although sitting on the pole Kyle Busch will not have the patience to last 600 miles.
Biffle who came in fourth would have sat on the pole had it not been for a garbage bag sitting on the track.

And with ‘Big Baby Kyle’ out front we will see a replay of last weeks all-star race where mechanical failure took him out after leading every lap

Can’t count out Mr. Lowes Jimmie Johnson but he’s snake bit this year

So as odd as it is to pick a winner we feel very comfortable with picking Biffle.

Regardless of the winner I think it will be a fabulous race with lots of activity behind the leaders.
There is another race Sunday as no doubt you are aware in the USAToday there is a great comparison on costs and competitive position open wheel racing faces versus NASCAR. Apparently things are looking up for the IRL but certainly there is a way to go for their resurgence to become anything like what NASCAR has.

Important to point out the holiday on Monday and its' purpose to remember those brave men and women who have died protecting our freedoms. Be sure to say thanx to those no longer with us, as we celebrate this holiday.

Kyle Busch Will Be The Target in Saturday Night's AllStar Race

When the green flag falls some four times Saturday night with the goofy setup that the AllStar race has keep your eye on Kyle as will the half dozen or so drivers that are carrying a grudge against him. Oh sure they all say there is no retribution in NASCAR but you and I dear fans know better. Hell, he may as well be driving the Target car as he swoops and dives around Lowes Motor Speedway as his new found enemies plot to take him out.

That may not be NASCAR racing but it will sure make for some fine WWE racing. In fact my money is on John Cena, I mean Carl Edwards taking out 'Big Baby Kyle.' Can't wait to see who it is, but whomever, they will be my favorite driver for at least a few races.

Another subplot is the fact Fox will be covering just a couple more races before TNT takes over coverage and that is always a great adjustment for me as we become enamored with DW and crew and have to get use to the dulcet toned Bill Weber who should be a FM Rock Jock and not the voice of NASCAR. But even golden throat is better than the clowns ESPN will use when they take over this Summer.

2008 NASCAR Sprint All Star Race Weekend Primer

Ok so I don't always remember how these things work so as a public service I Post this from NASCAR.com:

Hope that helps. By the by, don't forget you can vote your favorite driver in here. Unfortunately being a Comcast subscriber I will be forced to watch in standard definition, so no wide screen high resolution thrill for ZuD. I will look past that limitation for the chance to see 'Big Baby Kyle' get racked up by any number of vengeful drivers who have it in for him.

Steven Wallace Channeling Elvis Presley Calling Kyle Busch a Girl

In the confrontation between 'Big Baby Kyle' and 'Elvis,' I mean Steven Wallace who has finally figured out how to avoid hitting walls, the  grab of Kyle Busch's helmet by Steven was well shown but what grabbed me was Steven's voice. He sounded agitated and upset but his delivery was very similar to Elvis Presley. Click on this link to go to a YouTube video wherein at the 3:50 mark you can hear it yourself. I have always been distracted by his constant eye blinking, but if you just listen to his words and how he phrases them you'll hear a direct connection to how Elvis used to speak his lines in all those classic movies of his.

Of course that whole deal got overshadowed by the next nights taking out of NASCAR's most popular driver. It will be a great story line to follow the rest of the season how white hat Junior gets treated by black hat Kyle as the next races go on, particularly coming up this weekend at Darlington!

This string of fabulous races, 'Dega, Richmond and Darlington provide great drama as these drivers confront each other up close and personal in a short three week span and the fact the last two are under the lights with sparks, shiny cars and glowing brake-pads add to the already colorful and hypnotic displays these races possess.

Its a fine time for NASCAR fans and shouldn't be missed, even with other sports being in the playoffs, it's hard not to make NASCAR my primary sport in this beautiful time of year.

No High Definition Coverage of Tonight's Nationwide Race

It’s Friday so it’s hard to find fault

But I do find fault all the same with ESPN’s decision to run the Nationwide race tonight on ESPN Classic due to the fact that there are three NBA Games tonight and something had to give and guess what, NASCAR gets the short stick tonight.

Now I can’t berate ESPN because they have been my primary pusher of sports programming and being a devout Sports Junkie they keep me satiated with all their great programming and I certainly understand that NASCAR fans gets slighted in deference to the NBA Playoff audience.

Being a High Def freak I won’t be able to see the race in High Def and as such will be groaning mightily. I can only hope the Cav’s/Wizards game runs short and the race runs long.

The fact the race is a night race and as you may already know ZuD is a fan of night racing over all others and it’s a short track so I have great excitement brewing even if it won’t be in wide screen, high-resolution splendor I am addicted to.

And as long as we are complaining HBO Saturday night has Oscar De La Hoya's warm-up fight at 10pm and that of course will conflict with Fox’s coverage of the Richmond Sprint Cup race.