Just read today that for the 3rd straight year, the Raiders were the top-sellers of NFL merchandise Only 23 days to the first exhibition game! Another bonus I discovered: Yahoo! Sports now has RSS feeds for individual teams (Oakland Raiders RSS Feed).
Time to start making some vacation plans…the NASCAR schedule for 2005 has been released with dates and tracks. The race names aren’t all finalized yet, but the dates are the important thing.
This week I finally rented Timeline which I've been meaning to watch for a while now. Overall I was pleasantly surprised by the movie — it had received only average reviews so I was prepared for the worst. If nothing else it reminded me that I really need to read the book by Michael Crichton. If nothing else, the movie was educational. I learned about Greek Fire which sounds pretty cool. Also, I always thought “trebuchet” was a Microsoft font but now I learn it also refers to a medieval siege engine. I also found a website dedicated to building…
A short news story on the radio this morning was covering the USS Hornet and its role in recovering the Apollo 11 and 12 space missions. The Hornet is permanently docked here in the SF Bay Area in Alameda, but I haven’t yet seen it. Starting this weekend the museum is hosting Splashdown! with various celebrations all week long. The USS Hornet Museum will be hosting a festival July 16-25, 2004, to commemorate the 35th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 11 and 12 flights, which landed the first humans on the moon. As the primary recovery vessel for these historic missions,…
In two weeks the top drag series in the country is coming to Infineon Raceway. I’m going on Sunday, but can’t make Friday or Saturday and I’ve put those tickets on eBay. If anyone local hasn’t seen drag racing at its best, here’s your chance! NHRA Fram Autolite Nationals Infineon Raceway, Friday July 30 NHRA Fram Autolite Nationals Infineon Raceway Saturday July 31 Update: Sold ’em straight away. Typical eBay results: not much interest until the last 24 hours, but it worked out well.