February Highs and Lows

 Hello, I hope everyone has had a good holiday season and are surviving the winter.  My biggest fear is that 2021 is going to be just as bad or worse than was 2020, but I try to remain positive.  

Racing is back, and it's only 3 days until the Daytona 500.  The great American race is most welcome this time of year.  I don't get into racing as much as I used to, but I'm hoping to stay in tune with the sport this year.  I don't even know who some of the drivers are, and I did not pay much attention to the silly season.  I found it interesting that Bubba Wallace, in his new 23XI ride, did an admirable job in qualifying and in his Dual race yesterday.  Granted that Gibbs equipment is probably better than Petty's these days, it seems that the 23 is going to be an unofficial 5th team for Gibbs.  Either way, I wish the 23 team well, and welcome to NASCAR, Michael Jordan.

I hope to be posting more often now, at least this month.  Stay tuned!

Happy Thanksgiving

 I hope today finds you well.  November has been a difficult month, as has been all of the year 2020 for nearly all of us.

I have much to be thankful for, though.  I have a roof over my head, food on the table, and my heath continues to improve after several years of not so good health.  I'm very thankful for all of that.

I'm thankful to be living in a country which is basically still free, though a lot of elected officials are trying their best to change that.  I pray that the seemingly dwindling number of politicians who believe in freedom will find the fortitude to do what's right for the people who elected them.  

I pray that you find much to be thankful for.  I pray that you find peace and happiness this holiday season.

Happy November!

 I hope all are well, as I am.  I just want to make a note regarding social media and my future involvement.

I joined Twitter and Facebook well over a decade ago.   Facebook is a great place to keep in touch with family and friends.  Twitter is great for live updates, such as in keeping track of NASCAR races.  Both sites did their jobs well.  Both, however, have become political to an extreme.  Politics is fine, but censorship favoring one ideology in order to manipulate election outcomes is unacceptable to me.

I will be transitioning away from both platforms and will be using Parler as my primary social media interface.  You can find me there at @jimcinsc which is the same as my Twitter handle.

I hope to shift away from politics on Parler and get racing discussions started there.  I will be exploring Parler's and other forums' capabilities in the next few weeks.  I invite your suggestions and input on creating a racing based forum this winter.

Enjoy the day and the season!

Jim

Howdy

 It's less than 2 weeks until election day, so make sure you vote. Remember to research all the candidates on your ballot. Some of the local races you'll be voting in can be crucial.

The weather is cooler, and it's a great time to be outdoors. Here in South Carolina, at least my part of it, there isn't much in the way of leaf color, but I drove a few miles north yesterday, and it's almost upon us.  This is my favorite time of the year.

Have a great day and a great autumn.

Greetings!

 Today is Friday, and it's finally October, the temperatures are getting cooler, and the day is sunny.  Altogether, it's a nice day.  I hope yours is as well.

I'm working on getting this site back to some sort of regularity, but bandwidth has been my enemy as of late, but hopefully that will not be as much of an issue soon.

The presidential debate was ridiculous.  Nobody watching that debacle changed sides.  I know who I'm voting for, and so do you, so let's just leave it at that.

NASCAR announced a dirt race at Bristol in 2021, which personally, I'm excited about.  The last top level dirt race was in the old Grand National (Pre Winston Cup) in 1970.  I say bring it on.  Dirt is where it all started, and I'm excited to see it again.  

I wish you happiness today and every day.

Until later.

Still In Progress!

 Working around the clock for your enjoyment.  Oh, wait, that's a lie!😂

Stay with me. We'll get there. I promise, and this time I mean it.

 This is an all new blog. I apologize for it's rough look right now, but that will come along in time. It's great to be writing again, and I look forward to doing this.

About me?  I'm the guy who ran the Jimmy C blog for a few years.  I'm still Jimmy, or Jim, or just plain old James if you like. I moved to my current house 4 months ago, and I'm still settling in.  I still enjoy NASCAR, but am not as invested in the sport as I used to be. Too many changes, many of which I consider to be idiotic, but I have to give kudos to the sport for trudging onward through the pandemic.  NASCAR has provided a template which is being followed by other sports, and I'm glad to see that.

I'm going to try to provide commentary on this site that hopefully will be pertinent to today's issues.  I'm a conservative, not a Republican. I don't belong to a party, but am open to new ideas, but I'm seeing many old hatreds being rekindled by both sides lately. It's truly sad to see. 

I lost my wife back in February of this year. We had not been together for years. We reconnected in November of last year, but she died of cancer. It's a horrible, ugly disease, and I'm glad she's not in so much pain anymore. 

 

This is the reason for the new name. I'll leave it to you to figure out the rest. I'll be back with many more changes and improvements soon, God willing.

Take care.  Take your time. Life is too short to screw it up.

Goodbye for now.