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...child, did you grow up wanting to be a racecar driver? Or did you have something else in mind? -Sara Simpson, Gulfport, Miss.As a kid, you're not making a lot plans. I got into racing through my mom and my stepfather, particularly my stepfather. It really just started out as a hobby, and then we started having success. Then you start looking around at the big-time racecar drivers and they become your heroes. Once you get behind the wheel, you get past some of the fear, because anything new can be fearful. It doesn't matter...
...growth of NASCAR's popularity surprised insiders like you? -C. W. Roberts, Pittsburgh, Pa.Absolutely. Growing up racing, seeing a thousand people was a big deal. It was like, 'wow, I got a great crowd tonight.' I went to the Indianapolis 500 as a kid; that, to me, was just mind-boggling. Then when you get on the NASCAR circuit, and every weekend is like that, you're absolutely blown away. I've been blown away for so many years. I love bringing people to the track who haven't ever been to a race before. They're like, 'wow, everybody...
...months ago, I was convinced that my husband had lost his mind. Preparing to leave for his job as a Wall Street accountant one morning, he wore his usual crisp black suit, a BlackBerry in his pocket and a new accessory: an unkempt 8 o'clock shadow. "I am growing a beard," he explained. "They are sooo in right...
Blending two popular forms of exercise--yoga and spinning--makes for a stimulating mind-body workout. Most yoga-spin classes include a full spinning session followed by a full yoga session, while some take an integral approach, interspersing a few minutes on the bike with...
...ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, until we realize that the costs of these engagements are not factored into the proposed half-trillion dollar baseline budget. Bush has made a $70 billion supplemental request for his pet projects, bringing the total projected military budget for 2009 to a mind-numbing $585.4 billion (this excluding another $50.5 billion in appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security). Perhaps a comparison can draw into relief the scope of this budgetary immoderation: with these endless hikes America has earned the lamentable distinction of spending as much on war-making as the rest...