2008 European Slot Car "Thingie" Proxy Race

In slot car terminology, a "Thingie" is a car whose body is not representative of any production car or full-scale race car. Rather, it has a body which was dreamed up for utilitarian purposes (speed on the track), or simply for beauty and to be different.

Here is our entry (mine and my son's, that is) for the 2008 Thingie Proxy Race. A Proxy race is one in which you send the car somewhere far away, and other people drive it in the races for you. Last year there were 6 such races in 3 countries in Europe.

Our car this year is a scratchbuilt chassis with a Shinoda Mongoose body, painted by Jairus Watson:





See pictures of more groovy Thingie entries here on slotforum!

Just back from the Arnold Classic

Every year, in late winter, Columbus, Ohio becomes host to thousands of teeming muscleheads. The event, actually a conglomeration of hundreds of events, is referred to as simply "The Arnold."

My trip this year was probably my best ever. Here I am, meeting some muscular ladies:

Scary, but true!

July 19, I will be entering a bodybuilding contest. A lot of work to do in the gym before that day. I will have just turned 50, so I'll be entering the "Grand Masters" (old guys) division.

The following send-up of Rowan Williams is the funniest thing I've read in several years:

Heere Bigynneth the Tale of the Asse-Hatte.

An Archbishop of Canterbury Tale

No longer Christian in any meaningful sense ...

Christopher Johnson's analysis of why the Episcopal religion is no longer Christian in any meaningful sense.

A new Anglican Settlement ... Bishop Duncan.

I found these recent remarks by Bishop Robert Duncan (Diocese of Pittsburgh) to be very full of hope (transcription by Matt Kennedy of StandFirm).

I'd be interested in hearing comments from anyone with a current connection to Wheaton College.

(I wrote here and here about seeing Archbishop Peter Akinola of Nigeria preach at Wheaton back in September. A lot of Anglicans on hand for that!)

Anglican Communion at RISK!

This is a year out-of-date. But still a worthy thing to show to your non-Anglican friends. (or your head-in-the-sand Episcopalian friends).

Note the great subtitles, the RISK board, the use of the pink top for KJS, etc.