Author Archives: James Rising

I have worked for SPEED on a contract basis for the last four years. Below is what I think is a pretty fitting tribute. Dear SPEED Center friends and followers: We are proud to have been your source for fun, … Continue reading →

A long time ago, when the internet was just getting noticed by the great unwashed mass, the way you communicated through computers was with bulletin boards. Wikipedia says it way better than I could: A Bulletin Board System, or BBS, … Continue reading →

Used car buyer beware. I am once more car shopping. The last time, for the long-suffering wife, took a human gestation period. It was at least as painful as well. But at least we got the car she wanted, although … Continue reading →

This is hysterical. Almost as funny as the “Singing Dogs.” On Wednesday Volkswagen of America began running a video meant to pique interest in its coming Super Bowl commercial for the 2012 Beetle. The Super Bowl commercial will tell a … Continue reading →

Tuesday Review – Dive! Dive!: Living Off America’s Waste (2010) NR On Netflix streaming you find all sorts of treasures. This short documentary (54 minutes) is one of them. In a frank and ungarnished style Director Jeremy Seifert ( also: … Continue reading →

I’ve said it before and I am sticking by it. I am not a stick and ball sports fan. My sports stink of petro-carbons and make more noise than all the fans in Gillette stadium did last night, when the … Continue reading →

The wrap-up for the week that was 1/16/11-1/21/11. A wish that we could all get along when we buy our Confederate flags, a look at a movie that I should have hated filled with sports statistics, A WEEKENDER column about … Continue reading →

Aggregate Saturday: 1/21/11 It’s SNOWING #$%@#. – Probably about 3 inches…first this year. I should not complain, but I will. – We did get hit worse in October. Next week seems like a warm up. The forecasters are calling it, … Continue reading →

This is all gonna end in tears… Megaupload is an online Hong Kong–based company established in 2005 that ran a one-click hosting online service of the same name, along with its sister services. The site was shut down by the … Continue reading →

Radio DaZe-The Wacky (Station) Wagon What you are looking at is an ancient station wagon, I think it was a Chevy, that Don and Mike, the owners of Wacky 102 had me fetch from North Carolina. Don and Mike were … Continue reading →