After half a season of disappointment, Peugeot has finally gotten a win under the belt of the new 307. Marcus Gronholm took the win in Finland (his home event) over Ford’s Markko Martin by 38 seconds. Peugeot looked as if they’d take a one-two, but Harri Rovanpera’s late day shunt on Leg 1 put an […]

Posted on August 9th, 2004 by admin
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Lest any of you think that I don’t care about rallying anymore (not the case), here’s a little update on the Rallye Finland, which started today… It’s been both a typical Finnish rally and a surprising one. The local drivers are ruling the roost at the moment (halfway through Leg 1), with Marcus Gronholm, Sebastien […]

Posted on August 6th, 2004 by admin
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I’ve been listening to the latest New Year quite a bit lately. I like it, and initially, I liked it more than their first release, but not as much as what the Kadane brothers did with Bedhead. But my opinion is changing a bit. My biggest problem with the record is Bubba Kadane’s tendency to […]

Posted on August 3rd, 2004 by admin
Filed under: Life, and How to Live It | Comments Off on More Music

Two interesting editorials in one of the local paper’s print edition. First, a short piece on why George Bush is on the wrong side of the stem cell issue. This is probably one of the least understood issues, at least by those who are against it. Opponents would like you to believe that embryos are […]

Posted on August 1st, 2004 by admin
Filed under: Politics | Comments Off on The Sunday Paper