My Volkswagen Story
As a member of a car club I often wonder what inspires others like myself to join such an organization. Certainly the cameraderie, the sense of being part of a big family, is an important factor. The club I belong to is devoted to all Volkswagens, old and new. The question for others fascinated with these cars is, What got us interested in Volkswagens in the first place? There are probably as many stories of inspiration as there are dandelions in my front yard every Spring. With that said, here is mine.
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Stock Car Insider - June 26th Issue
Upcoming Events in the World of NASCAR
We NASCAR fans are patriots at heart. And there’s no better way to celebrate the birth of our nation than at the most beloved track in all of NASCAR, Daytona International Speedway. The beaches of Daytona were already a destination for motor sports enthusiasts before Bill France Sr decided to host the first NASCAR event there in 1947. Twelve years later, the track that we all know and love, Daytona International Speedway opened and hosted its first event drawing 41,000 people.
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Understanding Mexican Culture - Part 3
After we had lived in Guanajuato for about two years, we noticed something so strange, so unnerving, so inexplicable that it took another two years before we arrived at a reasonable explanation for a mystery that, frankly, was a little mind-boggling. This apparently is a no-brainer for some of my readers. They’ve written to me and expressed, how I shall I put this, their “consternation” that I would even “waste their time” in mentioning it. But it is noteworthy in Guanajuato and is something we’ve yet to see in the other cities we’ve visited in this country.
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The Oregon Trail - Beginning in Arrow Rock, Missouri
The Oregon Trail holds a unique place in the history of the United States. Thousands of pioneers used the trail to populate the middle and western parts of the country in the 19th century.
Oregon Trail
In the eighteen hundreds, the east coast of the United States had become overcrowded and expensive. For relief, people looked to the opportunities in the then limitless west. Over the next 100 years, hundreds of thousands of people undertook the six month quest to find a better life. Tens of thousands died along the route.
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Sports - The Dominant Wilt “The Stilt” Chamberlain
Probably known as the most dominant basketball player in history is National Basketball Association hall of famer Wilt “The Stilt” Chamberlain. Throughout his career, Wilt captured multiple scoring titles and scored more points in a game than anyone in a professional level game ever. On top of a game scoring record, Wilt also scored the most points in a single season. These two individual scoring records alone are more than enough to be inducted to the Nation Basketball Association’s Hall of Fame.
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