Author Archives: Glen Harness

About Glen Harness

Formerly a computer guy at a big medical center

Music City Motorplex: What’s Wrong?

Posted on 10/19/2007 by Glen Harness

Since I gave up being the webmaster for the racetrack at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds (now called Music City Motorplex), I pretty much stopped going to the races there. Apparently, I’m not alone. Their “experiment” last year of having the … Continue reading →

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NASCAR: Sterling, Sterling, Sterling

Posted on 10/17/2007 by Glen Harness

I went to see the “Southern 300” Sunday at Music City Motorplex. The main reason I went was to see former Nextel driver Sterling Marlin race. I hadn’t seen him race at the Fairgrounds in probably 10 years, so I … Continue reading →

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NASCAR: Nationwide Is Not On My Side

Posted on 10/08/2007 by Glen Harness

Next year the NASCAR Busch Series will be known as the NASCAR Nationwide Series. The insurance company signed a seven year deal with NASCAR to become the title sponsor of the second-tier series, and to become their official insurance company, … Continue reading →

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Question for Comcast

Posted on 10/04/2007 by Glen Harness

I’ve had internet service through cable for quite a few years now. When it started out, it was actually called @HOME. Then Comcast bought them out. I created an email account with the Comcast service, primarily so I could send … Continue reading →

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Rock and Roll Hall of Sham

Posted on 10/02/2007 by Glen Harness

It’s now official: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is bogus. According to this article, the Hall is controlled by the publisher of Rolling Stone magazine. This year’s nominees to the hall are Chic, Afrika Bambaataa, John Mellencamp, the … Continue reading →

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Viva NBC’s Las Vegas?

Posted on 10/01/2007 by Glen Harness

I admit it. I’ve gotten interested in the NBC TV show Las Vegas. I’ve always liked James Caan as an actor, and the storylines were pretty entertaining. So I was disappointed with Friday night’s fifth season premier. It resolved the … Continue reading →

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Tipping

Posted on 09/27/2007 by Glen Harness

I don’t get tipping. I mean, I understand the concept of paying someone a percentage of your food bill, but I don’t get it. You’re supposed to tip someone between 15% and 20% for waiting on you. That means if … Continue reading →

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NASCAR: Car of Tomorrow? Or Yesterday?

Posted on 09/26/2007 by Glen Harness

I really had high hopes for the Car of Tomorrow. It made sense that if the cars were more or less identical, that would put the driver back in the driver’s seat, as it were. But it’s beginning to look … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Goes “EU”

Posted on 09/21/2007 by Glen Harness

Microsoft lost their big court case in the European Union the other day. They’ve got to pay a 2/3 billion dollar fine and, get this, give the source code to Windows to their competitors. I’ve often wondered why Microsoft just … Continue reading →

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Survivor: China – Episode 1

Posted on 09/21/2007 by Glen Harness

The new season of Survivor started last night. This time they’re in the middle of mainland Communist China instead of on an island somewhere. Actually, it appears that they’re on islands in the middle of China’s biggest lake. I was … Continue reading →

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