NASCAR IN RICHMOND TONIGHT, CAPITALS PLAY GAME 1

The Nascar Sprint Cup Series will race tonight at the Richmond International Raceway and not I am not going to the race but I will probably watch it on tv. Fellow blogger Al will be there taking photos of tonights events. Brian Vickers captured the pole for tonights race and Jeff Gordon will start 2nd, Kyle Busch won last nights Nationwide race. The Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins will play game 1 of there best of 7 series today in Washington, I will be rooting for my 2nd favorite team in hockey the Washington Capitals, GO CAPS. Andrew's Little League team will be back in action this morning at 10am, they will be facing the same team who no hit them in there last game the Cardinals. I did go down to Wal-Mart this morning and yes the donuts where very good, I did have to wait for them for a little while but they were well worth th weight. MICKEY

You can't let praise or criticism get to you. It's a weakness to get caught up in either one. John Wooden

The top five most influential U.S. Presidents:
1. Abraham Lincoln
2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
3. George Washington
4. Thomas Jefferson
5. Andrew Jackson

Your attitude affects how you feel physically and mentally and affects how successful you are in achieving your goals.

Walking Reduces Diabetes Risk
Get out and walk for 30 minutes a day as your minimum daily requirement for health and to prevent Type 2 diabetes. A study by the Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, discovered that walking for 30 minutes a day cut diabetes risks for overweight as well as non-overweight men and women. Walking also helps maintain blood sugar balance for those with diabetes.

What is swine flu?
The swine flu is a strain of virus that pigs contract and transmit. The swine flu of interest in 2009 is the H1N1 strain, which can be passed from pigs to human beings. It was first identified in pigs in 1930. Now it is causing illness in humans, with the potential of reaching pandemic levels.

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