I'm sure you enjoyed the fireworks and food yesterday during one of the 4th of July Independence Day celebrations in the Shreveport-Bossier area, but how many hot dogs did you eat? Did you eat more than 69?
This could be an advertisement for 7Up, if it weren't more than four minutes long. Here is International Master Greg Shahade playing a quick pick-up blitz game of chess against a 10-year-old ... who wins in no time. Props to Shahade for displaying such good sportsmanship, and props to the little boy, Samuel Sevian, who is now an IM himself...
The Porcubimmer racing team has built a real-life version of Homer Simpson's dream car (and failed attempt at auto design), The Homer. The car will race at the Buttonwillow Raceway in California this weekend in the 24 Hours of LeMons race -- an endurance race for cars that cost less than $500.
It’s summertime, which means you’ll probably take a week off for vacation to relax. But a vacation can be anything but relaxing.