Today’s weekly blog installment has a headline that reads “Welcome to 40” but it has nothing to do with age. I’m way past 40. When I was 40, people who were being born at that time are now in college or beyond. How’s that for making my own bad self feel old and decrepit. No, it has to do solely with the weather. It’s still only October 11 and right now it’s 40 degrees in Woodbury with a stiff breeze making it feel much chillier. Yes, this is early. Heck, it was 90 here just a couple of weeks ago!

Greetings, blog faithful, on yet another Thursday in our long history of Thursdays. No big breaking news or recent huge stories to tell, this time around, but I’ve dug through the closet to come up with some fun trivia and hopefully some entertaining photos. The only racing news this week is that the NHRA Mello Yello tour will be at the Texas Motorplex, south of Dallas, and this year I won’t be one of the many people in attendance. I did book my flight for Las Vegas, though, so by the end of the month I’ll be back out there.

The name is Dr. Frank Jobe. Ever heard of him? He was born on July 16, 1925. He passed away on March 6, 2014. He was an orthopedic surgeon. He ended up saving arms and careers.

Hello blog faithful! Another Thursday is upon us, and right up front I’ll get to the point about the NHRA St. Louis race, which begins tomorrow. It’s hard to believe, even for me, but I’m not going to attend. We have a ton of stuff going on here in Woodbury, and it was a late entry decision for Del to make, so I have decided to save the money and not be there in person. I can follow along on All-Access, and plan to do that, but the air fares were kind of nuts for STL and I just got back from a pricey trip to Southern California. It’s a bit of a long drive, too, so that was not an option. Had we not just gone down to St. Louis for my birthday in June, it would’ve been a harder decision to make. I’ll miss everyone, and I’ll miss the chance to be “home” once again, but it’s the prudent decision.