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Exactly what is NASCAR thinking? I completely understand and agree with the penalties imposed on JGR and the crew members, but the drivers? Come on, people! Maybe if you allow us to smoke what you are apparently smoking it will make sense. What do they expect the drivers to do, tear the car apart and inspect before they get into it to drive to make sure their team isn’t cheating? Perhaps they should write clauses in their contracts that if the team is caught cheating and there is no possible way the driver could be involved, then they get some sort of monetary compensation to offset whatever penalties that NASCAR hands down? Have you guys seen Smoke lately? Do you think he can actually reach the foot pedal with his hand from a sitting position? I don’t think he could reach it if he went into the cockpit head first!

I wonder how little Joey is enjoying his swim with the big fishes? He goes out, drives in a race and BAM! Instant probation. Wow. Good goin, NASCAR - way to throw your weight around.

It has been quite a while since we have asked for help with donations
but we find ourselves in dire need.

Right now PugHearts has 43 dogs in our care and available for
adoption! We have never had this many dogs in care before. We are
stretched to the limit with our foster homes and are having to board
some of our newest dogs at our vet clinic until foster homes can be
found. In addition, many of these new dogs have come to us with severe
medical issues. So now we need to ask you to dig deep to help us cover
our costs and get these babies well enough to be adopted out.

Complicating matters more, we recently had a “hold” placed on our
PayPal account which we utilize for receiving donations. PayPal
required proof of our non-profit status prior to releasing this hold.
We were able to provide this information however, PayPal took quite a
while to clear all their red tape and release our account. Our account
has now been restored to good standing but we had quite a period
without any incoming funds that left us with large unpaid veterinary
bills. Our present balance at our vet is around $15,000. With all of
the recent new rescues we expect that bill with grow significantly
before the month is out.

READ MORE AT: http://WWW.PUGHEARTS.COM

Please, forward this on. Tell your friends, post on blogs and forums.
We appreciate all you have done for us so far.

Richard C
http://www.PugHearts.com

Laid up on the couch. The apparent victim of the “back spasm gnomes”. Gives me plenty of time to ponder…

…The Olympics. More addictive than cigarettes? You decide.

…the Whoopsie at JGR. I can relate. It’s like when you find out that your kid did something that is totally inconceivable. Where you spend hours and hours trying to figure out where you went wrong and how you’ll end up in the Old Folks Home for Bad Parents.

…how THRILLED I am that Larry is joining ‘CSI’

…how tired I am of people asking me if I’m going to sell/paint my car now that Smoke is leaving Home Depot. (The answer is no/no. I like my orange drop top Beetle and plan on keeping it until my kid starts driving…automobiles, that is. She drives me crazy already.)

…that Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is still as awesome now as it was then.

…that the JC Penney rip off of The Breakfast Club is lame.

…how awesome “Sugar, We’re Going Down” sounds cranked up to ear-bleed levels in my aforementioned Beetle.

…why the weedeater runs out of gas and line only when I use it.

…how I’m going to get off this couch and into the bed ???!!!!

Sad days indeed. Bernie Mac, Isaac Hayes, and Pugsley.

As is typical with medication such as Paxil, my emotions are rather limited. However, when I checked up on Lori today and found that Pugsley had passed - tears welled up in my eyes and I let out a sob. I don’t know Lori, other than reading her blog. I do have a very deep affection for my own pets and suffered a bout of depression when I had to have my Great Dane put down almost two years ago. I suppose that is where my heart lies. My daughter, NASCAR, and my pets. They give my soul all I need to get by in life.