It is a common belief that big businesses care not so much for the consumer as as they do their wallets.  So why are we so surprised and angry when we read in the news reports and learn of any particular company caught red handed?  Perhaps it is because it’s the reality of it hitting us in the face, and a name to focus on.

I check news web-sites everyday, as I like to keep informed on various subjects but none of those subjects the dysfunctional lives of famous people. I could care less about Britney Spears’ on-going gauntlet of self-destruction, Michael Jackson’s odd mannerisms and unpaid debts, and if Elvis is really alive or dead (he’s dead move on!). I don’t care if Yoko Ono really was the cause of the Beatle’s break-up. I don’t care if Paul McCartney ever finds love again.

Last night, on one of ESPN’s many networks, was NASCAR’s Nextel Cup award ceremony. It happens every year, to crown the season’s champion, rookie of the year, owner’s championship, and those involved in events that stood out such as Kevin Harvick edging out Mark Martin to win at the Daytona 500. It is a traditional ceremony that has been a part of NASCAR since 1981.

Well, this is it. Another long NASCAR season is over, and Jimmie Johnson has won his second straight NASCAR Nextel Cup Championship. He also becomes NASCAR’s final Nextel Cup champion as the Cup sponsorship name changes from Nextel to Sprint next year.

Earlier I posted this blog about how my friend, Brad, and I entered into a friendly competition concerning our NASCAR predictions for the 2007 season.

Well now the 2007 season is over and my friend Brad won, barely, by one prediction.   The prediction that broke the tie breaker was Jimmie Johnson winning the championship. 

Yesterday, Carl Edwards, the number 60 driver for Roush-Fenway Racing, mathmatically clenched the 2007 Busch Series championship.

Halloween is almost here.  Just a few days away.  Time for treats, the dressing up, and the scary movies or stories.