Garrett Duke

Well I have been writing one form of fan fic or another for several years now. Started out with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to C.H.i.P.s and then onto the Dukes of Hazzard. Been stuck in Hazzard county well over ten years now...perhaps fifteen? I can't remember, but I can't imagine writing about anything else. Anyway, I have my DOH fanfic series plus a few other stories and the such on Mary Anne's DOH fanfic site (Thanks Mary Anne ). I am on my third story of my series of which my personally created characters Kristy and Garrett Duke are in...and stuck on chapter five since like February. I can't even remember the last time I was motivated to write it not alone know where to take it. Which isn't anything new...writer's block seems to love my stories that and the lack of time. But the past couple of months have been wondering if it is time to hang up the whole idea of writing due to time and other things I have thought of wrong of my own writing...and the many things I would love to change. But I really don't want to quit writing...to quit writing would be to give up on Hazzard it seems. But my series has hit a thick wall with no way of breaking through it seems as I see the same theme etched in each of my stories...just with a different twist. Was thinking about it the other night and what I should do and did come up with an idea, but since my series is on the web, don't know if I should even think of the idea. If it was on my computer, I would do it with little thought and feel good about it... Of starting over. Reintroducing the characters and correcting several mistakes that I have noticed during this fic I started and has been bugging me. Different story ideas. Everything. Of working on erasing that same nagging twist in my stories and perhaps bettering my writing as a whole. I have even been thinking of how it would start... But then again, I had started it over a few years ago as well. And was doing better until I saw a lot of areas of my time line and characters, and so forth that has been nagging at me the past month or so. Don't want to disuade readers, if I have any, away from my stories with all this. But at the same time, I am not going anywhere the way I am going either. Which only leads back to that question, is it time to call it quits? I am sorry for all of my rambling and hope I am making at least a little sense here. I don't know where to go from here or what would be the best idea, so I thought I would throw all this out and see if anyone has any ideas of what I can do with this mess I have created for my writing. Any help would be greatly appreciated at this time. Thanks in advance.

Figured it was about time I updated this page... 1. Dale Earnhardt Jr 2. Matt Kenseth (-5 points) 3. Greg Biffle 4. Jimmie Johnson 5. Martin Truex Jr 6. Tony Stewart 7. Brad Keselowski 8. Denny Hamlin 9. Kevin Harvick 10. Clint Bowyer As of right now the two wild card spots for the chase are: 11. Kasey Kahne 12. Jeff Gordon

Has to be the BEST new Country group out there. Love them, love this song, and love this whole album that this song is on. Can listen to it over and over again. Love their sound.

I am interested in starting a fantasty football league on Yahoo if anyone is interested. If not that is OK as well, just thought I would see if anyone would join if I started one or not. It would all be free to play and only for fun...Roger can tell you how horrible I am in fantasy sports. HA HA. So if anyone is interested or has questions on how it all works, you can PM me or write them here and I will do my best to answer them...though will have to start in the next couple of weeks if I do start it since the season will be starting up in a month or so...

Wow this one brings back old memories. I use to LOVE this song. Still a great song, just been forever since I last heard or thought of it. Makes me wonder where he is...

Well I got some sad news... If you read my review of the Pocono race, you will know it was raining at Pocono today. It was raining hard, lightning and thundering. The sky was a scary dark color. Well I just read an article where three people were struck by lightning out in the parking lot outside of turn three of Pocono, one was killed and nine are injured - including one in critical care. Just so sad...my thoughts and prayers are with them all and their families. They go to the race for a fun time... NASCAR did put on Twitter a couple of times with warning of the severe weather, as well as warned them on TV of how bad they were predicting the weather to be. Someone said that they thought it could be because NASCAR had left the cars parked on the track for a half hour after they had parked the cars and thought the people were waiting around in case it would start up. Like I said, NASCAR had sent warnings a couple of times on Twitter plus on TV...but even if they didn't have access to that, I think the dark skies was warning enough of the bad weather. Don't matter...it is sad all the way around. My thoughts and prayers are with them all and their families...

"My Kinda Party" Jason Aldean What a great song...don't know why it took me so long to think of it. Love Jason's music. Great song for my 3,000 post . Do have to admit, that I have all of his albums that he has out as of now...

I missed last night's race...did want to see it since it was in Iowa. Didn't hear anything about it being on Annett's car, but they did say that they were going to be on Cassill's and Kvapil's cars today. Glad they at least showed Annett's car. But still wished they would give the case more attention for those poor girls' sake.

Well the race just may be over due to rain and I have never been so HAPPY to see it rain during the race. Never thought I would say that, but before I say any more I will start to write my review as they interview the drivers... Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart started 27th and 28th today. But they both were quick to pass and move towards the front. Kyle Busch hit the wall early on in the race, he came back out and later on got caught speeding on pit road. He refused to go in at first and NASCAR was giving him warning they were about to stop counting him on the scoreboard before he went into pits. Kurt Busch hit the wall as well...not a Busch kind of race today it looks. Am very disappointed with ESPN. As I mentioned Cassill and Kvapil had the two missing girls on their car, but I heard no one mention the two girls nor did I not seen any of the two cars as of yet during the race. Know and understand that they are not top names nor up there in points or position, but would think they would take a moment to put their cause in the spotlight. Shame on ESPN and the reporters. Very disappointed with all that. Dale Earnhardt Jr finished 32nd today after finishg 18 laps down due to losing his transmission. Had fallen from first in points to fourth due to this... Well they started talking about rain as soon as the race went half way done...if the race goes halfway, then the race is over if weather interupts enough. Well on lap 95 or so after Kurt Busch's wreck's caution went green Jimmie Johnson was trying to keep in first from Matt Kenseth, Johnson's car got lose to hit Kenseth...Jeff Gordon who was fifth was able to drive around them to take the LEAD! (And since Matt was taken out in the wreck, Dale Jr is now back in first place in points.) During the caution, the rain everyone had predicted and talked about, came. They had parked the cars before it downpoured, lightning, and thundering...NASCAR had called the race...giving the win to JEFF GORDON!!!! Not only that, but now one of the wild card chases for the chase will most likely going to Jeff Gordon due to his position and his top fives...hope he sticks with it. They are racing at Watkins Glen...road course...where Gordon excels at. (This is Gordon's sixth Pocono win btw). I am a little excited as y'all may guess...LOL. I am on cloud nine right now as they say... Here is the top ten finishes of the race: 1. Jeff Gordon 2. Kasey Kahne (who finished with a flat tire) 3. Martin Truex Jr 4. Brad Keselowski 5. Tony Stewart 6. Ryan Newman 7. Carl Edwards 8. Clint Bowyer 9. Regan Smith 10. Marcos Ambrose

They have just said those magical words in NASCAR "Gentlemen Start Your Engines!" Time go racing on ESPN...GO JEFF GORDON!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well the prerace show is on ESPN as of right now but it is very depressing looking to see that it is RAINING at Pocono right now. Go figure...I stay home to watch the race and it is raining. Am not happy right now. But when the race starts, whenever that is,this is the top ten starters: 1. Juan Pablo Montoya 2. Denny Hamlin 3. Paul Menard 4. Kasey Kahne 5. Marcos Ambrose 6. Kurt Busch 7. Matt Kenseth 8. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 9. Ryan Newman 10. Jimmie Johnson There is an Iowa connection for today's race. Three weeks ago two girls, cousins 10 and 8, disappeared while going on a bike ride and they have little to no info on where they may be. Just a very sad and scary case and my t houghts and prayers remain with them. Well Landon Cassill is from Iowa...BK racing where Landon Cassill and Travis Kvapil race for, both cars will have the girls pictures on them with info on thier cars. Hope ESPN will give them good covereage whenever the race starts. . .

WELCOME BACK BO JAMES! Glad to see you have returned...you've been missed.

Well things for AJ Allmendinger just keeps getting worse and worse. I guess when it rains, it pours on poor AJ. Not that I feel completely bad for him. There is never a good excuse to abuse one's body with drugs and other such things and there should be no tolerance for it in life nor in sports. And if it is an illegal drug that AJ had failed his drug test, then shame on AJ and NASCAR has done the right thing. But I do feel bad for him. Seems like AJ was going through a hard time before he failed his drug tests. Then to add onto his personal problems, he has been suspended from NASCAR indefinately and is now enlisted into their recover program. If all that is not enough of an endurance test... Roger Penske, car owner of his number 22 Dodge, has announced that he has let AJ Allmendinger go. Meaning if AJ is to come back to NASCAR Sprint Cup next year, after his recovery deal is over, he will have to find a new ride. I do understand where Roger is coming from. It would have a lot of risk to stick with AJ after failing TWO drug tests...even with the recovery program. But personally feel AJ needs all the support he can get and this will only add onto his problems. Of course most of the problems listed above were self inflicted...if NASCAR is correct. So I guess he has himself to blame for the bad choices he has made. Still feel bad and disappointed with it all. But all that is my personal opinion. Wish AJ the best in his recovery and hope to see him back on track in 2013...

Congrats Carlos

Too bad Roger isn't on for awhile...he is missing out on the great fact that my Cubs beat his Pirates big time yesterday. 14 -4. GO CUBS!!!!!!!!

That is one EXPENSIVE tap...

I can't see the video from here ... but the picture sure looks scary. Glad Matt is OK. Now I can see how he lost his point lead to Jr who finished fourth yesterday. Glad everyone is ok...sure looked scare from the photo you posted.

Sorry to hear about your problems, Roger . I have come to the realization that computers and cars are both great when they work, but is very frustrating when they don't. Have had computer issues, but as of now have car issues...could really use Cooter right about now. Hope you find a GREAT computer ASAP!

Hoss you cracked me up on this post...thanks for the smile. See how much you know about baseball already? And you didn't even know it...just think how much you would know if you started to watch baseball...especially the Cubs. Afterall, the Cubs are the BEST team in baseball...don't let their stats of this year and Roger fool you about that. The Cubs are NUMBER ONE team in baseball...MLB and Roger just don't know it.

Thanks Hoss for the update...I am very happy to hear that Jeff had a strong car. He has had strong cars this year, just not the finishes to show for it due to outside (mainly) sources. Glad to hear he had the fastest car on the last lap and am happy with fifth place finish . . . and to see my number two driver, Jimmie Johnson won. Though if Jeff doesn't get a couple of wins between now and September, he will not make the chase. Guess that will give him time to gamble and work on how to get the championship next year. NEVER GIVE UP HOPE! Hope Joey, Matt, and Bobby were OK in that wreck. I tried looking for an article on Yahoo's NASCAR page but couldn't find one to read...NASCAR.com takes too long on my apt computer and didn't feel like waiting for it to load up, so thanks Hoss for the update. Glad to hear I didn't miss much excitement, but still hate it that I missed the Indy race. Ah well...will be watching Pocono this weekend unless something comes up...Jeff Gordon's 41st birthday is Saturday, so maybe he'll get a win for his birthday. Thanks for looking up Ragen's place for Roger. Doh me didn't even look that far or think that far. Thanks Hoss

Well as I said I was unable to watch the race yesterday. Always hate missing a race, but missing a big race like Indy is all that much worse. But I guess family should come first...LOL. I really don't have a lot of info right now other than Jimmie Johnson won his fourth Indy race...to tie Jeff Gordon. It looks like Jimmie dominated the race yesterday. Here is the top ten finishes of yesterday's race: 1. Jimmie Johnson 2. Kyle Busch 3. Greg Biffle 4. Dale Earnhardt Jr 5. Jeff Gordon 6. Denny Hamlin 7. Ryan Newman 8. Martin Truex Jr 9. Brad Keselwoski 10. Tony Stewart Here is the top ten in points: 1. Dale Earnhardt Jr 2. Matt Kenseth 3. Greg Biffle 4. Jimmie Johnson 5. Denny Hamlin 6. Kevin Harvick 7. Martin Truex Jr 8. Tony Stewart 9. Brad Keselowski 10. Clint Bowyer We will be racing at Pocono next Sunday and unless something major comes up, I will be watching it. Sorry for the lack of info at the time...

Sorry I haven't put up the starting line up as of now...been busy and away from the computer. In fact, I will NOT be watching the race today. It is so wrong to miss a race...but especially when NASCAR comes to INDY as they are today. Will be reading it up once I get home and will be writing my review on that. I am sorry to be a disappoint to y'all this weekend. Perhaps Gordon will win without me... Here is the first top ten starters of the race: 1. Denny Hamlin 2. Carl Edwards 3. Joey Lagano 4. Aric Almirola 5. Greg Biffle 6. Jimmie Johnson 7. Kyle Busch 8. Paul Menard (last year's Indy winner...due to gas fuelage...OVER JEFF GORDON! LOL) 9. Jeff Gordon 10. Matt Kenseth The race will start at noon EST on ESPN. Hopefully will do a better job at this next weekend...