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Here's a recipe for lemon pickles, AKA nimmakaya pachadi, plus a new poem all about it.Fry 2 tsp mustard seeds and 1/2 tsp methi seeds separately.Grind the spices and set aside.Cut 12 lemons into small pieces, add salt. Store the lemons for three days in a container, then sun- dry them for 3 more days.Add the methi and mustard, and 3 tsp red chilis. Add cumin,tumeric, and/or sesame seeds as desire

Limones indios, small but sweetI have a real knack for picking out lemons. Not the fruit. You know: the 'lemons'. Those stinkin' products where I could have selected 15 other brands, some even cheaper, but no, I had to have the lemon.Case in point: My Maytag Neptune washer/dryer combo. Isn't Maytag known for reliability and quality? What about that lonely Maytag repairman that I've seen on TV all

I received this from a dear friend (Hi, Margaret!) and it is so true. It actually brought a tear to my eye! Anyone who knows me and the family struggles I am dealing with will understand why this touched me so.LEMONS and SUGAR 1. There are at least two people in this world that you would die for. 2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way. 3. The only reason anyone would ever hate yo

7"X5" Oil on board Is life just a bowl of lemons? Maybe I should make lemonade. $35 + Shipping $8.00 Canada $9 US $10 Europe Use PayPal to purchase this item:(contact me for other options or more information)

Note: I had so much to say about BlogHer I’m posting two segments. Part II will have most of my photos and will detail the funny stories. It’s titled: BlogHer ‘08 Part II: What can I say? Hot Canadian woman just keep making out with me! (And you think I’m kidding.) This is ass-long but you really [...]

Is it just me, or have you ever noticed that gnarly lemons give the most juice? I was about to toss these lemons and I decided to give them a reaming (although they had never done anything to me personally). Wow, they performed in a big way AND the juice tasted just fine. I'm sorry for anything bad I ever said about them.

Make Lemonade … Isn’t that the old saying? I have been working on a pair of shorts for Ethan. I had seen a pair of groovy plaid, patched shorts at the Gap and thought it would be easy to sew up a pair.I learned a few things not only about sewing, but my own process and [...]

I’m racing a $500 VW Rabbit GTI into turn one at Thunderhill and the only thing going through my mind is the video of a friend’s GTI snapping a front wheel spindle and doing a 90 mile-an-hour barrel roll into the grass. I know it’s taboo to think those things when racing, but when you’re at the helm of a 25 year-old malmaintenanced schlockbox, sometimes your subconscious gets the best of y

The common positive saying goes, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade”, but wouldn’t it be better to say, “When life gives you lemons, change your life so that life squeezes the lemons, puts them in a glass, adds ice cubes, all while giving you a massage“? I think so! Now, comfort and ease of [...]

If you´re not able to speak French (like me), you might pronounce Le Mans like Lemons, but this item is not about the world’s biggest endurance race at all. It is what the name suggests, a Lemons mod for rFactor. Now we´ve seen our share of fun rFactor mods. From driving toilets to soap box racing, [...]

That's right - Lemons and Lollis is now Open!Yeah... phew! It's been a while huh? I am so happy to say we are settled in our new home - and loving it here in the beautiful state of Florida! I am pleased to say I have re-opened my shop; however, you will notice it is on a much more limited scale. Due to time constraints in my personal life, I don't think I'll be able to offer as many products as before. I am pre-sewing everything now so I am currently scalling back on the baby clothes. This won't be forever, I promise.. but will be for a while. I am working on some new toddler clothes and hope to get those in my shop in the next month or two. In the meantime, I have a sale on some of my winter collection and just introduced my brooke dress/top. These are all sewn and ready for immediate shi

Metaphor rap. Atmosphere is in a place in the middle of many different criteria within art. He’s in a soap bubble of vocal skill, word play and poetic licence. The thing is, I wouldn’t call it poetry, it’s still most definitely rapping, it’s just that it’s filled with poetic devices to help with the narrative contained in [...]

Lynnae over at BeingFrugal.net hit me up for the "Life Gave Me Lemons" meme, so here goes.  My lemonade moment was the first time I was fired. I was working for a big-chain office supply store in 1992 as a 'business machine salesman' (that's a computer sales geek, but this was [...]

Is Atmosphere's sixth record going to get down with the Warped Tour demographic? Let's hope not. Slug and Ant are conducting social commentary at street level, from their tales of cowardly pimps to single moms with a crutch for cocaine and self-involved narratives about the struggle to find true love as an indie rap star.

Lynnae at Being Frugal has tagged me with an interesting meme. I get to share with you a story of a time in my life when I have made the lemons life’s handed me into lemonade. I have had a lot of these types of situations in my life, but this is by far [...]

White Freesia & Lemons on Blue 4.5 x 7 Watercolor

LABEL - Rhymesayers Entertainment RIP QUALITY - VBRkbps / 44.1kHz / Joint-Stereo RIP DATE - 04/18/2008 RELEASE DATE - 04/22/2008 GENRE/STYLE - Hip-Hop PLAYING TIME - 54:51 min RELEASE SIZE - 68.8 MB Track List 01 03:21 Like The Rest Of Us 02 03:42 Puppets 03 03:37 The Skinny 04 04:05 Dreamer 05 03:07 Shoulda Know 06 03:15 You 07 03:01 Painting 08 03:58 Your Glasshouse 09 03:24 Yesterday 10

Some things just don't make sense with our food and of course life, but this post is food and health related. Have you ever wondered why food products have artificial Lemon flavor and furniture polish has real lemons? When people inhale the first smoke from a cigarette they get dizzy, light headed and feel nauseous but they keep puffing thinking, oh I'll get used to it. But, if they taste food that makes them dizzy, light headed and nauseous they think, oh this food is bad I'm not going to eat it. When people witness a car accident on icy roads they think, oh the road is slippery over there so I'll use the other lane. When people are at a funeral of someone who has died of disease due to a bad diet they eat the same kind of bad food with the family after the funeral. Nobody would let a

I like the idea behind the packaging of the upcoming Rhymesayers' release from Atmosphere's next album, When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold. Pictured above is the Deluxe Edition and it includes a 40 page children's book written by Slug along with a bonus DVD. Check out the video below. Nice concept giving fans pages of flipping fun. spotted on ProHipHopYour first look at the new Atmosphere album "When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold".The Deluxe version includes: a 40 page gold embossed hard cover book featuring an illustrated children's story written by Slug and a bonus DVD with over an hour of live footage and extras.Pre-Order:,://www.myspace.com/atmosphere

You know how there are some foods you never get enough of? We have all seen the shameless shrimp hoarder block the path to the ice sculpture at a cocktail party so that he can try to get “enough;” the same often happens with (good) caviar, and those shrimp-fried-in-coconut things that are popular appetizers. [...]

So I was waiting for the lemons to come from San Francisco, then they came, and this morning I preserved about a pound of them. In case you are not familiar with preserved lemons (which are basically pickled) they are a sort of sweet-sour-salty and quite lemony sort of spice/condiment that can be used in [...]

The much-anticipated, fresh from California lemons arrived yesterday, and I am delighted. Life has, honestly, been giving me a few figurative “lemons’ this week, and these bright, honest little fruits are very uplifting. They do not resemble the large-pored, identical, thick-skinned lemons I see in the grocery store in any way. They have tiny little stems [...]

Avoid buying lemons BMW When you finally make the decision to purchase a new BMW car the last thing you would expect to find is that the car is defective in one way or the other. However, this does happen - albeit on a small scale - and there are lemon laws in place - both federal [...]

In a rare episode of synchronicity in the universe, I decided that I wanted to make preserved lemons one day last week, and scarcely a day later I received an e-mail from my friend Alice telling me that if I would split it with her, she would accept the gift of a truckload of lemons [...]

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At the Old Bailey this week, a neighbour of the murdered teenage model Sally-Anne Bowman described how she discovered the body behind a skip. "I just felt I knew what I would see," she told the court, which was attended by the dead woman's parents. "It was not going to be a model or a mannequin. I just related it to the screams." Bearing in mind Bowman's professed occupation, these were an unfortunate choice of words.In Tuesday's Independent, within its story headlined "Tesco hits a new low with arrival of the £1.99 chicken", a TV chef named "High Fearnley-Whittingstall" appeared. I sent the paper an email titled "Independent hits a new High" to point out the mistake, but they did not respond, and the story still exists uncorrected online.This has all reminded me of a sub-editor I once em

A couple more pictures from last weekend--The lemons in the backyard are screaming to be picked, so I thought this would be a fun activity to do with our niece. She went bananas over the lemons. At first I didn't have my camera with me, so as soon as I realized this would be a picture taking event, I snatched the lemon out of her hand (which immediately led to crying and for some reason she didn't seem to understand or care when I explained to her that I only did it for the sake of documenting the fragility of her youth--it seemed perfectly logical to me). After running through the house and up the stairs as quickly as I could to grab a camera, with a crying, almost two year old on my hip (those daily two mile walks are starting to pay off), we resumed our task of lemon picking::These a

Just Deb over at Keep It Cheap has highlighted a great article on 10 Uses for Lemons. Find ways to use lemons for decorating, sanitizing, deodorizing, cleaning, etc. Then add in some of your own clever uses. Oh, and while you're there, make sure you also check out another article she has highlighted on how to make your own Homemade Swiffer. These are better for your wallet and our planet

Lemons & Pears 5x7 Graphite DrawingSoldA pencil drawing & value study for two different painted versions of this still life - in watercolor on wood here and in watercolor on paper here.

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Mischa says she starts each day with a cup of hot water with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. Replace your coffee, soft drinks and cordials with water and you’ll shift that orange-peel look — fast!

click for larger viewStill Life Series © MkM 2007Details: 6 x 8 inches. Oil on Gessoed Canvas Hardwood PanelFinished sides, no frame needed. Wired and ready to hang.Certificate of Appraisal included.Series# LemsSpode-100307Price: $65.00 USA Shipping $10.00To Purchase: email@kmadisonmoore.comor Click Buy Now for PayPal SecureA Painting A Day Objets d' Art by k. Madison Moore

Still Life SeriesCertified Original Art © 2007We used bright yellow lemons in this Spode type bowl on a coral table cloth, as table decoration at a recent dinner party. The contrast of colors was just beautiful under the chandelier.Details: 6 x 8 inches, Oil on CanvasCertificate of Appraisal included in your name.Series#:LemSpodBwl-092207Price: 100.00 USA Shipping $10.00To Purchase: email@kmadiaonmoore.comor click Buy Now for PayPal SecureA Painting A Day Objets d' Art by k. Madison Moore

Still Life SeriesCertified Original Art © 2007Lemons are wonderful for flavoring many recipes. Lemonade, Lemon Chicken, Lemon cookies and today Dominic made Lemon Cake with Lemon icing. Yumm... This is the second of my Make Lemonade, Lemons paintings. When life deals you Lemons....make Lemonade!Details: 6 x 8 inches. Oil on canvas hardwood panel.Certificate of Appraisal included in your name.Series#: LemRdwdBow-091407To Purchase: email@kmadisonmoore.comor click buy now for PayPal SecureCommissions Available in all sizes.A Painting A Day Objets d' Art by k. Madison Moore

Pears & Lemons in the Sun 3.5 x 3.5 Watercolor on Pine BlockSold

Life gives you lemons - © R. Koleilat, 2007Grab a cup of joe, people, this is a long one. If you have any complaints, let it be known that I blame Neda, Debi and Irene for this. Beverly a little bit too. But not Frances, or Fawzan. Well, maybe Fawzan a little.I first started blogging a long, long, long time ago – last March in fact, so not long in the hours and days sense but in more esoteric ways. It was at the urging of hubby, financial wizard by day, watercolourist the rest of the time. He had been blogging himself for a while, partly to force himself into a discipline of creating works, whether sketches or full paintings, through this online artist diary.I love what he does on his blog, he’s fearless about showing his work process, warts and all. He doesn’t fear criticism, and uses others’ input in a valuable, constructive manner. That’s admirable, considering how fragile artists’ egos are. Believe me, I know, because I have to deal with them not only in my family, bu

Just watching this video makes my mouth pucker …

Today was ugly… There’s no way around this simple fact. The market fell about $220 points. Many of our favorites got hit hard, and the sentiment plummeted when many earnings results didn’t hit there mark. It’s time to get busy, investors need to look at this break in the action as a warning sign. Things may not be exactly as they seem. The market is still near record highs, and one of our favorites, Goldman Sachs (GS), is suffering greatly, losing more than twenty points in recent weeks. The point is, be patient, don’t panic, and wait for another move lower before buying in. Disclosure: Long Goldman Sachs (GS)

Believe it or not lemons are a great natural resource, they are natural and very useful and can be used for a lot of things from food, drinks, cleaning and some things that maybe we all would not even think about. So how about ten things that lemons can be useful for: 1. Grow a lemon tree - the most eco-friendly thing to do with lemons is grow them so that you have your own carbon neutral supply. 2. Highlight your hair - much better for you and the environment than commercial bleaches. Mix the juice of one lemon with one teaspoon of salt and apply to your hair with a comb. Get out into the sun for a couple of hours. Do some vegetable gardening, tend your lemon tree, go for a walk, you get the picture. Don’t do this too often; it will dry your hair out. 3. Exfoliate and clean your feet - mix up some lemon pulp and brown sugar and get rubbing. Rinse and moisturize. 4. Combat bad breath - gargle with lemon juice to get rid of bad breath. 5. Fight off a cold - mix lemon juice with honey

I am delighted to announce that Charleston Magazine featured Lemons and Lollis surfer boy onesie! It's my first official press - so exciting!! Thanks to the gals at Mom Spa for saving a copy for me and doing so much more! I'll be blogging about that soon! So check it out!!!To Shop visit lemonsandlollis.com• Email to a friend • Article Search • Related • •

Lemons & Pears, 8x13 WatercolorSold

Lemons & Pears, 8x13 WatercolorSold

We have a NEW LOVE!--it's Lemons & Lollis--a simply divine online baby boutique filled with lots of fashionably delicious handmade baby clothing & gifts!The colors, the designs, the gorgeous style--everything is unique & just plain fashionable! WE LOVE IT! I believe my favorite item at Lemons & Lollis has got to be the Olive Branch collection baby yoga pants & onesie gift set! I love the colors--pink & olive green are gorgeous together!--& the extra detail make this outfit a treat for any modish mom seeking nothing but the most stylish baby clothing for her little one!With so many different stunning collections, you are sure to fall in love with Lemons & Lollis too! Find these gorgeous items & much more at www.lemonsandlollis.com or shop directly here! (Don't forget to check out the Lemons & Lollis blog for all of the latest information about new products & lines!){Would you like to see what I've ordered for my Katie boo? I'm so excited!}

A Painting A DayCertified Original Art © 2007 Series: Still Life / Kitchen / Foodclick photo for larger viewDetails: 6 x 10 inches, Oil on canvas hardwood.Certificate of Appraisal included in your name.See Side bar for Artisit History and Certificate Details.Item / Series #: LusLems-062307Price: $125.00 Free Shipping USAFor payment options: email@kmadisonmoore.comor Click Buy Now for PayPal SecureA Painting A Day Objets d' Art by k. Madison Moore

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...Make LemonadeGood Morning Friends! Today I am posting some more pictures from our weekend.... they are just too cute not to share. On Friday and Saturday we had a HUGE yard sale... and the boys sold lemonade.On Sunday we took Tim out to lunch in the neighboring, larger, city... meaning they have more restaurants and fun things to do... and we really like it there. Because...RESTAURANTS! STUFF TO DO!You will never guess what we saw as we walked out of the restaurant....Tim LOVES airplanes. (random fact: Tim went to school to be a missionary pilot.) (He currently has his A&P license) (okay... enough with the parenthesis, where was I?)The boys LOVE airplanes! It was perfect.After we watched the Airplanes we took Tim to a big sports store... Which ohmygoodness was like a mall. Complete with a ferris wheel and play land and arcade. Tim loves bike riding with the boys, and wants to buy me a bike, so I can participate without driving the car behind them. (lol) So, I picked out a

Make Lemonade ! So that's exactly what I'm doing. Refusing to allow life's little difficulties to get me down. We have been busy busy busy with one thing after another. Max is back home recuperating after the rodding surgery on his arm to repair his fracture. This caused a stir at the hospital causing us to now run around gathering up paperwork but that's a whole other story that has my head swimming and I'll post about it soon. What a fiasco. Like I need such drama in my life. Bob picked me up a new camera today. This time I promise to take good care of it and not leave it out to tempt sticky fingers from taking it. I'm thinking what most likely happened to it is somebody borrowed it without asking , accidentally dropped and broke it , then figured it was best not to put it back like that but just get rid of the evidence. Hopefully , somebody learned a lesson.Received a phone call this evening from the residential center that Ebony had deliberately slammed her head th

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I've had several requests from people who wanted to see more of my water crystal paintings (the crystal pitchers and glasses are my wife's - she inherited it from her Grandmother). In this painting I used the cool colors of the napkin to create a more surreal abstraction in the distortion of the glass. This painting was not easy but I love the effect.Click Here to Bid

A friend was at our house the other day. It was an early afternoon, and I offered lemonade. Realizing I was out, I poured the last glass and said, “Hold on, I’ll make some more.” “What do you mean, you’ll make some more?” she inquired. She was unaware that people made lemonade. It does not all come from gallon jugs, and it is an incredibly simple and thoughtful concoction to offer your guests. Here, I give you three variations: Steph’s Lemonade This basic blend is the reason our household buys RealLemon juice in bulk. 1 C. fresh lemon juice or RealLemon 1 C. Sugar Add both to a 2-Liter pitcher (standard size.) Fill with water. Stir. Serve over ice, and add a sprig of mint if you really want to be fancy. Sweet Southern Lemonade Tea Make lemonade as directed above. Make strong tea. (6-8 teabags, one liter of water, pour over ice to melt.) Mix together 3 parts tea to 1 part lemonade. Memphis Rum & Lemonade It is almost summer in the South, y&r

Except I haven't, but I have a limited number of facial expressions and apparently we're now getting to the pained category. I picked this dress up yesterday at the salvation army for $1.50, and I'm madly in love. I adore the brown/black/gray, the fact that it's knit, and especially the construction of the neckline. I think I would like it better with my wide black belt, but I couldn't find it this morning.vintage dress: thriftedgray tights: ????black boots: christmas giftsilver chain belt: thrifted

Drinking lemon juice daily proved as effective as perscription drug therapy to prevent the formation of kidney stones in 2 recent studies...read more.....

The first night in the dorm my freshman year of college, the Resident Assistants had everyone on my floor meet for a get-to-know-you session. We all sat in a circle and played a simple name game. The first person had to say their name along with a descriptive word that began with the same letter of their name. For example: Caring Cara - you know, because Cara is caring. Or Cara Crayons - because Cara likes to color with crayons. The next person had to repeat that information and then add their own name and descriptive word. It went on and on until everyone in the circle had a turn. I remember sitting there, trying to pay attention to the names so I wouldn’t mess up when my turn came, all the while searching for a brilliant and memorable word to attach to my name. When my turn finally arrived, I recited the list of names perfectly. “Smiling Sarah…Gregarious Gretchen…Karen Kahlua…and I’m….” I struggled for a word. My mind raced

BIRD: Well, that went well. BUFFALO: Sure did. BIRD: And the, ah-hm, donations are flying in. BUFFALO: Yowzer to that, dude. Got holes in me socks and I need a new hooter. BIRD: Hmm. Yes. Anyhoo, you know that Jeremy guy? BUFFALO: The one who's got a blog called jeremyindiapers or somefink? BIRD: In pants. Jeremyinpants. Nothing on it yet, but we'll keep an eye out for developments. Well, he wrote us the mostest coolest e-mail. BUFFALO: Respect. BIRD: So good, infarct, that I reproduce it here for your highest of pleasures. BUFFALO: Right-o. BIRD: And he writes: "Dear Bird & Buffalo, Last year I lost my wife, my cat, my goat, my mind and my rare Mongolian birds stamp collection. And then you two loons came into my life. I just wanna say... Ch-ch-cho-cho... Gimme a minute, will ya? Choking up over here." BUFFALO: Poor fookster. BIRD: "I just wanna say when I read the extract from Helmut's novel yesterday..." BUFFALO: Ralf, dude. Ralf. Bueffel indeed! Schweinhund shagger. BIRD: "W

Are these lemons or limes?When I first came to Honduras, I thought that we only had limes available here. El Jefe informed me that they were green lemons, not limes. I wondered why the lemons were picked green, but then I learned later why the lemons were green. Our lemons look much different than the large, thick-skinned, elliptical yellow fruits that you see in U.S. grocery stores. They are generally small, round, thin-skinned, and almost never have seeds. Sounds like limes, doesn't it? Actually, after awhile I began to wonder if I had just forgotten the difference between the taste of lemon and lime and wasn't even sure what I was using anymore.I couldn't understand why we couldn't find limes. Limes are very popular for many recipes of Central American and Caribbean countries and for some of my Tex-Mex recipes, limes are the thing and lemons just won't do. And for Margaritas? Limes!We asked at every vivero (plant nursery) if they had limas (limes). Most didn't even know what w

As the 24 Hours of LeMons May 10 race date draws closer, my teammates in Northern California continue to clang, weld and bleed all over our Volvo 244 with a Ford V8 stuffed into the bay. Despite the audacity of our entry, we're quite fortunate to have two "veteran" hotrod builders on staff, Wayne and Dave. You know what they say, old guys rule. According to reports from the garage, these two can fabricate, fix or bend anything to their will. Amazingly, Wayne made the Volvo's throttle components work with our Holley carb. Awesome. Other progress notes of note include a completed fuel filler system Sawzalled right through the trunk lid using the factory Volvo cap, a hood scoop (adds several hundred horsepower, no doubt), the majority of the wiring plus the gauges and the bra

Mr. Mehta, and Mr. Lieberman, I fear not your V8olvo, nor your red-benecked Lincoln, as I have ditched my Audi 4000 quattro beater (due to many eaten axles, a blown head gasket, and more electrical issues than British Leyland) for something truly unholy. For $0, yes, zero dinero, I have scored a full-on, 260bhp (stock!) 1991 Audi V8 quattro. A car so legendary, that it was banned from the IMSA GTO and German DTM series. Come to think of it, quattro has been banned from rallying, IMSA, DTM and probably the real LeMans in the future... from what has yours been banned for "unfair advantage" recently? Vorsprung durch technik uber alles! Sincerely, Captain Mike Solowiow Future LeMons Champion

For Audi fans, Tresser was THE modifier in the 1980's and 1990's. The firm created a very quick (and sought after) Audi 5000 Turbo (Audi 200 in Europe), a Quattro convertible (capital Q), and many others. I happened to stumble upon one of Tresser's last creations, a slightly used Audi 200 Turbo quattro. While the engine, interior, and body panels were rotted, the carbon fiber hood and trunk-lid were not. Mr. Mehta and Mr. Lieberman, you can no longer call my Audi V8 quattro "fat", like me, we are both turning into lean, mean muscled machines that will obliterate all Lincolns/Volvos in our path. Quattro uber alles!

The boys hauled the V8olvo (an '84 Volvo 244 with a Ford V8 of some vintage stuffed under the hood) up to Thunderhill for some pre-race diagnostics. The good news: we have good handling, sufficient power and adequate brakes. If you think I'm holding my cards close to my vest, I am. The bad news? A cooling problem and the oil pump seized. But that was before the crew pulled off three heroic 14-hour days in a row. Now we have the radiator from a 560SEL chilling down all 302 cubic inches. In fact, the V8olvo is in such dominating shape that it received a paint job. Yes sir, that's a Swedish Rebel Flag. With the 13 stars of the CSA. Representing what, we have no idea, but Judah Benjamin would be proud.

Well friends, tomorrow is the big race (my birthday as it turns out). Yesterday, Speed:Sport:Life's own Jack Baruth and I assisted our lead mechanic Dave (aka Hellhammer) put the final touches on the V8olvo. And I'm proud to report, she's beautiful. So beautiful in fact that we simply had to take it down to an every-other-Thursday type car show to let the vintage domestic aficionados know what some seriously grim and frostbitten Gothenburg steel looks like. Surprisingly, they loved it. Actually, it's not so surprising. I mean, what's not to love about a 1984 Volvo 244 stuffed with a Ford 302 and a five-speed? Plus a radiator from a 560SEL. Springs and sway bar from Thunderbird. Oh, and fans. Lots and lots of fans. We figured we might as well show our LeMons racer off t

What a race. Ninety cars started the event. I have no idea how many cars finished the race, but it was a lot fewer than that. Due to inexperience and a poor game plan, we were in 47th position on Saturday when sadly and quite horribly, another driver -- Cort Summerfield -- died of a heart attack behind the wheel. The CHP determined there was no mechanical failure and that Cort was dead before he h

There are numerous reasons why the running of the 24 Hours of LeMons represents the world's best motor racing. Driver skill, huge purses and fancy machinery blistering around the track using the latest in high tech whizbangs aren't amongst them. Even so, LeMons isn't just a bunch of junk heaps running around a track bashing into each other. It's a bunch of junk heaps running a

If there's two things a LeMons racing team needs, it's a catchy (but stupid) name and a valuable parts car. Thanks to Troy Hogan, our crew's chief lunatic, team "Mad Cow Motorsportz" has a Thunderbird Turbo snagged from the lonely pages of Craigslist. Just what we need-- another hunk of shit Fox body, right? Not! This $250 purchase paid for itself immediately, since the Miami V

I think the Pistonhead's natural enemy is the home owner's association. There's no overnight curbside parking, no car covers and  zero chance of enjoying the suburban lifestyle while keeping your  toys. Then again, their rules and egos worked to our favor: our  team, Mad Cow Motorsportz, now has a power player [...]