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BTW, I forgot to mention Jimmie Johnson won, and without his crew chief.

Johnson said he needed to make a statement after receiving harsh criticism for purportedly being the cause of wrecks in superspeedway races last year. On top of that, he wanted to show support for Chad Knaus, his crew chief who got ejected from Daytona after NASCAR officials discovered a raised rear window on the No. 48 Chevrolet, charging Knaus with trying to gain an aerodynamic advantage.

So, I unsubscribed from Tivo a couple of days ago. Since I have an HD DVR from the cable company, it makes no sense to keep both services. I let them overlap for about 6 months, to make sure I'd be pleased with the DVR. It works just fine. When I told Tivo the reason - they don't offer HD support - they told me they are coming out with a new model later this summer, and then tried to get me to stay with them for $6 a month (vs. the $15 it typically costs.) I declined anyway. I will reconsider if and when they release their HD service.

They are going to have a difficult time making it as a company. They had the idea first, but the cable companies caught up quickly and started offering their own DVRs for cheaper, and with more features.

Now my second cable box is also redundant. I will have to return it one of these days. I am going to shut down both the Tivo and the cable box this morning, and stowe them away.

Excitement continues to build towards tomorrow's Daytona 500.

A new season of Idol is on its way, the top 24 is settled. Among the girls, I would pick Kellie "pick me" Pickler, Lisa and Paris. Among the guys I guess Bobby, Ace and maybe David.