Betty Skelton wasn’t just a pilot — she helped define the early identity of the Corvette. From upside-down airshows to 145 mph runs on Daytona sand, she redefined speed and broke barriers. 🏁✈️
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Straight talk from Mike Rowe as he explains why our country’s focus must be on training our young people for trades rather than pushing them into a college degree they may never be able to use.
“We’ve got 7.2M men not participating in the workforce, and not looking for work.
We have $1.7 T in student loan debt on the books.
We’ve got 7.6M positions that don’t require a 4 yr degree, and yet we keep lending money to kids who are never going to be able to pay it back; to train them for jobs that don’t exist anymore.
If we want to close the skills gap,
we need to make a more persuasive case.”
Wise words
“My name’s Frank. I’m 64, a retired electrician.
Forty-two years I spent running wires through houses, fixing breakers, making sure people had light in their kitchens and heat in their winters. Never once did anyone ask me where I went to college. Mostly, they just wanted to know if I could get the power back on before their ice cream melted.
Last May, I was at my granddaughter Emily’s school career day. You know the drill — doctors, lawyers, a software guy in a slick suit talking about “scaling startups.” I was the only one there with a tool belt and work boots.
When it was my turn, I told the kids, “I don’t have a degree. I’ve never sat in a lecture hall. But I’ve wired schools, hospitals, and your principal’s house. And when the hospital generator failed during a snowstorm in ’98, I was the one in the basement with a flashlight, keeping the lights on for newborn babies upstairs.”
The kids leaned forward. They had questions — real ones. “How do you fix stuff in the dark?” “Do you make a lot of money?” “Do you ever get zapped?” (Yes, once, and it’ll curl your hair.)
When the bell rang, one boy hung back. Small kid, freckles, hoodie too big for him. He mumbled, “My uncle’s a plumber. People laugh at him ’cause he didn’t finish high school. But… he’s the only one in the family who can fix anything.”
I looked that boy in the eye and said, “Kid, your uncle’s a hero. When your toilet overflows at midnight, Harvard ain’t sending anyone. A plumber is.”
Here’s the thing nobody told me when I was young — the world doesn’t run without tradespeople. You can have all the engineers you want, but if nobody builds the house, wires the power, or lays the pipes, those blueprints just sit in a drawer.
We’ve made it sound like trades are what you do if you can’t go to college, instead of a path you choose because you like working with your hands, solving problems, and seeing your work stand solid for decades.
Four years after high school, some kids walk away with diplomas. Others walk away with zero debt, a union card, and a skill they can take anywhere in the world. And guess what? When your furnace dies in January, it’s not the diploma that saves you.
A few weeks ago, that same freckled kid’s mom stopped me at the grocery store. She said, “You probably don’t remember, but you told my son trades are important. He’s shadowing his uncle this summer. First time I’ve seen him excited about anything in years.”
That’s the part we forget — for some kids, knowing their path is respected changes everything. It’s not about “just” fixing wires or pipes. It’s about pride. Purpose. The kind that sticks with you long after the job’s done.
So next time you meet a teenager, don’t just ask, “Where are you going to college?” Ask, “What’s your plan?” And if they say, “I’m learning to weld,” or “I’m starting an apprenticeship,” smile big and say, “That’s fantastic. We’re going to need you.”
Because we will. More than ever. And when the lights go out, you’ll be glad they showed up.”
“Thunder Kiss ‘65” - White Zombie
Peaked at #26 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock chart 1993. Its popularity was boosted by heavy MTV rotation, especially on Beavis and Butt-Head, where the animated duo’s enthusiastic headbanging to the song’s iconic riff.
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🏆Antonio and Alex take the No. 3 Corvette straight to the top step at VIR! To make the celebration even sweeter, Tommy and Nicky join them on the podium with a hard-fought P3 finish for the No. 4.
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Goooood morning, VIR! We’re back for another day of on-track action!
Practice Two gets rolling at 10:35am, giving our GTD Pro lineup the final chance to fine-tune before qualifying this afternoon.
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We are saddened by the news of the passing of Junior Edwards, a beloved member of the Swamp People family. Junior wasn’t just a fierce hunter and skilled gator man, he was a true legend of the bayou. Our thoughts are with the Edwards family and all those who knew and loved him.