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Weekend Vacation Ideas Near You

Weekend Vacation Ideas Near You

No matter what region in America you call home, you don’t have to travel far for a fun vacation experience. Here are some weekend vacation ideas to help you kick start your summer!

Last Chance to Win $10,000 and Be NASCAR Driver Ryan Newman’s Boss for a Weekend

Last Chance to Win $10,000 and Be NASCAR Driver Ryan Newman’s Boss for a Weekend

This is it folks. The You’re the Boss sweepstakes is winding down. Just four more days. It all ends April 30th. After that, you won’t have a chance to win 10 grand and you won’t have a chance to be Ryan Newman’s boss and live the life of a race car owner.

Pancakes and Politics Highlights Urban Cities as Catalysts for Change

Pancakes and Politics Highlights Urban Cities as Catalysts for Change

Today’s Pancakes and Politics focused on the role urban cities play as economic catalysts and how best practices should be shared across the state of Michigan.

Dropping NASCAR Knowledge On Your Brain

Dropping NASCAR Knowledge On Your Brain

We’ve put quite a bit of time and energy in creating a really cool infographic about a topic very close to our heart…NASCAR! Please take a look and feel free to share with the entire world!

Great Ways to Spend Your Income Tax Refund (Infographic)

Great Ways to Spend Your Income Tax Refund (Infographic)

Great infographic from our friends over at MintLife. Frankly, I love it. It guides you through a flow chart (Joel said it was a decision matrix, but I’m old so I’ll go with flow chart) which asks a series of questions and then lands you on the perfect way to spend your tax refund.

Quicken Loans <3s Open Source

Quicken Loans <3s Open Source

This post is a little nerdier than most on Zing!, but it’s something we’re excited about. At Quicken Loans, we love technology. If you love technology too, read on. If it’s too nerdy for you, here’s a picture of Amber’s dog. We really love open source technology, and have been using it for years. We’ve even contributed back to some projects, but starting today, we’re going even further. Today we are proud to announce the start of our open source initiative.

Stiggy’s Dogs – Man’s Best Friend Helping America’s Heroes

Stiggy’s Dogs – Man’s Best Friend Helping America’s Heroes

My friends Joe and Jennifer Petre have started an organization called Stiggy’s Dogs as a way to honor their nephew HM3 Benjamin Phillip “Doc Stiggy” Castiglione who “gave his life working as a Corpsman in Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan.” Stiggy’s Dogs helps support veterans suffering from PTSD and traumatic brain injury by pairing a service member with a psychiatric service dog.

Pinewood Derby Promotes Family Bonding and NASCAR Proficiency

Pinewood Derby Promotes Family Bonding and NASCAR Proficiency

The first-place winners from each rank of the Sunset District Cub Scout Pack’s Pinewood Derby races competed in the 2012 Finals at Thurston High on Saturday. Participants who qualified for the finals received a specially designed patch as well as racing-related gifts from proud event sponsors Quicken Loans and Roush Racing.

2012 is a Good Year to Buy a Home (Infographic)

2012 is a Good Year to Buy a Home (Infographic)

Very cool infographic about why 2012 definitely is a great year to buy a home. Couldn’t agree more. I wanted to share with our readers.

iPhone 5 Rumored to Debut in October

Cellphone users worldwide may want to mark your calendars for an extraordinary event in this autumn as reports reveal that the highly anticipated iPhone 5 will debut in October! Read on for more details.