Oh and by the way this is Sara's scholarship entry. Grand prize of $15 thousand goest to the person who can get the most page views. So help a girl out and forward this to everyone you know!  

"True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist." --  Albert Einstein

One minute I am researching ways to increase page views and the next I am being strapped into a Richard Petty Driving Experience go-kart to race against the 2009 Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth.     

Video Produced by Cassie Jameson.  

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Sophie Milman, backed up by a handsome four-piece band, sang sultry jazz during her performance at the Bank & Blues in Daytona  Beach.

The Russian bombshell gave a cool performance and added a bit of urban sophistication to the area of town usually reserved for bikers.

CREDITS AND CAPTIONS: 
Photograph by Sara Gerace
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Video provided by Linus Entertainment  

I work in a room full of journalists. They are print people. They work day and night to meet a deadline. Each day a new deadline.

At some point in the last 15 to 20 years they were introduced to the internet. From what I can tell it was a slow introduction that recently was accelerated by the shift in the economy.

A room of journalists, I can only assume, is much like other rooms full of print journalists working under the constant question of what the future will hold.

At this point theories abound. And none of them is an obvious large revenue generator. So the journalists separate themselves from the thought of how their mission will be funded and focus on the quality of their work and try their hand at learning a new skill set: the evolving beast that is the World Wide Web.

I find myself in a lucky position. I am a entertainment editor working fully online. Each day, I function in an environment fueled more by the hope of finding the link to the newspapers of the future than the guarantee of a big payoff. Of course, there is a hope that the link will be the payoff.

I can not speak to how my coworkers feel. I can only relate my own anxieties and hopes about the future. But let me make this clear: while there is a lot of anxiety, there is as much, if not more, hope.

Some may brush off my hope off as misguided enthusiasm. And they are welcome to do so, but as Janis Joplin once sang, "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose."

The shift in newspaper revenue, while devastating for many, maybe what was necessary for news generators at all levels to look at their processes and procedures and put innovation before income.

-- Chrissy Clary, Editor
 Three8six.com  

I recently gave up one of my vices, drinking.

I didn't do it for any noble reason and I'm unconcerned for my liver functions. I am just tired of waking up the next day with the nagging feeling that I'd done or said something inappropriate or offensive.

Here is an example of someone who should also reconsider his position on drinking. I am not saying he should quit but it may be time to cut back just a wee bit.

The Associated Press reports:

Police in Newark, 30 miles east of Columbus, say when they responded to a report of a crash with injuries on March 4, they found a man who had wrecked a bar stool powered by a deconstructed lawn mower.

Twenty-eight-year old Kile Wygle was hospitalized for minor injuries. Police say he was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated after he told an officer at the hospital that he had consumed 15 beers.

For those of you excited by the motorized bar stool concept here's community for you, Barfly Racers. 

-- Chrissy Clary, Editor
 Three8six.com  

I caught up with Kelly recently and asked a few questions over e-mail to see if I could find out what makes this Florida girl tick.
 
Job title: Commercial Banking Relationship Manager
 
C: Describe you:
K: I am a mommy and wife. I love the outdoors, boating, fishing and hanging at the beach.  Born and raised in Ormond Beach I now live in New Smyrna Beach and I don't think I will ever leave. I love my job and am thankful to have one! I have four crazy pets, two Italian Greyhounds named Vinny and Louie and two rescued kittens Slater and Roxy. And, I have great friends that I love dearly!

C: What are you passionate about? 
K: My community and making it a better place to live and raise a family. 

C: Where is your favorite place to eat locally? 
K: Clancy's Cantina!
 
C: Where do you go for fun? 
K: The island on weekend days and Flagler Ave on weekend nights!

C: What is your favorite tool? 
K: Um tools, maybe a tape measure??

C: If you could be any person for a day who would it be? Why? 
K: Jeff Prost the Survivor Reality TV Host, I am a huge fan on the show. 

C: What do you recommend? 
K: Exercise to relieve stress, read at least one book a month, travel if you can, skinny dip once in your life, keep in touch with your friends as you never know when you will need them, and kiss your loved one for at least 20 seconds each day!

C: What do you want to be when you grow up? 
K: When I grow up I would love to be a white water raft guide in Ashville North Carolina!

C: If you could go any place in the world where would it be? 
K: Germany to visit family

C: What are you an expert at? 
K: Taking pictures...I must have a zillion photo albums!

C: What are your favorite web sites (other than three8six)? Why? 
K: http://www.peta.org/ 
I am Vegan and I always look on line for new recipes. 

While covering the Daytona 500 I was sent to Walt Disney World to interview Jeff Gordon.

It was a strange experience because all of the sudden I was the paparazzi (I am slightly ashamed). Lucky for me the press did not have to chase the young father around the park trying to get the shot. Encounters between Gordon and the press were carefully choreographed insuring the press got what they needed and the Gordon family sill enjoyed the Magic Kingdom.