Nascar Ponderings

So here’s the thing: before I met my husband, some 16+years ago, I was a fairly avid fan of NASCAR racing. Even had a favorite which was Ernie Irvin, swervin’ Irvin at the time. Fast forward to today, the kick off of this racing season at the Daytona 500 and I could really care less that it is intruding into my brain.

What was it that caused this loss of interest? Who knows? Maybe the fact that it started to get a bit boring. There used to be NASCAR party’s, and tailgating, and actually going to the race in person.

Now? It only comes through my husband’s man cave 60″ HDTV as I entertain myself with other things. Today the distraction is working on writing. Submitted a new article to a possible publisher and continue to tap the keys into words on the screen in hopes of achieving the ultimate published novel of the future.

Well, maybe I should try to renew my interest in NASCAR, but damn, do I have to? And will Jeff Gorden EVER look any older?

Perhaps it is simply because this initial grand race of the whole season is stopped because of a ‘pot-hole’. You would think that issues that plague the highways and bi-ways (not to mention the side streets of a rural county) of this greater southeast state of the nation could be anticipated and prevented.

Being second only to the Super-Bowl (according to many fans), you would think a plan would have been in place for something so trivial. A pothole! For the love of pete get it together! It’s cold, it’s been rainy, we can’t get the repair materials right…

Are you freakin’ kidding me? <SIGH>

How long must my husband suffer the boring discourse that ensues during this prolonged delay? Be sure he won’t switch off the channel for fear it will be ‘race-on’ any second, so I spend the rest of this Valentine’s Day afternoon pounding my keys.

At least I have something else to do now and don’t really miss the whole event anyway.

Ta ta,

Lisa