Just so we're all clear about this - I no longer will watch Two and a half Men!
Every Sunday night a group of "fans" meet at our house. Now that racing has begun, so has the betting. Yup, that's right, we all put a dollar in the kitty (Anyone know why they call it a kitty and not a doggy?? me either.) and choose who we think will win the race the following week. As I sit back and listen to the chatter of who runs good on this track, and who won on this track last year, who got a new engine this week, who had a tummy ache yesterday ...... I realized, after the first year of betting ( this is year two ) I now have favorites too!! And here they are:
That guy that drives the the Crown Royal Car - 'cause I really like the royal look of purple and gold together (and if I pick him I have to have a Crown Royal Manhattan just as the race starts,and if, with 5 laps left he's in the top 5 I must have another to boost him along!) On a good day I remember is name - Matt Kenseth. Ya know what? - I'd like to see him win a race and then grab a Crown bottle and take a swig - ditch the gatorade, coke, or whatever is they drink
Okay, I take back the whole thing about winning and Crown Royal. I always thought of any race car driver as a rebel, wild, fast, driving, rebel. Obviously, I'm still learning...... family man - family drink!
Can you say Winner!
What's that in your hand Matty ( we're buds now - he told me to call him Matty, afterall, I am $36 richer because of his determination)
See it...... can you hear him thinking...... "someone tell that old lady from Maine that it's just a race and if she doesn't stop calling me Matty - well, let's just say, I have driving skills and I know how to use them"
So, what is it about the thrill of victory - it puts a little punch in your step. It makes you want to pull into the driveway after a long days work, jump onto the door, put your hands in the air, pound down a gatorade (seriously, Pam a gatorade?, yup!but once the dinner dishes are done and the fireplace is lit, you guessed it, Crown Royal - there goes my $ 36 ) and yell from the roof top.....I'm still thinking what I want to yell, but rest assured, you'll probably hear me!
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