I’m not into sports. Soccer leaves me flat (though I was forced to play it when I was in school) Baseball, basketball, football. Don’t care, don’t care, don’t care. Oh, I’ve spent many a Thanksgiving afternoon sleeping on the couch while otrhers watched some game or another, but me, i just don’t care. <\/p>\n
As a general rule, I do not consider it a sport which doesn’t result in the death of some woodland critter destined for the dinner table. <\/p>\n
Also, as a general rule, I do not watch auto racing, not that I’m not interested, but a lot of racing is about being at the track, more so, anyway, than watching on TV. So I don’t get too heavily interested.
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\nThe Indy 500, on the other hand, is my once a year sporting event. I like to grill up some burgers & brats, heat up some baked beans, sit in front of the TV and watch Jim Nabors sing the state anthem; I can sing it just like him, too!! How many people do you know that know their state songs? almost all Hoosiers do.<\/p>\n
Florence Henderson will sing “God Bless America”. I will stand for the anthem, in my living room, as I have done every Indy since I was a cub scout. <\/p>\n
I love the Indy 500. I love the spectacle, the couple hours of cars turning left. It’s also the only time during the year I drink, partner and I usually take turns pulling at a bottle of old tawny port and napping, the wife wakes us up for the finish. After all, it is really the first 15 laps and the last 15 that are most meaningful, and exciting. As a hoosier, I consider it my patriotic duty, and today, I’m gonna do it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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