Here’s the deal; I love politics and blogging about them, but I’m also a sports fan. Is that weird? I don’t want to just be a political genius, there’s more to life than that. Sports my family enjoys watching and following include:

1. NFL football
2. College football — particularly the Nebraska Cornhuskers
3. College basketball — particularly KU
4. Tennis anyone? We love tennis and actually went to the US Open tournament in Flushing Meadows, NY when we were college shopping in 2004. (If you don’t believe me, we still have the credit card debt to prove that little trip) Anyway, that trip could be it’s own blog of country folk staying in the ghetto and taking the subway and all that fun stuff. Put it this way, the next time we decide to do the US Open, well, we learned a lot from that last trip. We’d do things a little different. Still, it makes for fun memories that we will always look back and laugh about that adventure.
5. Rodeo. Yes, we are from the Midwest, particularly Dodge City, KS. Have you heard of Dodge City Days? Our last Dodge City days was probably 1995 and we still miss it greatly. We moved from Dodge City to NE in 1996. If you are looking for a great family vacation, I would highly recommend Dodge City Days.
6. Sprint Car Racing. This is another pastime from when we lived in Dodge City. We had a dirt track there, and in the summer, practically every Saturday night this is where we could be found. Are you beginning to see how redneck we are yet? I say the term redneck with much affection. Plus, don’t forget, we score a little for sophistication with the tennis listed above
7. NASCAR. Finally, this really is our latest find. The reason we picked it up is because we are so isolated here in WY and we miss Sprint Car racing. Ted’s dad is a NASCAR fan and Ted enjoys visiting with him about it when they call. If you are looking for a fun sport to pick up, I’d recommend NASCAR. Jeff Gordon is fun — and believe it or not, politics can play quite the role in this sport. You can learn about it by going here.

I said all that above to post this article:

He was right there, racing in their capital city, and they never gave him a chance. The marketable, photogenic, media-savvy, star American driver that open-wheel racing so desperately needs grew up almost in the shadow of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and somehow they let him get away. It’s a mistake they should regret each time he slides behind the wheel of a stock car, and another chapter is added to Jeff Gordon’s indelible legacy in NASCAR.

The article goes on to say:

The open-wheelers are supposed to be the sophisticated ones, the technological savants, the motorsport elite looking down their noses at stockers toiling with carburetors and push-rod engines. But when it comes to developing American drivers, they’re idling in the Stone Age. Gordon won three U.S. Auto Club championships before he could legally drive on the street, was the youngest driver ever to win midget and silver crown titles, was a terror on Midwest short tracks before he finished high school. And he was ignored.

To be honest — I’m so glad that Jeff is racing NASCAR instead Indy cars. You can read the entire article here. I don’t want to bore you with the details.

In the meantime, I need to finish getting around for church. I hope all of you have a blessed Memorial Day, remembering our fallen heroes and other loved ones in our lives.

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