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How Nascar Came To My House

So while at dinner the other night the Budweiser shootout was on the TV and of course the 5 year old is entranced. RACE CARS! Oooo What are they doing!

So, to the best of my ability, I start to explain the pace car – the lapping, some basics about racing that I was borrowing from my days as an old school Indy Car fence hanger.

Cuz I’m an Indy Car Girl. Open Wheel racing for me. Life Begins at 225 MPH etc etc etc etc.

And then, they started wearing THIS around the house all the time.
I don’t even know which DRIVER’s hat this is….Kasey Kahne? Why do I know his name?

Oh shit.

Nascar just came to my house.

OUT VILE DEMON! OUT I SAY!

Few Good Men

Clemens: You want answers?

Congressman: I think I’m entitled to them.

Clemens: You want answers?

Congressman: I want the truth!

Clemens: You can’t handle the truth! Son, we live in a world that has baseballs. And those balls have to be hit by men with bats. Who’s gonna do it? You? You, Congressman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for steroids and you curse HGH. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that HGH, while illegal, probably sells tickets. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, sells tickets…You don’t want the truth. Because deep down, in places you don’t talk about at parties, you want me on that mound. You need me on that mound. We use words like fastall, slider, splitfinger…we use these words as the backbone to a life spent playing a sport. You use ‘em as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and falls asleep to the Sportscenter clips I provide, then questions the manner in which I provide it! I’d rather you just said thank you and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a bat and dig in. Either way, I don’t give a damn what you think you’re entitled to!

Congressman: Did you order the HGH?

Clemens: (quietly) I did the job you sent me to do.

Congressman: Did you order the HGH?

Clemens: You’re gddamn right I did!!

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