If you have read any of my previous posts in the two-and-a-half years I have been publishing here, off and on, I have a couple of things to say to you:
1) Thank you so much for reading, and
2) You need to get out more.
Anyway, if you've read any of my stuff, you know I love sports and, more importantly, I love the absurdity that goes hand-in-hand with so much that happens in the sporting world.
Take today, for example. I log on to Yahoo! and what do I see? A sports headline that instantly grabs my attention, and not just because it involves Danica Patrick, a young lady who, thanks to the internet, I've seen more of than I saw of my wife until our wedding night.
Here's the Yahoo! headline, word-for-word: "Danica, female spar in pit"
Now, if that doesn't get your imagination working overtime, you must be made of stronger moral fiber than I. I mean, was it a mud pit, a jello pit, what? Were wet t-shirts involved in any way?
Well, it turns out Danica and this anonymous other female sparred on pit road, which, if I were an auto racing fan, I might have guessed, although the story suddenly seems a lot less interesting for that knowledge.
But still, doesn't the headline seem a little off? I mean, I'm pretty sure Danica is a female herself, based on the photos I've seen, and I've given them a pretty thorough going-over. So, shouldn't the headline read "Danica and another female spar in pit"?
And what about this other female? Why does she get to remain anonymous while poor little Danica gets her dirty laundry aired out on Yahoo!? It turns out this "female" Danica Patrick sparred with is Milka Duno, another driver; in fact the only other female driver, at the Honda Indy 200, which is where the confrontation occurred.
Far be it from me to criticize the guy who writes the headlines at Yahoo!, but I think I could have done better. How about this? Duno Wrong in Clash With Danica?
I suppose I'm just giving this too much thought altogether. Maybe it's time to take a break and go check out ESPN's highlights from last year - I can't get enough of T.O.'s teary post-game performance from last November.
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Hey, there's already a dude here named Half Baked. If you want to hang around you'll need to come up with a new handle. He hasn't been around in a while, but we can't let some stranger waltz in and take our boy's name.
Thanks for the link, HB. I'll be sure to check it out. You ought to visit more often, really.
HB! It's so great to see you back. I've been to Boston 3 times this year and Hubby has 5 times. We were worried for our safety. (Well, not really.) Anyway, I've missed you and your writing/blogging. How are you doing with the book? We're going to your site now. Again, good to see you back.
Hi Hanahan, I know I have some big shoes to fill and it makes me kind of nervous, because that other Half-Baked guy is a little crazy. Luckily he doesn't know where I live....
Hey there Volfan, thanks a lot! It's funny, I was in New York last week and that's exactly how I felt going there....Compared to New York, Boston seems like a quaint little village....
Half Baked
I for one would prefer to see a no holds barred bare breast winner takes all cage match between the two. That'd give the sport of IRL and their fans something to talk about wouldn't you say ?
I'll slap the smile off that bi##ch Danica . Milka Dunno
I win a race and now everyone hates on me 'cause I'm beautiful and popular . Don't hate, love and appreciate. Danica Patrick
justan' aka tophatal ............
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Ive got a headline for you. H.B returns and nobody realy cares!! He lures us in with thoughts of naked jello wrestling FEMALE drivers just to detour us to his new " Buy My Books site " Thats so low, that even Blue @ Orange industries wouldent stoop so low. And his low is below sea level!!!!!
GET A GRIP DANICA! Yee haw it is about time someone pushes back on this ####! She has no problem confronting the men of Indy Car, now she has picked on the only other woman who will not take her ####. Sure Danica has one win under her belt, but has not done well since, or really ever done that well. Milka is much prettier than Danica.
Now, please believe that I am no fan of Danica...and I am female. (She has no sense of humor and she looks as if she has a pineapple shoved up her tail all the time.) However, didn't Ashley Judd (Mrs. Franchitti) release a public statement about how Ms. Dunno was creating unsafe racing conditions by blocking faster drivers last year before her man transferred over to NASCAR?
Hi guys, and thanks a lot for all the comments, I really appreciate them. Sorry I couldn't answer them all one-by-one. Tophatal's ideasounds intersting. Even though I'm not a big motorsports fan, something like that might serve to bring me over....
Hey bud welcome back. If you have ever read anything from the writers at Nascar.com. You would know exactly why it was written like that. Earlier in the year Nascar.com and Yahoo sports merged. I guess that tells the whole story. One of there writers earlier in the year wrote about the sea lions that they have at the race.
Hey everyone, I know it must seem like I've dropped off the face of the earth, but it's nothing like that.
I've been busy writing - two full-length novels so far, plus over a dozen short stories - and working hard to try to get an agent. If you are curious and have a few minutes, check out my website, www.allanleve rone.com.
If you're a literary agent or if you know one, by all means contact me! In the meantime, I'll be here when I can - love this forum - and as always, thank you for checking out my blog, especially considering how many great ones you could be reading instead....
