Yesterday for me was the Super Bowl and the World Series rolled in to one.

I always look forward to the Indy 500 and the Coca Cola 600 with eager anticipation. I use to really like it when there would be one or two drivers trying to pull a double and drive both races. A few years ago, Indy decided to move their start time back an hour making it an impossibility of a driver doing both races.

That took place about the time that the open wheel series split, which also coordinated with NASCAR's tremendous growth in popularity. Maybe that was a case of sour grapes with Tony G.

I watched the Indy 500 in whole, and began the Coke 600. I don't know why but something about watching the transition from daylight to dark makes the second race hard to watch. I realize that many of the cars sport expensive and elaborate paint schemes to take advantage of the night lights. Shortly after the halfway point of the race from Charlotte, I got up and made my way toward the bedroom. And it was really early. I just decided I would rather go on line later and see who won.

I would add that none of my picks won. Of course my picks are not very realistic. I often pick with my heart and not with my brain. I think my Indy pick ended up 16th after running as high as 10th. My NASCAR pick was more of an anyone but Kyle Busch or Tony Stewart.

My sister who works for the Indianapolis Star, for the last several years, sends me May newspapers along with a keepsake race program. I am always amazed with the tradition associated with Indy. I went to the Indy 500 website this morning and it already has been updated with the 93rd running information for 2009.

Saturday afternoon, I talked with Jeanetta and she and Douglas were just crossing the Tennessee state line. She was taking her three day weekend to take a trip to Belt Buckle, Tennessee to do some genealogy work.

I am going to get a shower and try to get some of these "tape tracks" off me. I don't know what kind of tape the OR's use but it sure leaves a lot of sticky. We tried alcohol, hand cleaner and even finger nail polish remover with acetone but nothing has worked very well. I told Krl I might try gas and she told me that would really feel good if I got it in one of my incisions. I told Krl that at the parts store we have some stuff called "goop" and it is supposed to be for removing stickers and sticker tracks.

I may get by the store and pick up a rack of ribs or a brisket cutoff to cook on the grill. Outside of that, it should be laid back day. The only thing I have on my horizon is is K.O. brings a truck into town we might try to get the travel trailer from in front of our house and into storage, then I would take him back to Hawley.

Have a day!

FATHER, thank YOU for getting me to this point in my recovery. Thank YOU for the many privileges and freedoms we enjoy on this memorial day.