Reflections of a Freaking Genius

Last weekend was a special one.  It was the start of something new...something special.  It marked the beginning of a wonderful and exciting adventure.  The venue was beautiful...the crowd was entertained and amazed.  The participants experienced the adrenaline rush that you'd expect given the event.  That's right...it was the weekend of the Daytona 500 and the start of a new NASCAR season with all of the new rule changes!!!!  Woofreakinhoo!!!!!  Oh, yeah...and my middle son got married... Trevor called me a few months ago and said that he finally did it.  He asked Melinda to marry him.  Of course I was excited.  Melinda has been a great addition to the clan.  She's equally as crazy, insane, and uninhibited as the rest of us.  What a perfect match for the T-man!! A month or so later he called and said, "Dad, we've talked about it, and we'd like to ask our favorite Daddio, Freakin' Genius, and incredibly handsome father to perform our marriage ceremony

It's finally here!  Yep, NASCAR makes its return this weekend, and this Freakin Genius is a happy camper!  Did I tell you that cold weather and winter sucks??  I thought so, but just in case you forgot...it sucks!!  This weekend reminds me that spring is nearly here, the dumb, depressing, dreary dead of winter is disappearing soon...I may not have to get those meds after all.  A little bit of snow around here turns typically stupid drivers into complete morons.  Yep, the weather's changed, a snowflake hit the highway...let's totally forget everything we ever learned about driving!  Sheesh! Unlike most other sports (yes, it is TOO a sport!), NASCAR starts with the Superbowl event, the Daytona 500.  (don't ask me why we START with the Superbowl, makes no sense to me either!) By the way, that track was built about 50 years ago, and they JUST NOW repaved the track for the first time.  Let's see...43 cars going 200 miles per hour, creating tremendous stress and heat on