No one will care, but I’m

currently watching the last race of the NASCAR season, where the championship will be decided.

Although it’s almost a foregone conclusion that Jimmie Johnson will win it all, it’s still a good race. I’m just pissed that the Nextel Cup points scheme is going to take my favorite driver, Kasey Kahne, out of contention for the Cup, despite his season-leading six wins.

I haven’t followed a sport this closely in years, and it’s nice to be involved in it — a welcome escape from things. I used to make fun of folks who were passionate about sports to the point of knowing all the stats, etc., but I get it now. I’m not an expert by any means, of course, but I’m enjoying it enough to think I will be one someday,