I wanna put on, my my my my my boogity shoes...

Thanks to a timely boot purchase, my brother T scored tickets to the O'Reilly 300 Busch Series race at Texas Motor Speedway Saturday, and he invited me along. Allow me to share a few thoughts:

Yes!

Woo-hoo!

Frickin' A!

I can't help but be a little jealous, since a buddy of T's has a spare ticket to the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 on Sunday, so T's going to both major events this weekend. I probably owe Daughter a trip out to the Fort Worth 400, since she missed the dirt track race and thought it Monumentally Unfair that I couldn't take her to this race, but I told her I'd try to snag a picture of Michael Waltrip's #99 Aaron's Dream Machine done up in Texas Longhorn colors for her teacher (who's a UT alum).

Clearing the cache:

Not-a-date update: J's uncle passed away last Wednesday (unexpectedly), so she's been naturally dealing with that. Still, we've talked a lot, and I've tried to offer the help and support I can. Nefarious plans to woo her are, of course, on hold.

Diet update: So far, so good for the past two days. We'll see how it survives NASCAR.

Guitar update: We were actually able to take some time to do a lesson on Sunday. She's picking it up pretty well, but her fretting could use some work (when she develops the calluses, that'll help).

Wild, crazy-ass idea update: I'm trying to learn to dance, at least two-step, by S&J's wedding. Hoping to use Daughter as a practice partner, since she's tall, and much more graceful than I am.

General update: Signed Daughter up for Taekwondo. She really seems to be responding to it. Perhaps she does better at more solitary sports, where it's just her versus the sport, and she doesn't have to have the same dedication as her teammates. She never seemed to be into the sport of soccer enough to continue in the cutthroat world of AYSO, though she did like being part of a team. The TKD classes have plenty of students to socialize with (though, I am very impressed with the no-nonsense approach they demand-and get-from the students during class) but her progress is at her pace. We'll see how long she sticks to it. I might even join a class. It looks like fun.