On the shiny precipice of a new Indycar season and, in following the News of the Indycar world through February 15, I find myself again wondering,
OK, ok… o…. (deep, cleansing breath)….. k…
Been here before, I can manage it, just need to take a moment, go for a walk.
Escape into some music, to chill…
(grabs iPod, dons headphones)
Let’s hit Shuffle and see what comes up… 
(surprised, knowing the amount of 80’s
metal/punk/wave is on the ‘pod..)
OH! OK, perfect. Some nice, Jamaican-influenced pop? Johnny Nash it is…
(presses play)
I can see clearly, that my affinity for parody lyrics and Indycar during Seasonal Affective Disorder isn’t going to be helpful..
(hits Shuffle…The Smiths – How Soon Is Now?)
Oh, sweet! Early-80s, right in my wheelhouse..
I love this song and the 80s recalls a much shinier day in Indycar…
(play)
YESSSSS, thank you Johnny Marr for the great reverb/modulated guitar intro…
Hmpf. Comically apropo and all too representative of much of Indycar.
Also not at all helping me get out of this funk, but let’s ride it out to the end of the song…
Sonovabitch.
(shakes head, perturbed, hits Shuffle again)
(ironically, the algorithm pulls another Smiths tune..)
(looks skyward, hands out in a ‘WTF was that?’ pose)
Clearly, the universe is trying to tell me something.. to help me perhaps…
Almighty hell. Who am I to argue?
(stops walking, stops iPod,
removes headphones, turns around)
I feel like going home and blogging some Indycar predictions for 2014…
Right after I listen to Rage Against the Machine… on 11.
Ground(ed) Effects 