Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
So this took me forever to actually write...apologies! A nasty case of writer's block has set in, so I'm determined to get this post out the door so I can write other things. Despite being born in Ohio, and moving to Michigan this past year, I remain a Hoosier through and through. I love breaded pork tenderloins, basketball, fresh sweet corn, 4-H, and the Indiana State Fair. And as a Hoosier, I know that on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend comes "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing", the Indianapolis 500. I grew up listening to the race annually on the radio, hearing Jim Nabors singing "Back Home Again in Indiana", Mari Hulman-George announce "Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!" and the excitement in the announcers' voices as they communicated lead changes and track incidents. This year was my first opportunity to actually attend the race in person. Explaining the 500 to out-of-towners can be challenging - what is the thrill o...