We’re back. Not a Jack Nicholson back in “The Shining” or even a Michael Corleone back in “Godfather III” but more of a Cousin Eddie back in Christmas Vacation. “That there is what you call an RV… Now don’t go falling in love with it Clark, we’re taking it with us when we leave next month.”
And among the magics of Disney – seriously, the place is a deluxe dichotomy of adjectives and adverbs – is that it is its own world and you have a hard time keeping up with the real world around you. It’s a lot like Vegas in a lot of ways. It’s crazy and perfect and it’s its own planet and a place that doesn’t seem real. We didn’t even see the meteor video until Sunday – Wow, by the way – and did not see a single moment from the Vols historic beatdown of Kentucky (which we’re guessing is only slightly less than what chas9 was able to watch considering the way his Cats played).
With that said, and with the magic and memories of Disney in the rearview, let’s get to a real 5-at-10 with five sports-related things we’re thinking about at 10 a.m. (five things at 10 a.m., 5-at-10, catchy, huh?).
From the home offices of the “Talks too much” studios, let’s drop some logic.
Danica Patrick, left, displays the flag with Tony Stewart after winning the pole Sunday during qualifying for the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Patrick became the first woman to secure the top spot for any Sprint Cup race.Patrick gets us talking about NASCAR
The headline on today’s TFP sports section is “Leading Lady.” We almost went with “Lady’s First” and we did not give any serious thought to “Pole Dancer.”