There are seven days in a week, seven ancient wonders of the world, seven seas, and the ever popular, seven minutes in heaven.
Tomorrow, Jimmie Johnson has 36 chances to take the Sprint Cup victory and just seven minuscule shots to lose it all.
All he needs to do is score 36th or better and we witness history "three-peating" itself by tying Cale Yarborough's record of winning three consecutive titles in the mid-seventies.
If luck be a lady, she will grab hold of those seven little chances and Jimmie will blow an engine on Lap One! Come on lucky seven!
With all this pent up animosity I hold towards Jimmie Johnson, I might be guilty of committing one of the seven deadly sins: Wrath, the inordinate and uncontrolled feelings of hatred and anger.
Yep, sounds like me. Remember earlier in the season when I was harboring my ill feelings for Kyle Busch? I got over it and I now pass the wrath on to "Rowdy." I think that he has what it takes to make a comeback and it will make a helluva sequel in 2009. Go get 'em Kyle, take the Cup that you so truly deserved this year!
Forgive me father for I have sinned.....but I'm not the only one!
With the Cup inches from his reach, Jimmie could be accused of being a little gluttonous, the overindulgence of anything to excess. Come on Jimmie, you know that you'll just have to build a bigger mantle in the off season with that little Lowe's tool kit of yours to display a third Sprint Cup! How about giving it to Carl Edwards this time, I'm sure he's already got the prefect place picked out for it!
Carl, you aren't being let off so easy either my prideful friend. With your washboard abs and athletic prowess, you clearly show a desire to be more fit and attractive than your fellow drivers. You have also identified yourself as to being a bit more important than others (i.e Kevin Harvick) and look at where that got you. Tsk-tsk!
Tony Stewart. You said from the start that you had no desire to try to win in a Toyota this season, you eek-ed one out, but other than that, showed little effort or desire. You cruised along slothfully for 36 weeks achieving a "passing" grade, but we never saw you go above and beyond a "C" level. I'm expecting an "A" student next year. While we are on the subject, how about putting that donut down and getting on a treadmill during the off-season! You are a myocardial infarction just waiting to happen. (*)
With the merger of DEI and Gnassi, Teresa Earnradt you are the opitiome of greed in my eyes. With your rapacious desire for wealth you have ruined everything that was great about DEI and your late husband's good name.
The controversial finish in at Talladega this October left Ragan Smith with a penalty and an 18th place finish: green with envy over Tony Stewart's win. Smith truly believed at the conclusion of the race that he was victorious and resented Stewart as well as NASCAR for "taking it" from him.
Lastly there is Lust: "usually thought of as involving obsessive or excessive thoughts or desires of a sexual nature."
I recently read an article about driver's firesuits. It seems as if some of the drivers are now having tighter, more fashionable firesuits custom made and engineered by Alpinestars, an Italian company known for its high-quality suits used in Formula One, which leaves me a little hot and bothered I must admit.
"Alpinestars is thought to be the Prada of firesuits. So much so that fans say Kyle Busch looks better in his firesuit than he does in his street clothes. The company has an eye for fashionable detail, each suit is haute couture."
P.J. Rashidi, racing development of Alpinestars said. "We are sensitive to the female fans and make our drivers look appealing for the female fans. We make tweaks here and there and surprise them. It keeps everyone happy,"
Bravo Mr. Rashidi for purposely enabling the drivers to engage in lewd conduct right before my very eyes and for knowing that a little eye candy never hurt anyone!
Lustful thoughts? I'm guilty as charged, let the lechery begin!
(*) As always Mr. Stewart I am here for you as an emergency medical professional. Your health and well-being are my highest priorities. Please feel free to call on me for any medical advice that you may need or in the event of a true emergency, some mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
12 comments Last one added 7 months ago — Leave a Comment
Mary Jo Buchanan 7 months ago
Priceless Kara – I have two of the deadly sins - pride in your writing and also great envy of your skills!
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Kara Martin 7 months ago
My oh my....I think that there is a special place in heaven for all of us, I just know we are going to get in!
Seriously, for the record everyone I am a good Christian girl and it's ok to look...right?!
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Michael Cline 7 months ago
Kara! You should be ashamed of yourself! ;) lol. Better get those Hail Mary's out of the way before the race. Maybe "lady luck" will be on your side then.
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Kara Martin 7 months ago
We Southern Baptists don't do the hail mary's, I'll just cook up a big mess of fried food tomorrow and all will be forgiven before lightning stikes me dead!
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S M Napier 7 months ago
Wow Kara, another excellent read. Now that would be something to see you climbing up the fence to rescue a tired Smoke who's hung up his firesuit on top of the front stretch fence. LOL I'll gladly volunteer my hammer to do a little bayou voodoo on Vanilla Jim No. 48 car, of course it will be a 1/24 scale car. Now I hope you wash all that fried food down with some ice cold Highlife.
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Kara Martin 7 months ago
ooohhh, that may be beyond my scope of practice, I'd need the strength of 10 men to free him from the top of that fence. I don't know if there is any stopping Jimmie now, but I might just bury a diecast in the backyard and do a crazy voodoo dance to prevent him from taking the Cup next year!
And oh yeah...a highlife is most certainly in order!
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Dave Gainer 7 months ago
LOL a good Christian girl that admits to hatred..... That's almost the same as a good muslin that kills innocent people, only not as grave. Yeah Yeah i understand your pain but tomorrow your your anger will go unsatisfied your tears will fall on already wet towels.. There is hope for the down trodden in 2009. Nascar is taking away testing, that 1 thing the 48 team does more then anyone else, so many under achieving drivers will have a better shot in 2009..It sorta reminds me of back in the 70s they outlawed the hemi daytona chargers for their dominance. So get flustered all you want, i will send you a dry towel to wipe away your tears tomorrow, like Jesus did for the poor. I will say a prayer for your unrepentant hearts so that some day your will learn that hatred serves evil not good.... And if for some reason Carl should grant you your wish, i will celebrate an be almost as happy as if Jimmie wins....The 48 already has 2 under his belt, Carl has 0 in sprint cup titles. Carl is an awesome talent deserving of a Championship. Carl stayed close to Jimmie off the track this chase and learned the lessons this year on what it takes to win it all, no doubt Jimmie shared with him , so Carl will be even stronger in 09...
Dont hate the player folks, hate the game!
I bet you guys are pissed that Carl and Jimmie don't hate each other...alot of masochists out there.
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Kara Martin 7 months ago
LOL Dave....it was meant all in good fun!
I personally am all good with Carl & Jimmie not hating each other. And as I've said before, I don't really "hate" Jimmie at all. With all of the frustrations this year & rained out qualifying, I do hate the game a bit.
Tonight I will not cry myself to sleep on a giant pillow, no tears will be shed. I will survive this and wake up on Monday counting down the days to Daytona.
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Jen Preston 7 months ago
Hahaha, Kara this was absolutely fabulous! I have to admit, I'm guilty of more than one sin myself, but thanks to you I can laugh about it :D
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Kara Martin 7 months ago
HAHAHAHA.....Thanks Jen!
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Andy Stotts 7 months ago
Kara, as my daddy said, you can do all the window shopping you want, you just can not buy. I think I have hit at least 8 of the 10 big do not do's myself. Great story.
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Kara Martin 7 months ago
Thanks Andy...I love you daddy's quote, that is awesome! I like to window shop very much on race day from the comfort of my couch!
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