Parakeet Jones

Amarillo, I’ll be there.

It would be the 3rd if it was in October. No IU football that Saturday so that would be nice. My personal nightmare would be if the 500 ended up that day and IU tried to schedule Hoosier Hysteria that day. I love the Hoosiers, but the 500 would take priority over a glorified pep rally.

It’s been hitting me hard this weekend since qualifying should be happening. I’ve been watching a lot of old videos on YouTube like I normally due this time of year and it’s really got me missing heading to IMS for the race next Sunday. It’s going to be brutally hot in August. I almost hope it gets bumped to October for the sake of the weather.

This district I work for sent one of those out too. Did you have four options to choose from? I am starting to think about what adjustments I would have to make to start next year doing eLearning. I tried to find a list is restaurants affected today, but I guess no list was published. I will be crushed if the one in Clarksville is. I hope the one in Bedford survives too since that is a frequent stop headed to Bloomington for games for me.

Congratulations and sorry you couldn’t go out and see her. Feeling okay? How is the new grand baby?

Praying for you, friend.

Nursing homes are getting hammered. My wife works at one. Little Keet’s pediatrician had her take FMLA due to his history of hospitalizations for pneumonia. Hopefully her facility can get it under control quickly so that she can go back to work. We know she was exposed prior to FMLA, but thankfully she tested negative.

I agree. Whenever whatever happens happens it will be interesting. A mid year trade would be a good sign, but I expect them to let Jacoby play out the last year of his contract. I probably find myself trusting Ballard more than any other coach or GM of any of my teams than I have for quite a while.

What happens with him will definitely be interesting to watch.

Colts got a QB. I like the pick in round four. Let him sit for a year or two behind Rivers. then see what you have.

I like that pick. I agree with Scott, let’s double up with pick 44.

I’m really looking forward to the draft tomorrow night. I usually just watch it casually, but with no sports to watch in what feels like 20 years, I will be big time into it. Some buddies and I have set up a zoom conference to “get together “ and watch.

Could they have done something other than using different shades of green?

Praying for you, Scott. Take care.

Very impressive landing this commit during the caronapocalypse. Great job, Arch and staff.

I’m starting to get word of people I know personally who have tested positive for Covid. Just got a phone call that one of them is on a ventilator fighting for his life.

Yep. My wife is a therapist and she is the most stressed than I have seen her in the 10 years we have been married. She was in tears the other night.

I saw a video posted by Peegs and your BFF Rabjohns (😂) that he was always planning on entering the draft to get the feedback.

Putting lights up at IMS has been discussed for years. I’d say it’s more likely to happen due to a) new ownership and b) the circumstances. Obviously any lights for this year would be the temporary kind. It does stay light late that time of year, but you are still dealing with the issue that has always been there of turning 300,00 loose on the little town of Speedway late in the evening. That was always a sticking point with the Hulman- George family. They tried to be courteous to the residents of the town. Whatever happens I’ll be there in turn one when the green flag is waved.

I remembered one around that time was awful. I couldn’t remember if it was 15 or 16. I was going to look that up later tonight. Thanks for saving me the work.

IMS doesn’t have lights.

It’s going to be blazing hot.

500 postponed until 8/23.

My wife and her coworkers , who work at a nursing home, have been told they have to use the same mask for three days. Fortunately her mom, a retired nurse, has a few left over she is doing to give her.

The INDYCAR forum I lurk on has a whole Dakich thread going on their off topic forum. He is loathed in Indycar circles as well for comments he has made over the years.