Aspen Quote #3

I'm from Colorado. I live in N. Carolina. NASCAR is VERY big here. Few people in Colorado could care less about the 'sport' (I use that term loosely) myself included. Summaries of the recent race were on local news the other night. Aspen sees this and asks "Daddy, what number is your favorite?" "What number is my favorite? What do you mean?" She nods to the tv at the race on the screen and asks again "What number is your favorite?" Oh yuck, I think to myself. I have to fain interest. Can't be dismissive lest I hurt her feelings. Quick think of an actual car number! "Oh", I reply "I like #24 because he wins alot" (You would have to live in a dumpster to not know this fact here in NC, whether you're into NASCAR or not). The taste of having to say a number in reference to my favorite NASCAR driver is worse than cold lima beans. In fact, in my opinion there is no better place to start with solving the worlds energy problems than by eliminating this passtime (and its followers for that matter). My words hang in the air like the stench of genocide. "Oh" she says as she turns her attention back to the art that she was creating. She seems to have no further comment on the subject, so I ask "Why? What is your favorite number?" Without looking up from what she is doing she replies dismissively... "Yeah, I'm not really into that. Its just silly." WTF!!!!