I Was Just Wondering

I watched race cars circle the race track last weekend in what seemed to be an endless exercise. Thirty-five cars drove at a maddening pace for some three hundred and sixty laps. Around and around and around they drove without the privilege of commercial breaks. I thought that was the best part of the whole race. A quick run to the kitchen for refills and then the next time I’d run down the hall to empty.
It is funny how we humans act. Have you ever wondered if animals ever looked at us the way we do them? You know, like going to a zoo and watching an exhibit of monkeys or maybe giraffes. Do you think a herd of hippopotami would sit contentedly for two and one-half hours watching brightly colored cars rush around in circles?
In Europe, the race tracks are spread out over many miles. People sit in stands or hang from balconies as the sleek automobiles flash by at top speed. Observers jump up and down as they cheer on their favorites. The only thing about the foreign races though, because the race track is so spread out, there are long intervals where no race cars can be seen. I guess the fans do much the same thing as I do during commercials...
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