Tuesday, July 09, 2002

'FATHER, SON AND HOLY GOAT': I saw this on TV while on vacation, and I'm glad to see someone has commented on it. If you're just tuning in, it seems a goat was born in Florida with what appears to be a white No. 3 on its side. Now, for those of you who don't follow NASCAR, No. 3 was the late Dale Earnhardt's number. (I'm not a NASCAR fan, but being a Southern boy who worked in the sports department at three newspapers in the South, I'm familiar.) Apparently, people are flocking to see this magical goat named Lil' Dale, thinking that it is some kind of beyond-the-grave message from The Intimidator. (You'd think he'd have chosen something more intimidating than a goat.)

I don't think there's any more that I can add to this.