[mitchntx]

After this weekend's carnage with my F-Buds, I am giving serious consideration to just quitting.

It seems most are caught up in FTD and willing to spend what it takes to get internet bragging rights. I just can't do that.

The costs associated with it, the time required to create it and the effort put forth into it is so great that it appears daunting ... and especially no fun.

When I first began doing this with Chuck, it was a blast. We hung out, laughed, joked, did a little maintenance ... it was fun.

Now, we all seem to work so hard at keeping these damn cars running, that the fun part is gone.

Don't misunderstand ... I cherish my friendship with all those I run with. But looking back at the last few times we have run together ... we always seem to be thrashing on someone's car.

If I were racing, then the expectation set would be differnet. But this is just OT. There is no prize for first.

I guess it's time for me to decide on what my priorities are.

[trax]

I will toss in a left-field anecdote on this.

One of my other major hobbies is competitive shooting. I own a German-made Anschutz 1907 smallbore precision rifle. In college I only shoot once every two weeks or so, but I used to shoot 5 or 6 times a week in high school (we had arguably one of the top teams / coaches in the midwest). After four years in it, I came to college and just lost interest.

I still shoot now and then, but I just got burnt out on constant practicing. In the end the best way to handle it was to throttle off and only come back to it whenever I really feel the urge. Even though that might only be once or twice a month, on those nights that I do sit down and shoot, I seize the moment and genuinely enjoy every minute of it.