Plan B: The Sum of All Fears

It is my hope that by publishing the following photograph I will turn fear into strength and, in the way of all grandiose thinking, somehow prevent an undesireable outcome:


This is the Field House, all decked out and ready to go. Backup location for the event. And if you're in here that'll mean it's raining out there.

Those among us who are old enough to remember the Field House back when the track was dirt and the air was suffused with attar of machine oil may be happy to hear -- or, if you're a spiteful wretch, not -- that the joint's actually pretty hospitable now.

Yep, it's up to the task. But like these, which are also up to the task, let's just hope we don't have to use it.