I’m still trying to get used to the fact that Mine That Bird won the Derby, paid a gazillion dollars, and I didn’t bet on it. Maybe it was because I hadn’t even heard of him before post time.
The day after the race, one of the local stations replayed an interview taped with a woman [...]
The Kentucky Derby is tomorrow. It’s supposed to rain, so I’m glad I’ll be watching it from home. None of the horses running this year have really knocked my socks off, though I find it quite funny that Jenny Craig owns a horse called “Chocolate Candy.” You’d think it would be named “Celery Stick.”
But the [...]
April 20, 2009 – 10:37 AM
The Thunder was on Saturday, when Mr. B, BD, a friend to keep BD entertained, and I attended Thunder Over Louisville, along with 700,000 other people. The fireworks are mighty cool (it’s the largest annual fireworks display in the country), but the large crowd keeps me away most years.
This year we had tickets to [...]
My men’s NCAA bracket tanked in the Sweet 16 after my best start ever.
I didn’t do a bracket for the women’s tournament.
Nevertheless, I have been rooting hard all along for the Lady Cardinals (is this “Lady” business a Southern thing? I don’t remember hearing it much till I moved here).
We actually have several connections to [...]
While I am still sad about the U of L men’s loss last night, I now realize that they were just trying to free up their calendars so they could watch the women’s team play in the Final Four!
At halftime, Maryland coach Brenda Freese said that her team (down 5 points at the time) was [...]
January 29, 2009 – 9:11 AM
Several inches of snow, followed by 1/2 inch or more of ice, followed by a few more inches of snow. This is the reason I no longer live in upstate New York, but every few years we get hit with it.
I’ve really got nothing to complain about. Our power must have blinked off Tuesday night, [...]
October 19, 2008 – 4:05 PM
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The home heating season has official begun Chez Bluegrass.
Of course, the family might have preferred it if I’d turned it on when I got up this morning and realized it was only 63 degrees in the house. However, we have a heat pump, and raising it more than a degree or so at [...]
September 17, 2008 – 12:52 PM
I’m realizing just how fortunate we were to not lose power in the wind storm. Over 6,000 lines came down, and there are still 150,000-plus homes in the area without power. The friend who borrowed two shelves in my freezer is back on, so she stopped by to pick up her groceries. [...]
September 15, 2008 – 12:14 PM
We just caught the edge of Ike yesterday, but it was enough. We had winds gusting to 70 MPH for much of the afternoon. Two people were killed by falling tree limbs, 60-75% of the area is without power, roads are blocked and schools are closed throughout the area. They say it’s the worst destruction [...]
