Thursday, April 30, 2009

Here Are Our Picks

KENTUCKY DERBY
When: 6:24 p.m. Saturday | TV: NBC | Purse: $2 million | Distance: 1 1/4 miles












Mike - Atomic Rain, Friesan Fire, Desert Party
Ted - Join In The Dance, Hold Me Back, General Quarters
Kacey - I Want Revenge, Flying Private
Clay - No Where To Hide, Summer Bird
Andrew - Regal Ransom, Advice
Lyndsey - Dunkirk, Mr. Hot Stuff
Justin - Chocolate Candy, Musket Man
Rick - Papa Clem, Pioneer of the Nile
Mary - Mine That Bird, West Side Bernie
Odds Info

Order of the Draw

The post positions for the horses were drawn yesterday and I am now pleased to announce the order of The West Family Derby Sweepstakes drawing for horses. The order that the players would pick their horses was determined through a random drawing this morning.(See below) The first two players drawing (Me & Ted) will get three picks each; everyone else gets two picks. Your picks will be posted Friday afternoon. HERE IS SOME GOOD INFO ON THE HORSES AND, here is Mary's Derby Pie Recipe:
1/2 c. margarine, melted
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. flour
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
3/4 c. English walnuts or pecans
3/4 c. chocolate chips
mix in order given. Pour into unbaked 9-inch pie shell. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Yum yum!
Order of draw:
Mike
Ted
Kacey
Clay
Andrew
Lyndsey
Justin
Rick
Mary
Be sure and check back Friday afternoon to find out who your horses will be.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Coming Soon - The West Family KY Derby Sweepstakes

The 136th running of the Kentucky Derby is this Saturday, May 2. You can GO HERE to learn all about the KY Derby. I need to to know if you would like to participate. The sweepstakes is only open to "The Fam." I will be randomly putting the entries into a hat with randomly assigned numbers. Mary & I will then draw numbers alphabetically by the first name of each participant until all horses have been chosen. You could possibly have 2-3 horses to cheer on to the finish line! Please comment below if you would like to be included and stay tuned for updates. Yes....the winner will receive a derby glass to proudly display in a place of prominence until the next Derby. The field should be ready to go by Thursday of this week. Mary had last year's winner - Mine That Bird - Jockey - Calvin Borel

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Chicken Little & Earth Day - 39 Years Ago

“The world has been chilling sharply for about twenty years. If present trends continue, the world will be about four degrees colder for the global mean temperature in 1990, but eleven degrees colder in the year 2000. This is about twice what it would take to put us into an ice age.”
• Kenneth Watt, Ecologist
Keep these predictions in mind when you hear the same predictions made today. They’ve been making the same predictions for 39 years. And they’re going to continue making them until…well…forever.
Here we are, 39 years later and the economy sucks, but the ecology’s fine. In fact this planet is doing a lot better than the planet on which those green lunatics live.
MORE CRAZINESS Thanks Ted.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

The Earth Is Cooling? This Messes Everything Up

East Antarctica is four times the size of west Antarctica and parts of it are cooling. The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research report prepared for last week's meeting of Antarctic Treaty nations in Washington noted the South Pole had shown "significant cooling in recent decades.STORY

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Jack Bauer Crying?

Yep. In this week's episode when he met with his daughter. New low for the show? Perhaps. Interesting season so far. I don't think it's as good as past seasons but it's still definitely worth watching. I just never thought I would see Jack Bauer crying.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Congratulations to Me!






Thanks to all who participated. Clay made a run at me at the end but fell short. I'm looking forward to winning again next year with KY as the champion! I'll just hang on to my trophy until next year's March Madness.

Saturday, April 04, 2009

I Like This Commercial

Especially the kid at the end...

Thursday, April 02, 2009