Thursday, May 26, 2011

In Your Face Gaga

Good kids win the big one! It was refreshing to see the two finalists and their families in the finals. I already knew there are still great kids doing great things because of our two kids. But I saw this finale as a victory over the ridiculous, costume-wearing, sex-laden pop culture of today's music world. Are Lauren and Scotty a couple?

Thursday, May 12, 2011

KY Derby Order of Finish


I wish the track announcer had a "KY accent."
The final order of finish for the 137th Kentucky Derby was:

1 -- Animal Kingdom
2 -- Nehro
3 -- Mucho Macho Man
4 -- Shackleford
5 -- Master of Hounds
6 -- Santiva
7 -- Brilliant Speed
8 -- Dialed In
9 -- Pants on Fire
10 -- Twice the Appeal
11 -- Soldat
12 -- Stay Thirsty
13 -- Derby Kitten
14 -- Decisive Moment
15 -- Archarcharch
16 -- Midnight Interlude
17 -- Twinspired
18 -- Watch Me Go
19 -- Comma to the Top

Friday, May 06, 2011

Here's Your Picks For The Run for the Roses!


You can start watching endless coverage at 5pm EST, Saturday on NBC. The post time for the Derby will be at 6:15pm EST. The race is going to be a wide open field. Uncle MO is the favorite right now, but this really could come down to anyone’s race.



And the picks are:
Andrew - Mucho Macho Man & Brilliant Speed
Clay - Pants on Fire
Debbie - Dialed In & Decisive Moment
Justin - Twice the Appeal & Soldat
Kacey - Shackleford & Stay Thirsty
Kate - Midnight Interlude & Toby's Corner
Luke - Nehro & Master of Hounds
Lyndsey - Comma to the Top & Twinspired
Mary - Santiva
Mike - Animal Kingdom
Rick - Uncle Mo SCRATCHED - courtesy of Clay - Archarcharch
Ted - Watch Me Go

Wednesday, May 04, 2011

The West Family KY Derby Sweepstakes


The 137th running of the Kentucky Derby is this Saturday, May 7th. 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." (which includes extended 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 more than 1 horse to cheer on to the finish line! Please comment below if you would like to be included and stay tuned for updates. The field should be ready to go by Thursday of this week. Ted West had last year's winner - Super Saver. The winner gets a big congratulations from the rest of us!