Whip-Around Fishing

Turtling - 4th of July Weekend

This is a spoof of a TV fishing show. Insider info. "Ricky Joe" is my brother Rick. "Snook" was the nickname for Rick and mine's Dad. "Paul Meadow" is where I thought Ted lived years ago. He actually lives in Palmetto, FL. "Debbie's Cafe" is the made up name for Rick's wife's kitchen where a lot of tasty food is prepared and served. "The Florida Club" is where Rick lives.

Abby Wins! A Great Sports Story

And the winner in the 2014 West Family Derby Sweepstakes is...
Abby!
And it's her very first Derby! Justin finished in second with Commanding Curve and Clay finished third with Danza. Final Results

This is a great sports story.  California Chrome's owners, Steve Coburn and Perry Martin, are no Kentucky blue bloods. They're a couple of working stiffs who live near Reno, Nevada.

A trainer called them "dumb asses" for getting into the racing game, inspiring the duo to put the letters DAP on their silks, which stands for Dumb Ass Partners.

"We're going to go down in history," Coburn predicted.

Derby Picks - 2014

Here's the random order in which the names were drawn along with the horse/horses picked. The first 3 names drawn out (Me, Mary and Clay) get 2 picks. I know what you're thinking, but I swear it was a random draw witnessed by Mimi.
And here are the ODDS.

Mike - Wildcat Red and Vinceremos
Mary - Uncle Sigh and Medal Count
Clay - Chiti and Danza
Abby - California Chrome
Rick - Dance with Fate
Levi - Candy Boy
Debbie - Wicked Strong
Luke - Samraat
Jack - Vicars in Trouble
Kate - Harry's Holiday
Ted - We Miss Artie (He didn't opt in - I just put him in)
Justin - Commanding Curve
Andrew - General A Rod
Lyndsey - Ride on Curlin
Kacey - Tapiture
Kay - Intense Holiday

Good luck!

KY Derby 2014

The 140th running of the Kentucky Derby is this Saturday, May 3rd. 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. Last year's winner - Clay West with "Orb." (I'm still not sure if he knows he won)The winner gets a big congratulations from the rest of us and bragging rights for 1 year! 

You must let me know in the comment section if you want to be included.

KY Basketball - An Empire in the Making?

KY's run through the NCAA Tournament was the greatest run I've ever seen a KY team make.