Fun Trip To The North

First stop - Charleston for some "rafting" and last minute cleanup.
Second stop - a trip to Keeneland for burgoo, horses and jocularity.
Third stop - UK Football - where we saw a rarity this season - a win. 38-14 over Jacksonville State.
Great time for us with Justin, Kacey & Luke! We wish you well in your new home in Altus, OK!

This Calls For A.....

Our Lives Can Change Quickly

Hank Fights Back - Click For Download

Days after being dropped from ESPN's "Monday Night Football," Hank Williams Jr. fired back at that network, "Fox and Friends" and what he called the "United Socialist States of America" in his signature style -- a song bellowing biting lyrics in between guitar licks.
"This country sure as hell has gone down the drain," Williams sings in a tune posted Monday on his official website. "We know what we need. We know who to blame."

Clever

Our Time Is Almost Here

Time To Move On?

Last week, FL destroyed us 48-10 and we have #1 ranked LSU on Saturday. So, emotionally, I have decided to move on to basketball where we have the best fans in all of college basketball!

The tents started going up before sunrise outside Memorial Coliseum Wednesday as University of Kentucky basketball fans started the campout for Oct. 14 Big Blue Madness tickets. The free tickets will be distributed at 7 a.m. Saturday for the first open practice for the men's and women's teams.

Not Much To Dance About "After" The Game....

KY goes down to it's arch-nemesis and loses at home to Louisville - 24-17. It's going to be a looooooong season.

This Year's Governor's Cup Goes To....

Both teams basically suck so far. KY is 2-0 with hard fought victories over the Hilltoppers of WKU and the mighty Chippewas of Central Michigan. Loserville - slipped by the mighty Racers of Murray State and lost to Florida International? But, it is still a huge rivalry as far as I'm concerned and once again the Wildcats will prevail over the dirty birds. My pick - KY - 10 - Loserville - 7. ESPNU - 7pm Saturday Night.
Go Cats!

And I Thought We Were Ready...

Check out some of the great plays from the QB position. Especially his "drop back" move. We're lucky we snuck by with an 11 point victory. 14-3. The 1st quarter was so bad I went to bed when it ended.

UK vs Western KY - Thursday 9:15 (Really) ESPNU

GO CATS! I believe we're ready....

And I Thought He Was Dead (Ray)

Call His Bluff

More great stuff from the smartest man in the world.



All of a sudden Obama is a born-again budget balancer prepared to bravely take on his own party by making deep cuts in entitlements. Really? Name one. He’s been saying forever that he’s prepared to discuss, engage, converse about entitlement cuts. But never once has he publicly proposed a single structural change to any entitlement.
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Great Song from Laura Story

Me with Laura Story at the ICRS  Conference in St. Louis June 2013

4th of July Trick Shots

Andrew Cornell....

Bush Continues To Do The Right Thing

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?

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

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

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!