The Swamp

BuffloSoldier wrote:Bensell:

How was the Third Bullet?

It was good, not great. A middle of the road book from Stephen Hunter.

Caught up with the last 2 episodes last night - really digging where the last 3 episodes are leading (I've only read the first 2 books so I'm not ahead of the series). John Snow's northern ginger is really growing on me, but no one holds a candle to Daenerys.

AB_skin_test wrote:

I liked that bio quite a bit. I'm halfway through this novel:



Another really well written book with main characters I hate

And Wiggins choose Kansas. I thought it would be FSU too

Disappointed that Moyes is taking the ManUre job, but can't blame him at all. Any word on who is being mentioned to replace him at Goodison Park?

The Reds and Braves are taking turn wasting bases loaded chances early this afternoon.

This may be getting out of hand of the Canucks

Just started this:



The first 50 pages are great; love having no idea where the story is going.

It's almost Merseyside Derby time...

I made OK money considering how little I was betting. 3 Pick 3s and 1 Pick 4 even with favorites payed nice. So happy to see Shug get a Derby -pick it got dusty for a minute as my uncle has known him for many, many years.

I am sitting on a final leg if the Pick 3 with 2, 8 and 9 in the 9th race.

I think it is Orb's race to lose, but here is how I plan on betting: Trifecta #16 Orb wheeled with #3 Revolutionary, #5 Normandy Invasion, #10 Palace Malice, #11 Lines of Battle, #12 Itsmyluckyday & #17 Will Take Charge ($15 bet on a 50 cent wager) Trifecta box (3-5-10-12-16) ($30 on a 50 cent w...

Scottie wrote:So good you're reading it twice?

He does has a prescription...

Getting ready to head to my good friend's place to handicap the Derby card tomorrow with hockey and NBA on in the background. Hopefully more NHL than hoops. I am sure Budweiser and some sort of midrange bourbon will be on the tab...

36-1 shot wins the Oaks from off the pace. The track is playing fair today so hopefully it carries over to tomorrow.

My Mom just pointed out that she remembers what number the Kentucky Derby is at is by my age, since I was born the year of the 100th Derby (1974). I had never thought of remembering it that way; at least once a year I have to look it up to confirm I have the number right. I's not too smart sometimes...

My Oaks picks are Close Hatches and Beholder as I'm going to try to beat the overwhelming favorite Dreaming of Julia.

Scratch #1 Black Onyx and the #21 Fear the Kitten, giving us a 19 horse field. My picks are coming up later, but right now I'm leaning towards the top two Florida Derby finishers - Orb and Itsmyluckyday.

Tonight's Colbert is great. Talking about the prisoners at Gitmo "The have been there twelve years. They are almost ready for their behind bars-mitzah."

My first CDs were all Rolling Stones and The Beatles. I used the cash I earned working for the family's warehouse during the summer I was 14 to get the cash to pay for it. I think I got a bonus of 5 or 8 CDs for buying the player at Disc Jockey so I went with shit I knew I loved.

I am about 97% certain I saw the girl who stars in Wendy's current advertising campaign standing outside a hotel yesterday as I was driving home (stopped at a light, to be accurate). Did you punch her for me? Sorry, I was in my car, in the far lane. I knew I wasn't the only who hated that chick wit...

Chris Kelly of Kris Kross fame found dead in his Atlanta home.

21. Fear the Kitten Pretty intimidating name for a horse, eh. This is why you should never let your 4-year old name your thoroughbreds. The sire is named Kitten's Joy and Ken and Sarah Ramsey name all of their homebreds by him with some form of a Kitten name. But yeah, that has to be one of their w...

Reading these two: http://img1.targetimg1.com/wcsstore/TargetSAS//img/p/14/24/14246711_121016020000.jpg I read that after getting it for Christmas. Quite interesting. It's a part of history that doesn't get much play, including the ethnic cleansing of Germans from Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovaki...

Here is the 139th Kentucky Derby field with morning line odds: 1. Black Onyx 50-1 2. Oxbow 30-1 3. Revolutionary 10-1 4. Golden Soul 50-1 5. Normandy Invasion 12-1 6. Mylute 15-1 7. Giant Finish 50-1 8. Goldencents 5-1 9. Overanalyze 15-1 10. Palace Malice 20-1 11. Lines of Battle 30-1 12. Itsmyluck...

In - just a few minutes late. I hope that's ok.

My brother in law's company bought 4 season tickets for the Reds this season and I got use them for the Nationals game on April 7th for the Cueto v. Strasburg matchup. They are excellent seats, about a dozen rows from third base, and I'm hoping that I get to use them again with more than a six hour ...

Reading these two:

wlu_lax6 wrote:Also Mud Hens breaking out the Chewie Jerseys for Starwars week

I can't decide is that awesome or awful.

garyclark wrote:Hey, where do degenerates go to place bets on horse races in Massachusetts?

TVG, Twinspires.com or you can go to Suffolk Downs and bet the simulcast there.

I'm back. Sorry I have been swamped (ha!) with moving and other things the past month and have had problems getting here on my phone. But now I am settled in and have the computer up and running so I should be around from here on out. The post position draw for the Derby is in 2 hours so I will post...

It doesn't look like a fun place to play in Denver tonight. I'm talking conditions, not crowd as they look hyped.

Here I am.

And everyone knows BBQ Sandwich is much cooler than Ham Sandwich...