Thursday, May 28, 2009

What will Be Will BEE

As usual, I will be glued to the set tonight watching ABC's live coverage of the annual Scripps-Howard Spelling Bee. I think it's great that the Bee is now televised live in prime time, and no matter how slick the network tries to make it, it's still educational programming with a genuinely compelling human element. I think I could have done without these promos, though.



I swear when I saw this last night that I thought they said "Hey, all you Middle School Nerds..."

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Take Me Out to the Ballgame: It's Complicated

Great Day at the Races


(Photo from the NY Times)
Bailey read on the internets that Mine That Bird was a good longshot bet for the Kentucky Derby. We had $10 on him to win, and he came in at 50-1. I had heard that the #16 position in the Derby has won the race a number of times, so we made a $1 exacta bet and included #8 Mine That Bird and #16 Pioneer of the Nile. Pioneer didn't win but he fought through the pack to finish second. Not too shabby for a couple of amateurs who couldn't even be bothered to buy a racing form.