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..."
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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.
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