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Cinco de Mayo, the Moon and the Kentucky Derby

Sunday, May 06, 2012

Triple play day. Too bad I was sick and had to leave work before midnight Friday night (5/4). Went home, emptied out my med box, and tried to watch TV (couldn't track the shows) and read (couldn't track the stories). Sheesh! Dosed off & on, until time to actually sleep - - took 2 benadryls and slept thru the day. I took advantage of not eating, and got my fasting labs drawn when I got to work (packed 2 meals - one to eat right away, and one for o' dark huncred in the middle of the night).

Anyway - Cinco de Mayo - celebrated more here in the States than in the actual Hispanic countries.


The full moon is at the nearest point to the Earth tonight for this year. Supposed to be some 15% brighter (altho hard to tell with the naked eye). Tides will be a little higher. I managed to look outside the break room window - gorgeous!


Derby day - I almost forgot about it until I read the paper. "I'll Have Another" (who comes up with these names?) won. OK. Good for him.

(light colored horse)

Hope everyone has a great weekend!
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TOMWDCSKC 5/6/2012 5:25AM

    Maybe if the horse follows the name it will win the Triple Crown. Happy Cinco de Mayo emoticon

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JSALERNO 5/6/2012 4:41AM

    I DON'T WATCH HORSE RACING SINCE MY DAD PASSED AWAY. HE USED TO TAKE US TO THE TRACK ALL THE TIME WHEN WE WERE KIDS AND LIVED IN SARATOGA. THE FLAT TRACK WAS ONLY OPEN A MONTH OR SO BUT THE HARNESS TRACK RAN ALL SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL.

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DESERTDREAMERS 5/6/2012 4:14AM

    Wow - thanks, Sue. That's a cute story about the horse & cookies. Years ago, I used to pay more attention to the Derby - just haven't recently.

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SAFETYSUE 5/6/2012 2:28AM

    It was a great moon tonight, and the Derby is interesting when you watch all the lead up to the race. You get to know the owners, their stories, and even the horses personalities. I'll Have Another, likes cookies so of course he would beg for more. That is how his name was chosen. The beautiful bay on the inside track next to him is a George Lucas horse named after his son, he led the race right up to the finish. The light colored horse is really a very pretty red color, but it was a muddy track and he is covered in mud because he actually was way back in the pack until the home stretch where he became the little engine that could. The jockey has never ridden in the derby, this was his first Derby run and they won it!
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BUTEAFULL 5/6/2012 1:32AM

    I forgot all about the Kentucky Derby. I don't notice the moon any brighter tonight either, I was all hyped up about the huge moon, and was a little let down, but it is still pretty and no clouds to obscure it

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