Derby Contenders for 2012 April 28th, 2012

April 28th, 2012

Here They Are  Horses with the right stuff
And so beautiful

 

Well there are so many entries, it's hard to say

who will get into this years Derby. I am

hoping for a few of these out of 50.

These look like they have the better chance

Horses

Alpha

Union Rags

Hansen

Gemologist

Dialed In

Arch-Arch

Macho Man

Secret Circle

Daddy's nose best
El Pradrino
I'll have another

uncle Mo

Out of these there may be a winner.

Who knows? WHO DO YOU PICK?

Some of these horses are sooo beautiful.
I am going to bake a Horse  Race  Pie.

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The Good Wife

The Good Wife

There was a man, who had worked all his life,
had saved all of his money, And was a real miser
when it came to his money. Just before he died,
he said to his wife...'When I die, I want you to take
all my money and put it in the casket with me.
I want to take my money to the afterlife with me.'
And so he got his wife to promise him,
with all of her heart, that when he died,
she would put all of the money into the casket
with him. Well, he died...















as he was stretched out in the casket,
his wife was sitting there - dressed in black,
and her friend was sitting next to her.
When they finished the ceremony,
and just before the undertakers got ready
to close the casket, the wife said,
'Wait just a moment!'
















She had a small metal box with her;
she came over with the box and put
it in the casket. Then the undertakers
locked the casket down and they rolled it away.
























So her friend said,
'Girl, I know you were not foolish
enough to put all that money in there
with your husband.'


The loyal wife replied,
'Listen, I'm a Christian;
I cannot go back on my word.
I promised him that I was going to put that money
into the casket with him.' You mean to tell me you
put that money in the casket with him!?!?!?'













'I sure did,' said the wife. 'I got it all together,
put it into my account, and wrote him a cheque..
"If he can cash it where he is, then he can spend it.'

She really thought this over



Sure hope you got your daily chuckle today.

As my Mom would say," Smile your face won't crack."



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shopping for That DERBY CHAPEAU

Hold on to your Chapeau,

The Derby is in May but it's time to start looking.Here's some Thoughts.

What's your favorite hat?
Better YET what's your favorite horse for the Derby.?

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The Sword of Damocles

If you don't know the story
read on it's at the bottom.
I am sure at one time of your
life you have felt like this.





























It's an awful feeling.
It's the awful tension, the threat of failure, the fear to get OUT.
Yes I am sure we have all been there at one time or another.
It's all just hanging over your head.
















































JUST imagine RETAIL!!!!!
This year, we have had so many businesses
shut down in Maine. Some big time business



Dionysius II of Syracuse,
a fourth century BC tyrant of Syracuse, Italy.
Pandering to his king, Damocles exclaimed that,
as a great man of power and authority
surrounded by magnificence,
Dionysius was truly extremely fortunate.
Dionysius then offered to switch places with Damocles,
so that Damocles could taste that very fortune first hand.
Damocles quickly and eagerly accepted the King's proposal.
Damocles sat down in the king's throne surrounded by every luxury,
but Dionysius arranged that a huge sword should hang above the throne,
held at the pommel only by a single hair of a horse's tail.
Damocles finally begged the tyrant that he be allowed to depart,
because he no longer wanted to be so fortunate.
Dionysius had successfully conveyed a sense of the constant fear
in which the great man lives. Cicero uses this story as the last in a
series of contrasting examples for reaching the conclusion he had
been moving towards in this fifth Disputation, in which the theme
is that virtue is sufficient for living a happy life. Cicero asks:
Does not Dionysius seem to have made it sufficiently clear
that there can be nothing happy for
the person over whom some fear always looms?

When life is this tense, move on make an easy life.




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remember Faye Emerson?

Remembering Faye Emerson





























Funny how certain things make you think of something.
Those big collars just at the shoulders edge, make me think
of this elegant, Beautiful woman on TV in the 50's



















Faye Emerson was one of the most visible individuals
in the early days of U.S. television. A "television personality"
(meaning talk show and more), her omnipresence during the infant
days of TV made her one of the most famous faces in the nation
and earned her the unofficial titles of
"Television's First Lady" and "Mrs. Television."













Here's that Big collar dress
she was always wearing
dresses like this .
She was once married to "Elliott Roosevelt"
son of "U.S. President"
"Franklin D. Roosevelt"
Emerson was later married to bandleader
"Skitch Henderson" in the 1950s.
Once a Hollywood starlet enjoying the
show business spotlight, the wealthy Emerson
retired to Spain and spent the rest of her life
in seclusion. She died in 1983 at the
age of sixty-five of Stomach cancer in
Majorca, Spain.


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All things English

I remember My Grandmother's English Plum Pudding
with Lemon Curd. She also made Pop Overs. I am always
afraid I will get Alzheimer's, my Mama had it.
Even after my House burnt down,
I always have my memories. I hope they find a cure.















I would not use our flag for fabric,
we do, They have neck scarf's
purses.
I was shocked the first time I saw it.
It must make them a Buck or two.


















If I could buy one I would, it would be great inside
an English Pub in the U.S




















After these guys, the Kids were trying for English accents
do you remember that time?
























I took so many photo's of Big Ben.
Loved Hyde Park.














































I can still remember
this trip to England. I saw Susana YORK, in a play.
She was beautiful and Oh! so talented. I also saw Evita.












































I had never seen such beautiful
Knobs in a bar, I remember each one was different.



















There were so many Statues, this was outside my Hotel.





















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The Derby is getting close

HELLO
It's getting close
to the Big Day at
Churchill Downs
If anyone like Horses
here's what I have so
far on who is signing up.





















Challenge opened.
The 2012 registration for
the Kentucky Derby
There is a horse Called ALPHA
Trainer Mclaughlen for 3 year old Colt
Alpha is a Florida based horse.
he is entered in Florida Derby
also for the -Louisiana Derby and woods Memorial.
I think this is too much before the Kentucky Derby? I do.
I would save him and rest him before the big Day.
Then I am not the trainer.
He has been working out at Boynton beach.!!
Wish I was still in Florida to watch the workout.
thought I'd tell you about
The word Alpha. First or Best
That's a hunch to make a bet.ALPHA
ALPHA Means::: #1- Best- Leader.







































































































All horses MUST respect their rider
or a dangerous situation develops.
The rider must gain that respect
must become part of the horse's "herd"
and become his alpha — his leader
there is no other way to be safe and in control.
This certainly doesn't mean to abuse, frighten,
or threaten the horse. And it has absolutely nothing
to do with yelling, whips, or anything similar.
It does mean the rider needs training in understanding
basic equine body language and assuming the leadership
position so the horse recognizes that position and
follows accordingly. To take on that position,
the rider must know what to do and be confident doing it.
If the rider "wimps out" or has any fear or crisis of confidence,
the horse will know it immediately and will take on the
position of leader himself.
Alpha= (leader,best,#1)




Today March 27:
When the Derby Regestration opens,
this means that the list of almost
400 Kentucky Derby
nominees will be narrowed down to 23.
Here are some early picks,
who knows who will get in.


Derby Picks
Union Rags
El Padrino
Creative Cause
Bodemeister
Hansen -named after owner Dr. Kendall Hansen
Alpha - McLaughlen Trainer
Mark Valeski
Castaway
Gemologist
Secret Circle




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