May 05 2007
My Kentucky Derby Day
Minus the $60.00 in my purse, the lack of mint juleps and ridiculously large brimmed hats (with the exception of one guy in wearing a Sombrero in honor of Cinco de Mayo) I still had a great Kentucky Derby day.
I always say that I have street smarts, however today I had neither street smarts or street sense! Even when the horse “Street Sense” gave me pause, I neglected to put any money on him. Well with 9-2 odds can you blame me? I instead put $10.00 on 6 long shots to win; Storm in May, Imawildandcrazyguy (boy that’s a mouthful!), Liquidity, Bwana Bull, Scat Daddy, and Stormello, in hopes that one would hit. So I tried to hedge my bets to no avail!
One of the best things about living in New Hampshire is I get to live where people vacation and play. So, like a tourist I played all day today. First went to breakfast at the Tilton Diner; then to see Spirderman 3 (it rocked!); then to pick out light fixtures at Lowes (okay so that was the only non-play thing I did all day); then to the dog track in Belmont, NH to put a bet on the Kentucky Derby while enjoying a Corona and Sombrero drink; followed by Chinese Food and a Scorpion Bowl at Szechuan Garden (why not Chinese Food and a Scorpion bowl on Cinco de Mayo?).
Today marked the first time in my life, I’ve ever been to a track, and the first time to ever bet on a horse. Even at the ripe old age of 37, there is still excitement and firsts to be had! The only way today would have been more exciting, was if my 47 to 1 odds horse won, however, you can’t have it all.
tags: adult play day, bwana bull, chinese food, cinco de mayo, corona, hedged bets, imawildandcrazyguy, kentucky derby loss, live to play, next year i’m really going to louiville kentucky for the derby, nh, play to live, scat daddy, scorpion bowl, sombrero drink, sombrero hat, spiderman 3 rocked, storm in may, stormello, street sense, street sense wins the derby, the lodge in belmont
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Hey Dee -
Awesome K-Derby Day! However, it is the Tilt-In Diner. Yes, it is in Tilton, but Alex Ray has an odd sense of play and named the place oddly. I love the sign outside the diner: “Real People, Real Food!”
Now, speaking of signs, my all-time favorite: Drive beyond the diner and just before the Belknap Mall, there is a small greasy spoon that changed owners a couple years ago. After the owner opened the place, he saw fit to announce his new cuisine with a large sign proclaiming: “Now Serving Real Food!” One can’t help but ask what the heck the previous owner was selling!
My best to J -
–F