filibuster interlude.....

ok, so today i must tear myself away from the filibuster long enough to watch the ky derby........the hype is at it's height about now.....the odds on favorite is bellamy road....a colt out of new york....trained by nick zito and owned by george steinbrenner......given the mlb standings...with george's nyy losing 19 games thus far.......ouch....poor george needs a bit of a pick-me-up.......some favorites end of winning the runfor the roses....smarty jones was the favorite and winner last year......but this state really loves a dark horse....the kind that excellerates from the back and moves up steadily to take it all at the last minute.......no hint of rain today...so the track conditions should be perfect.....we are invited to a derby party......we won't be getting there til 5:30 or so......but since the actual race doesn't start til nearer to 6:30 we should have plenty of time to enjoy a beverage and visit with friends before posttime.......by beverage i do not mean mint juleps....for the uninitiated......a mint julep is a concoction of sugar syrup, bourbon (from ky, of course) and mint sprigs.......and the taste is something that has never appealed to me after all of these years in ky.......luckily, our host is a fan of sauvignon blanc........and so i will check in on the filibuster one last time about 5:15......and catch back up when we get home......how long can they go....these brave princetonians..........300 hours....500 hours.....i am so impressed and touched by their devotion to the cause......at this point they deserve a mont julep or two......