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Tweet I was never one of the cool kids in school. Always behind in fashion, the newest gadgets or whatever was cool. Fast forward 25-30 years, yep, same guy, different decade. In hindsight, I do wish I could have had big hair like these dudes though. If I was cool, I'd definitely have one of these. These days, I have to google idioms like RT and FML just to stay up with the lingo, while using technology I never dreamed would exist. To corroborate this fact I used eBay for the first time this weekend and was uber nervous that I would mess up the payment part. My first purchase? A 1996 Kentucky Derby pin, thank you very much. So I've outted myself as a nerdy accountant who is faking it the best he can. Think what you want.

Heading to the Jersey Shore this weekend for my cousin's wedding. Don't ask me about getting married on the Shore in March, was hoping it would have been this summer with a little side visit to MTH, but alas, love conquers all. However, I think the timing may be perfect to catch the Florida Derby on ESPN (the only prep that isn't on "The Deuce") as I think it should be right between the ceremony and reception...sweet. Looking forward to seeing if Dunkirk can withstand the class test.

Speaking of TV broadcasts, it appears that the April 4th preps will not be televised as part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby Series, which means we'll have to find alternative means to watching the Wood Memorial and/or the Santa Anita Derby. Two HUGE freaking races. The big showdown between the Mousse and Pioneerof the Nile will be relegated to TwinSpires TV and/or HRTV. I'm wondering if TVG will be preempted on the Wood, similar to the Gotham (which I guess is owned by ABC), meaning we'll be relegated to a replay? Plus we get to see Keeneland's Coolmore Lexington Stakes on the 18th, three weeks prior to Derby Day. Number of Derby winners coming out of this race in the past 35 years: uno, Charismatic in 1999. (update thanks to commenter Eddie D....NBC has the April 4th preps - cool!)

Anyone try the Wii G1 Jockey 2008 game? Is it only available overseas? Let me know what you think? I'm not a gamer, but my kids love the Wii and I need a game I can beat them at.

It's definitely a small world. My handicapping pal, JB, who was guest blogging for me last week, played D-3 college hoops at a rival school and we just missed playing against each other by a year or two in the mid/late 80's. Of course, one of his teammates did happen to light me up one night in Elmira circa 1983. I was having a rough night (too much celebration after finals, if I remember correctly) which caused me to ask the coach during a timeout "i think it's time we went back to the zone, coach." Hoops and horses, can't beat it.

Ok, off to see if I won an old racing program on eBay, pretty cool eh?