Just KNEW that invoking you-know-who would sway you towards my side. On the floor here.

Mountaineer's main track known to trend anti-rail during dog day droughts always experienced here. For some reason, last year seemed an exception, but this season customary bias again rears head. From my observation, inside trips raced at some disadvantage during 9 of last 16

Top 10 reasons I have NEVER consumed even one cup of coffee: 10) Who drinks hot liquids during summer? 9) Hot chocolate tastes sooo much better. 8) I don't want to get together and chat. 7) I don't "putz" in the morning, or need the boost. 6) Coffee= adult

Computer hackers and identity thieves should face capital punishment. After all, they seek to take e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g from YOU.

Balancing the various and demanding factions you serve makes working as a racing secretary very challenging. Horsemen; management; fellow officials; players, and even adherence to rules can each at times seem primarily important. I used to tell racing officials I trained that

I also asked fellow officials to remember that thoroughbred racing is a game, and advised anyone who got no enjoyment from administering the sport to go get a square job. The love elevates the work.

Quite the uphill task to take persons off the street and train them to be serviceable racing officials. That just rarely works out-and not from lack of trying on the hiree's part. In those cases, learning the "ropes" first entails learning a new language and glossary of trade

We planted WAY too many tomatoes this spring. Family and neighbors are straight-up sick of us approaching with over-flowing giveaway baskets. (and those containers cost $)

To those that perhaps checked out my online column (ourhometownnews.. New Cumberland) : Technical difficulties in sending and receiving my content have condensed the pieces into one run-on lump. While I am no William Shakespeare, I DO write in big boy paragraphs. The editors are

Spoiler alert on this week’s column (ourhometownnews-new cumberland) : the title is “Hacked”