My grandpa back in the day used to play the ponies. I remember
him well. He always had a racing form in his hand and a pencil tucked by his
ear waiting to fill it out. I grew up watching The Kentucky
Derby and
Preakness. Every year my DAD and I would watch, even from a distance... after I grew up, and we'd talk about our picks, either before or after the race. Whether I'm there in Kentucky or not, I don a fancy hat and celebrate with special foods
and drinks. But because of Covid19... the Kentucky
Derby was
canceled, until September. It normally would have run on Saturday May 2nd. Last year, my mom and I talked about the
race, after it aired. We both were missing dad who had passed away, the month before. There was a big void in my heart this year, since the race was canceled, for this past weekend... which coincided with the day my dad was interned in 2019. My mom went out to the cemetery (it’s closed cause of virus) to sit by the gates... to be with my
dad, from a distance. And, I sat here in my kitchen, halfway across the country... and hoisted a drink or two, in his honor... and The Derby’s, feeling no pain. I think my dad and grandpa would have approved.
NO HAT THIS YEAR, MAYBE NEXT.
😊
ps) the parody i originally put up for you all to look at
on Saturday was from You Tube.
they asked where i'd like to copy it to...
i pressed the Blogger logo and it appeared on my blog.
apparently it was copyrighted
and then wouldn't permit my readers to see it.
i'm attaching a link to it instead so
hopefully you'll get to see it afterall.
I originally gave kudos to the person who made it
so i don't know what the big deal was?
