Eulogy for Eight Belles
Eight Belles, a beloved filly competing at the Kentucky Derby, captured the audience’s hearts but tragically fractured both front ankles immediately after finishing second.
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Kentucky Barfy!
So there I was in a private car driving home from stunning Lexington-area horse country with famed restauranteur Danny Meyer. Between his business calls, I was hoping to talk to him about food, restaurants and travel. Earlier, we had blown our minds on the realities of stud farms at elite Three Chimneys Farm. The 2000-acre…
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New orleansWine & Food Experience 17th Annual Celebration:: May 20-24, 2008
I just heard back from a friend of mine who went to the N’awlins Jazz event who told me, “Boy, did you miss out! It was FANTASTIC!” He said there was such a level of excitement and energy in the French Quarter, that it almost felt like the good ol’ pre-Katrina days. After all his…
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24 Hour Adrenalin Rush :: Daytona, Florida. Part 2
Next stop:Sky Dive Deland, a highly revered skydiving facility, is filled with elite members of an award winning sky-diving team. Also, we found out that Deland actually developed the tandem method which allows novice jumpers to experience the thrill of skydiving while safely harnessed to an instructor. (Word on the street is that Tom Cruise…
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Check out my room at the San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino
Honestly, this was the most comfortable bed I have ever slept in! I wanted to give you a peek into the way I travel, so enjoy:
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Puerto Rico – La Plazita del Mercad
My father has a saying that he has been using since I could walk — I think he learned it from one of his Puerto Rican friends. It goes something like this, “I was just sitting there, minding my own business, when…. (fill in the blank with my dad’s next great tale of international intrigue.)…
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Puerto Rico – San Juan Marriott
I wanted to get away, really get away. Because my passport was lost in the halls of the National Passport Center, going somewhere far, far away was not an option. Then, I started thinking, and remembered that Puerto Rico did not require passports. Because of their status with the good US of A, all American…
