The case of mint julep glasses arrived from Louisville today marking the official time to begin cleaning the house for our Kentucky Derby Party on Saturday.  The glasses are different every year.  Some years the design has been downright ugly, others - like this year's - are kinda cool.  Some folks come see us every year just so they can continue their souvenir collection.  I see them all over town when I visit freind's homes... many times they have them lined up on shelves like trophies.

Looks like the favorite this year will be a fine Kentucky colt... name of  Tapit.  I watched him come from dead last to win the Wood Memorial back on April 10.  A very impressive animal. 

My favorite, you ask?  Who else?

Tricky Derby knowledge question: How many horses have won the Kentucky Derby?

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The headline of today's N&R reads: Most Get Schools They Chose.

Every freshman in High Point who listed a preference of which high school they wanted to attend next year got exactly that... their school of choice.  A total of fifty students were assigned somewhere other than their Home school.  All fifty of those had decided not to list a preference by the April 22nd deadline for doing so.

So many satisfied families just might take some wind out of the sails/sales for ABC of Guilford County.  Recruiting new folks and retaining current members might be more of a challenge now because a protest group comprised mostly of happy campers just doesn't have much of an edge to it.  As Ed Cone pointed out yesterday and the N&R reported today however, yellow yard signs calling for educational regime change continue to pop up all over the county..

We'll see.

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