Observations from Lexington

I have traveled today to Lexington, Kentucky in order to visit the Breeder's Cup Championship races tomorrow at Churchill Downs. While Lexington is not Louisville, it is a much more happening place in my opinion. On the voyage here from Virginia, my group made some different observations.

Traveling to a new locality on the weekend before an election is a cleansing experience. Since we are not in Virginia, we don't really have to hear about Maccacas, George Allen, or James "Jim" (short for Jim Webb...his name has been cut off on some electronic ballots). Apparently, everyone running for elected office in Lexington is named "Judge." These Judge people are running for Senate, for Supreme Court, for dog catcher. Last night, Ashley Judd visited the University of Kentucky. Since we are going to the races tomorrow, we looked for a "judge angle" and we came up with a horse named Lawyer Ron in the Classic. I feel strongly about this horse because of the judge angle and because OJ Simpson picked him to win the Kentucky Derby this year.

OJ says to "Go with Lawyer Ron!"

Stuck in traffic near Rupp Arena, we slowly crawled past a white painted brick church named "Iglesias Del Senor Jesu Cristo." Which, for those challenged by Spanish, means The Church of Mr. Jesus Christ, sort of. Anyway, we've had a good time imagining this place where Mr. Jesus lives. Jesus lives in Lexington, across from Rupp Arena.

The big news here in Lexington today was this story about a local wolfman. No kidding...here's the article...
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/15917481.htm

Apparently, this guy only gets his thrills when he's running through the woods naked, but only when the cops are NOT chasing him.

May the horse be with you and Geaux Hokies, beat Miami!