Cinco de Mayo and the Kentucky Derby and maybe some football

CrabAppleLane goes for two in a row. Picked Barbaro to win last year’s Kentucky Derby. This year, it says here Street Sense will bring home the roses. If he has an ounce of Barbaro’s character, he’ll win easy. As always, bet any house you have to lose.

The Atlanta Falcons signed Justin Vincent out of LSU yesterday. Justin has done well in the Georgia Dome. He rushed for 200+ yards against the Georgia Bulldogs in the Georgia Dome to lead LSU to the SEC Championship. That total included an electrifying 90yd run for a touchdown. A couple of weeks later, he set the tone in the Sugar Bowl when he went on a 65yd run on the first play from scrimmage. Oklahoma All-American, Derrick Strait, saved that play from being a touchdown. The Tigers won the National Championship. Justin was a freshman. Not sure what happened in the years afterward. He had some decent games but he was never much more than just one in the mix at LSU in those years. Somewhat surprised he went undrafted. CrabAppleLane wishes him well except for those two games he'll play against the Saints if he makes the Falcons roster.

124 days until football season ...

Quote of the Day

The birth of a nation saved our mother nation.

Frances H. Davis, Honorary State President of the Virginia Society Colonial Dames XVII Century

Blog of the day here.

Quote from said blog: "Yesterday I mentioned how I found God over a beer."