I missed the Preakness

But once again, there will be no Triple Crown this year, as Shackleford won without ever being out of first place, while Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom came in 2nd. I would love to see a Triple Crown winner, but really, it sounds like it was another great race. And he won at 12-1 odds, too, so someone made some money there on betting. Me, I learned never to bet on horses; I suck at figuring out the right ones.

Yay!

I got my Amazon.com gift card today. $100 free to spend; not bad for doing nothing more than paying bills and shopping. I went ahead and ordered the digital voice recorder and a CD. I was going to get the recorder and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in Latin, but I didn't have enough with the tax (just my luck, we have a distribution centre here in Lexington, so we're taxed up front--although maybe that means I'll get it faster). Also, the shipping was free. So I'm happy.

Anyway, just thought I'd update. Oh, and I'm glad Big Brown won the Preakness. I hope we have a Triple Crown winner this year. He looks like he very well could do it. The Belmont's a longer race that tends to break the streak, though.

Good night.