2023 Another Impressive Year for Riverdee

“Miles, where is your baseball glove?” “It’s there. Somewhere. In that bag. Somewhere. It’s got to be here.” “Miles, it’s not here.” I dropped off his baseball bat, his sport coat, his tie and my baseball glove. Took a deep breath, expressed my exasperation – briefly – and turned around. Forty-five … Read More

Registering the Riverdee silks in Ireland. Just in time for Imarajan who runs next week. Dark blue, two light blue hoops on body and sleeves and red cap were unavailable. I tried the British version, three hoops on the body and one hoop (they call it an armlet) on the … Read More

Shoes off. Coats off. Hoodies off. Vests off. Belts off. No liquids. Laptops can stay in your bags. Place everything in the bins. Nothing in your hands. Nothing in your pockets. Wait there. Step forward. Hands on your head. Hold still. Go ahead. I walk through the cordoned off area, … Read More

You know the kind. One day before a trip. Post office…cleaners…boarding passes…car rental…tuxedo…carry on…check bags…razor blades…betting money…Pegasus tickets…owner’s license…airport parking…house sitter…snow removal…fuel for the generator…hotel confirmation…lunch money…field trip plans…check horses…goat…cat… Whew. For better or worse, the Eclipse Award acceptance speech is pre-recorded, so at least that’s over. A script, a … Read More

Snow squall warnings at 35538. Temperatures plummeting to 7 degrees tonight, five degrees Wednesday. Windshields cleared. Briefly. Walkways cleared. Briefly. Driveway cleared. Briefly. In between those tasks, I’m volleying back and forth from writing features to buying horses. Three 500-word features for Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred complete. One to go. I’ve perused … Read More