Squawk squawk...
Ah yes, there's still nothing like the sound of pre-recorded predator birds squawking at 4:45AM. After the "double bird strike" of that plane that landed in the Hudson river though, I guess I should quit complaining that Bluegrass Airport is attempting to scare off as many birds as possible. We don't exactly have a convenient river to ditch in if we hit a couple birds on take-off.
This also means of course that I'm on the road again. This time it's off to Danbury, CT for a "reunion" project with the guys I worked with in Sweden a few years back. I'm also hoping that Danbury in June is warmer than Sweden in February, but I think that's a safe bet.
Speaking of bets, the Kentucky State Senate is receiving a bill today that just passed our House of Representatives; a bill that would allow video gaming machines at horse tracks. This is one of those things that still amazes me - that Kentucky can't pass a gambling bill. It's no secret there are plenty of bible beaters in this state, and to make matters worse their anti-gambling political action committee is funded in large part by Indiana casinos, who don't want any gaming in Kentucky. The irony there is nothing short of beautiful.
Come on people! We gamble here already! What these particular bible beaters who are lobbying against this sinful gaming bill fail to recognize is that, like it or not, the horse industry is the most important industry in Kentucky, and that thoroughbred racing is the backbone of that industry. We're not the only state with horse tracks, or even the only state with good thoroughbred tracks. The other states with tracks all allow gaming - all of them - and as a result they get bigger purses at their races, which draw bigger crowds... This isn't a matter of even moving ahead of the competition, this is just a matter of keeping up! The state needs a strong horse industry, and it also needs the tax revenue that video gambling will provide.
Sadly, the leader of the state senate has already puffed himself up real big and decided to get himself in the spotlight for a while by threatening that "this measure is dead on arrival." Fortunately, even in barefoot Kentucky, he doesn't get to make that call, a senate committee does. I'm hoping for the best.
If was a nice four weeks on the bench, but I'm looking forward to getting back into a project.
This also means of course that I'm on the road again. This time it's off to Danbury, CT for a "reunion" project with the guys I worked with in Sweden a few years back. I'm also hoping that Danbury in June is warmer than Sweden in February, but I think that's a safe bet.
Speaking of bets, the Kentucky State Senate is receiving a bill today that just passed our House of Representatives; a bill that would allow video gaming machines at horse tracks. This is one of those things that still amazes me - that Kentucky can't pass a gambling bill. It's no secret there are plenty of bible beaters in this state, and to make matters worse their anti-gambling political action committee is funded in large part by Indiana casinos, who don't want any gaming in Kentucky. The irony there is nothing short of beautiful.
Come on people! We gamble here already! What these particular bible beaters who are lobbying against this sinful gaming bill fail to recognize is that, like it or not, the horse industry is the most important industry in Kentucky, and that thoroughbred racing is the backbone of that industry. We're not the only state with horse tracks, or even the only state with good thoroughbred tracks. The other states with tracks all allow gaming - all of them - and as a result they get bigger purses at their races, which draw bigger crowds... This isn't a matter of even moving ahead of the competition, this is just a matter of keeping up! The state needs a strong horse industry, and it also needs the tax revenue that video gambling will provide.
Sadly, the leader of the state senate has already puffed himself up real big and decided to get himself in the spotlight for a while by threatening that "this measure is dead on arrival." Fortunately, even in barefoot Kentucky, he doesn't get to make that call, a senate committee does. I'm hoping for the best.
If was a nice four weeks on the bench, but I'm looking forward to getting back into a project.
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