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Ready for a piping hot bowl of peanut butter soup?
No need to adjust your monocle, Mr. Peanut. I said soup.
My taxi driver in Fort Worth is a big fan. I had never heard of it. But he hails from Ghana, where peanut butter soup is a staple, and I grew up in Kentucky, where chicken noodle is king.
The concoction is surprising un-exotic — just a mixture of veggies, chicken broth and the all-important scoop of peanut butter.
Add some jelly, and it would be more American. And less healthy.
Which might be the same thing.
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Thirteen years ago, Rory and I made our first airplane trip together — from Kansas City to Craigsville Beach on Cape Cod.
As we arrive home tonight from Kentucky — on what is easily Rory’s 30+ flight as an ‘in-cabin pet,’ I never take for granted his zen presence and sunny predisposition that make him an easy, breezy traveller.
Good dog.
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It’s official –
I’ve lost my country card.
When I saw the rows and rows of corn that line the highway in my hometown in Kentucky — right next to my brother’s driveway, in fact — I thought the golden tassels against the bright blue sky were evidence of a great harvest in the making.
But my brothers quickly corrected me — the heat has ruined the crop. The tassels have appeared too soon on stalks with little or no ears. The farmers will take a loss.
And I couldn’t tell the difference.
Oh well, the locals here would need my help on the subway…so I guess that evens things out.
HAPPY 200TH BIRTHDAY, LOUISIANA!
I don’t normally get that excited about other states’ bicentennial celebrations.
But New Orleans did all Kentuckians a kindness this year. They hosted the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship — an event that I’m not sure if I have mentioned here…
UK won.
So, forever more New Orleans — and indeed the entire state of Louisiana — will have a warm spot in my memory and in my heart.
Enjoy your big day, Pelican State. You sure helped all us Wildcats enjoy ours.
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Tagged 200th birthday, basketball, bicentennial, college, history, Humor, Kentucky, life, Louisiana, March Madness, NCAA men's basketball tournament, New Orleans, Pelican State, Sports, Travel, UK Wildcats
There are celebrities…
…and there are Kentucky celebrities.
Josh Hutcherson, who portrays Peeta in the blockbuster film The Hunger Games, hails from Union, Kentucky. And like all good Kentuckians, Josh is a diehard UK fan.
He’s also a face painter.
He shared this pic last night during his appearance on Conan. And he revealed that co-star Jennifer Lawrence, also a Kentucky native, is a Louisville Cardinal fan.
Really.
Well, I definitely know who I’m backing in The Hunger Games now.
GO CATS!
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If someone asked me to put money on whether or not you’re watching basketball…
I’d take that bet.
March Madness converts even the most casual viewer…and turns real fans rabid. And while some may attempt to crown the ‘greatest college basketball team’ based on all-time games won (Kentucky) or on games won over the past decade (Duke), I think a different stat is even more impressive:
Four teams in this year’s NCAA tourney — UK, Murray State, Western Kentucky and UL — come from the same state.
And they all ended the season in the Top 20.
Now that’s a sports dynasty.
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Can’t help it. I’m super psyched that Kentucky is the #1 Seed in the NCAA tourney.
And did you know that the state of Kentucky has three other teams in the big dance? Murray State University. Western Kentucky University. And the University of Louisville.
(I’m just faking it for that last one.)
Whatever the tournament may bring, March Madness begins Wednesday…and the pride of the Bluegrass is behind the Cats!
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The tuxedo was invented by a tailor in Tuxedo Park, New York, some 125 years ago at the request of tobacco magnate Pierre Lorillard IV.
It wasn’t named after the tailor. Not Pierre, either. Nope, Tuxedo Park got that honor.
‘Cause where you’re from matters.
I learned this slice of history today in a one-page SKY magazine article on my Delta flight. My holiday has begun, and I’m flying to Kansas City to visit my sister, brother-in-law and countless friends there.
You see, I used to be from Kansas City…for a little while.
Oh, I was born and raised in Kentucky, and only lived in Kansas City for seven years. But during that time, I made a now infamous trip to New York City – the current place I’m ‘from’ – and ended up talking to Al Roker outside the Today Show window. And when Al asked me where I was from, I said, “Kansas City.”
My Kentucky kin have never let me forget.
‘Cause where you’re from matters.
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Tagged Al Roker, comedy, commentary, Delta Airlines, design, Fashion, Humor, Kansas City, Kentucky, life, magazine article, New York City, Pierre Lorillard IV, Relationships, SKY magazine, tailor, tobacco magnate, Today Show, tuxedo park new york, tuxedos
The devil went down to Indy…
In the battle of evil vs. evil….
how are you supposed to choose sides?
Yes, Louisville hails from my home state, but they are Kentucky’s bitter rival — one that we know all too well.
That’s what makes a Louisville win particularly repugnant. We’ll never hear the end of it — from the local media and from ‘friends’ who wear Cardinal red.
So then — is the evil from a dread rival the obvious choice?
I’ve hated Duke as long as I can remember. Christian Laettner’s last-second shot is like nails on a chalkboard, and yet every March, Kentucky fans are forced to re-live it again and again.
An NCAA tourney where Duke loses is a good tourney…but do I want them to lose to Louisville en route to a Cards championship?
Not necessarily.
I gotta say — the two teams imploding at game’s end is about the only outcome that works for me.
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