Had a fun weekend with Vera Valmore at a horse show. It was a lot of fun to get away and be off the “grid” for a couple of days. I’ve written before about how Vera competes in dressage , that equestrian sport that involves training a horse to perform various gaits and movements — e.g., walk, trot, canter, passage, piaffe, pirouette, etc

Oh yes, it’s this Thursday. The 2010 NBA Draft is this Thursday and the great amount of talent and depth this year could make the NBA Draft surprising and unpredictable. We all know John Wall SHOULD go no.1 overall

An especially long one yesterday — about a 16-hour workday, all told. Still a little tired this morning, but ready to get back over to the Atlantic City Casino to see how the story of LAPT Lima continues to unfold. There were 197 players returning for Day 2 of the $2,700 buy-in Main Event

Having started to cover tourneys in a variety of places, I can say that we are especially well provided for in terms of our working conditions in the Atlantic City Casino, where I am this week helping cover LAPT Lima. And I’m not just talking about those helpful signs above our work stations.

Timeform’s placepot team’s persistent approach throughout April eventually got its just reward last week, with a most profitable seven days rounded off with success at Bath yesterday. Now, having got right back on track we’re trying to carry the momentum on into May, starting with Newcastle today