Killing time until Columbia

There is not a whole lot to do around the office, so I am biding my time until we leave for Columbia about 4:30 this afternoon. It is significantly colder today, but it appears Columbia is about 10 degrees warmer (in the high 60's to our 50's) and tomorrow looks great...mid 70's and sunny.

I am very, very excited to go to Carolina Cup. There is just something about being outside, drinking, dressed up, and looking at girls in sundresses while listening to southern rock. My Carolina Cup 2007 mix is made and in the car.

It rained some today which washed away some of the pollen, but now there are just streaks of pollen everywhere instead of a big coat of it.

I'm dreading getting on I-20 East through out towards Conyers...what I don't understand is that we have HOV lanes on I-20 from downtown to the Perimeter where there usually isn't much traffic, but once you get outside the perimeter, where ALL the traffic is (because everyone lives out in the suburbs) it is bumper to bumper, and no help for the multi-passenger vehicles/motorcycles/hybrids.

In any event, we'll be eating at the Wendy's in Thomson and it's a short hop, skip & jump to Columbia from there!

Horse Racing Season

Above is a video of Foxfield Races in April in Virginia...I did not take this video but I think I know some of the people in the video. In any event, Carolina Cup is this weekend in Camden, South Carolina. I am very excited. Going with the wife and our friends from Columbia and we'll be having a somewhat 'adult' Carolina Cup. We'll still be mixin' up the cocktails, but we'll have plenty of food, including ham biscuits and sour cream cake. I'll be in the seersucker, pink shirt & Carolina Palmetto/Crescent Moon tie. So far the weather looks perfect as well....75 & sunny w/basically no chance of rain.

I'm making a "Carolina Cup 2007" mix for the car ride over (33 miles but could take an hour w/all the traffic). So far:

1) 2001 Space Odyssey (South Carolina football intro)
2) Carolina Girl - Chairman of the Board
2) Raise Up (This one's for South Carolina) - Petey Pablo
3) Carolina in My Mind - James Taylor
4) Doraville - Atlanta Rhythm Section
5) Georgia - Ludacris & Field Mob
6) Bama Breeze - Jimmy Buffett
7) Coast of Carolina - Jimmy Buffett
8) Ramblin' Man - Allman Brothers
9) Long Way to Richmond - Travis Tritt
10) Margaritaville (Live from Atlanta) - Jimmy Buffett
11) Soulshine - Allman Brothers
12) Ridin' - Chamillionaire
13) 5 o'clock somewhere - Jimmy Buffett & Alan Jackson