Procrastination

Insomnia and putting-things-off has got the best of me again. The Preakness has come and gone, without me posting this simple yet absolutely delightful drink recipe given to me by a friend from another board (thanks, wayper, my lone friend in Lynchburg, Virginia, who apparently (proximity, maybe?) knows much about Maryland potables). I've modified his drink so that you enjoy it one-at-a-time, while retaining it's crazy-delicious qualities.

Hopefully you're in possession of ice, a basic bar set-up, some fruit, and a DVR. Mix this cocktail, and watch the Preakness all over again, on a lazy Sunday.

The Black-Eyed Susan

1 oz Vodka
1 oz Light Rum (Bacardi vs. Myers Dark, for the non-Rummers in the house)
1/2 oz Triple Sec
Splash of Orange Juice
Splash of Pineapple Juice

Build on ice, shake vigorously with bar tin, and garnish with modified flag (lime and cherry)

As an aside, horse racing still fascinates me, but it's not as big as it was when I was a kid. Was there just nothing else going on, those late spring Saturdays of my early childhood? Horses used to make the cover of Time Magazine and shit. Steve Cauthen was bigger than Paris Hilton (and every bit as "troubled.")Now, it seems, horseracing just isn't a big deal anymore. I still get excited about the Triple Crown (the most elusive title in all of sport) when nobody else seems to, but then again, I'm giddy whenever I come across Breyer model horses at the flea market.

At any rate, a belated toast to Curlin, 2007 Preakness Winner and Triple Crown Spoiler - 29 years and counting.

Beat-up little seagull on a marble stair
Tryin’ to find the ocean, lookin’ everywhere
Hard times in the city, in a hard town by the sea
Ain’t nowhere to run to, there ain’t nothin’ here for free
Hooker on the corner waitin’ for a train
Drunk lyin’ on the sidewalk sleepin’ in the rain
And they hide their faces
And they hide their eyes
’Cause the city’s dyin’ and they don’t know why
Oh, Baltimore
Man, it’s hard just to live
Oh, Baltimore
Man, it’s hard just to live, just to live

- Randy Newman (Nina Simone!), "Baltimore"

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