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Kate and I went to the harness races at Running Aces. \u00a0The people watching there, as Kate said, is wonderful. \u00a0Big, little, old, young, wealthy, poor. \u00a0All kinds.<\/p>\n
It was Kate’s 68th and the first birthday of her life since age 18 when she’s unemployed. \u00a0And happily so. \u00a0That’s a 50 year stretch. \u00a0Whew.<\/p>\n
We had dinner at the bar, watched the pari-mutuel bettors using computer screens to bet races all across the U.S., thoroughbred and harness. \u00a0The users of these machines have an account that allows them to sign in, then bet using touch screens. \u00a0I don’t know how they reconcile the books, but it must be hugely complicated.<\/p>\n
As we sat outside watching the gaily colored sulkies and the drivers in their equally colorful silks, dark clouds rolled in from the northwest, eventually sending a thundering rain to the ground. \u00a0That broke up the party.<\/p>\n
Now we’re back. \u00a0Dogs are in bed. \u00a0Me, too, not long from now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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