{"id":21794,"date":"2023-05-27T16:34:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T23:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/?p=21794"},"modified":"2023-05-27T16:34:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T23:34:33","slug":"first-post-saturday-may-27-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cynthiapublishing.com\/hp_wordpress\/2023\/05\/27\/first-post-saturday-may-27-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"First Post: Saturday, May 27, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a7_trPBfNU8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ian McCulloch was probably correctly skeptical of Western religious tradition for the most part, instead preferring the unshowy, low-key tranquility and much more accessible spirituality of the East. That\u2019s evident in this song, which has its doubts about Xianity.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you scrub on over to the 4:28 mark, you can hear him sing, from the point of view of a smug, self-satisfied and, ultimately, irresponsible Roman Catholic or Anglican or Episcopalian:<\/p>\n<p><em>All my evils would be blessed<\/em><br \/>\n<em>If to God to god I did confess<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Wiped the slate &amp; set it fine<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Ate the bread &amp; drank the wine&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Something to think about, anyway&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BestLine Racing Society Recap<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>Canterbury (Opening Night!), Churchill, Monmouth, Pimlico, Santa Anita &amp; Woodbine from before.<\/p>\n<p>#8 Quaria Comet (.180 Win Prob \/ 4.56-1 Fair Odds \/ 6.78-1 Premium Odds) took the fifth at Churchill at an unimpeachable $21.28. Completing your winning $104.60 exacta was #5 Happy Soul (.242 \/ 3.13 \/ 3.96); the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) was $67.25.<\/p>\n<p>The third at Monmouth went to #3 Dreaming of Toga (.187 \/ 4.35 \/ 5.42) at $26-even up top. Completing your winning $97.40 exacta was #2 Carlin Clan (.214 \/ 3.67 \/ 4.61); the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) was $60.81. Then in the fifth there, #3 Lady Irvine (.397 \/ 1.52 \/ 2.02) held court at $9.80. Then in the finale there, #6 Doin\u2019ittherightway (.276 \/ 2.62 \/ 3.35) did just that at $10.40.<\/p>\n<p>In Race 2 at Pimlico, #6 Act of Congress (.305 \/ 2.28 \/ 2.93) was worth supporting as long as you were willing to compromise (compromise!) six centavos off the premium price; if so, your win mutuel was $7.80. Compromise! Six centavos! Debt-ceiling standoff! In Race 4, #6 Canadian Ginger (.100 \/ 9.00 \/ 13.00) was had sufficient snap at $34.40. Completing your winning $314.40 exacta was #8 Fast Lani (.128 \/ 6.81 \/ 9.94); the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) was $284.44.<\/p>\n<p>At Arcadia Fields in Baldwin Co., Calif., #5 Took Charge (.285 \/ 2.51 \/ 3.21) and #4 Hembree (.299 \/ 2.34 \/ 3.01) combined on your winning $29-even exacta box whose premium price was $25.74. In Race 5, #3 Wrong Turn Cupid (.140 \/ 6.14 \/ 9.00) went right to winner\u2019s circle at $40.20; completing your winning $204.40 (?!) exacta was #2 Tropicana Girl (.152 \/ 5.58 \/ 8.21) \u2014 the premium price on that comboa (comboa!) was $165.78.<\/p>\n<p>The third at Etobicoke Int\u2019l. found #5 Egbert J (.465 \/ 1.15 \/ 1.58) getting the W at $5.20.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>BestLine Racing Society Nightcap<\/strong>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chas. Town<\/strong> one more time now.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Strongshots<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Race 7<br \/>\n#8 Snowy Juba Cat (.328 \/ 2.05 \/ 2.66)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Longshots<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Race 6<br \/>\n#2 Acadian Girl (.318 \/ 2.14 \/ 2.77)<br \/>\n#6 Kalenjin (.228 \/ 3.39 \/ 4.26)<br \/>\n#4 Divine Fashion (.146 \/ 5.85 \/ 8.59)<br \/>\n#1 My Juba (.130 \/ 6.69 \/ 9.77)<\/p>\n<p>Race 8<br \/>\n#1 Jaccaci (.196 \/ 4.10 \/ 5.12)<br \/>\n#3 Spunky Zoey (.182 \/ 4.49 \/ 5.59)<br \/>\n#5 Curlin\u2019s Dove (.157 \/ 5.37 \/ 6.64)<br \/>\n#10 Irish Samurai (.140 \/ 6.14 \/ 9.00)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ian McCulloch was probably correctly skeptical of Western religious tradition for the most part, instead preferring the unshowy, low-key tranquility and much more accessible spirituality of the East. 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