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Boost Your Immune System: My Journey to Better Health
After decades of playing hide-and-seek with the healthcare system, mingling with a colorful cast of doctors, nurses, and medical wizards, each with their own bag of tricks, I’ve finally stumbled upon a routine that keeps me in tip-top shape. It was a journey full of twists, turns, and a few banana peels. Back in the…
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Responsibility? Respect? Advice?
For weeks, I’ve been mulling over the post you’re about to dive into. Should I be my unapologetically honest self, or slap a layer of sugar on my words to fit into the molasses-drenched commentary of today’s so-called enlightened society? I went with the former, so if you can’t handle it, well, that’s just too…
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Pace and Probability: Betting Insights for Horse Racing
I previously unveiled the 10 golden rules for horse‐race handicapping. Today, I’ll conclude this series by revealing the general formulas behind the system that works for me. First, pace. Picture the thunder of hooves as horses burst from the gate—their early fractions define the race’s rhythm. I start by collecting each runner’s early‐pace figure and…
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Another Horse Racing Problem
Just as I started sharing a few horse racing secrets in my last two posts, another underbelly issue becomes public. Yesterday United States (U.S.) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), along with a number of other law enforcement agencies, conducted a worksite operation at Delta Downs in Vinton, LA. It has been reported that 84 individuals,…
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Top 10 Tips for Successful Thoroughbred Betting
In my previous tale of wisdom—or whatever you want to call it—I promised to spill the beans on how to hit it big in Thoroughbred horse race betting. The first juicy tidbit I shared was the art of not betting on every single race like a hyper squirrel on caffeine, but rather being as picky…
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Secrets to Winning at Horse-Race Betting Revealed
At age 73, I had a near heat stroke at an outside family event a couple days ago. Suddenly my head was pounding, my heart rate jumped well beyond the norm, my own voice echoed in my ears every time I tried to speak and my blood pressure spiked. Of course, I joked with those…
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Understanding Statistical Variation in Horse Racing (And Everything Else)
It’s nearly Belmont Stakes time: the late spring sun glints off the rail, the grandstand buzzes with nervous energy, and online the glow of my phone chimed as a “young” follower messaged me: Will we ever see another Triple Crown winner? He reminded me that it’s been almost a decade since Justify swept the three…
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“The Actuary” or Do You Really Want to Know How to Lead?
I still see him stepping off the puddled curb in front of my office—tall, neatly pressed suit, worn leather briefcase in one hand, a faint sheen of Pacific Northwest drizzle curling his collar. He was an actuary, and anyone who’s met one knows they spend their early professional years locked away under the harsh glare…
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Mastering Horse Racing Bets: Secrets to Success
Ah, we’ve galloped headlong into the Triple Crown Season, folks! Sovereignty strutted his stuff and nabbed the Derby, while Journalism, bless his clumsy hooves, managed to overcome an obstacle course worthy of a circus act to snag the Preakness. I had Journalism pegged as the top dog—er, horse—in both races, and despite his penchant for…
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The Rollercoaster of Life: Risk, Reward, and Lessons for the Young …. Part Three
I just can’t wrap my head around why folks dodge taking risks even when the odds are practically winking at them. Picture this: If they think a team has a 60% chance to win, they’re also aware of that pesky 40% chance of losing. Yet, it’s like the idea of losing throws them into a…
Old Man Pondering 