Clearing out the inbox¹ … this might be my favorite email of all time? Triply good, because I received it thrice².

From:

Pappy

To:

Eric Portis

Date:

Friday, June 7, 2013 4:08:19 PM

Subject:

Re: Bookie balance

Dear Eric aka:;THE BOOKIE from Denver,Thanks for the status report on my account but i must

in all respect beg to differ. If you recall pappy gave you $30 bucks cash to bet for me on the derby,so

my bet was paid for in advance; you cannot take $30 off of the winnings again.THE CORRECT ACCOUNT BALANCE IS $64 WHICH IS WHAT THE $5 ACROSS THE BOARD BET RETURNED

ON ORB The Mutuwals were $12.80-7.40-5.40 for a $2.ticket.The total pay out for $5 wps is $64 total not $60 as you reported..The rest of your calculations are correct.ACORDING TO MY MATH AFTER THE PREAKNESS BET OF $12=RETURNED ON OAXBOW $44.80 AND DEDUCTING

MIMI'S! LOSSING BETS $8------MY ACCOUNT BAL. IS CURRENTLY ------$88.80.

AFTER MY CORRECTIONS - I HOPE YOU AGREE WITH THIS--WILL CALL YOU TOMORROW TO PLACE MY BET ON THE BELMONT. LOVE, MIMI AND PAPPY - LOVE YA1

He was right, of course; I’d shorted him $34. Every day should be Grandparent’s Day.

1. … and occasionally reading We Think Alone over the past few weeks)
2. Granpda, unsure that it had gone through, sent it again, and again.