Hillary back on the move...so is Lance Mackey

Hello, everybody. As always, there is plenty of scoop to dig up this blog, so here we go!

First up...as expected, Hillary Clinton did manage to make quite a comeback on Tuesday winning Texas, Ohio, and Rhode Island to stay ahead in the race for the Democratic nomination; Barack Obama's only victory was in Vermont. But on the Republican side...John McCain went past the 1,191 delegate mark at 1,207 which is enough to give him the presidential nod with Mike Huckabee having no choice but to throw in the towel.

But right now, it's all about Clinton vs. Obama again as one of them has yet to reach the all-important number of 2,025. Barack still has the lead with 1,520 with Hillary not far behind at 1,424. There's 106 delegates separating those two, and anything could still happen between now and Denver and the "super delegates."

A day or so after Hillary's much-needed victories in Texas and Ohio came the shocking news that actor Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer...the same kind of cancer that took Michael Landon's life in 1991.

The 55-year-old best known for "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost" is responding very well to his treatment according to his publicist, despite tabloid reports that he only has a few weeks to live. However, despite his cancer, he will continue with his usual life; he recently shot a pilot for A&E's "The Beast" and if gets picked up he'll be in it. Lets hope it won't be his last work, and our prayers are with him as we hope Patrick will be cancer-free.

And last but not least...the Iditarod, and with unexpected warmth all over Alaska this week Lance Mackey didn't mind that one bit. He became the first musher to reach the Yukon River today arriving in Ruby at 7:32 am Friday morning. His prize for that? A seven course meal compliments of the Millennium Alaska Hotel, with Chicken and Wild Mushroom Terrine and Yukon Potato Bisque with Shrimp Ravioli to start with, followed by Halibut Flowers on a bed of Peach Chutney and Fillet of Beef stuffed with Alaskan King Crab along with Brie en Cruet as the main course; and for dessert, raspberry crepes served with bittersweet chocolate sauce. Now that's what I call the ultimate gourmet breakfast!

Of course, things will really start to get busy over the weekend, so will Lance hold on to his lead or will Jeff King take it from him? And believe it or not, five-time champion Rick Swenson is back in the top 10 for the first time in eons, and we may see a repeat of 1978 when he and Lance's father Dick were paw-to-paw to the finish. Anything could happen when the 2008 Iditarod reaches its climax in the next few days, so stay tuned, so long, and stay strong!