THE Tournament

We are home now and contemplating the NCAA picks. Carolyn, St Mary's was discussed but didn't make it, They should have in place of Arizona. I am soooo happy that the SEC finally got judged for its real performance...only 3 teams (oh well, football season will be here soon).

Day in DC

We're at the Rhino Bar in Georgetown watching the Tarheels versus FSU. Let's go UNC!!!! Well, so much for that. Shopping?

When Emily and I left on Sunday morning we were leaving across the 14th Street bridge but everything was closed, police everywhere. I panicked and thought something had happened to the President. No worry it was the St Patrick's Day Parade...but it wasn't St Patrick's Day.

MADNESS!!!!!!!

Do you see UConn in my Sweet Sixteen picks???? I don't think so. Tubby's Boys look good. Tarheels today at noon...Win!!!! Georgia Tech put up a good fight.

My brother invited us to his office to watch the UNC game today and said to bring chili. We thought it would be a little gathering. We should have taken a hint yesterday when the people at Krunkleton's asked if we were coming back for the UNC game, we told them we were going to the Shep Center and they all chimed in...oh, the hotdog party. Well this is an annual event, 23 years old, lots of food and people. Fun in the ACC.

FSU and UNC tomorrow.

Bristol

Well so much for the sanctity of the family unit.

B-ball

okay, okay...my basketball picks are terrible. A huge shoutout for Georgia Tech today beating Clemson. We watched the game in our favorite Chapel Hill bar, Krunkleton's. Since the big east is doing funny things with their bracketts who knows what is going to happen on Sunday night.

a finding

At the top of the hill in our neighborhood there is a path that goes further up the hill. One day Katrina and I took it and we ended up in a field and there was this stone fireplace. The never ending surprises of the "Pitt".

Should I write about Rush or basketball?

Basketball! Rush gives me a headache. Now I ask you what ACC game would be 7 minutes into the game and the score is 4 to 5? Well that's the big 10...Michigan v Minnesota. Is there really a question of what conference is the best? The Big East is 2nd for sure but I do not think they have the depth that the ACC has. There are some very weak teams in the Big East so there are easy games. Other than GA Tech there are no easy games in the ACC and Tech has spurts. In the end an ACC team may not win the title, it may go to a conference standout like LSU. This does not mean that the SEC is a good conference...LSU has had it pretty easy all year where Carolina, Duke, Wake, etc have played like crazy THE ENTIRE SEASON.

Evansville is out, losing yesterday in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Oh well, if they had done well I would have looked really good.

My new little guy pick is Saint Mary's in the WCC

It is so much more fun to obsess over basketball rather than politics because the future of the free world is not at stake.

Davidson has disappointed me this season but a one man team is risky business.

Tubby's boys are doing well...leading at the half. They might dance after all.

Oh great FSU put on probation...I knew they should have never been allowed into the ACC, the criminals (sorry Bob).

I posted on my Facebook wall that I was wishing for UNC v Duke tickets...my brother called and said he had some did I want them....He was kidding and I have only now recovered.

Hot News

Sanjay Gupta will not be the Surgeon General after all. I am really upset. A "study" indicates that Sarah Palin was hurt in the election by her looks...REALLY! Could it not have been her stupidity.

Things that have made me smile today...

At noon on many days I have heard church bells from one of the churches in the Pitt. Today the door was open and the bells were playing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"....smiling going on. And there is a frog (or maybe two) in our pond in the backyard that is chirping up a storm...smile

Juricks Come to Town!!!!!

Liz and Katrina hit it off!!!!

Good dinner and Stevie came...haven't seen him since Carolyn's wedding.

Liz and Em

Dean Dome from the athletic directors box. Go Tarheels!

What a great time. It is always fun and thanks for the wonderful dinner!!!!!! Sorry about the Jackets Liz.