March Madness

FWIW, I filled out my annual NCAA Tournament bracket. Like President Obama, I have nothing bballbetter to do. I’ll spare you the whole thing, but my Final Four consists of Louisville, Ohio State, Kansas, and Indiana.

I have Indiana playing Louisville for the championship but losing to the Cardinals in a rare collapse.

No way Notre Dame makes it past Ohio State in the round of 32. The Highlighter Yellow & Blue bow to VCU in the same round. Sorry, but if they should make it to the Sweet Sixteen, they’ll surely lose to either Kansas or the Tarheels.

And yes, I have MSU losing to Duke in the Sweet Sixteen. It’s just like calling my only child ugly and stupid, but there it is.

So, how did you pick ’em?

BTW, Happy Vernal Equinox…

…yeah, whatever. It’s still flerggin’ cold outside!

See? This is why I don't go out.
See? This is why I don’t go out.

I’m told it’s the fault of the Greenland Block, an enormous area of high pressure which forces all the normal west-to-east weather patterns south.

The practical upshot being, that we get a regular dose of arctic, Canadian air which is perfect for constant waves of snow and cold. I’m sure those of you who live in Michigan and the Northeast are sick and tired of it by now.

Well, blame Canada. Or Greenland. Or better yet, the Danes, since they still control Greenland. Anyway, welcome to Spring!

The Ninth Station

Jesus Falls the Third Timetheninthstation

Three times You fall. Three times Your limbs fail as Your strength ebbs away.

Three times Your friend—the one who lived with You, ate with You, saw Your power and love displayed to everyone You met—vehemently denied even knowing You.

When I think of the many times I have denied You, driven You to Your knees under my blows, I wish the earth would open and swallow me up.

But You will not stop. You rise again. Faithful to me to the last, the one who is so faithless to You.

Oh Jesus, have mercy on me a sinner!

 

 

 

Beware the Ides of March

Boy howdy! Well, I ain’t goin’ anywhere near the Senate today!

In honor of this crappy day, here’s a little traveling music from Berwyn’s own [Berwyn??] Jim Peterik & company, playing their big hit Vehicle

Take it away guys…

Anybody here…?

Well, I’m back chewing glass.

In fact, I just ingested a whole 20 place setting of stemware. About two weeks of this blog are gone. All the little electrons have become disentangled and flown away into the ether at the speed of light (or greater depending on who you ask).

Never forget: Just because someone’s backing your stuff up, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t back it up too.

Night (and Day) of the Lepus

In more proof that God has a sense of humor, Okunoshima Island, which used to be the home of the Japanese Imperial Army’s poison-gas weapons lab/factory, is today overrun with bunnies.

[De Niro voice] Are you…looking at me?
The furry descendents of the original lab animals have largely taken over the island and are protected by the Japanese government. No dogs or cats allowed.

The rabbits are apparently unafraid of humans, often approaching visitors in search of a handout or to sell postcards of Mt. Fuji and cheap, Godzilla dolls.