Now that college basketball is over, I can mark the end of the most amazing sporting season I am likely to ever enjoy. First the Red Sox win the World Series (again). Then KU’s woeful college football program pulls the most amazing performance ever out of its collective bum, ends the season 12–1 with a victory […]
Watching the game last night, there were a lot of non-game related things I wanted to touch on. This might be of more interest to those of you who haven’t been following KU basketball all season. God. In all the player interviews before the game, during all the plays of the game, during all the […]
We watched the game at home, live (not delayed via TiVo), as it tipped late enough that we were done with all parenting duties. Our boys were tucked safely in their beds, dreams of Jayhawks dancing through their heads. They both wore their new KU shirts to school, and the littlest one (he’s 22 months […]
Tonight is the Final game of the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The University of Kansas, where I live (and where I am newly employed!) is playing in this game, against the University of Memphis. Tip off is at 8:21 pm, our time. That means the boys will be in bed, and we can watch […]
Today was to be my first day at work. But I resigned from that job this past Friday. Because I have another new job now. The big news first, I guess. I have secured an honest-to-goodness, full-time job at the University of Kansas. First, I’d like to thank my mother, who provides the opening icebreaker for […]
Best headline so far this morning is from the local guys, “KU cools heels.” Followed closely by the subhead, “Kansas beats tar out of UNC.” I’m sure sportswriters who cover Carolina all the time have used these before, but this was my first exposure to it. In case you missed it, read this recap of the game […]
