the big dance

It's already March 14th... That disturbs me how fast time flies without even taking a notice. I try to live day by day and in those pack in alot. But I was just thinking where I was 1 year ago from now, 6 months back... and rewinded the clock to 3 months. Its hard to condense all that "life" into a few sentences but the main thing that comes to mind is how much I grew and learned in that period. I also realized how even more tough life is. That being said, its March, and I got the madness. Last week for whatever the reason was I couldn't even look forward to this. I'm looking forward to it now!!

The NCAA Men's Division 1-A tournament is the best time of the year in sports. It's better than the superbowl or the NBA playoffs or the World Series. Its an unbelievable time in sports. Everybody wants to watch David beat Goliath and they want to see if they can predict who the national champion will be. Then there's all those kids on spring break following their school through the tournament of 64. Heroes emerge, legends are made, Cinderalla slips on the shoe and hearts are broken. If you're watching any games, watch the bench. Watch those kids that don't even get into the game. Watch when their team slays the giant how their raw emotion is the essence of the entire tournament. To my delight I will have the privelege of watching a ton of games this weekend.

Who doesn't want to see that team that should've never made it this far, reach further down inside and show the courage and heart to keep swinging at their heavily-favored opponent. It's delightful and uplifting to those souls who don't think the impossible can happen. Even if you don't think you're good enough or you are outmatched you still have a chance. When you've given up, you've given up hope and that's dangerous territory to be in.

So let's watch the drama unfold! Am I stupid enough to pick Arizona not only win their first round game but beat the number 1 seed in the entire tournament and defending national champion?? Hell Yeah!!!