Woo hoo!

Now that was a day! Lots of excellent basketball, one of my favorite racing teams won in Vegas and it rained!

Worst part of it was that it was a short night, but we'll get to that.

There is a hornet's nest abuzz with the list of "uninvited" to the big dance in the NCAA. They keep talking about a football playoff like they have in basketball. I say bunk! As long as "at large invites" are involved, the system is going to be flawed. The "committee" may think they are superior to the BCS but I think they may be the same people, just in different disguises!

I have never heard so many lame excuses for why this team was excluded and another included. If my mind was a vacuum, ESPN might convince me. But it isn't and they didn't. All the talk about late season falters, late season runs, strength of schedule. What does it all mean? Not much.

I thought that the polls took into account the schedule strength. To hear the analyst talk it sounds like schedule comes into the mix twice.

Why not develop a hard formula, giving the automatics bids to the conference tournament champions and then simply fill the remainder of the field with the "next" highest nationally ranked team. As it is, lots of teams tank during the season figuring that a late season splurge will get them in the dance. Put that apple out there and let them chase it, but don't change it to a lemon.

The NIT should be good this year.

Lots of belly aching about the "new" race track in Vegas. Thing is, everyone competing had to race on it. Some just did it better. Eat your heart out Tony Stewart. Good job by the 48 and 24 teams. I'm going to have to stop and check on where Jr. ended up. (I just saw a finishing order, Jr. was 11th after making a rookie mistake).

I look for NASCAR to give Toyota a little help. They have been so obsessed with Toyota's entry into the sport and how other manufacturer's were running scared that I think NASCAR has stacked the deck against Toyota. By now Dodge would have gotten some sort of aerodynamic concessions. Of course NASCAR may figure that the COT will level the playing field.

Me, I like to watch Mikey race on Sunday. All I got to see of Mikey Sunday was a couple of NAPA ads and a tape of his qualifying spin that kept him from making the race.

What a blessing the rain has been! My new favorite weather man has been "right on". I talked to points west yesterday late and they were saying between one and two inches! Thanks we needed that! Of course I would like to take some of the credit. I had watered very early Sunday morning (read shortly after midnight, the lawn computer came on). Once it began to rain I turned the lawn computer off. I'm kicking myself this morning because I didn't "catch" any rain water for Krl's inside plants. Oh well. (What is that makes rain water so much better than water from the faucet?)

Now to what I am doing awake at this hour! I'm not going fishing. Pepa's batteries have gone bad in his pacemaker. They were supposed to be good for ten years, his lasted twelve. He is supposed to be at the ambulatory center this morning at 6. If they can just replace the batteries he will be out later today, if they have to replace the pacemaker he will have to stay over night. I talked with Pat last night and it sounded like he was having a little anxiety attack about the procedure. He and Memama were talking about coming on to Abilene and getting a motel room. Pat asked them if they needed her to accompany them last evening (she had company) but they told her no. She did tell Pepa to take another diuretic pill and if he continued to be short of breath to call the cardiologist or go to the ER. She said she didn't believe it was anything but fluid build up. A diuretic Iv would be a quick fix.

So I'm fixing to get my day started. I'm fixing to go get a bath, shave, get dressed, I may even eat a bite before leaving the house. I will meet Memama, Pepa and Pat (she is driving over this morning) and be with them during the procedure. I told Pepa I would be available should the doctor need help. At some point I will probably go up stairs to check on Ed, the contractor from the fall jobsite. I talked with his wife Saturday but I haven't talked with him since he had knee replacement Friday. Then I will run back to the house to pick up Krl for her doctor appointment.

I had purchased a roast Friday when I was in the grocery store. I enjoy a good meat market and I prefer an old fashion butcher shop. Recently, the butcher block at the store I frequent began cutting their own roasts. I don't know if they just use a higher grade of beef or what, but I bought a gorgeous chuck roast. Krl put it in the oven and later in the day I added carrots and "red new potatoes". That was without a doubt the best roast we have ever fixed. Yum! Best part was we had left overs, and everyone knows how I feel about left overs. Once less meal to cook. I may be able to get two out of these left overs.

I am finding myself in the middle of a situation. I didn't ask to be placed here, it just happened. Now I have even been accused of enjoying it. Not hardly.

Well, if you are fortunate enough to be on spring break, enjoy. For the rest of us, have a day!

FATHER, thank YOU for YOUR blessing of rain. I pray for a successful procedure for Pepa and continued healing for Krl and Ed. Shout hallelujah!