March Madness

It's that time of year again, March Madness. The conference championships have concluded, and the teams have been selected for the Big Dance, the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Tournament.

Here at the Sweigart home, we are Duke Blue Devil fans. We enjoyed watching them win the ACC tournament yesterday afternoon, and enjoyed watching UNC go down to Florida State in the semi-finals almost as much.

We'll be watching quite a bit more TV than usual over the next few weeks, especially on the weekends.

When Marge and I were first married we weren't particularly into college basketball, but that hasn't been the case for years. We both laugh now when we remember Grant's words during our wedding, when he referenced the NCAA's, and the potential for conflict, if Marge would ask me to go out and get some milk or other necessity during one of the games. She enjoys watching as much as I do, and whatever we might need can surely wait 'til the game is over, or at least until half-time.

We have a friendly family contest, with a yet to be decided prize going to the person who has the most correct selections on their tournament bracket. The funny thing with brackets is that all it takes is one or two games going other than predicted to really lower your chances.

Duke is the 2nd seed in the East Region and will be playing the 15th seeded Binghamton Bearcats. The Bearcats beat UMBC 61-51 on Saturday to claim their first ever American East championship, and their first NCAA tournament berth.

So, if you call us during the tournament, you'll probably get our answering machine, 'cause we'll be watching the dance.