March Madness

Every year I enjoy the NCAA basketball tournament, as 64 plus teams compete for the national championship.  This year I enjoyed it more than ever.  Thursday through Sunday, the first week of the tournament, games are on TV from noon to almost midnight.  I always watch as many games as l can but, feel guilty spending so much time in front of the TV.

No guilt this year.  Because of my accident I was home, couldn’t drive a car and didn’t have much to do except read, exercise and read books - and watch TV.  I record programs so I can fast forward through the commercials.  I always had two games being recorded so when I would catch up with one, I would switch to the other.  I really watched a lot of games - with no guilt.

Having nine ACC teams in the tournament made it exciting.  When I filled out a bracket, I chose ACC teams to win.  I even had Duke and North Carolina in the finals.  As many of you know, most ACC teams were wiped out during the early rounds and my bracket was busted.  Only Duke made it to the final sixteen and then they lost.  That took some of the excitement away for me.

You would think the NCAA tournament would be enough.  I also watched many of the NIT tournament games and even watched some of the women in their NCAA tournament games.  By the time Villanova won the final game and was crowned champion, I had finally had enough.  I don’t need to see another basketball game for long time.

Seasoned Man

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