It just doesn't get any better than this................

What a start to the weekend! Yesterday, some really great NCAA March Madness games, although there weren't any real upsets. I did get to peek at the games a few times at work. Economists have estimated that time lost at work for "working" on brackets and watching games cost American businesses $4 billion dollars. Gee, what could Bernie Madoff have done with that kind of money?????

A couple of good games this afternoon, but they couldn't compete with a two-hour nap. (It was a long and busy week at work!) Now I'm waiting for the night games while listening to the semi-finals of the CCHA tourney - ND vs. No. Michigan. Go Irish! Later tonight the Lewiston Maineiacs start their QMJHL playoff series against Drummondville. Better keep the laptop charged up! More hockey and b-ball tomorrow. On Sunday the ND women begin their March Madness dance. The ND men are still alive in the NIT (Not Invited Tournament), but not impressing anyone.

Welcome Spring!

Finally!!!!

Finally the Notre Dame men's basketball team is back on the winning track. They absolutely destroyed #7 Louisville tonight at home. Way to go Irish! Let's hope you've got the bugs worked out.

Even better today was an announcement that the hockey team is going to have a new home. The University announced today that it will build the Lefty Smith Arena. That's great economic stimulus news! That's simply great news for an old "Irish Icer" like me...yep, I still have my pin from my undergrad/grad days at SMC/ND. Go Irish! A fitting tibute to the coach that put ND hockey on the map and a great opportunity for the coach that's keeping us at the top.

Fantasy or Nightmare??!!

It's that time of year again. Having had a disasterous regular fantasy football season, I've committed to taking the playoff challenge. Am not too sure about the picks, but they could be interesting. Maybe this time I won't end up last. Sigh.

Overall, I haven't been too impressed with the bowl games this year. Of course, the best one was the ND/Hawaii game. Very impressed with what the Irish did. Let's hope they can carry the momentum from that game into next year's regular season. Could we go from number "un" to number 1???......

All's well with the world

As long as we're not talking finances, all is well with the world. I'm watching the Fighting Irish earn their first road win of the season. You can really see the improvement in the team from week to week. Now if I could only see that kind of improvement in my fantasy team.... It's been a Notre Dame week of sorts. The ND Glee Club gave an excellent concert here in Maine the other night. Of course, I walked away with 5 cd's.......

This has been an absolutely beautiful Fall here in Maine. The colors have been spectacular. One day while driving to work there was an incredibly black sky framing the gold, orange, and red trees in the West. I timed it just right so that the sun was just breaking through the clouds in the East, adding a brief rainbow to the mix. What a phenomenal sight. Of course, no camera in the car.

Yesterday I drove to ski country for a library conference - another beautiful drive. To see the snow on the mountain tops was a thrill. I would have given anything to have gotten to the summit to make my first snow angels of the year. Now the wind has arrived and there is a blizzard of falling leaves. It won't be long now before there'll be a blizzard of another sort.