To Jeremy, the all knowing master of appropriate blog colors. Is this easier for you to read? Is it more pleasing to your sensitive eyes? Please let me know. Your opinion means the world to me.
'Tis that wonderful time of year when there is always something to watch on tv and business productivity comes to a screeching halt. Thank you CBSsportsline.com for showing live games on the internet so I can pretend I am feverishly working on an Excel spreadsheet when, in reality, I am watching to see if my upset picks are going to pan out. Can YOU pick the Cinderella team this year? Let's see.
I had thought about starting a real pool, you know, with money and all, but at this point I'm thinking good ol' trash talking and playing for bragging rights are enough to keep me entertained. So click on the link and join my tourney group! You'll have to create an account if you don't have one, and if you somehow navigate away from the group page before you join, the group info is below. Be patient, sometimes it's slow.
group name - bruce pearl for president
password - vols
Click Here
If you can't figure it out, let me know. Games start on the 20th, but I recommend getting your picks in soon because the site really bogs down right before the first game.
Did you know - the last time both teams that played in the national championship game didn't qualify for the NCAA tourney the next year was in 1980 after Michigan State beat Indiana State in 1979. Bonus - what two future stars played on those teams?
Good luck!
Last Sunday I gave up a beautiful 70 degree day of riding to go help build trails at Hastie Park. Hastie Park is a 80 acre piece of land stuck in between the areas of Island Home/Ijams and Lake Forest neighborhood in South Knoxville that has recently been given the green light to become a mountain biking/walking (ok, we all know that really means biking only) trail system. Now, I am not a mountain biker, but I was kind of excited about this project because it is supposed to be geared more towards beginners which means the trails would be less technical, and I would have a lesser chance of hurting myself if I decided to wheel the fat-tired bike out of its hiding place in the garage. (the mountain bike has not seen the light of day in almost two years)
So all in all, it was a good day. A TON of people showed up, and we got more work done than anybody could have imagined. The first trail is almost finished, and if it ever quits raining, it should be ridable very soon.
So here's the punishment for my hard work - I got poison ivy. I NEVER get poison ivy. It took a couple of days to show up, but since then, it keeps getting worse and worse. Right now, I've got it on both legs and one arm. But I started scratching the other arm earlier today, so that arm is either feeling left out, or it's spreading over there too.
