Tuesday, March 19, 2013
NCAA BASKTBALL TOURNAMENT 2013
Well it's that time of year again, time to fill out the ol' NCAA bracket. I've done this before, though not every year. I have never had much success, so this year I have decided to put in some research and effort. I have watched a bunch of TV shows and read a pile of internet stories, and the following is some of what I have learned.
It is wide open this year. There are only 9 or ten teams that can't "win it all".
There are only 5 or six teams that have a chance to "win it all".
A sixteen has never beat a one seed. This could be the year.
The Big Ten is the best conference in the country. The Big Ten is the most overrated conference in the country.
You need good guard play in March.
A twelve seed always beats a five seed. Except when they don't.
Watch out for a team loaded with seniors. Except if they were that good they would already be in the pros, wouldn't they?
Some teams can't be sped up, some can't be slowed down. Some play great D, some can't score enough to win.
Some teams have played a tough schedule. Some teams haven't played anyone.
The Midwest is the "Region of Death". Scary.
"They come to play". "Cinderella Team". "They know how to close". "They take care of the rock". Every cliche in the book. And then some.
Enough already. These guys have seen a lot more ballgames than I have, but I'm not all that certain they are any smarter. One guy says team A will win, second guy says team B. First guy says yeah you might be right. Think even I could come up with something like that. So after all the reading and watching, it's back to the same old way of picking the bracket for me. Generally higher seed, pick a couple of upsets, root for the kids schools now, then talk about how if a couple of plays or call went my way I could have won it all......
Thursday, March 14, 2013
The Death Book
I have finally gotten around to starting to write my death book. It's really not as morbid as it sounds. I have done a terrible job of keeping the Misses in the loop when it comes to stuff like passwords, account numbers and things that she will need to know when I pass on from this ol' life.
So what kind of stuff is in this book--which is still right now mainly a bunch of scraps of paper but which is slowly being turned in to a well organized script for the Misses for life after me? Well first of all, I have the policy numbers for the life insurance policies. And the phone numbers of who to contact! There are account numbers and phone numbers for the various savings accounts. And there are the passwords for all the various web sites that I visit....And who to contact to cancel certain things.
I am writing my obituary. Figure this will save the family some time when I pass. And who really knows me better than me? I am also including some of my wishes as far as funeral services and what not. Don't want it to be some morbid thing--I've really been a very lucky person. Hope somebody will get a few cases of beer, turn up some tunes and have a little party....we know how I hate funerals.
I plan on writing little notes or letters to friends and family that I love. Yeah I know these things should be done while I am still alive, but that's really not my style. So people will just have to deal with that. I still haven't decided if I'll leave notes to those who have irritated me, but it's an interesting thought to me (probably won't happen).
When my Dad died I learned quite a bit about what needs to be done after a person passes on---I was the executor. It can be a real pain in the butt. You need to get x number of certified death certificates. You need to close accounts and notify various companies and people. It all happens very quickly. And it is very hard on the ones left behind. I really think it will be a "final gift" if I can kind of get things a little organized for the family when I'm gone. It's a lot easier for me to do it now than for them to try and do it when I'm gone. You may want to have a little talk with your family about these things, because the last time I checked none of us are going to be here forever.....
So what kind of stuff is in this book--which is still right now mainly a bunch of scraps of paper but which is slowly being turned in to a well organized script for the Misses for life after me? Well first of all, I have the policy numbers for the life insurance policies. And the phone numbers of who to contact! There are account numbers and phone numbers for the various savings accounts. And there are the passwords for all the various web sites that I visit....And who to contact to cancel certain things.
I am writing my obituary. Figure this will save the family some time when I pass. And who really knows me better than me? I am also including some of my wishes as far as funeral services and what not. Don't want it to be some morbid thing--I've really been a very lucky person. Hope somebody will get a few cases of beer, turn up some tunes and have a little party....we know how I hate funerals.
I plan on writing little notes or letters to friends and family that I love. Yeah I know these things should be done while I am still alive, but that's really not my style. So people will just have to deal with that. I still haven't decided if I'll leave notes to those who have irritated me, but it's an interesting thought to me (probably won't happen).
When my Dad died I learned quite a bit about what needs to be done after a person passes on---I was the executor. It can be a real pain in the butt. You need to get x number of certified death certificates. You need to close accounts and notify various companies and people. It all happens very quickly. And it is very hard on the ones left behind. I really think it will be a "final gift" if I can kind of get things a little organized for the family when I'm gone. It's a lot easier for me to do it now than for them to try and do it when I'm gone. You may want to have a little talk with your family about these things, because the last time I checked none of us are going to be here forever.....
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