Monday

I Apologize for My Absence

Hi All,

I wanted to quickly write to you all and apologize for not posting anything to my blog in the last few days.  I have been pretty busy.  I will try to create a new post (and read through all of your blog posts) soon.

Anthony

Friday

Snakes and Snow-Truly Ironic!

Snow outside of my house.


Yesterday was certainly interesting.  I was clearing some brush and leaves when it started to snow-SNOW!  Keep in mind that it rarely snows in southwest Virginia in April.  Even more surprising, as I was raking leaves, I came upon a small garter snake.  I was amazed to see a snake slithering around in near freezing temperatures; they usually stay in their burrows in this type of weather (heck, most of the snakes are probably still hibernating).  So, imagine me (or anyone really) raking leaves and moving brush during a snowstorm (in a month that does not usually see any snowstorms) and finding a snake.  Truly ironic!

Wednesday

My Bracket Has Been Busted



Well, I have had better NCAA brackets over the years-that is for sure.  You know it's not a going to be a good year when you check your bracket only to find out that it is ranked in the bottom 2.5% in a prominent, national bracket contest.  I have improved to about 11% or so now...Perhaps I will get really lucky and will be able to move up to around 25% (from the bottom, not the top 25%)...Needless, to say, I should not have picked so many upsets (and should not have counted on mid-majors breaking through the ceiling this year).  How are your brackets coming along?  Hopefully, you are doing better than me.

Basketball player-Microsoft Office

Thursday

My 2013 NCAA Tourney Picks

The NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament's second round games (the first round consists of the play-in games) have begun.  Here are my picks in this year's NCAA Tourney.  Like the millions of other people who have filled out a bracket, I probably won't have to wait long to suffer my first loss (just hope it is not a bracket busting one).  Bracket comes from ESPN.