NCAA Tourney & the RNC mailing list

Ahhh ... my favorite time of the year!

With the tourney going on, I really have not been playing much poker; but I wanted to give a shout out (did I just say that ... how lame ... lol) to the alma mater.

I am a University of Memphis grad (actually it was Memphis State University when I graduated in 92). Tonight the Tigers rolled to their 3rd straight 16 point victory in the tourney. I can't think of a real comparison when I watch these games. I will never forget the phantom hand check the refs called on us in 96 in the Sweet 16 against hated Arkansas ... just a sickening feeling.

The Tigers play UCLA for the right to go to the Final 4 and I like our chances. We handled UCLA early in the season pretty well. They are much better now, but so are we.

Anyway, I played a few hands of poker after the Memphis game tonight ... I almost always play well when I'm in a good mood. It was a nice night all the way around!

On a different note, I keep getting these e-mails from the Republican National Committee ... I have no freaking idea how I got on this list and it drives me nuts. I tried to delete my name to no avail ... tonight I sent them an e-mail advising that for every e-mail I get from them I will keep a tally and contribute an ADDITIONAL $100 to the DNC. It's complete BS, I hate both parties ... I just hate the Dems a little less ... but it really pisses me off that I get this so obviously slanted propaganda from them. Okay, I hate the Dems a lot less lately ... mainly because of the budget deficit, but also because our young men are dying over what amounts to a personal vendetta gone wrong. Saddam was a bad dude ... no doubt, but we look like complete ass clowns in the International Community when our justification for the whole operation turns out to be flawed. Mark my words ... this is the WORST President our country has ever seen ... and somehow he got elected twice ... once by the people, and once by the Electoral college. It could be worse, right now he's only 43rd out of 43. Eventually, there will be someone worse, I just hope I'm not around to see him or her.

I know intelligent conservatives ... most are smarter than the average liberal. I hope they see through the crap that Ken Mehlman and his right wingers espouse.

Go Tigers!