Saturday

Just a few lines before heading over to Augie for their second-round game.  They play Hope College of Holland, Michigan.  My pal Cal's two sons went to Hope and it looks Cal, his wife, one son and some other relatives will be at the game tonight.  (He played basketball at Bradley for a year or two before finishing up at Illinois Wesleyan.  Or maybe it was the other way around.  On the golf course, you can definitely see that he has athletic skills.)

Watching the Sprint drivers in their afternoon practice session.  Exciting stuff.  Danica got a Top Five in the Nationwide race earlier today.  I think she's good for NASCAR.  And she seems to be able to handle the car better this year. Here's a gratuitous skin shot from her car sponsor, Go-Daddy's website.

The Winniferous has been her needy self in 2's absence.  We've done about five miles so far today, and we'll do at least one more before bedtime.  She slept ok, not great last night.  She's used to a little better treatment at her own place.

Big wins for the Hawks and Irish today.  Iowa beating anyone is somewhat notable, let alone a Top Ten team.  Winning at UConn is a fete for anybody. Men or women.

My sump pump has been firing off with regularity since yesterday afternoon.  Between the snow-melt of the last couple of weeks, the rain this week, and the general dampness and warm temps, the ground is severely water-laden.  I've put a call into the plumber to get that battery-back-up pack for my pump.  There will be a power outage in one of these Spring storms.

OK.  Headed out for the game.  I'll be back on later.

Have a great evening.

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