Tuesday

We are making 4 Daughter of the Day to celebrate her 3 year anniversary in The Big Apple.  This is the other shot I have of her departure day.  This one may have been taken at Dunn Brothers Coffee where we figured out that her departure time was a little earlier than anticipated.  Lots of water under the bridge since this day...almost 1100 days off the calendar.  You've done a lot of great things since then, Kiddo.  We are all extremely proud of you.  I never get tired of telling your story.

One of the side benefits to me of her move to NYC has been the opportunity to hang out with her, 3 and 3.1 several times over the last three years.  We've had culture, cuisine and wine in some very with-it spots.  While, yes, I would have visited 3 and 3.1 regardless, the fact that 4 also calls New York home certainly adds to the experience in the city.  Washington Square Park is on my Top Ten List of favorite spots to visit in any year.  So thank you, Dear Daughter, for widening my lens on life.!

In other news...
They announced the full RAGBRAI route over the weekend.  We already knew the over-night towns, and I had figured that I would do some riding on Friday and Saturday.  Now we also know the roads that will be used by the moving state fair.  With Friday night in Coralville, the mileage each day only in the 65 range, and 2's extra bedroom beckoning, those two days will be easy for the LtPC. 

My pal Pete may do Thursday as well, but he wants to get back to Davenport Friday night so that he can run the Bix road race on Saturday morning.  We may drag a couple other TOMRV friends along for at least Friday as well.  2 will be in charge of hosting our delegation.

This Springing Forward has put a small hitch in the giddy-up for myself and several of my friends.  Funny that a single hour has that effect.  The circadian rhythms run deep, eh?

I do need to weigh in on the HRC email kerfuffle.  Interesting that the Feds let her get away with this stuff.  It gives "Too Big To Fail" an entirely new meaning.  In the investment securities business, I would be fired from my broker dealer if I conducted any securities-related correspondence that did not go through their servers.  Fired.  As in, it's not an elective policy on archiving correspondence.  So, let's review: a two-bit broker in Podunk, America must abide by a relatively black-and-white (sorry for the racist non-comment) procedure to conform with rules set by a government agency...while similar rules for compliance on documents-retention don't apply to the Secretary of State?  Absolutely restores my faith for those folks living in their dream world inside the beltway.

Sorry.  Couldn't let that one just sit on the tee.

We are roaring into march Madness.  The major conference tournaments began today for the teams at the lower ends of the conference standings.  It used to be a Friday-Saturday-Sunday deal for most conferences.  Now with those major conferences with sixteen teams, they have their own set of play-in games.  Whatever.  Let's have at it.  Selection Sunday in five days.

Augie gets to host their regional this weekend.  They Play Mt. Union from Ohio on Friday night.  If they can win two games at home, they go to the D-III Final Four.

Enough.  Hats off again to 4.  You are a Star.  Love you.

BCOT