Echoes in Eternity

For your viewing pleasure this morning...

(HT: 22 Words)

This looks like a promising new show.

Wow. I'm not sure if I should laugh or cry.

This list of the worst (or best, depending on your point of view) analogies ever encountered by high school teachers is awesome! Read them all.

It was an American tradition, like fathers chasing kids around with power tools.

This is interesting. I'd like to see Russia, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan added to this graphic. If you think the USA dominates the world now, just wait until we're the only Western country with young(ish) population. Mark Steyn could write a book about this data... oh wait, he already did.

Heading out in a few minutes to go meet the newest little Teich!

Sad news today. My Sooners are no longer going to be in the same conference with the Huskers. I'm stunned.

I'm leaving in a few days for a road trip with friends to Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City to watch some baseball. Should be a blast!

This is just an awesome story!


[HT: Z]

My son Lewis is 2 years old today. What a joy he is to my wife and me.

Ouch, this has been a rough year for March Madness brackets. Almost everyone's left side is now dead. Appropriately, only eight "elite" brackets still have a shot at winning it all, and a couple more could sneak in a second place finish. Keeping in mind that my top-ranked bracket is ineligible to win any prizes, here are (I believe) the winning scenarios so you know how to root over the next ten days:

• D.J. Williams wins... if West Virginia makes it to the championship game or loses to Baylor in the Final Four.
• Bryan McWhite takes home first prize... if Kentucky wins it all and Baylor beats Duke OR if Baylor beats Duke and Kentucky as long as Kansas State does not make the championship game.
• Marshall Posey is the grand kahuna... if Duke beats West Virginia in the Final Four.
• Mike Brown wins... if Kentucky beats Duke in the Final Four but does not win the championship game as long as Kansas State does not make the title game.
• AJ King wins... if Kentucky beats Duke in the Final Four and also wins the title game as long as Kansas State does not progress beyond the the Final Four.
• Holly Nimchuk wins... if Kansas State beats Butler and Duke beats Kentucky in the Final Four but loses the championship game**.
• Josiah Bruder wins... if Kentucky beats Duke and then beats Kansas State in the championship game OR if Baylor and Kansas State play for the title and Kentucky beats West Virginia.
• Aaron Vovk wins... if Duke wins it all and Kentucky beats West Virginia**.
  

**Holly and Aaron tie if K-State beats Butler and Duke wins it all, which means it will come down to the tiebreaker score.

If you haven't gotten me the entrance fee yet, try to do so soon.

After a whirlwind first couple of rounds, the dust has cleared and Marshall Posey is currently the bracket leader... but for how long? His champion selection of Kansas is out, so it will take some work for him to hold onto first place. It will help all the Kansas backers to start cheering for Northern Iowa or St. Mary's to win it all.

And Kerby takes the early lead. Everyone's still in it, though some more than others. Aaron needs a few upsets and Duke to win it all as many of his top picks crumbled.

The prize chest consists of approximately $135 worth of books and/or gift certificates. The closest guess to the total final score of the championship game will get a $25 Amazon gift certificate. The runner-up in the final standings receives his (or her?) choice of two of the four main prize books (listed here) while the champ will not only win those four books, but also two additional books and an Amazon gift certificate. Good luck to all!

Only an hour away now from the start of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball tournament known as March Madness. Below is a little reminder of the excitement it's offered in the past. Book Bracketology is open for one more hour before brackets lock for good.

Only slightly more than 36 hours left before the brackets lock and the NCAA tournament begins. Register here (password: "book"). Remember to get me payment for your bracket(s) or arrange it with me by Friday night.