The coming of Spring; off again on again. March Madness

It snowed last night covering the grass and roofs. There was ice in the pot-holes in the road in front of us. Otherwise, the roads and sidewalks were clear. And, although it is really blue-sky sunny outside, it is still cold. Out of direct sunlight, the snow stays as evidence by the picture shot out the side of the sun room.

Last night we stayed up for the celebration of MSU men's basketball team achieving the Final Four to be held in Detroit this year. Sparty beat the number one ranked team in the nation: the Louisville Cardinals in the MidWest regional final game held in Indianapolis IN over the weekend. Kathy and I have tickets to the NCAA Final Four tournament, the first game is Saturday, April 4 th between MSU and University of Connecticut. Game time 6:07 PM. Kathy had the foresight to enter the lottery to get tickets last year some time, and we got our Final Four Tickets in October. With MSU now in the Final Four, the place will be packed with 72,000. Our seats are in the nose-bleed sections so we will bring binoculars. We will be there in our green and white cheering for Sparty. General Motors, who have a suite, decided not to use the suite after the private jet travel bruhaha in front of Congress a couple of months ago. I wonder now if GM is planning on raising capital by selling the seats in the Suite, or now hosting a couple of Congress persons as a bribe for Rick Wagoner keeping his job. I guess, since MSU and Villanova busted Obama's NCAA Basketball bracket Final Four participants, the Administration will not look kindly on anymore hanky-panky as MSU might beat U Conn and V might beat U of North Carolina which would completely mess up bracketology.

Coach Tom Izzo, for MSU, has put this game in Detroit on the same level as TARP in resuscitating the Michigan economy. All positive vibes. Imagine if you will the pressure on these kids playing basketball, playing in front of their friends and family, Michigan's economy on the line, with every defensive stop, basket and free-throw made. Not too much to expect would you say?