In Eckleburg's Eyes - 3/16/2009, Part 4

News & Notes from Sunday, March 15th, 2009

-I had one goal for Sunday: to not leave the house. Mission accomplished.

-Since I was not going anywhere, my friends came to me. JTH, ALK, and I watched the Tennessee basketball team play in the SEC championship game. The Vols had not won the SEC Tournament since 1979. They may never get a better chance to win it either. (Note: This is ALK's feet while wrestling with JTH. You will note the half-socks she is wearing.)

-Mississippi State defeated the Vols 64-61. It was the most frustrating Tennessee game I have seen and that says a lot this year. The Vols had two possessions in the final seconds in which they could take the lead. Not only did they not score, but turned the ball over before they took a shot. The only positive thing I can say about watching the game was that Verne Lundquist did not reference Tim Tebow, a feat I did not think was possible. If you don’t think Lundquist could not focus on Tebow during a UT-MSU basketball game, you have not heard Lundquist.

-While we watched the game downstairs, my mother held a baby shower for my cousin HANW upstairs. HANW is due on May 11th. The baby girl will be named Mikayla. Mikayla racked up on this day.

-It was good seeing all four of my cousins. HANJ flew in from Abilene, Texas, and ACN was home on spring break from UMass. Her flight from Atlanta the previous night had been cancelled and she was forced to miss her sister’s final big dance performance the night before. We have not yet forgiven Delta.

-After disbanding for the afternoon, JTH and ALK returned to my house where we watched the Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy. While none of us is an especially big fan of Larry the Cable Guy we enjoyed the show, which we watch annually. It is ordinarily a guilty pleasure, but when Larry the Cable Guy is involved, it is a very guilty pleasure.