March Madness

It's that time of year again. My favorite moment of the annual year. March Madness!!!! All the brackets, the upsets, the traveling, and flat out madness in more ways than one. This year I will be traveling the longest round trip I have ever taken to watch the crazy thing I have ever seen. No, not the tourney. No, not my family. Pete and Molly's wedding. There should be a lot of dancing just like the Dawgs!



I plan to break out a Soctt Suggs dance move on the floor that evening. But you have to be careful when you go dancing....

You could end up with a black eye and a little less dignity. I am a white guy. So, I need to dance in a group of people to mask my insufficient moves. That or don't dance at all.

This trip will, also, be about answering a few questions for myself. It's hard to define all my questions. The overlaying theme is do I come back in 6 months or do I stay another year? In order to answer that I have to feel out my family and friends. These questions that I have are not questions you can coldly write out like a math problem.

How much do they miss me?
How much do I miss them?
How are they doing without me?
How are they treating me?
Will they miss me more if I stay another year?
Do they need me around?

They aren't a checklist or a survey you can fill out with a clipboard and a number 2 pencil.

If you find yourself asking these questions, then you are probably insecure and you should stay in Korea or wherever you are until you get your head on straight. Seriously, questions like these are unfair. They won't help you as much as they will hurt you. Simply, enjoy your time. And they will answer themselves.


Notes:

I do enjoy the World Cup more than March Madness. But it's not an annual event.

I know you think that I am going to put together a weak bracket this year. But I've been watching like usual. I will be just as good as usual. That means I won't win. But I won't get crushed. I'm hoping for a couple 3rd place finishes.