Of Hate and Basketball

My Dad and I today at the Big 12 Mens Basketball Championship game in OKC


Because it was raining and cold in OK* and we were unprepared, we spent an hour or so searching for a couple of light jackets. As a result, I was forced to face the ugly convergence of two of my most hated entities: Wal-Mart and Oklahoma. It was scary. The people were not quite right. They moved rather slowly, had an unusual affection for processed cheese products, and seemed very fascinated by the display of "belly fat" pills. Since I hadn't entered a Wal-Mart in about 18 months, I didn't think it wise to venture too far into the belly of the beast, but I'm certain that the young children working in the meth lab by the McDonald's were doing just fine. I left hurriedly without buying anything.

Anyway.... I survived Wal-Mart and we went on to the game, which was GREAT. Kevin Durant, who by this time next year will have been named NCAA Player of the Year, and will be watching the 2008 NCAA Tourney on his bazillion foot yacht, was great too. He couldn't miss (in the first half), and Texas was cruising to a blowout (in the first half). In the second half and overtime (yes, overtime), things worked out a bit differently for UT. Kansas won a nailbiter and received a top seed in the tourney.

Enough about basketball and my hatred of the land of meth and casinos. I'm off to ruin my bracket. If you want to join in on the fun, go here: http://pick-wisely.mayhem.sportsline.com/. Just email me for the password.


*It was only cold and rainy in OK, not in Texas. I am wise enough to attribute this not to some sort of "occluded front," but to the same meteorological phenomenon that resulted in the constant rain cloud over the Addams Family's house. Somehow, the earth is pointing out to us via wierd weather patterns those people who don't really belong here. Oklahomans, like the Addams Family, are here only because we tolerate their existence because they can be entertaining at times (Kings of Leon, Flaming Lips, etc.)