Down with the Chickenhawks

So, my early optimism for the tournament was not completely unfounded. Kansas was taken down by UCLA this weekend. Although, I have some misgivings about UCLA. I learned of the infamous Tyus Edney incident in a recent history class. Better them than Kansas, I suppose.

On a related note, North Carolina lost this past weekend to Georgetown. I do not despise UNC quite as much as Kansas. However, I do feel compelled to root against former KU coach and current UNC coach, Roy Williams. But, even that is not enough to ever make me cheer for Duke to beat North Carolina. You see, Coach K sent Quin to Mizzou a few years back in an effort to undermine our great basketball tradition. Now, I am obligated to root against Duke whenever possible. This college basketball stuff sure is complicated...

Weatherdog Returns

My people were nice enough to document my efforts to warn them of the coming storm. Here is a series of videos showing how I frantically tried to save the family.

I Should be a Weatherman...er Dog

We're entering the time of year I dread most...storm season. I can always sense when a storm is coming. I try to warn my people, but they just laugh at me and call me "crazy". The one who's home all the time even took a couple of videos of me freaking out. At first she thought I was scared of the creeky back door, which I am, but I was really freaking out about the many tornadoes that were surely headed in our direction. They just won't listen to me though. First I jumped on the couch next to her and shook uncontrollably. That's when she got started laughing and got the video camera out. Then I stuck myself to her leg. When she went to get Lily from her crib, I went with her and jumped up to look in the crib also. When she put Lily on the changing table, I sat between her and the table. When she sat down to feed her, I tried to get in her lap also. That didn't go over so well. Then I went behind the chair and poked my nose around to let her know I was still there. Finally they went in the living room and started playing on the floor. I sat RIGHT NEXT TO HER and panted constantly in her face. What more can I do? Doesn't she know that deadly tornadoes are heading right for us??

Tiger News

As you know, my beloved Tigers are not playing basketball in the postseason this year. However, I would like to point out that the Tigers' Wrestling team is in 2nd place after the first day of the championship tournament. The team has been ranked as high as #1 this year. Ben Askren is kicking butt on his quest to be the national champ in his weight class for the 2nd year in a row. Maybe my preseason prediction that the Tigers would be national champs is not so crazy after all. I just had the wrong sport.

VCU takes down Duke

I was thrilled to see VCU knock Duke out of the first round last night. I think I heard the bald one say that is the first time Duke has lost a first round game since 1996. Wow, that is ancient history to me. Maybe my greatgrandfather was watching basketball back then. Anyway, I love cheering against Duke almost as much as I love cheering against Kansas. Today is the matchup I have been waiting for. Tune in tonight if you want to see a #1 seed lose in the first round.

March Madness

It turns out that my pre-season favorite to win the championship was snubbed by the Selection Committee. Maybe next year my Tigers will come through for me. With no Tigers to cheer for, I will be putting all of my energy into rooting for opponents of Kansas. First up is Niagara. I fully expect the Purple Eagles to pluck the eyes out of the lowly Chickenhawks this week. You may laugh at my bold prediction, but Kansas has lost in the first round the past 2 years. Last year, #4 seed Kansas lost to #13 seed Bradley. In 2005, #3 seed Kansas lost to #14 seed Bucknell. Those who are old enough (I'm not) may recall that in 2002 #1 seed Kansas came perilously close to losing to #16 seed Holy Cross. So, this Friday, the Niagara Purple Eagles will temporarily become my favorite team.

Games & Squirrels

I've discovered a new game. I wait until Katie gets Lily down for a nap and then I bark at something outside. It sounds simple enough, but it's actually pretty tricky. I have to get the timing just right. If I wait too long, Lily's sleeping good and won't wake up. If I bark too soon, she's still awake and isn't bothered by it. I have to wait until she just falls asleep. Then I startle her and make her cry. It's great. Katie always gets mad at me and sometimes smacks my nose, but it's totally worth it.

The squirrels in my backyard are tormenting me. They know I like to lay by the back door and survey my domain, so they come onto the patio and make faces at me. It drives me nuts. I bark (if I'm lucky the timing is just right...see above) and paw at the door. That scares them off the patio, but not out of the yard. I beg Katie to let me out so I can chase them, but she never does. I guess she's afraid I'll jump the gate or something. Besides, she's usually too worked up about me barking to even think about letting me outside. One of these days I'll be able to catch one of those little suckers and show them who's boss.