And the NCAA Bracket answer is yes, most definitely

Here’s a special entering-round-two edition of “I can’t believe anybody searched this.” Somebody googled this term today and ended up on one of my increasing number of NCAA Tournament bracket posts. The curious soul wondered enough to type in and click somewhere: “Is it cheating to change my bracket.” Now, I could say: It depends…

The 13.1 miles includes .1 past our house

They will come thundering down our city Syracuse neighborhood hill again Sunday. The runners participating in the second edition of the Syracuse Half Marathon are sure to be a colorful bunch. Cold, too. Forecasts right now are for high temperatures in the 20s. About 1,600 runners have signed up to log the 13.1 miles that…

Another bracket buster in today’s game one

There will be no game three between Syracuse and Duke this year. Mercer made sure of that. Yes, it is a big upset, a No. 14 seed ousting a No. 3 seed. But Syracuse fans likely aren’t upset about it all. Speaking about brackets, I know stand at 11 games right out of 17. My…

Syracuse fans still stew about that call for Duke

Yes, Syracuse basketball fans still love making T-shirt statements. At my bowling league last night, orange shirts were aplenty. After all, the hometown team won yesterday afternoon in the NCAA Tournament, easily topping Western Michigan. I spotted a new slogan on the shirt worn by a great bowler on the squad against us. Jeff Williams’…

Avery Sunshine to play free show at OCC

Avery Sunshine knows how to spread jazz love with her voice and keyboard work. And, in a show that pays tribute to Women’s History Month, the Avery Sunshine Duo will perform a free admission show at 7 p.m. March 29, in Storer Auditorium on the campus of Onondaga Community College. The native of Chester, Pa.,…

What would you do to fight a class system?

The novel of Vernonica Roth will be brought to the big screen this weekend with the tense “Divergent.” Teens will fight for their lives and the good of all in this futuristic Chicago. The makers expect success; there’s already plans for two more films. The trailer shows a lesson for sticking up for what makes…

And after game one, my bracket isn’t perfect anymore

Everybody who picked Dayton to beat Ohio State in the first game of the NCAA Tournament right now raise your hands. Anybody outside of the Flyers’ home Ohio city? I didn’t have the game right. I had Ohio State. And, I post this to prove how smart I was not to bother entering Warren Buffett’s…

Bracket games start today, for fun and a billion bucks

Are you hot to win that billion bucks from Warren Buffett? That’s the prize offered in the NCAA Bracket Challenge put out by the union of Yahoo and Quicken Loans. The games for the field of 64 start a little after noon EDT today. If you haven’t filled them in at the link above already,…

So many additions to the home and garden dream list

It’s a project in its own right to weed out all the possible work that can await your home and garden. Last weekend, my dear wife Karen and I took the short drive to the New York State Fairgrounds to take in the wonders of the annual Syracuse Home and Garden Show. This baby has…