yes, a precipitous decline from thursday night, but certainly the location to which she is more accustomed when it comes to the tournament. incidentally, i am now 26th in the same pool.

the win mommy alluded to that dare not speak its name obviously did NOT happen last night. mommy and i picked stanford over texas and, in fact, had stanford losing to ucla in the final four. was it mommy’s fondness for the pac-10 that encouraged such a bold assertion? certainly. BUT it was ALSO the fact that mommy had texas going to the finals last year, and they TOTALLY let her down early in the tournament … once bitten …

now for a status check of our little family pool going into the elite eight …

g-pa jer … 5 of 8 intact (4 of 4 in the final four) … overall wins to date: 40 of 56 (71%)

me … 5 of 8 intact (3 of 4 in the final four) … overall wins to date: 37 of 56 (66%)

mommy … 6 of 8 intact (3 of 4 in the final four) … overall wins to date: 38 of 56 (68%)

daddy … 4 of 8 intact (3 of 4 in the final four) … overall wins to date: 32 of 56 (57%)

more later … i gotta get back to sucking on my bee rattle and learning how to hold my own bottle.