WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

This past Sunday we attended two Women's NCAA tournament basketball games. The first game featured OSU vs Florida. Unfortunately the Buckeyes never seemed to be engaged in the game. The pace was fast and furious however and the Bucks almost pulled it off but.... The second game pitted the Baylor Bears against the University of California Santa Barbara. Baylor is a no. 1 seed with UCSB #16. This was not a contest. Baylor has the top player in the country with Brittney Griner. She is 6'8" and wow is that tall. The opening tip-off was reminiscent of that one ad where the one kid is so little and the other so big. We left at half-time. Tuesday night we watched Baylor play Florida. The score did not reflect the intensity of the game. And history was made. Brittney dunk for 2 points and that is the first time this season for her and only the second dunk in NCAA tournament history. Finally all of this took place in the new Bowling Green University Stroh Center. It is a very nice venue. All in all a great couple of days.

WHAT DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES

Well my Leap Day dinner was great. It turned out that one of the guests had just landed a new job and we were able to celebrate with him. There is an added bonus in that he gets to stay here so we are not going to lose friends. The next day started great. However I received an e-mail that while in Cabo on vacation a friend became gravely ill and eventually was put on a medi-vac plane to the US. He is in Columbus and apparently is stable so it looks good. I was quite worried. Then on Friday, 15 Alpha Xi Deltas from Bowling Green University had a 5:30am flight for spring break. One car left the night before to stay a one of the girl's parent's house near the airport. The other two cars left at around 2am to drive to the airport. A woman got on the expressway going the wrong way and plowed into one of the cars. Three of the young women were killed and 2 are in critical condition at one of the area hospitals. The first car managed to evade the oncoming car. I found out that the passengers in that first car included the granddaughter of one of my close friends. I have talked with her and the girl is ok. I cannot imagine hearing that news. We were having severe weather and with all the tornadoes I called my daughter-in-law to see how they were faring. She said they were ok but that my son had to take shelter at work when the tornado siren went off. Needless to say it has been a few emotional days. Luckily everyone is all right. Please say a prayer for the families and friends of the girls who were taken in the prime of their lives.