It's that time of year again.

The NCAA college men's tournament kicked off today.

The NIT started Tuesday.

Two schools from my home state of Indiana were selected for the NIT -

Butler and Indiana State.

Butler lost a heart-breaker Tuesday by 1 point.

Indiana State won.

Purdue (also from Indiana) is one of the favorites to win the NCAA tourney.

The state of Indiana is well represented this year.

BTW - the term 'March Madness' originated in Indiana to describe the annual high school tournament.

Every school, big or small, played until only one school became the state champions.

Have you ever seen the movie 'Hoosiers'? That's what it was all about.

Until 1998, when the powers that be decided to divide the schools into 4 classes.

Now there are 4 state champions every year instead of one.

I'm kind of glad the NCAA stole the catch phrase.

It sure doesn't describe high school basketball in Indiana any more.

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I just watched a 13 minute video on how to make homemade biscuits.

I watched more than I wanted, because the elderly southern woman was so charming to listen to.

I prefer the basic 'drop biscuits' my mother used to make.

Put self rising flower and milk (or buttermilk) in a bowl.

Stir with a spoon until thick

then drop onto a greased baking pan and put them in the oven at 350 degrees.

10 to 15 minutes later they're done.

That's all - quick and easy.

If you want gravy with them,

put bacon grease in a skillet,

add flour and stir,

then add milk and stir until the thickness is what you want.

Pour over the biscuits for a homemade delight.

If a clown farts,

does it smell funny?

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I saw a lady friend with false eyelashes make the mistake of opening the oven door to check on dinner's progress.

She yelped

and when she turned around it looked like she had had a perm done on them.

I left the room and laughed into a pillow off the sofa.

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I'd say something pithy in Irish, but I don't know any Irish.

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If you ever get the chance to treat them as they treated you,

I hope you choose to walk away and do better.

- Najwa Zebian

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Has anyone else thought that, other than selling paper towels by sowing panic,

most people would just move whatever is about to be ruined

and clean up the spill afterwards?

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I saw an actual license plate that read:

370HSSV

Didn't occur to me for a while, until I thought about it being upside down.

Well played, sir, well played.

I was having problems with my MLBTV account, as in not being able to watch a game on my t.v.

I chatted with a rep online, who gave me the tips on what to do to fix my problem.

I did it and now can watch the game again.

Happy Day!

If you started saving $10K a day from the year 50,000 BC to today,

you'd have less money than Elon Musk.

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