Let the "Great penetration by Squeaky Johnson!" jokes begin!

D.C. stuff coming soon. I've got an overdue paper to write tonight.

But briefly, The University of Alabama-Birgmingham may have jacked up my bracket by beating Kentucky, but that's fine by me. If you're a college hoops fan, make it a point to watch their next game against some shitty team from Lawrence, Kansas. First off, UAB's full-court press creates a lot of chaos and a lot of scoring, which makes for great basketball, even if it's not pretty. This isn't a highly organized press that lures opponents to prearranged trapping points on the court — it's more a defensive frenzy. More importantly, though, this team looks like the NCAA's version of the Bad News Bears. My favorite player is the point guard, "Squeaky" Johnson. Go ahead, snicker. I tried in vain to find a picture of him, too, because he looks from a distance a lot like Eazy E. I wish I could get him to play in big, black, boxy sunglasses and an LBC hat. Bonus points if you can work into a joke his name and the Easy E lyric involving "nuts on your chin."

Non-sequitur: It sounds like Grady had the worst spring break ever. We should set up a PayPal account on his site to collect donations to replace his Optio S4, the smaller, sleeker, and beloved brother of my 550. That was one sweet camera.