This is good for me. I am blogging more and enjoying it so much. Yeah.
Anyway, I was at the YMCA the other day and this woman approaches me. She’s attractive, probably in her mid- to late-30s. She’s looking at me and I’m thinking, in that typical vain male way: “She’s checking me out. I must look pretty good here on the treadmill. Oh, yeah.” She gets closer and her eyes are fixated on me, much the way women’s eyes are normally fixated on Patrick Dempsey or Brad Pitt. She begins to talk and I can’t wait to hear what she is going to say. I’m sweaty, unkempt, but I just know she’s going to drop some magic words.
Here is what she said: “Good for you.” Then she walked out the door. “Good for you?” What does that mean? I took it to mean that she thought she was looking at this pathetic old geezer who is at least doing something to better himself. And she thought she was being kind by acknowledging that. She wasn’t being kind. Her intentions were probably good, but the result is that I know pity myself. Well, I kind of pitied myself before that, but now I really pity myself. Is this where I am in life? (Don’t answer that).
Heading to Kansas City tomorrow for the Big 12 Tournament. Looking forward to my first trip to the Sprint Center downtown. Planning on walking around the Power and Light District a little bit before the game to get a feel, and to anticipate what we might be able to do with the area surrounding our new downtown arena. I love it when cities upgrade their cores and I’m excited about it happening in Wichita.
I’m hearing Jim Littell, who I proposed in my column today would be a great fit as Wichita State’s new women’s basketball coach, is on the radar. Maybe even coming in for a landing. His flaps are down. When I get started on airplane humor, it’s difficult for me to stop. I know Littell a little bit and he’s a class guy as well as a very good basketball coach. I think he would do a fantastic job at Wichita State.
Baylor’s loss to Colorado today in the tournament puts the Bears squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble. And while I think Kansas State is in, regardless of what the Wildcats do in the Big 12 quarterfinals tonight, it would be wise for K-State to win, just in case.
Thanks for reading. And don’t forget to send me your picks for the top five college players in Kansas basketball history. Not just KU _ but also K-State and Wichita State. I’m getting pretty good response on this question and will give the results next week. Or you can just read through the comments yourself and tabulate your own results.
More tomorrow. I’m on a roll. How long can it be sustained?