How you doin'? It's been a while. Here's what I have to report, in short form. We'll see what elaboration my patience and perseverance will allow.
1) The day after posting the Wall Street Journal article about BrickBreaker addictions, I obliterated my old high score.
2) Days after the new high score, my Blackberry fell in a cup of Cherry Coke.
3) I am now the official, reigning "Funniest Jew in the Deep South."
4) The NCAA tournament starts today. That makes me very happy. I have picked Florida to win it.
Okay, here's the expanded version, by number, offering commentary on the above:
1) I was inspired by the scores that some of the subjects in the article had achieved. I had not previously imagined that my scores could be beaten so badly. Knowing that, I began to play with new boundaries in mind - perhaps no boundaries at all - and the result was strikingly different. I broke 31,000. More importantly, though, (and I know I'm pushing it to suggest that anything could be more important that my high score at BrickBreaker) I have to wonder if this sort of paradigm shift could make me exponentially more successful in other facets of my life. I suspect it could! Goodbye limits. Hello achievement! So...
2) I previously believed that dropping a Blackberry in cherry cola would break it. Having learned my BrickBreaker lesson, I tossed that limiting assumption aside and let the device plunge right into the beverage. Turns out some limiting assumptions are true. (I didn't really do it on purpose. I'm not dum.)
3) I probably mentioned the Funniest Jew in the Deep South competition some time last Fall, which is when it was supposed to take place. It was postponed until last weekend in New Orleans. Sponsored by a Jewish Mardi Gras organization (which is funny because, as I understand it, Mardi Gras is only important because of where it falls in the calendar of Catholicism), the finals were held at a synagogue. I was one of three finalists and was proud to take home the title. It's very prestigious. I mean, if there's one thing the Deep South has always been known for, it's funny Jews.
Now stay tuned for the first photo I have ever posted on this site. I was supposed to put up a picture of my dinner that I wrote about a year or so ago, but didn't get around to
it. If you don't see a pic in this post, then I have failed and BrickBreaker has taught me nothing. The picture you should be seeing is regular reader, Jeff, another friend, Jeff, and me with my certificate. On the certificate, my name is misspelled, which I think makes it perfect. I'm going to put in another picture, now that I (think I) know how to do it and let you see for yourself.
You can sort of see (right) that my last name is spelled DanSiger. Close, but no ziger. Okay, enough about this, but rest assured, I will keep you posted about my life as the Funniest Jew in the Deep South!
4) It's March Madness. I once again find myself in the position (see last March) of having two personal favorites in a position to make a run at this thing: Texas and Memphis. I believe, going into the tournament that Texas is being overrated a little thanks to superstar, Kevin Durant. I don't think they are a solid enough team to do what many are predicting, but it's possible. They could beat anyone in this tournament AND they could lose to a lot of teams. Memphis is flying under the radar, underrated a litte thanks to their incredibly weak conference schedule. No one really knows how they'll do against good teams. Like Texas, they could win or lose against any good team. Their athleticism and depth are huge positives. Their free throw shooting, a huge negative that could cost them in a close one. I'd love to see them play Ohio State. I'm not thrilled about Texas A&M. So what am I predicting?
I filled out a bracket quickly yesterday, just giving game-by-game gut reactions (mostly). I wound up with a Final Four of UCLA, North Carolina, Florida, and Memphis. It was tough picking UCLA over Kansas and tough picking Memphis to get out of its regional, but I saw what UCLA could do defensively last year and I know Memphis can win those games if they're on. That's a predicting/hoping pick.
I have Florida as champs, which is also tough. Hard to believe they could repeat in this just after winning the football championship, but alas, this is its own event and, game by game, they were my pick. I'm tempted to go back in and make last-minute changes, but I'll stick with my gut. A gut isn't just born the size of mine. There's got to be something to it.
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