you never count your money when you're sittin' at the table, there'll be time enough for countin' when the dealin's done

so it was a mistake to brag about bracket picks before the tournament was over. and I'm certain that miscalculation, along with Roy's poor coaching, is what knocked Carolina out in the semi-final. probably what cost UCLA, too.

so when all was said and done, despite a rather strong start (thank you Western Kentucky), my best ESPN bracket only finished in the 78.9 percentile.
OUCH!!!

however . . .
I did a little better with the infrequently mentioned women's bracket. not one, but two ESPN brackets finished above the 99th percentile (the best finished at 514 overall) and my single bracket at the New York Times' website was the overall winner.
though I've yet to be officially contacted, a 16GB Apple iTouch, should be headed my way (thank you very much).

congratulations to Kansas and Tennessee.

last four movies I ever saw: Atonement, American Gangster, A Clockwork Orange and The Darjeeling Limited.