Lo n’ behold, it is St. Patrick’s Day. Fairies! Leprechauns! Munchkins! Whoops, munchkins belongs to the Wizard of OZ.
Happy Birthday to our favorite Daughter-in-Law in Sheboygan, Jenny. It is a shame she has to share the day with all the lore of St. Patrick’s Day. On the bright side, Jenny won’t have any trouble finding someone to celebrate with!
For those of you that are into “bracketology”, the NCAA national basketball championship begins this week. The UW Badgers were one of four teams to be “seeded” No.1 in a region for the first time in their history. I’m sure the State of Wisconsin will be watching closely. First up for the Badgers, Coastal Carolina on Friday. The Badger team may be the best blend of basketball players ever assembled at Wisconsin. It should be fun!
This falls under the category of “I remember”. My Dad would tell the same pathetic story of “what might have been”, over and over and over. The city of Plymouth had one super basketball team in the late 1930’s. I think the star player was Walt Lautenbach who went on to star at UW-Madison after graduation from Plymouth. One year (1938), Plymouth made it through the regional and section tournaments. They were one game away from going to the State tournament. Plymouth lost on a shot at the buzzer and lost their best chance ever to be “center stage” in Madison. The story of letting the State Championship slip away never died. The dream was so close. It was almost like the futile attempt to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow on St. Patrick’s Day.
Lets hope the UW-Badger story is a good one. Headlines will read “Badgers Win National Championship with a shot at the buzzer”. Dream On!
Love,
Dad