Got a team? Will play DI ball.

This is a pretty interesting piece about small colleges making the jump to DI basketball. Belmont University is just down the road from Vanderbilt.

Hansbrough

Did you ever wonder what does Tyler look like doing a 360 dunk? Check this out.

News from the Hill

Despite a dismal showing by all accounts, the Tar Heel men's basketball team improved to 10-0 by beating Nicholls State last night. The game was not televised but when Roy says that "his goal for practice Thursday would be "to see how many guys I can make throw up," you have to imagine he was not thrilled about the effort by the team.

On an unrelated note, there is this story about three male football players at UNC that were sexually assaulted. The story is bazaar, and considering that nobody was hurt, somewhat entertaining from a ridiculous point of view. I guess I am glad I never hung out with that crowd.

Happy Holidays to you all!

Toilet Seats Up!

At work there are two toilet rooms, both unixex, consisting of a toilet and sink. There are about 25 men and women that use the toilets. As a general rule I have been good about putting the seat down after I am done going #1. Today it dawned on me, while using the bathroom upstairs where a sign was posted asking guys to put the seat down, that this policy is a bunch of crap. It takes as much effort for us to put the seat up as it does to women to put the seat down. Besides, I am no more willing to touch a seat that was used by someone before me to smear the toilet seat with a bunch of diarrhea. So, from now on, I am going to follow through on my belief that men and women are created equal and start leaving the seat up.

This rant was brought to you by Title IX.

The Beatles

While driving into work this morning, Nat and I heard this story on NPR. My first thought was whether the mothers had participated in fertility treatments since these tend to increase the chances of having multi-child births. My second thought was about having to care for quadruplets, and I must say that it was four times as intimidating as the thought of having a single kid, especially one that is born with a tuft of hair and a mustache. I guess with the both of us getting older and with some of our close friends starting to have kids, it is only natural to start thinking about having children.

If that paragraph is scaring you all, I want to get to why I am writing this entry. Soon after the story on NPR was done I told Natalie that if we ever had quadruplet boys we should name them after the Beatles. Interestingly enough, she agreed. So, if we ever happen to have four kids at once we will be welcoming into the world John, Paul, George, and Ringo Mainou.