It is the first day of the second “weekend” of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament. We turn our sights to the four games to be contested this evening and to the standings in the Idiots’Books bracket challenge, of which Robbi is the current champion.

Not only does Robbi lead our little pool, but she excelling on the national level as well, ranking in the top 99.7 percent of the 4+ million who filled out brackets on ESPN, besting even president Obama, who stands at a respectable 92.9.

Look at her. If you think she’s smiling because she’s the mother of a healthy baby boy, you’re wrong. What you mistake for satisfaction is smugness, unfiltered and high-octane. She has been impossible to live with this week. Just like every other week.

But (and here’s the other shoe to drop) like so many other foolish prognosticators, Robbi chose the Jayhawks of Kansas to win the tournament, when any sensible analyst could have predicted they would bow out in the second round to the University of Northern Iowa.

Her success moving forward will depend on the other favorites, Kentucky and Syracuse (and, dare I say, Duke?) bowing out soon. But for now, Robbi having her fifteen minutes while I suffer indignantly at 74.6, Kato wallows at 55.4, and Alden smarts with indignity at .1 percent, with no prospects for further points, given that all her teams have been eliminated.

Tomorrow, Dad and I will head to St. Louis to watch the games associated with the Midwest Regional bracket: Tennessee v Ohio State and Michigan State v the previously mentioned, unstoppable, and strapping Panthers of Northern Iowa.

More madness will soon ensue. Stay tuned for updates on the standings.