Part of my life is in total disarray right now.
Professionally things are fine. I’m getting an adequate amount of sleep. The price of Cocoa Puffs remains at an acceptable level.
But when it comes to sports, things are getting a bit crazy.
I understand that many of you don’t care the least thing about sports and want to stop reading. For you, I offer the following video featuring Elmo making an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon:
In the sports world, things aren’t as funny. Today I learned that Gary Williams, the head men’s basketball coach at (one of) my alma mater(s) the University of Maryland, is retiring. Gary certainly has his critics, but I have always been a fan and will be sad to see him go.
Then, on the same day, this news that CBS announcer Gus Johnson is reportedly parting ways with the network. That means the best play-by-play guy in college basketball will no longer be involved with March Madness. The Los Angeles Times says he’s in talks with Fox to do Pac-12 college football, which means I will never hear him announce a game.
All of that comes on the heels of another epic playoff collapse by my beloved Washington Capitals, who were just swept in the second round by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Did I mention the NFL season is in jeopardy?
What I’m left with is the Washington Nationals, and following their quest to remain near the .500 mark. It could be worse I guess. I could be a Mets fan.
(P.S. I hope at least some people get the veiled references I often put in the titles of these posts. This one, for example, is a play on the film “Koyaanisqatsi” — titled after a Hopi word meaning something like “life out of balance.”)