Thursday, March 23, 2006
(9:20 PM) | Old - Doug Johnson:
CPT, College Basketball, and Collegiate Debate
J. got up with the kids early this morning and let me sleep in an extra couple of hours. The little time I then had to rip off a post was nullified when I saw the headlines on yahoo. The remaining CPTers had been rescued in a U.S. military operation; I raced around the corner to the Catholic Worker houses to rejoice with Jim Loney's housemates and friends. They had been startled from their sleep by a phone call from Jim himself at 3:30 a.m. I've yet to meet Jim as he was in Iraq already when we moved here, but am much looking forward to dwelling with someone who has truly suffered for the sake of what St. Paul calls the gospel of peace.As of now, I'm headed out with my roomate Ben to catch the rest of the UCLA-Gonzaga game. I've basically given up the sports fetish I acquired growing up, but March Madness is hard not to love. Brad and Jared put their brackets into a yahoo pool with mine and few others. Brad and I are bringing up the rear with my brother. Brad was hurt badly when Kansas, one of his final four picks, went up in smoke in the first round. I lost two of my final fours in the first weekend with Ohio St. and UNC bowing out. All three of us lost Duke tonight, meaning that my only hope to save face and not lose to my 3 year old daughter is in the Bruins. Jared picked Duke to win it all, but should be hurt too bad as all of us had them going quite far or winning. He remains solidly in the hunt with Uconn, Villanova, and Gonzaga (go UCLA) all remaining from his initial final four pick.
In other news, the collegiate debate squad which served to introduce Jared and I has gotten a bit of coverage lately here (Cut, Thrust, Christ) and here (Ministers of Debate). What, with all the confessions around here lately about time in the ministry, I thought we'd better 'fess up.
