true roots.

the madness has only just begun. march madness that is. before this year i would have to say i wasn't much of a basketball fan. my only fond (ok, only) memory of the final four was when the blue devils clinched the ncaa championship in the spring 2001; the same day i received my first college acceptance letter...from duke, of course. how appropriate.

now, i'm no dukie, but i definitely sported some school pride as my fighting quakers (yes, it's called an oxymoron) battled in the 1st round against my hubby's fighting texas aggies. although the outcome obvious, i will puff my chest at the fact that we did take the lead by a gaping 2 points. hurrah, hurrah, penn-syl-van-i-a! however palestra post steve danley said it best - "welcome to the ivy league, where everything is a reflection of division 1 basketball. it’s all strangely familiar, but somehow reversed" now if only that could apply to my bracket ranking :P

for now, my loyalties lie with where my money is going...georgetown hoyas. a local favorite and an all-star team (& coach - JTIII!) with quite the legacy, you can't help but root for these bulldogs. i will still whoop for the aggies, but i try not pin my hopes on their glory - the way tradition stands, it's bound to be disappointing.

speaking of texas a&m, the bush school got quite the spotlight in today's wall street journal with the piece, "foreign-policy realists find base in texas". highlighting the school's recent climb to prominence through the hiring of several top-notch realist theory brains, including stephen's fave gtown prof - jasen castillo, this was definitely a good read. of course, some expectation had preceeded its release, as stephen helped contribute to this article. :) author john mccary, with his wsj debuting feature, is a good friend of ours and a sfs classmate of stephen's, with quite an interesting story of his own.

on a side note, while thumbing through the remainder of our complimentary copy of the journal this evening, i happened across another fascinating article regarding economists in the court room, particularly pioneer dr. david teece who received his econ phd at penn. as a future profession in consideration, i gobble up everything i can on the subject. i'm always amazed at the possibilities...if not discouraged by the preparatory path. aristotle certainly said it right - "the roots of education are bitter but the fruit is sweet" sigh.