Jayhawks Rock

Naturally, I have to do an ode to the ‘Hawks, what with their winning the NCAA Basketball National Championship last night. This after the football team winning the Orange Bowl game in January. Sportswise, a good time to be a Jayhawk these days! As was the case Saturday night when they won the semi-final, there were lots of fireworks in the neighborhood and generally about town immediately after the win, and downtown Lawrence was a solid mass of humans acting out in various ways. The university canceled classes today, and downtown was relatively deserted. Seems a lot of people called in sick at numerous businesses, including the courthouse and county offices. Today’s weather was not especially cooperative, being rainy, but I kind of doubt it dampened things much up on “the hill”. I expect we’ll see a downtown parade before too long. Stephen and Kimberly probably remember the 1988 parade featuring Danny and the Miracles. I do. Yeah, this is pretty cool! We’ll be cheering for the Stanford women’s team tonight.