Project MERCATOR
Last night, I motored the Lumi, the Distaff Son of the Mousemobile into the wilds of Oakland County for a good old-fashioned Psych-watching party with the distaff members of 2010-1011's "gang," now the "old gang"—The Most Dangerous Game, The Impossible Ingenue, The Cowgirl, & the Drama Queen. 'Twas a lovely evening, a good time was had by all, & plans are already afoot to nurture & cultivate the friendships that we had all permitted to lie fallow these long months, creeping into years. Tempus fugit, so swiftly that if one isn't careful years will have flown by in the blink of an eye.

Also, Psych is back! (Yes, I know it returned last week, &, yes, I watched the season premiere, "Santabarbaratown 2.") Yippee!

The Victors: Project OSPREY
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
(№ 7) Michigan 80-75 Purdue
25-5, Big Ten 12-5

Hip hip, hooray! The losing streak is over! Last night, the valiant Wolverines ended a four-game away-game losing streak, earning their first victory outside of the Crisler Center in over a month. Beyond the elation of the win & the end of the baleful slide, there is a something very positive to take away from the win over the ill-starred Boilermakers: for the second game in a row, after Sunday's defeat of the dastardly Spartans, the valiant Wolverines fought back from a late-game deficit. The negative spin on this is provided by the dark bastard, & in this he is not entirely wrong, that there is nothing to celebrate here because it took everything the valiant Wolverines had to best the lowly ill-starred Boilermakers. Yet this ignores the history of this season, that just a week earlier the even lowlier ferocious Nittany Lions were able to withstand everything the valiant Wolverines had, earning Penn State's first league victory. Also, that in previous road losses the valiant Wolverines had been unable to scale their way out of similar second-half holes. Both hustle & poise were necessary to defend our home court against the dastardly Spartans, & both hustle & poise were on display last night as the "leaders & best" fought back from a twelve-point deficit in the second half. Let us hope this signals a return to the valiant Wolverines' dominant early-season form just in time for tournament play.

Next: The regular season finale, Indiana at the Crisler Center on Sunday afternoon. After that, the Big Ten Tournament, to which the valiant Wolverines might yet earn a first-round bye.

Go Blue!

The Rebel Black Dot Song of the Day
George Duning, "I Wish I Could" from Bell, Book, and Candle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (T.L.A.M.)