Perhaps it is not as trivial as I might have initially thought, in so far as BHO 44 shows us that there is still much light, laughter and infectious joy — in this rather dark epoch — of Tangerine 2.0.

Indeed, I’ve stayed up late working on my brackets in large part because Mr. Obama (the cad!) forever discloses his at the last moment — this time, coming after 6 PM Eastern time when brackets close at noon Eastern tomorrow. In now two long decades, I’ve only ever beaten him three times.

[I supposed it would be more truthful to say that my mountain based charge here had fallen asleep — and so I was then free to work on it.] At the moment, I’m thinking Houston or Duke, while he sees Arizona as the men’s champion. Hmmm. We both agree it is UConn — on the women’s brackets. [I do think Colorado’s Lady Buffs might upset a power-packed Illini squad, while Mr. Obama makes a safe pick there and chooses Illinois.]

S M I L E — mine (the full braketology) will post mañana!

नमस्ते