Let the Madness Begin!
Well, it is that time of year again! Basketball fans across the nation will be glued to their TVs and computers for the next 18 days. It is said that over $1 Billion dollars worth of productivity are lost in the workplace due to this madness, but not in this office. ☺
I, myself, am not very involved in the insanity this year, as the Florida Gators did not make it to the NCAA tournament, but nonetheless, I still completed a bracket in an attempt to take home the Ugly Dog Trophy! As I’m sure most of you are not aware, my family loves games and contests of any kind. My family has been doing a March Madness bracket contest for many years and a few years ago we decided we needed a trophy for the winner. We didn’t want to buy a trophy, so we decided to search my Dad’s house for the ugliest thing possible and the winner must display it in their living room until the next winner is crowned. My Dad’s house is straight out of 1985 so we knew we could find something good there, especially since my Dad has stockpiled anything we’ve ever made or won and any toy we ever played with (he says our kids can use them haha). There were a few good ones like a troll doll, an old spirit stick from dance camp, some kind of Indian Tomahawk, but the stand out winner was a hideous lump of clay my sister made in the 1st grade that is supposed to be a dog.
So, it may mean nothing to you and it may just look like a random, multi-colored blob of clay sitting on my mantle, but if you come over to my house after April 6th and spot the Ugly Dog, then you know I am the proud winner of the Lorentzson Family March Madness Contest!
Let the Madness begin!!
-Annika Lorentzson