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Dejection Sunday

Gilder and Woolridge:  Two angels that God sent us from Texas. Waking up on a cold and snowy morning here in Spokane, WA.   It’s spring break here for the schools, and of course everyone knows that, because of COVID-19, spring break is extended indefinitely. Major disruptions in society!   And before carrying on with the main theme of this piece, I must express my gratitude that we live in an area where those disruptions, though certainly annoying, are nowhere near as problematic and serious (so far) as in other regions of the world. We are very lucky to be living here.   However:   No basketball!   And more to my point, no NCAA college tournament.   For a “normal” person, compared to all else, this deprivation would seem trivial, and for this I apologize here at the outset.   I won’t even try to justify my interest in the sport or my disappointment that the season has ended before its annual climax.   Courtus interruptus . I have good friends who not only don’t