The Sweet 16 starts today, with the UK Wildcats playing TN tomorrow night in Indianapolis. I considered going to see it in person – Indy is only a couple of hours away – but $1000+ for a decent seat is a disincentive. Plus, my luck there is not good. I attended the 2015 Final Four in Indy where KY lost to Wisconsin in the first game. Dook won the championship, so that trip was a huge bust.

The Donny Convict gang of idiots continues to embarrass themselves over Signalgate. Everyone involved is demonstrably lying, making it clear to the whole military and intelligence community that their “leaders” are morally bankrupt, incompetent liars. That has to be demoralizing.

It’s really hard to write lately, including these little essays. I think it’s because my sleep is so bad here in KY – I’m constantly sleep deprived and about 40 IQ points low. I’ve decided to enter the bed lottery again, buying something based on reviews and hoping it helps. Not quite random, but close. It’s a slow, expensive way to do research, but…gotta try something. Though when I shop around today to find a mattress I’m likely to just fall asleep when I lay down on it. That would be a win.

Another shoutout to the Trump team – the new tariffs will make buying a car at least 25% more expensive (and miserable) in 2025. Great job, Donny! Make America Unaffordable Again. I’m not in the market for a new car, fortunately. But I hope this boneheaded move causes a lot of MAGA-types financial problems. Donny’s team says the tariffs will only affect imported vehicles, but (a) how do you define an import when auto parts are sourced from all over the world and Toyotas are made in KY and OH, and (b) do you really think that Fords made in America won’t go up in price when their foreign competitors cost 25% more? With certain imports costing 25% more, I estimate that ALL vehicles will increase 10-15% in price. That’s just the way corporations work – they won’t leave money on the table. And of course used car prices will rise too. Nice job, Donny.