Madness

The NCAA tournament is upon us and the analysts and sports media incessantly push the "madness" down our throats. There has been some good stuff so far, but though you think you know madness, you don't. Matt Howard hitting a last second layup to beat Old Dominion and then a (very suspect) free throw to beat Pitt was exciting, yes, but not all that mad. Jimmer Fredette carrying his entire team (and Mormon nation) on his back to advance to the sweet sixteen like Stephen Curry, Wally Szczerbiak, and many others before him is impressive, but not mad.

Charlie Sheen's antics are completely fascinating. It has yet to be determined if it's legitimate madness.

Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland was less mad than it was strange.

This dog we saw today while out walking is...lovable, but still, not mad.

 Next door to the building we live is a small boutique clothing store named Sexy Woman Absolute Joy. What is currently being displayed in the window is... madness.

I hope the reflection in the window doesn't make it too hard to see what I sincerely hope is not the next new fashion craze. I thought by moving to Europe, I was escaping nonsense like this. Do we really need MC Hammer overalls? Do we need overalls at all? I've never hit anyone in my life, but I imagine it would be hard to resist punching someone in the face if I saw them walking down the street in this getup. You can't tell this from the front, but the outfit is completely open on the sides of the torso. It's incredible. I will admit that I am by no means on the forefront of the fashion world, but I would love for someone to explain this outfit to me.

Happy bracket-ing and Hook 'em Horns.