Why it's on TV

I'm sitting here watching Davidson/Kansas (Davidson 51-47 with 7:35 left, for those scoring at home) and Elizabeth looks up at the television.

Remember, Elizabeth came with me to the regionals at Gettysburg earlier this month and got a real up-close look at what Division III is like as well as what I do to run D3hoops.com.

Elizabeth: "What's that? It's basketball, but what division?"
Me: "It's Division I"
Elizabeth: "Oh. That explains why it's on TV."
(Smart girl! And she just closed my parentheses for me. After a pause ...)
Elizabeth: "So what's Division II?"
Me: "Good question"

Then I explained to her that Division II has some scholarships, etc., etc., and she said, "Oh. So it's second-best."

I didn't ask her which was best. Hopefully she knows. :)

Elizabeth can see

It's a very busy time in the Coleman household, but it's necessary to report that Elizabeth can see again.

Recently, I got new glasses for the first time in nearly two years. (I still had Gannett glasses, which I bought on my last day of work for USA Today. Never bought GE glasses, though I really considered it. Shockingly, our eye care insurance is pretty good right now.)

When I was looking at frames, Elizabeth came out with some pairs of frames as well. I quizzed her a little and she said she'd been having trouble reading the blackboard at school.

This was a shock, since last I knew she was sitting in the front row. But no longer. Elizabeth was fairly irate, since she said she'd told Cate she needed glasses already. So we resolved to get her an appointment in the near future.

But last weekend, when Elizabeth and I were in Gettysburg, the point was driven home to me very forcefully. I pointed out an historical marker across the street from us downtown and started to read it off, and she said, "You can read that?"

Immediately on the phone to Cate. She had her appointment on Saturday. And here we are.

Taking odds on how long it takes to lose them, or for Colleen to steal them.