the rix mix

I opened a g mail account with the handle I've long preferred, Whalecreek, named for a stream flowing into Raritan Bay by Cliffwood Beach. I don't know what whales have to do with the place. Won't use it much. I have a very comfy My Yahoo page with headlines, scores, horoscope, weather for ten locations, mail, links to TV schedule & animated radar. I change this & dabble with that, but it's obvious I need a new PC. Not an expensive one. I don't run a lot of fat software like games & serious graphics & media programs. But I have to kick up to a better level on my blog & websites. I have a scanner I can't hook to this PC. & the hard drive isn't large enough for much audio stuff. Don't even have a CD burner. Everything needs updating. I'm creatively inhibited. It's a matter of buying the Sunday paper for the ads & getting to Staples or some other big box store on a Monday before their special package with all the rebates sells out. Stupidly, I passed up on a Compaq last August when I was in Staples with someone who had her SUV parked outside & could have delivered me & the items to my door.

(19) Rutgers 55, (2) Connecticut 47
Wow. Their first Big East title. After The Scarlet Knights were blown out by UConn at home last week, I didn't figure the women to win this one in Hartford, just hoped they made a strong show going into the NCAA. But Rutgers has been a defensive power all season, their pre-Big East schedule was definitely not creampuff, & they became an explosive 2nd half team. The problem was slow starts. They were ahead at the half tonight, & Rutgers wouldn't fold. Rutgers is actually a more balanced team than last year when they ranked higher in the polls but leaned heavily on their All American senior. I think most fans had modest expectations this year. This team has really surpassed them. If they get a good seed & bracket in the big tournament, they'll make it interesting.