would a CIA agent really write in a little paper notebook with an inkpen instead of using a computer...? really...?

watching a bit of the march madness, i have formulated my opinion on two very important issues - the boys's basketball uniforms and the girls's cheerleading uniforms.

on the basketball court for quite a few years now the unis have been growing to become long shorts, some nearly to the ankle, and baggy tank tops with big loopy arm holes through which are sometimes visible the manboob and really, nobody wants to see that. during this year's tourney i have seen something amazing - basketball players's knees! shorts are actually short[er]. this is a good thing because surely they can run faster than in those gaucho style britches. there is also a new style of jersey that came out a couple years ago and is getting more widespread use. it's tighter with more-fitted armholes. it's overall a better, more tailored look and has got to be easier to move in.


on the edges of the basketball court for quite a few years now the cheerleaders's unis have been taking the opposite tack - they've been getting smaller and smaller to the point where some of them look like bikinis and while this may be visually appealing to some folk, i contend that's simply not the sort of appeal that needs to be part of a basketball game. sorry. it's just not. this year i've noticed quite a few of the cheer girls wearing sequined halter tops + black pants. it's just as appealing as the bikini in a not-completely-in-your-face way. this world could do with a bit more subtlety.