Opinion & Analysis

We're one week into the baseball season, and I'm one week late in giving up on the Cubs.

I could dedicate this column to going over just how terrible the Northsiders are.  But, you can easily discover that for yourself by flipping on the tube to WGN.

I knew I was in trouble when nearly every baseball prognosticator had this to say about the team's upcoming season:  "2014 is the 100th anniversary of Wrigley Field.  That's about all Cubs fans will have to celebrate this year."

Well, my bracket is already marred.

But, then again, it's highly likely that yours is, too.

It has been proven, fairly conclusively, that nobody will ever have a perfect bracket.  The odds of doing so are something along the lines of 9.2 quintillion to one.

I don't know what a quintillion is, exactly.  I do know it's larger than a quadrillion, which is bigger, still, than a trillion.  So, it's big.

Financial advisors will tell you that you need to have diversification in your investments.  Good ones will, anyway.

The idea is that a mix of stocks, bonds, real estate, cash and gold will minimize risk while giving you a decent return.

Life is the same way.  A wide mix of activities makes for a richer life.  In other words, don't put all of your eggs in one basket.

Of course, a wide range of involvement can often result in timing conflicts.

Bad laws rarely get repealed.

Right now, we're living with the results of a law that many find confusing and counterproductive.

Implemented with the most noble of intentions and after months and months of painstaking and dedicated work, the law is meeting resistance on many fronts.

It has been widely bashed in the press for an awkward implementation and for providing unforeseen side effects.

The law of which I write, of course, is the Virginia High School League's realignment.