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Open invitation: If you’re reading this, you’re in time to join in this
\nyear’s NCAA pick’em fun. Prepared to fill out a bracket against the best in all
\nblogspace? For the
\nthird<\/a>
\nyear<\/a>, I’ve set up a tournament group at Yahoo! for the upcoming NCAA Men’s
\n Basketball National Championship Tournament. You are invited to join the
\n Bloggers’ Mad Dance III (ID# 37991). It’s all free, no $
\n involved (but do bring your braggadocio). Flip me an email behind the back if you have any questions: dmueller at earthwidemoth dot com. All are welcome, bloggers and non-bloggers
\n alike. Group capacity: 1 winner and 49 losers<\/strike> "champions at
\n heart." At stake: admiration, glory, etc. And of course you can promote this
\n to anybody you’d like to join (on your blog, via email, whatever); pass it on,
\n in other words. <\/p>\n

Yahoo!
\nTournament Pick’em<\/a><\/b>
\nGroup: Bloggers’ Mad Dance III (ID# 37991)<\/b>
\nPassword: ewm<\/b>
\nSet your picks after bracket assignments on Sunday, March 12. Sign up before the start
\nof round one, five minutes before tip-off this Thursday, March 16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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