For anyone out there who wants to know, all my NCAA tournament brackets are now fodder for the shredder. ALL of them. In other words, all the teams I had pegged to win it all in each of my various brackets have lost.

Duke was the last to fall, making it official that I officially suck at picking winners at NCAA basketball. Next year, all my brackets may just be randomly selected by computers rather than by me.

But on the good news front, I picked up a pair of vintage Dan Post cowboy boots from Pre to Post Modern today. I wasn’t planning on buying any boots. In fact, boot buying wasn’t even a blip on my radar.

But I saw them. I remembered that my granddad had several pairs of Dan Posts back in the day. They were his favorite brand. So I broke down and made the purchase.

It’s nice to have something that ties you back to someone you loved like a grandparent or a parent. I can wear these and think of dear ol’ granddad.

Plus, they’re super comfortable and fit perfectly.