4:15 p.m. -- Despite the fact that Murray State and Vanderbilt are locked in a second-half tie game with 2 minutes remaining, I'm stuck with Richmond and St. Mary's first-half action on my TV, which means it's time to break out March Madness On Demand for the first time, one of the greatest inventions since the wheel and the pint glass. It's pretty amazing that it took so many years to make this happen, and yet I'm still dazzled by it. By the time my kids are old enough to spend an entire day watching NCAA tournament action, I assume the streaming video will be beamed directly into their brains. I can remember in high school when you could barely get radio coverage of NCAA games, much less video.

This turns out to be the smartest thing I've done all day, other than finally taking a shower. Vanderbilt is down one point with 12 seconds to play, gets fouled and goes to the line, and I'm actually watching it unfold! Meanwhile, on my television, I'm seeing the 3,245th Southwest commercial on my TV. Technology! It may not enslave us after all!