I should probably be doing some work

If sports fan were to be categorized the way the average Internet user is, the I woud most definitely be considered a "heavy user." When the Lakers lose, I sulk. When Arsenal wins, I rejoice. I've had entire weekends completely ruined by the outcome of sporting events, and I'm only talking about the ones I watch on TV.

This year's NCAA Men's basketball Tournament, or March Madness, is no different. I am constantly pacing during games. I stare harder at my screen as the games get close. I've banged my hands down twice today on the desk as my teams missed shots. I click intensely through my co- workers brackets to see who has picked what teams. And I know there isn't enough coffee in this office to keep me amped up through today's series of games.

I keep thinking about the work I should be doing. Being in the service business, I guess this is my public apology to both my clents and employers for the lack of productivity through these first two days of games. This also should serve as my disclaimer for the weeks to come as the pressure heightens during the rounds of basketball still to be played. I know that each time a new IM pops up from buddy regarding the latest game, I have just lost 5 minutes of solid production.

My only saving grace, I'm hoping, is that this is a national epidemic. One that scales offices and industries across the land. I hear games being watched on computers just down the hall from mine, and can help to think that somebody is losing money because of this.

This article is from last year, but the idea remains the same...does March Madness kill revenue?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11809691/