Tracy Kornet's Blog

On the CBS11 set with the talented Doug Dunbar When you work in news, March Madness means you might do the late show well after midnight. This year I don't really mind, since it is helping me pass the time until my daughter plays her First Round NCAA game tomorrow against DePaul at 12:30pm. It can't get here fast enough!  Courtesy: University of Oklahoma   This has been a tough year for my #1 Sooner, Nicole Kornet. A learning year. A growing year. She's battled back and is on the other side now. I am so very proud of her. So this text message today TRULY made my day. She sent it to the family after practice at the uber-cool Cameron Indoor Stadium at Duke University in Durham, NC: Please ignore the fact I once again took a screen shot with the edit prompts. (I'm a loser.) Nicole said basketball is FUN! And she loves it! As a musical theater/dance team/sorority girl, I give these college athletes so much credit. On top...

Saved by my daughter's college friends at the Big 12. I'm just going to admit it: I am not good at being alone. Basketball games are enveloping the Kornet clan this spring break. So I'm working odd hours and filling in for vacationing co-workers. Without commotion and conversation in my life, I get into a funk...fast. Today I brought my workout clothes to work, to "encourage myself" to stop at the gym on the way home. Did I go? Heck to the no. It was such a gorgeous day. So at least I did take the dog for a walk. And at least I changed into my fore-mentioned workout clothes before I did so. But then I crashed. I opened up all of the sliding glass doors on the back of the house, plopped on the couch, and crashed. It was no later than 7pm. Folks, that is not normal. Scratch that. As stressed and isolated as we Americans are becoming, perhaps it is becoming normal. But it's certainly not healthy. At least it's not healthy for me. I ev...