My multi-part series on The Real World was interrupted by real life:

  1. My wife and I found out that we are going to have a daughter. This will add even more sweetness to my house.
  2. The family is in town and it was shallow to hide upstairs and write about television.
  3. The Suns are in the final games of the season in a very tight Western Conference. I have to watch each game because this is what fans live for. By the way, the Suns spanked the Spurs in San Antonio earlier this week.
  4. It’s tax time. I’ve spent several unexciting nights this week organizing my home office trying to get my paperwork in order.

In an comical collision of items 3 and 4, I read this article on The Onion this morning:

Tim Duncan Offers To Do Taxes For Entire Spurs Team

SAN ANTONIO—As the playoffs grow nearer, Spurs center Tim Duncan has taken it on himself to ensure his team is focused, relaxed, and utterly prepared for tax day by offering to complete their state and federal forms himself. “C’mon, guys, just a couple days left in the regular season, and you know what that means—get your W-2s to me as soon as you can, plus records of any memorabilia sales or shoe endorsements you’ve done, and just as important, tell me about any deductible expenses you’ve incurred,” Duncan told him teammates during a time-out with 3:40 left to play in the Spurs’ 72-65 win over the Trailblazers Sunday. “Tony, I bet you put all your receipts in a shoebox again, didn’t you? Manu, tell me if you’ve been sending more than 37 percent of your income overseas, because that’s a whole different set of declaration forms I have to print out. Okay, got it? Break!” Duncan later disclosed to reporters that he paid over $865,000 in late-filing fees for the 2007 Spurs.