As of this writing, I have won the first week of my 37-person office football pool and am leading the second week (currently 14-1 with one game to play). It won’t last.

I finished dead last in the NCAA basketball pool last spring (OK, I picked a bunch of longshots for grins, but still…) and I no longer follow sports the way I once did. You can’t win a multi-week pool like this without paying attention. Eventually, the Odds Gods come around and the winners will be the people who truly know what they’re doing, and that ain’t me.

For now, though, I’ll enjoy the ride.