For my friends who are not Auctioneers (and I do have some!), CAI is the Certified Auctioneer Institute. It is a class that is held one week for three years at Indiana University -- I've heard it described as the Auctioneers Master Degree. As many of you know -- I question everything. So I'm here to learn! Is it really as good as they say it is?

The official curriculum doesn't start until tomorrow. However, one of the things I hear is that CAI is about the people you meet -- the people who will be your new friends and the people who will be your business colleagues for years to come. One of the common elements everyone talks about is Nick's (as you read from my post earlier today, I've already been introduced). Tonight people were invited (if they were in) to meet up in the Union and go to dinner.

We had a LOT of people show up! Now that's good, but it's also bad, because we have lots of people -- which means we can't just walk into any restaurant. Unless of course that restaurant is Nick's!

Now, let me describe Nick's for those of you who haven't been there (if you are on Facebook, Nick's actually has a group -- join it for fun!). Nick's is simply a sports bar with tons and tons of televisions and hamburgers and fries and lots of other kinds of sports bar food. I think you'll see though that it serves its purpose -- people like Rick and Cindy Stroud certainly made new friends and so did David Meares! And as I was leaving, Dick Whittington was coming in. (By the way, please don't hold me accountable for spelling people's names correctly!).

So, myth number 1 -- everyone ends up at Nick's and everyone has a good time. Check and check. If the rest of the myths are as true as this one, I'm in for a good time and a lot of auction education this week.

I'll keep you all updated on the progress! I

n the meantime, go Texas -- beat Duke (even though that will totally mess up my bracket) and congrats to OU (I'm rooting for the Big 12)!

Now Rock Chalk Jayhawk -- KU win tomorrow (please!)