(No sign of labor yet. Due date was yesterday. I continue to work.)
The attempt at a bank bailout, of course. (Megan McArdle expects doom. I fervently hope she's wrong, though of course so does she. The difference is that I honestly believe she's wrong.) And the first McCain-Obama debate.
My parents watched the end of this game and together we saw parts of the fourth quarter of this game.
Despite living in the East Bay and having family in Chicago, I felt no allegiance towards either home team.
In theory my rooting interest was sealed by growing up with the John Elway era Broncos (a favorite of Tulsa's NBC affiliate - there's no way I could have become a Dallas Cowboy fan), though these days it's hard to feel that strongly about a team that manages to win under such sketchy circumstances.
If anything I feel affinity for the Pennsylvania teams despite having no ties to that state at all. My cat's namesake is a Steeler now (and Dwight sent us a Terrible Towel) and my fantasy teams of the past 3-4 years have been unusually likely to get Stillers/Iggles. (No Roethlisberger for me this year but I have McNabb, Parker, and Westbrook on different teams.)
I wonder which will come first between the kid's birth and the 2008 AL Central being decided. This game is still not under way as I type.
Posted by Matt Bruce at September 29, 2008 01:20 PMI fully expected to be in your position -- post-due date, waiting for the baby to decide to arrive. But Teddy had other ideas and was either 6 days or 12 days early, depending on which due date you go by. Not sure which is worse -- early when you're unprepared or the waiting that comes with being late. Probably the waiting. Sorry. Hope it happens soon and all goes well!
Posted by: Allyson at September 30, 2008 06:40 AMYou have an advantage with a baby born this week: You could name him/her Crash The Bruce, Bailout The Bruce, etc.
Posted by: Godboy at September 30, 2008 06:45 PMNot sure which is worse -- early when you're unprepared or the waiting that comes with being late. Probably the waiting.
Tom Petty agrees with you, without the equivocation.
Posted by: Kubi at October 1, 2008 11:29 AM