3.30.2008

Weekend update

So Kates and I are backing off our earlier predictions that Baby was coming early. Easter came and went without a hint of any progress …

But truly, anything could happen now. Kates is at 38 weeks … And we’re ready.

… The bags are packed for the hospital, and we’ve discussed all the possible scenarios for when she might go into labor (given our varied jobs and the travel times…). The baby’s room is ready. The clothes and blankets and sheets are laundered. All the baby equipment is set up and installed. We’ve got baskets and containers full of toys and stuffed animals. We’ve made plans with the prospective baby-sitter … The list goes on and on …

Sigh. We’re ready … and Kates is going to be great.

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… Got my Jayhawks gear on. I’m set.

Today I’ll be rooting for Texas to beat Memphis, and Kansas to beat Davidson. I figure if I can somehow get a Texas-Kansas matchup in the championship game, Baby Horns is in the money …

My bracket and Baby’s bracket are in the upper third of the office pool standings. Though I’m considering myself done after Wisconsin’s loss Friday night … In my bracket, I had them meeting UCLA in the championship game.

Ah, well. Like I told Kates as we watched the games last night -- At this point in the tournament, I care less about my brackets and just enjoy the excitement of the games …

And that goes for that North Carolina-Louisville game last night. Any bracketeers would be stupid not to have North Carolina going to the Final Four, but Louisville sure made it a contest last night … Granted, it was pretty exciting to watch the Heels turning the first half into a football game with their guys running down the floor like wide receivers, catching long passes and taking them in for easy layups …

Then the second half started … And lo and behold Louisville erased North Carolina’s 12-point lead, and tied it 59-59 with 10 minutes left … For a few minutes, as the two teams battled to take charge, it got really interesting …

Then Tyler Hansbrough took over. For the rest of the game it seemed like he was grabbing every rebound and taking -- and making -- every shot … The commentators made a point of it and I have to agree: There has not been a more exciting, more passionate guy to play college ball in a long time than Hansbrough ... Kevin Durant, Greg Oden, Michael Beasley -- The NBA can have those guys; they're one-hit wonders who I'm doubting will ever make a serious impact in the NBA. I think they’re overrated and I’ve never got the impression they’re in it for more than attracting the dollar signs … But Hansbrough, it’s easy to see he loves the game and just wants to help his team.

Off my soapbox … Can’t say the Wisconsin game on Friday night was as exciting. I was stuck late at the office, so I didn’t get to watch much of it. But I was keeping tabs on it via the Internet and I could see early on it wasn’t looking good. From what I heard, the Badgers didn’t show up to play and Stephen Curry did

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So we got more snow on Thursday …

Usually, it would have put me in a terrible mood, right? Nope, on Thursday I actually was hoping for more snow -- probably for like the first time since I learned to shovel …

As of Thursday, we had received 101.5 inches of snow this winter. We’ve broken the mark of 90 inches set in 1978-79, and the only mark left to break was the 109 inches supposedly set in 1885-86 …

So as many of us arrived at work on Thursday the mantra was: “Bring it on, let’s break the record!” Just so we could say we lived through the worst winter …

The flakes fell all day … But it didn’t accumulate. We barely got an inch.

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So Chikezie was dismissed from 'Idol' Wednesday night. Ok. Fine.

Should've been Ramiele. Maybe next week.

Here's some 'Idol' reads, I've collected ...
a Chris Sligh on Top 12 Week
a Idolatry ... some good video and interviews here.
a 'Idol's' Season 7 is sheer heaven
a American Idol Central

1 comment:

Uglee Card said...

Boo! Kansas! Boo!