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Sunday, February 04, 2007

UD BLOGS THE SUPER BOWL!

The Soltans are down the street from Ferdinand House (named after its last owner, Munro Leaf, author of Ferdinand the Bull), at the Vemulkondas, friends with whom we watch the Super Bowl every year. Neelam has made an Indian dinner; we've brought ice cream (to go with the absolutely frigid weather).

I'm rooting for Chicago -- it's where I went to college and graduate school, having had a spectacular time at both places. And it's a glorious city. The Colts used to be a Baltimore team, and my father and uncle were big Colts fans... But then the Colts left Baltimore -- another reason to root for Chicago.

We're sitting down to dinner in front of the Vemulkonda's big screen tv... Chicago's got a pretty good lead... More later...
Posted at: 2/04/2007 07:08:00 PM