Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Oracles

Last weekend we went out to my friend A's family farm in rural IL. Always a lovely time - mostly sitting around on the porch and chatting - very relaxing. We watched the World Cup on Sun., I think the first time several people, including me, had watched a soccer game all the way through. Very interesting. I don't understand why The Netherlands didn't try to score a point at the end when half of the Spanish team literally laid down on the pitch and sobbed. I had read about that Octopus in Germany who'd predicted the winners of the WC, so I blindly believed that Spain would win because the octopus said so, and they did. So.

Do you know what else I blindly believed? A st/ring test. A is preg. and to have a whatchacallit the next day to find out whether the baby was a girl or a boy? So, we did that thing where you tie a string around your wedding ring and dangle it over The Belly. Eventually the ring will either swing round in a circle or back and forth. Anyway: It. Worked. I did it, then she did it, and we both got the same thing, then, I mean, you hardly need to even GO to the doctor for confirmation after results like that, but she DID, and, it was RIGHT. So.

6 comments:

dad said...

Congratulations to "A" and her husband.....(and what a Great picture of the 2 of you!)

kbmulder said...

So, what was it?! How exciting!

Carrie said...

So.

KHM said...

This is exactly what I learned of probability estimation techniques in graduate statistics. I'm so glad for your validation. So. Octopi and wedding rings---that's all we need.

Special K said...

KHM: I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or serious, I know you're a bit of a stats geek...

KBM: I feel weird about breaking A's news online - I'll tell ya later!

Carrie: So.

Amber said...

It's a girl! Well, it's a 75% chance of being a girl. Well, we saw what could possibly have been boy parts, but they looked more like girl parts. Possibly both - the little darling may possibly be both. :)

Love the picture!!!