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May 15th, 2008
02:56 pm - Uneventful, but a good day.
Today's one of those days that there have to be more of to keep you on an even keel for the good and bad that come along.
The spring weather may have finally broken out - it's warm and sunny today, and going to be hot (95) tomorrow. No urgent things have happened, and two good small things happened - I made some negotiating progress with opposing counsel in an adversary proceeding my client has against a collection agency that violated a discharge, and another client unexpectedly made a payment.
I won't be able to watch the Penguin game tonight because of a work-related commitment, but am looking forward to a Stanley Cup Finals, and am also looking forward to some cooking out this weekend (I made burgers last night).
Oh, and Amy and I might be going to see Was (Not Was) Saturday night...
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May 12th, 2008
05:30 pm - This disgusts me, but doesn't shock me.
Fortunately, the family of the person involved got some justice...$900,000 worth of it. But look at what happened...
Jury awards family of Alzheimer's patient $900,000 for being thrown down, handcuffed by Lake Oswego police.
Hopefully, the cops who did this are now walking a beat as mall cops. But knowing how police departments treat brutal cops, they're sergeants now.
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May 1st, 2008
02:16 pm - May Day? What the hell is that?
"It's the Russian New Year! We'll have a big parade and serve hot hors d'oeuvres!" - Airplane!
The weird thing about my job is the disconnect between the amount of work I do and when I get paid. Most people who work for others get regular paychecks; many people who have their own businesses depend on many customers with smaller purchases.
I'm dependent on clients giving me more money, either in unpredictable small amounts or larger amounts dependent on a number of small things happening (for a Chapter 13 case being confirmed) or one big thing happening (a settlement agreement in a car accident or police brutality case).
Today is one of the good days; a big Chapter 13 case confirmed. That means money at the end of the month. Another police brutality case is wrapping up; I should get money from that as well. I also have three other Chapter 13s that I'd like to get confirmed on the 22nd; that means still more....after several months of tight money, the floodgates are opening at the end of this month (basically, if you average it out over the first few months, I'd be doing OK).
Why do I do this? Oh yeah....being able to not have to be at a desk in a suit at 8 am - good. I wear the suit for court and when I meet a new client for the first time. I usually get in at 10 and often work until 6. And I get the huge satisfaction at being able to solve my clients' seemingly intractable money problems with a relatively routine legal process.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/niaha/kitty/ankhappyg.gif) satisfied
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April 28th, 2008
11:24 am - One Man. One Woman. One Brawl.
Remember how all those fundie Christians and conservatives said that banning same-sex marriage would preserve the institution?
Never mind.
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April 26th, 2008
05:23 pm - Happy Caturday!
Not much to say....we ran some errands today and are going to cook out (rosemary lamb chops and snow peas, with plenty of red wine) tonight.
Here are our cats - let me show you them!
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Current Mood: relaxed
Current Music: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Gold Lion
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April 18th, 2008
11:44 pm - Fuck you, Moore Hotel (Seattle)
I checked into the Moore Hotel in Seattle yesterday, and when I came back to my room tonight after a day at my conference, my electric trimmer, razor, shave cream, toothpaste, and toothbrush were gone.
After a half hour or so, the housekeeper finally told the desk clerk that the housekeeper had put the items in the medicine cabinet (which I didn't know the room had).
Nice. Take my stuff and put it where I wouldn't look, and not tell me. Why not just steal it while you're at it?
Update (0017 am, 4/19): Police came, and didn't take a report since the stuff was found. They can go back to beating and rousting homeless people and racial profiling.
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April 17th, 2008
02:43 pm
Off to Seattle for the NW Bankruptcy conference - I get to take the Amtrak up there and miss the traffic and spending $3.50/gallon for gas!
See all of you on Saturday night - I'll have fun and learn a lot...
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April 2nd, 2008
07:47 pm - My Brain Fell Out.
I went in to work today and got a lot done, but the end of the day was hellish. Not because there was something difficult to do or an excessive amount of work but because something just wasn't clicking between my brain and body.
I made three mistakes while preparing papers for clients who were filing their bankruptcy petitions today. Stupid mistakes, mistakes that won't affect their case, but make me look ill-prepared and scatterbrained.
Alcohol should solve this problem - some nice Negra Modelo and then dinner...
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April 1st, 2008
12:42 pm - Two new commercials up!
I recorded two new commercials for my law practice today - it went well, even though I accidentally wrote myself a tongue twister - "$29 billon (dollar) bailout".
Take a listen here.
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March 30th, 2008
12:31 pm - Obama, you've gone too far!
I'm a former Pittsburgher of Eastern European ancestry. Bowling is part of my culture; my grandfather used to always take me to Princess and Village Lanes in Whitehall and Carrick Classic Lanes in Pittsburgh. Bowling was something fun that you could do your entire life, and not boring to watch on TV, unlike golf. But Obama did something very, very bad on camera. More after the jump.
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Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/niaha/kitty/ankwinkg.gif) silly
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March 29th, 2008
11:37 am - Happy Caturday!
The Devil Cat in Fort Butterscotch.
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11:36 am - It's official - Callie is crazy,
She just ate a small piece of a Nutter Butter, after jumping up on the table a couple weeks ago and stealing a pita.
She's taken over the bread-eating mantle left by Walter.
Update: I have proof...
Current Mood: amused
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March 26th, 2008
05:48 pm - Happy Birthday, TC!
Happy birthday, ![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) trudyscousin!
50...I can't believe it! (Seriously, it's not like teasing a woman who just turned 50 by saying "What is it - your 43rd birthday?" - you do look younger.)
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March 22nd, 2008
10:33 pm - Mmmmm, sacrilicious....
Dinner last night was meant to offend as many different religions as possible. See if you can name all the religions who would look askance of our dinner last night.... (Pictures behind the cut.)
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March 21st, 2008
09:35 am - Bigger than Jesus.
Well, I'm not among the number as our Saviour returns.
Of course, I'm talking about Barack Obama, who's coming to Portland today and Eugene tonight. I tried to get a ticket online, but the online campers probably got the tickets and sold them on Craig's List.
I'll have to listen live...
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March 18th, 2008
07:47 pm - Hope is the opposite of a zero-sum game.
Sometimes, people know an event to be known for the ages from the instant they experience it. Not the catastrophic ones, but events that are supposed to be routine, but end up being moments for the ages.
I was watching a basketball game in a bar in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, my home town, with my father on June 5, 1991. It was just after I turned 21, and I was celebrating (legally) becoming a man with my father. Michael Jordan did his famous reverse-handed layup, and we looked at each other and knew people would remember this as long as sports were played.
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March 11th, 2008
11:22 pm - Geraldine Ferraro and everyone's crazy grandparent.
Ever cringe at your grandparents (or parents) when they utter a racist remark? Now you know what Hillary Clinton must be feeling now - one of her surrogates just did something just short of calling Barack Obama the n-word, and even worse, got caught and called on it!
Geraldine Ferraro said this recently about Barack Obama:
"If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is.
What's worse, it isn't the first time that Ferraro has said that - she called out Jesse Jackson for being one of them uppity coloreds 20 years ago.
That's desperation of someone associated with a candidacy that has been full of fail, tempered only by a narrow win in Ohio and a narrow loss in Texas. Hillary Clinton has been unsuccessful at running her campaign, and voters have been attracted to Barack Obama as a fresh, charismatic face uncorrupted by Washington insiders.
If she has any hope of winning Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton has to throw Ferraro under the bus immediately. Hillary isn't necessarily a "Monster", but she has a record of having surrogates and supporters say racist and defamatory remarks about Obama, and has been *very* lax on calling them on it.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/niaha/kitty/ankangryg.gif) irritated
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11:08 pm - Happy Birthday!
Birthday greetings to tudorlady from all of us...even Walter from the Great Beyond.
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March 8th, 2008
12:22 pm - Happy Birthday Cap!
Happy Birthday to captain18!
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March 1st, 2008
12:49 am - Lari Neva Lari Feva Lari
Happy Birthday to spoothbrush and nevafeva!
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