Bought the 1999 Cadillac DeVille from the DA's dad. As soon as I get out of court tomorrow and type a bill of sale, I'm bringing him a check. It only took 21 years after law school. And one day, I hope to have a car that in the current decade. (It has half the miles mine does, new tired, and new engine 10,000 miles ago. After my Buick stalled ( Read more... )

Cried like a baby!

My mom's only brother was killed in action outside Manila, during the drive to retake Luzon. He had previously been in New Guinea. He was from a tiny town in the lead mining region of Missouri. He was not quite 20 ( Read more... )

I'm tired, peeps! And next week I have to try to buy a car. It's up to 41, but I'm still in pjs with the cats. Is it weird of me to doze listening to "Law & Order"? Don't answer.

...because I would be trolled and attacked in person ( Read more... )

Not the election, but the whole thing is that my mother mismanaged her diabetes! She has to go back on insulin. I can't tell you how mad she gets at me for saying, " You can't eat that!" We'll see ( Read more... )

I got in line to vote at 6:30 am, and was out and eating an Egg McMuffin by 7:15. The crowd was terribly cheerful. Of course, I was standing with people who thought I was funny and couldn't quite figure out why I was wearing a blue button with Hebrew on it---I'm assuming it said Obama 2012---And thence to the first of my court appearances. After 3 ( Read more... )

My mom is in the hospital overnight for tests. Fortunately, she loves the hospital & was scheduled already for a stress test tomorrow. I was already going to vote at 7 am because I have 7 hearings in 3 different courtrooms tomorrow...my brother just wanted to give me a heads up, but says not to panic. Damn good thing, because I'd have to rent a car ( Read more... )

I missed the "sundogs" that twinkled around the sun up here in northern Alabama. What a lesson in raising your head ( Read more... )

Friends calling me for free legal advice. Friends giving their horrible racist offspring my cell number for free legal advice. Family members trying to stir up shit. My mother ignoring my (solicited) advice because what would I know? People giving me the finger for having Obama stickers on my car. My car for not being fixable. The guy, whose car I' ( Read more... )