"`Those who can pay their bills should pay their bills. That's the American way,' said Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah."

Man, the American Way has sure gotten shitty since I was a kid. I remember when it was all about blowing up Reds and having sex with bleach blondes.

So I get home, I check the mail, there are three things. One's a credit card offer. The second is an insurance offer -- from the AARP. The third was "Senior Times Magazine".

Does anyone see a trend here? A disturbing one? I'm 25.

Feelin' bickery, don't know why. Or maybe it's just hypercritical.

Whilst I was watching The West Wing in the bedroom, Yen-lo-wang started yowling; I came with all speed expecting to discover he had gotten the worse of a fight with Fatty or stuck his tail in a computer fan or something. But no; he was simply lying in my chair. I assume he had a ( Read more... )

So I couldn't help but experience the following white-on-black, read-aloud warning before this evening's episode of the Simpsons:

"This episode contains discussion of same-sex marriage. Parental discretion is advised."

Way to strike a blow for civil rights, there, Rupert.

Because I hate it so much, I feel the need to transcribe this bar review question ( Read more... )

Now this is weird ( Read more... )

According to my watch it is now February 7th, which means that two weeks (and probably some number of hours) from today I will have to drive to Tampa and check into a hotel.

Why, you ask? Because two weeks from tomorrow, I am taking the Florida Bar.

I do not know anything about the law.

This is bad.

- Four or five pages on marriage. Thirty pages on divorce. What does this say to you ( Read more... )

Eyelashes grow back... right?

From this evening's bar prep reading, on evidence:

"A layperson can testify in the form of an opinion with respect to matters on which laypersons are competent to form opinions..."

Now I remember why I didn't pay attention in that class...