tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60710842011-07-14T16:23:05.281-05:00Thoughts and reflections on things that interest us and keep us from doing something more worthwhileSamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comBlogger1611100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1099769053448031052004-11-06T14:23:00.000-05:002004-11-06T14:24:13.446-05:00

What ever happened to flash mobs?

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1085532800665393122004-05-25T19:26:00.000-05:002004-05-25T19:53:20.666-05:00

I started my summer associate gig last week and I've already learned a few things: 1) There is no such thing as a comfortable silence when you're at lunch with a partner. You're either talking or it's awkward. Hell, some of the time it's pretty awkward when you're talking. I've noticed it's not so good for people with low tolerance for small talk. 2) If you want to start working again

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1084640349893654592004-05-15T11:44:00.000-05:002004-05-15T11:59:09.893-05:00

I guess there is a good possibility that he hasn't come back from the bar yet (I know I wouldn't have if it were Liverpool), but I'm still a little surprised that I haven't seen a post from Toluca Jim at The Visible Hand celebrating Arsenal's undefeated season in the English Premier League. As much as it pains me to say it, congrats to the Gunners who have just accomplished something that hasn't

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1084546615287882932004-05-14T09:42:00.000-05:002004-05-14T10:08:38.076-05:00

Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, David Post notes the recent success of the Iraqi National Team as they qualified for the Olympics this summer, which should be great for the morale of the country. He goes on to note that under the currect FIFA alignments, Israel is kept away from competing in the Arab world by placing them in Europe (which, incidentally, makes it pretty difficult for Israel to

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1084289091462504102004-05-11T09:18:00.000-05:002004-05-11T10:24:51.463-05:00

It's been a few days now but it's time for the end of the year post. Two years gone and it has certainly flown by. As hectic as this semester was, it was probably one of my favorites and I have to give a lot of credit there to my professors. They really helped bring out in my classes the intellectual rigor that I've been searching for. I can't imagine a better way to learn Separation of

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1083449416202378532004-05-01T17:10:00.000-05:002004-05-01T17:22:45.856-05:00

I speak to you now with some bitterness. I should be outside, glass of bourbon in hand, enjoying the afternoon with some friends. We should be dressed for the occasion, with the women wearing sundresses and hats. We should have the grill on and mint nearby for those who want mint juleps. We should have Derby Pie. I should have organized the betting pool and I should be preparing myself to

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1083043499499392052004-04-27T00:24:00.000-05:002004-04-27T09:18:25.170-05:00

I just got the summer associate picture book from the firm I'm working at this summer and my picture is hilarious. I guess it wouldn't really be "ha ha" funny if you didn't know me; I probably look kind of scary. I don't know why, but I look really mad in this picture. In my own defense, I went to the place to get my picture taken and the guy snapped the photo without prior warning. Then, he

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1082600493474814072004-04-21T21:21:00.000-05:002004-04-27T00:18:07.140-05:00

Not many funny things happen during finals, but I'm sitting here in the law library (with a growing audience) paging through my Evidence outline (which is actually finished, though with large portions taken from a friend) and watching the plight of the poor 1L who somehow locked herself into a study room. The librarian at the front desk has now tried just about every key that he could get his

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1082581909071927192004-04-21T16:11:00.000-05:002004-04-21T16:23:23.420-05:00

I just finished up a little bit more of my Administrative Law outline (I'm not entirely sure why I do outlines; I know I won't finish it and I am fairly sure I'll end up using someone else's). I'm about to move on and do some Evidence, but I thought I'd take a quick internet break first. When I opened the browser, right there on MSN.com it says: "Admin Day: Send an e-card to say thank you."

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1082240765896424792004-04-17T17:26:00.000-05:002004-04-17T17:30:27.233-05:00

My mom forwarded this to me the other day. Makes me glad (a) that I don't have a car and (b) that Pepto Bismol is not an alternative form of gas. Think a gallon of gas is expensive? This makes one think, and also puts things in perspective. Diet Snapple 16 oz $1.29 .......... $10.32 per gallon Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1.19 ...........$9.52 per gallon Gatorade 20 oz $1.59 ..... $10.17 per

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1081009187149115672004-04-03T11:19:00.000-05:002004-04-03T11:23:28.513-05:00

So the rankings are out and we're number 20. I wish I could say that the rankings don't matter much, but people do look at them and they certainly affect how students choose where to go to school. We made a two-place jump and we're finally ahead of the University of Iowa. No offense to Iowa, but I could never understand that. And this is what some other people think about rankings.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1080092064406614012004-03-23T20:34:00.000-05:002004-03-23T20:46:29.733-05:00

I remember applying for law school not so long ago and seeing the portion of the application which said you could submit an optional diversity statement. I don't think I ever submitted one; I'm a white kid from a middle class family. There were things that might have made me diverse back home (Northerner living in the South; only Jewish kid in my school system until my brother came along) but

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1079892632563071312004-03-21T13:10:00.000-05:002004-03-21T13:14:58.450-05:00

(Blogger just ate a much longer post. Bummer.) There is a pregnant woman that sits behind me and Steve in Administrative Law. I'm not entirely comfortable with this (for myriad reasons, which I discussed in depth in the aforementioned Blogger-eaten post). Anyway, on Thursday, Steve decided that it was time to create some sort of game plan should we have to assist with an in-class delivery.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1079574271600433552004-03-17T20:44:00.000-05:002004-03-18T01:53:28.030-05:00

So this is the first time I have posted in... well, months. I only post now because I need to do something that isn't what I am doing right now, which is reading submissions to the law review. Not the most exciting thing to do. Much less exciting when it's 8:30 on a Weds night, a nice night, on St. Patrick's Day (which I purport to dislike but would jump for a beer in a heartbeat) and I'm in

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13223540882652543209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1079019686477117042004-03-11T10:41:00.000-05:002004-03-16T00:18:19.390-05:00

Tragedy struck Madrid this morning as a terrorist attack during rush hour has left at least 180 dead and approximately 1000 people injured. The Spanish government is blaming the Basque separatist group ETA for the attacks, although they have not yet taken responsibility for the bombings. The motivation for the attack may be the upcoming elections and the popularity of current ruling party, the

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1078945694040955202004-03-10T14:08:00.000-05:002004-03-10T14:11:22.826-05:00

I just took the Libertarian Purity Quiz they've been talking about over at Crescat Sententia. I scored an ever-so-low 13, which means that I am starting to have libertarian notions and I ought to explore them. That's a little disappointing, considering I've been talking up my libertarian game lately with friends.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1078676092608420142004-03-07T11:14:00.000-05:002004-03-07T11:17:57.013-05:00

Always nice to see that people read this and link to us. I'm pretty sure this guy is making fun of me though.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1078165536283518492004-03-01T13:25:00.000-05:002004-03-01T13:28:32.403-05:00

I went to see Big Head Todd and the Monsters last night at the 9:30 Club here in the District. I had never been there before and I really liked the venue. We went up to the balcony area and had a great view and easy access to the bar. I couldn't really ask for much more. It was a good show, and it was definitely better than working on my Note. My only complaint would be that when they came

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1078091483425366482004-02-29T16:51:00.000-05:002004-02-29T16:54:18.793-05:00

Well, she is my mom so I think it's appropriate to link to this article about her latest scholarly work. She really did study a lot of languages; it's just too bad nobody speaks them anymore.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1077475176699791982004-02-22T13:39:00.000-05:002004-02-22T13:44:04.373-05:00

I have a hard time figuring Ralph Nader out. On the one hand, I like his message, sometimes he goes a bit over the top I think, but I like what he has to say. On the other hand, I think he's a tad hyppocritical. This is mostly because he knows that his candidacy can do little but to help elect a President who represents exactly what he finds abhorrent in American politics. I always feel that

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13223540882652543209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1077237206886687602004-02-19T19:33:00.000-05:002004-02-19T19:36:08.280-05:00

It was a beautiful Thursday afternoon and we were out on the law school patio enjoying some frosty beverages courtesy of the SBA. It's a great way to end the week of classes as we all have a drink or two and chat to take a break from work. Apparently SBA elections are coming up and one of the candidates was handing out matches (??) with his campaign platform written on the cover to everyone

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1077133305270583352004-02-18T14:41:00.000-05:002004-02-18T15:57:38.390-05:00

I'm taking advantage of my afternoon break to watch the US-Netherlands friendly which just started in Amsterdam. Some preliminary thoughts: -Can't believe Convey is getting the start. He's fast and some friends I have who played with him at FC Delco in Philly say he's good, but I've never actually seen him pass the ball TO somebody. -Cory Gibbs is starting at centerback. We played against

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1077077038064260012004-02-17T23:03:00.000-05:002004-02-17T23:06:37.186-05:00

Chandler wins. This is good news for my people. He even took my county.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1076778646774664702004-02-14T12:10:00.000-05:002004-02-14T12:13:21.043-05:00

Russian grandmaster Gary Kasparov has apparently decided to enter the Russian presidential election against Vladimir Putin. He says he is both anticommunist and antifacist, and he is running because Russian Parliament has become a joke and the media is simply a mouthpiece for the Kremlin. If this goes through, it seems like it could be interesting. Maybe all those years at the chess board

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1076710288931445812004-02-13T17:11:00.000-05:002004-02-13T17:14:53.373-05:00

can you try to order a simple cup of coffee and have the baristas look at you as if they have no idea what you're talking about. "That's it? No shot of vanilla or hazelnut?"

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1076542300839486142004-02-11T18:31:00.000-05:002004-02-11T18:34:11.153-05:00

This is what one might call following religion blindly.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1076541089186873232004-02-11T18:11:00.000-05:002004-02-11T18:13:59.623-05:00

Now that we're a month into the semester, it's not uncommon to see a few 1Ls wearing suits here and there as they go off on their first interviews for summer internships. To them I have this to say: Enjoy wearing your suits in this weather. Why? Because it's still cold out. Just wait until August when FIP starts and you're walking back and forth to your interviews five blocks away from the

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1076442241364538462004-02-10T14:44:00.000-05:002004-02-10T14:46:29.936-05:00

Word is that the owner of Whitehouse.com, porn-site not to be confused with whitehouse.gov - oil brokerage, is selling its domain name. It's the end of an era.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13223540882652543209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1076209414613921202004-02-07T22:03:00.000-05:002004-02-07T22:05:59.840-05:00

is that I'm doing the editorial board competition this weekend. Just finished the Notes Edit. Onward to Articles! Wish me, Steve, and James some luck. By the way, Unlearned Hand at En Banc just posted a link to a promising new blog, The Visible Hand. Promising, because he's going to be posting on soccer. A little unfortunate, because he's an Arsenal fan. Which is a little bit better than

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1075937301542081132004-02-04T18:28:00.000-05:002004-02-04T18:30:42.106-05:00

Buffalo Wings and Vodka just put up one of the best posts I've seen in a long while. It was only a matter of time before someone brought Office Space and law school together.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1075936737091815932004-02-04T18:18:00.000-05:002004-02-04T18:21:17.780-05:00

I was culling through some old e-mails instead of reading for Separation of Powers when I came across a Liverpool FC newsletter from about a month ago (or two fortnights, do they say that?). Apparently the Reds are planning a summer tour here in the States. Hopefully they'll end up in DC. And maybe Philly. And New York. I could just take a trip up the Northeast Corridor.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1075868867111702292004-02-03T23:27:00.000-05:002004-02-03T23:30:06.606-05:00

"Deer assists in ending chase"

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1075861627046377132004-02-03T21:27:00.000-05:002004-02-03T21:29:26.543-05:00

Atrios is giving a shout out to Ben Chandler, the Democratic candidate for the 6th District seat in Kentucky. Unfortunately, Chandler lost the governorship to Ernie Fletcher. While it means a Republican is in the Governor's Mansion in Frankfort for the first time in decades, it does open up a seat in the House of Representatives. And it's my district. So please help the man out. And remind

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1075754379863416302004-02-02T15:39:00.000-05:002004-02-02T15:41:57.390-05:00

In a discussion on the pros and cons of school uniforms, Will Baude of Crescat Sententia made the following point: "How to make new friends and keep (or lose) old ones, how to break the rules, how to keep yourself entertained during a really boring lecture without the teacher noticing, how to play chess surreptitiously on a piece of notebook paper, how to fall in love, how to (yes) engage in

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1075695805004322722004-02-01T23:23:00.000-05:002004-02-01T23:25:41.903-05:00

Nothing is much worse than watching a dozen law students discussing the rules to all the crazy super bowl gambling games. First to score in each quarter, score at the end of each quarter, final score, etc., etc. Not only does law school ruin things like tv dramas and novels, but it means you can never just say "ten bucks on tom brady" without nineteen conditions, a savings clause, and a

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13223540882652543209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1075670579327424492004-02-01T16:22:00.000-05:002004-02-01T16:25:15.733-05:00

You know it was a good night when you get home after the Sunday paper.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13223540882652543209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1075578749458109232004-01-31T14:52:00.000-05:002004-01-31T14:56:14.936-05:00

Truth really is stranger than fiction. The bizarre trial of a German cannibal ended yesterday when a court in Kassel, Germany found him guilty of manslaughter. As the Times article notes, the cannibal's story both "fascinated and repulsed" people, myself included. What's truly fascinating and repulsing is that, unlike most prosecutions for homicide, the motives of the victim, who allegedly

Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1075577407018506452004-01-31T14:30:00.000-05:002004-01-31T14:32:21.840-05:00

. . . But at least that means someone has been reading.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1075569428694894042004-01-31T12:17:00.000-05:002004-01-31T12:19:23.576-05:00

create your own visited states map or write about it on the open travel guide

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13223540882652543209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1075491352123152132004-01-30T14:35:00.000-05:002004-01-30T14:38:05.513-05:00

create your own visited states map or write about it on the open travel guide Yes, it seems I have missed much of the "amber waves of grain" and perhaps her "purple mountains' majesty" as well, depending on where said mountains happen to be. I clearly need to get out more.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1075481139804555252004-01-30T11:45:00.000-05:002004-01-30T11:47:53.060-05:00

In five short minutes, Howard Bashman links to my grandparents'/my college town's newspaper and tells us he is leaving Buchanan Ingersoll to start his own appellate shop. Best of luck.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1075478428159148952004-01-30T11:00:00.000-05:002004-01-30T11:07:54.186-05:00

So, by now I'm sure that you've heard "Light and Day" by The Polyphonic Spree. (The website is pretty cool. You can play "Breakout" and listen to their music and such.) I think it's been used in that VW Beetle and iPod commercial. It's a pretty, melodic tune that just seems very happy. Now, the real question is whether you've seen the music video for that single. There are two dozen people

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1075418137168705242004-01-29T18:15:00.000-05:002004-01-29T19:08:23.326-05:00

Ambivalent Imbroglio has recently spruced up his blog a bit. Change is always good, but the countdown until spring semester finals is unnecessary. We're law students here; thinking about exams while it's still January just isn't healthy. But I guess it's nice that I know when they start . . . to the very last second.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1075417049376375862004-01-29T17:57:00.000-05:002004-01-29T17:59:41.296-05:00

Over at Mixtape Marathon, Bekah tells us about an incredible confluence of events, which unfortunately involved cold calling. Ah, the joys of the Socratic method.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1075244419677637982004-01-27T18:00:00.000-05:002004-01-28T08:53:08.420-05:00

According to today's Washington Post, Dick Cheney apparently met with John Paul the deuce. I was trying to figure out which side would be funnier playing the "Weekend at Bernie's" game with their respective icons -- a bunch of Cardinals and "The Apartment" or a group of Energy execu- I mean Deputy Asst. Undersecretaries....?? Though watching the cardinals trip over their robes trying to pull

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13223540882652543209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1075238608666891142004-01-27T16:23:00.000-05:002004-01-27T16:25:38.293-05:00

A mi parecer points out what will surely be next year's Tickle Me Elmo: the Talking Ann Coulter Action Figure. First, what do they mean by "action figure"? Can she kick G.I. Joe's ass? Second, from the looks of it, not only will this doll teach impressionable young children that liberals are the devil, but it will also help girls develop horribly skewed perceptions of how their bodies should

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1075091026824585012004-01-25T23:23:00.000-05:002004-01-25T23:25:54.013-05:00

The Sunday Source in today's WaPo features a Rock Paper Scissors Wiz in The Expert section. I can't say that I've been looking for a competitive game of roshambo (sp?), and definitely not a "money game," but these guys seem pretty serious. They have training programs. They watch game tapes. They have team physicians (what sort of injuries are they planning for?) I highly recommend the World

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1074993445308796512004-01-24T20:17:00.000-05:002004-01-25T17:33:03.326-05:00

CNN reports that former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke is considering running for Congress when he is released from federal prison later this year. You would think that people wouldn't vote for an avowed racist but they do (e.g. Strom Thurmond). Maybe the ex-con thing will keep the voters away. I don't like racists, but I really don't like people who don't pay their taxes. "Duke, whose

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1074726050961313702004-01-21T18:00:00.000-05:002004-01-21T18:02:52.640-05:00

Yup, you heard it here first. Jeremy Blachman reported yesterday that Harvard Law School is opening an ice skating rink. Well, here at GW, we just closed down our own little Winter Wonderland in the law quad. Yes, just last week they installed a portable rink in the law quad and on Saturday, some friends and I braved the elements to take a break and get in some quality time on the ice.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1074657731989256352004-01-20T23:02:00.000-05:002004-01-20T23:10:10.390-05:00

When I was younger, my dad and I used to watch the State of the Union address on Comedy Central, where it was called the State of the Onion. I miss that. Lots of things annoyed me during this evening's address, but one of the biggest was Bush's inclusion among our domestic priorities of educating young people about the dangers of sex and sexually transmitted diseases. Of course I think this is

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1074648900822095842004-01-20T20:35:00.000-05:002004-01-20T20:38:20.700-05:00

I know it's been a while since last time. Though I don't think that really disappointed anyone. Anyway, some interesting notes from our hit counters. -Someone had our site translated into French. Though I don't know why. -Two people got here by looking for "gerard houllier phobia." I can't imagine why anyone would have an irrational fear of Liverpool FC's Gallic coach. But it might be the

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1074121498077447752004-01-14T18:04:00.000-05:002004-01-14T18:06:50.140-05:00

While I'm on the subject of commercials, I just thought I'd mention how much I like one of ESPN's newer spots. The commercial begins with a shot of a couple making out on the couch, but you can only see their faces. Slowly, the camera pans out and, quite shockingly, one of them is wearing an Ohio State t-shirt while the other is sporting a Michigan t-shirt. The text in the bottom corner simply

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Contrary to the opinions of most of my friends, I think Miller's "Dominoes" commercial is pretty good. Here's a pretty humorous article from Slate analyzing it.

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The N.E. Patriots are gods among men. The funny thing is, being an all-Boston sports fan who can barely remember the 80s Celtics, it's hard to realize that the Pats are an amazing team - the best in football. I still think they are the underdogs when they have clearly been the frontrunners since mid-way through this season. It might just be New England pessimism or the fact that I remember

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13223540882652543209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1073762441702465532004-01-10T14:20:00.000-05:002004-01-10T14:21:02.176-05:00

The Federal Courts hornbook I am currently paging through has an entire chapter entitled "Abstention and Such." I'm sort of expecting the next chapter to be called "Eleventh Amendment Sovereign Immunity and Whatnot."

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This is what we Kentuckians have to offer to the world.

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Horrible pun and a little late for the college bowl system analysis, but here are eight reasons why the current bowl system needs some work. 1) Georgia Tech 2) played Tulsa in the Humanitarian Bowl 3) on January 3rd, 4) which was after the USC-Michigan Rose Bowl game, 5) instead of before Christmas (when a bowl game between two unranked teams should be played), 6) and GT beat Tulsa 52-10 7

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The debate (or is that debacle?) over the whole Rose-Hall of Fame mess heated up recently with his admission that he did bet on baseball. He made this admission pretty much during the announcement of this year's new members - The Eck and Paul Molitor. Now, many supporters of Rose's entry to the Hall are reconsidering their support due to his "lack of respect" - a reference to Rose releasing

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Great opinion column in the Post this morning on what will really increase minority representation in higher education: fixing the K-12 education system to raise the percentage of minority students who are actually "college ready." My two cents: funding public schools with property taxes creates ridiculous inequity between suburban and inner city schools. If you want to fix the leak, you have

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But does anyone have any good ideas for a note topic? It really doesn't even need to be good; it just needs to be an idea.

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(Tried to post this last night. Blogger had other ideas.) After buying my books for second semester on Sunday I went to my locker to put them away so as to avoid lugging them home. Standing in front of my locker, I realized that I didn't remember my combination. This didn't really worry me though, because these things normally come back to me once I get my hand on the lock. Well, not so

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So I'm at risk for diabetes, it runs in my family. Every now and then I think about how I should watch sugar intake sooner than later, and at least get in the habit of not eating sugary foods, etc, etc. But after looking at the results of this last study, I apparently picked a great preventative tool for reducing my risk of having diabetes -- Going to law school. (Well, indirectly). By

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In another piece of government misinformation, apparently NASA is really attempting to plant giant grapes on the surface of Mars, not collect "scientific information" as they have claimed.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13223540882652543209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1072665245659831702003-12-28T21:34:00.000-05:002003-12-28T21:34:22.533-05:00

Eugene Volokh gives you one more reason to move to Montana. Like you really needed another.

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In the spirit of christmas, I couldn't help but share this: White Trash Christmas.

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A Christmas Story is turning 20 this year. It just wouldn't be the holidays without Ralphie begging for a Red Ryder BB gun and some kid getting his tongue stuck to a metal pole.

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Awwww.....Tearful. It's definitely nice to go home... but it gets a little strange when you realize that most of the people you know, or knew, from home just aren't around anymore. Basically means that it comes down to more and more family time. This is not a bad thing per se, but when mom and dad go to work, the brothers are off doing their things, and the sis has got an agenda, you've

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13223540882652543209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1072110248097923772003-12-22T11:24:00.000-05:002003-12-22T11:26:58.963-05:00

No, not the classic movie. The Washington Post has an interesting article this morning about the papal aides who surround Pope John Paul II, a group commonly known as "The Apartment." The role of the Apartment has been questioned somewhat as of late as the Pope's health worsens and there is concern over who might be controlling the Vatican. Several months ago, Slate posted this article on

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1072030692664384442003-12-21T13:18:00.000-05:002003-12-21T21:14:23.040-05:00

It is finally over. And now I'm halfway done with law school. Flew back to Kentucky yesterday and now I'm drinking coffee, reading the Sunday paper, and waiting to watch a Real Madrid game in a few minutes. I bought some books in the airport in Atlanta. (Yes, Atlanta. There is no good way to fly from Washington, D.C. to Lexington, KY. The most direct route is to stop in Cincinnati, which

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1071808119227578752003-12-18T23:28:00.000-05:002003-12-19T00:04:09.056-05:00

While acknowledging that not many people actually come here with any frequency, I just wanted to point out that the members of the Cornucopia actually have been doing something (somewhat) worthwhile with their time as of late, and that would be studying for finals. I'll be honest: I'd rather be blogging. (I'd really rather be doing anything else, including exercising.) But as long as I'm

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The family of late Senator Strom Thurmond acknowledged that the claim by a woman in California that she is the mixed-race daughter of the former Senator is true. Relatively new Volokh Conspirator Stuart Benjamin has a good post on Strom's hypocrisy and the financial support he gave her in return for keeping quiet.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1071587308643233062003-12-16T10:08:00.000-05:002003-12-16T10:12:38.686-05:00

"During questioning a day earlier, one senior official said that the 66-year-old Saddam was a 'wiseass.'" I guess spending all that time in a spider hole will do that to you.

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You googled the Mormon Church's official policy on facial hair and beards a few hours ago, I just wanted to give you a little hand. Click here for the text of: Talk of the Month: Standards of Dress and Grooming. No thanks necessary, it was my pleasure.

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I was going through my change after buying a cup of coffee a few minutes ago and came upon the Arkansas quarter. I've seen it several times and I just wanted to say that I'm not a huge fan. I think it's the big diamond. Or maybe it's that big bird. Or maybe it's that it looks kind of swampy. I don't know. I should probably stop offending Arkansas now. At least I'm not as bad as whoever did

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Herald-Leader contributing columnist Robert Laskey decided to take the opportunity to treat us to his world view with his last column. Some of his points are good, and some are, well, slightly misguided. For example: "For all you environmentalists out there, I have some good news: Trees grow back. It's called a renewable resource." "If there are no jobs where you live, you should probably

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1071409929086569802003-12-14T08:52:00.000-05:002003-12-14T08:56:08.003-05:00

I just woke up to find that Saddam Hussein has been captured by U.S. forces. I'm sure you've already seen this. I just wanted to be sure.

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Walking outside for the compulsory 4pm coffee break, Sam pointed out a new (well, not really new, but new for him) Virginia license plate with the Pentagon/World Trade Center memorial logo on it and "Fight Terrorism" across the bottom. It got me thinking about the number of "interest" plates out there, and I figured it would be a complete waste of time, and hence, great break from studying, to

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13223540882652543209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1071347830228257812003-12-13T15:37:00.000-05:002003-12-13T15:48:33.810-05:00

OPEC wants aid if world shifts to renewable energies This is wrong on so many levels. Poor, poor cartel... I cry for you. All you do is manipulate the price and supply of the most valuable natural resource on Earth, single-handedly holding the power to bring almost every nation to its knees -- to be punished with the horrors of those tidal, wind, and solar power sources is unfair and simply

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13223540882652543209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1071347307806497812003-12-13T15:28:00.000-05:002003-12-13T15:28:40.763-05:00

A barn fire killed 22 horses this morning. It's going to be difficult to bounce back from that.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1071335283829703662003-12-13T12:08:00.000-05:002003-12-13T12:09:16.166-05:00

And I doubt anyone else did either. It will be interesting to see if this woman can actually produce proof that Strom Thurmond in fact is her father. Also didn't know that Strom's first name was actually James. Quite an eye-opening article.

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1071248400826975312003-12-12T12:00:00.000-05:002003-12-12T12:01:19.480-05:00

Virginia just indicited two people for violations of the state's brand-new anti-spam law, Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore announced. "'This is a huge message for the spammers operating around the United States and around the world,' Kilgore said. 'We are hopeful that with prosecutions like this that we will be able to reduce the amount of spam coming into homes around Virginia and around

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1071157091252582492003-12-11T10:38:00.000-05:002003-12-11T15:34:49.686-05:00

The Washington Post has a good article this morning on the recent arrests that will hopefully lead to the decline and ultimate end of the Basque separatist group ETA. For those of you who don't know, despite its small size, Spain is home to a wide variety of fairly discrete regions, from Catalunya, Valencia, Galicia, Castilla-La Mancha, Pais Vasco, and several others. All of these groups claim

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1071090941938384172003-12-10T16:15:00.000-05:002003-12-10T16:26:48.286-05:00

I was watching SportsCenter this morning when I saw this story. Here's the story from canada.com. The Vancouver Canucks lost their backup goalie to an injury during the morning skatearound and could not promote a goalie from one of their minor league farm teams in time for their game last night against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The University of British Columbia's men's ice hockey coach

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1071086509194946692003-12-10T15:01:00.000-05:002003-12-10T15:07:34.533-05:00

I found this parody of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" on Jeremy Blachman's Weblog in which he replaces the lyrics with the names of Supreme Court Justices. It's pretty funny. And really a good commentary on the sorts of things we law students do with our time.

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This fellow out in Oregon has pledged to donate $1 (up to $1000) to fight hunger for every hit his blog gets today (Wednesday, December 10) until midnight Pacific time. Please help him out and click your way over there. Tell your friends. Help put food in someone's stomach this holiday season.

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Now that it's the night before my first final this semester, a few things have to go as usual. First, I have to try and print my outlines and find out I'm too low on ink -- Check Then, when I try the second time, Micros--t Word has to "Not Respond" (kind of like my evidence professor has to my last four emailed questions) -- Check Now, I have to learn something I had absolutely no idea existed

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13223540882652543209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1071013767937515162003-12-09T18:49:00.000-05:002003-12-09T18:51:29.170-05:00

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is eating dinner at the Ritz next door. How do I know this? Because as I am sitting here typing this, the only thing I can hear is the constant din coming from the demonstrations taking place out on the street. There are any number human rights and political rights groups distributing leaflets and taking full advantage of the opportunity to bring their concerns about

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1071001837385204932003-12-09T15:30:00.000-05:002003-12-09T16:39:28.100-05:00

The Urban County Council of Lexington/Fayette County, Kentucky, after having lost its golden opportunity to be considered progressive, if not downright enlightened, after twice vetoing Mayor Teresa Isaac's proposal to offer domestic partner benefits for city employees, is now considering passing an ordinance that would restrict the benefits to legally married people only. Now, I just got out of

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After a break, I thought I'd bring some soccer back to the blog. Soccernet is reporting that Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has been warned that nothing less than a Champions League place will be acceptable as a season result. Liverpool are currently tied for fifth with Charlton and it certainly wouldn't be too difficult for them to break into the top four but it's not even Boxing Day yet

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1070987207090350882003-12-09T11:26:00.000-05:002003-12-09T11:26:59.090-05:00

I'm going through my Evidence "Law-in-a-Flash" Cards in preparation for my exam tomorrow, and I came across this card: "Osama Bin Laden is charged with murdering Yasser Arafat by fatally knifing him while they were having drinks in a bar. Osama claims self-defense, asserting that he believed that Yasser was about to detonate a suicide bomb that would have killed them both. To bolster this

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13223540882652543209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1070945257980073182003-12-08T23:47:00.000-05:002003-12-08T23:47:49.643-05:00

This summer at the ACS convention in DC they had a dance party for Janet Reno. If that wasn't funny enough . . . The Supreme Court today ruled that Rosa Parks can sue OutKast for use of her name as the title of their 1998 hit. I can almost see Justice Scalia in the Justices' conference, talking about how much he enjoyed "Bombs over Baghdad" and that "Hey Ya!" has really shown that they can

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1070932821247253032003-12-08T20:20:00.000-05:002003-12-08T20:20:33.146-05:00

The professor for this college class, "Studies in Ethics: Poverty and Homelessness," requires his students to spend one night in a homeless shelter. They come back saying it's an eye-opening experience. I'd imagine it is and it's probably one we should all have. Understanding where everyone comes from is vital to comprehending and trying to solve society's problems. Our expensive educations

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1070901777116337562003-12-08T11:42:00.000-05:002003-12-08T11:43:08.700-05:00

Now Newt Gingrich criticizing W. is juicy stuff, but Hillary Clinton agreeing with Gingrich on anything just makes my day. "US gone 'Off a Cliff' in Iraq"

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There's a great article in the Boston Globe magazine about obesity in general, the fast-food lawsuits, and other fat issues. I thought a theory proposed by one group of economists is that fast-food companies are actually conferring a benefit to people in the United States. Their reasoning is that americans value time much more than they care about being fat. Theoretically (at least in

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13223540882652543209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1070835924672083252003-12-07T17:25:00.000-05:002003-12-07T17:25:36.136-05:00

I just took the test and I am Charles VI, mad king of France. Some highlights of my life: "King at 12 and quickly married to your sweetheart, Bavarian Princess Isabeau, you enjoyed many happy months together before either of you could speak anything of the other's language." "In 1405 you stopped bathing, shaving or changing your clothes." (Actually, that sounds about right at the moment.) "

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1070835323072242172003-12-07T17:15:00.000-05:002003-12-07T17:15:34.660-05:00

I'd just leave the law up to me.

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13223540882652543209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1070835085205386602003-12-07T17:11:00.000-05:002003-12-07T18:18:19.423-05:00

I had this thought last year (probably during both semesters) that learning the law would probably be a lot easier if I lived in a country with a totalitarian government. (The other thought was that Property would have been great if I lived in a purely Communist society. They probably don't need to worry about the possibilities of reverter. But that's a discussion for another time.) At the

Samhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00347907676603672998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1070834620691113732003-12-07T17:03:00.000-05:002003-12-08T11:45:22.760-05:00

Which Historical Lunatic Are You? I took a test to see what historical lunatic I most resembled. Apparently, I'm Mad King Ludvig II. I think both the Cinderella castle in Disney World and the Mormon temple on I-495 in Washington were both modeled after Neuschwanstein, my errrr...the crazy king's fairy-tale castle. Here's a picture of it. Of the highlights of my previous life: On my own

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Last night I was watching the Drew Carey Show, one of my all-time favorites, and I was thinking about how the cast sometimes does little variety shows which contain musical-like song and dance routines. Falling in and out of sleep, I had a little mini-dream about all of the people studying in the basement of the law library breaking out into song. I can picture it now, everyone, wearing wool

Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13223540882652543209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6071084.post-1070670055578477042003-12-05T19:20:00.000-05:002003-12-05T19:21:06.603-05:00

The Herald-Leader ran an article today about outgoing Kentucky Governor Paul Patton and how he made it a priority to put women judges on the state bench. While Kentucky elects its judges, Patton made it a point to search out women for mid-term appointments. For a guy who will probably be best remembered for his affair and for taking the Democratic party out of Frankfort with him, this will be a

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