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About four weeks ago, I was working on a property tax case at the state capitol. There was some controversial lines of questioning to the witness by the district attorney, so I requested a visit to the Judge’s chambers during the recess. When I was there, we got the problem resolved relatively quickly. However, I couldn’t help but notice his large collection of books. It went beyond the normal law manuals. This guy had all kinds of classic literature, a library from his office. He told me I could borrow anything I wanted, but had to bring it back or risk contempt of court! I think I’ll stick to the library and their nickel a day fees!

In my field of work, the opportunity to see sexy lingerie rarely comes around. In fact, I think I’d probably be kicked out of the court room for even bringing the topic up. However, my fellow female peers are known for taking great pride in the underwear they have. Personally, I don’t care what goes on underneath the suit and tie. I figure I will never be stripped in the court room, so I never worry about it. The ladies however take a different approach, just in case that should happen they are prepared with great underwear.

I was up early last week almost every day, despite not having a great deal to do. I had to work on some paperwork everyday for about an hour, but other than that I got some much needed rest and relaxation. I was watching The Price Is Right featuring Drew Carey. I guess he is a formidable host in the wake of old Bob Barker, but I saw this showcase prize I really thought about getting for myself. They had a few tv lift cabinets to bring out your flat screen TV. Why worry about it getting stolen when you can hide it inside the furniture?

As a law professional and sports fan, I can’t help but to get caught up in the whole baseball steroids controversy. I think a lot of it is garbage. For one thing, much of what these guys were taking back in the day were totally legal steroids. It’s what we like to call ex post facto here in the law profession. You cannot be guilty of a crime if it wasn’t a crime when it was committed!

You’d be surprised at how hard it is to stay in shape in a profession like law. Most of the time is spent behind a desk or sitting in a court room. The exercise we get is pretty much limited to climbing the stairs at the courthouse, and most don’t even do that any more. All the weeks of Burger King and McDonalds lunch don’t help either. That is why I am considering getting some strength equipment installed in my home.

You know, noting is worse than going to New York City for three weeks only to come home and realize your water heater has failed you. I was ready to have a glass of wine and a cigar when I got home. I stepped into the shower and turned on the warm water… Warm it wasn’t, it sent a chill throughout my body. I called some people and they will be installing a tankless water heater sometime today.

Whenever I travel to a case, usually by plane, I have a whole routine set up. I am one of those people that is uncomfortable with travel. I am not really afraid of airplanes, but the stress of travel is what gets to me. Having to go through security checkpoints, waiting forever at airports, the whole situation is just a drag. Now I make a solid plan, get my travel gear and hit the road.

Now that digital cameras are the most prevalent of cameras, it is opening a host of issues. Back in the day, picture content was limited for most people, unless they had access to an array of chemicals and a black room. There were just certain things you wouldn’t want the One Hour Photo shop to see. Now, those concerns are gone opening the flood gates of controversy.

I got up early this morning to catch up on the events of the world. As usual, CNN wasn’t running a news reel, only a segment on health care. I learned something about political views and genes. Apparently, it was once thought that political viws were derived completely from environment, but now thy think it’s also partially genetic. I also learned about medicare advantage for older folks.

This weekend, my friend Tom and I are going to the local drag strip to test out his new motorcycle. You’d have to get all the specifics from him, as he is the gear head. However, I know he accepts nothing less than fast. I am not sure if he plans to compete with his bike, his primary focus is to get it certified by some governing board in racing so it is an officially eligible bike. Last year he tried to get this certification, but was denied because of the led tail lights.