A Dog's Life

Looking back on the postings, I'm beginning to think this blog needs to renamed since more often then not it is about dogs. Well, Nissa and Rip are tearing it up at my parent's house but I'm in the ADK visiting with my maternal grandparents, who have a new puppy, Holly. Holly is a very cute black, wavy PWD who is always trying to entice Daisy (their older brown, curly PWD) to play. I have to say that Daisy is putting up with a young'un better then Nissa is. Puppies are so damn cute!








As for the interview, this one went much better but, once again, the judge has many more interviews to complete before he is done. I should be hearing from him in just over a week so keep your fingers crossed. It was a great city to visit and I got to have a long lunch with Jill at a place called Jones. It was high-end diner food (if that makes any sense). Jill and I managed to meet and walk there on a beautiful day. I didn't realize how close I was to her, so, now that I know, Nissa and I will be heading there for a weekend to visit with her and Zoe.

BTW, Moos, your ADK home is looking amazing with the renovations. I took some pictures so remind me and I'll send them.

Quote of the Post:
On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.
-Peter Steiner

Another Interview

Well, I was supposed to hear from the judge today and, since I haven't, I'm moving on. Lucky for me, another judge wants to interview me. He called today, so of course I scheduled the interview for tomorrow. Another long day, I'll have a 4 1/2 hour drive each direction with an interview sandwiched in the middle. There is one more judge, who two of my friends worked for, that I am still hoping will call for an interview. I hope one of them works out, but I'm already wishing the whole thing was over.

Quote of the Post:
Fragile as reason is and limited as law is as the institutionalized medium of reason, that's all we have standing between us and the tyranny of mere will and the cruelty of unbridled, undisciplined feeling.
-Justice Felix Frankfurter

Finished Another Book

I just finished my book/album of my trip to Arizona. It's 198 pages long with over 350 pictures. Yep, that is down from the 1000 pictures that I took. Here's the cover:

I also met Rip!!! I haven't been blogging because I was procrastinating on upload pictures, but that seems a bit silly. Nissa wasn't sure what to make of this new Airedale; she liked Ella a lot. But the two of them figured it out after Nissa kicked his butt a few times, despite him being twice her weight already.




I'm actually on my way out of town to Liz's bachelorette party, which is tonight!!! Now that is going to be a great time. I'll be out of regular internet access though for two weeks so I'll post when I can.

Quote of the Post:
Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True.
And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.
Not all holes, or games, are created equal.
- George Will

Long Day

I survived. Actually the judge was really nice and I enjoyed meeting his staff. Sadly, I couldn't think of the three most influential Supreme Court cases of the last 15 yrs, well, actually I drew a complete blank on any case, so I doubt I'll get the position, but Nissa and I had an adventure.

So 2.5 hrs into our trip to the interview I realized that I had forgotten my cell phone; yep, long road trip and no cell phone. So the dog walker I hired for Nissa while I was in the long interview I thus couldn't call. Luckily, the people in the town were extremely nice so one lent me their cell phone to call her and she, of course, loved Nissa and spoiled her rotten while I was away. Then one of the federal security guards lent me his phone so I could pick her up and let my dad know I was hitting the road (I had to go meet Rip). They also filled me in on town history and people while I was waiting for the interview to start. Very nice town with friendly people.

All in all, it was about 12 hrs of driving yesterday with 2 hrs of interviewing and a 1 hour of interview prep and Nissa travel time. Bit of a long day but worth it to meet Rip. He is adorable. Nissa isn't sure what to make of him. He's about her size now, but his feet are 4 times the size of hers and he is all muscle and puppy joy. He is squirming and playing and running all the time. Very entertaining. Nissa is more an observer type and really doesn't know what to do about all his energy yet. However, they are figuring it out. No worries, pictures will be posted soon. I have to get on my own computer first.

Quote of the Post:
A puppy is but a dog, plus high spirits, and minus common sense.
-Agnes Repplier

Interviews, Ugh

I hate interviews and I have one tomorrow. I have an interview with a Federal Judge, which I realize is a big honor to just get the interview, but ugh. And I'm completely unprepared. Yep, I spent the week on my senior seminar so I'm not up to date on laws, changes in them, nor have I read any opinions. I don't think I even remember my own writing sample; well at least that I can read tonight. C'est la vie (Moos, I hope I got that right).

Quote of the Post:
Chance favors the prepared mind. -Louis Pasteur

Whoo-Hoo!

First off, congrats to Jen for getting those blinds up. I especially liked the action shots of Josh.

I gave my presentation today. It even went ok! I ran over a bit but it had very few umms, some eye contact and best of all it is over! I celebrated with good pasta and wine. Three of us gave our presentations today, so here we are happy to have it over:


Quote of the Post:
It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.
-Mark Twain

Someone Else's Funny Story

A fellow student sent me this and, since it made me laugh, I thought that I would share:

Yesterday I was buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for Athena the wonder dog at Wal-mart and was about to check out. A woman behind me asked if I had a dog. What did she think I had an elephant? So since I'm retired, with little to do, on impulse, I told her that no, I didn't have a dog, and that I was starting the Purina Diet again. Although I probably shouldn't, because I had ended up in the hospital last time, but that I'd lost 50 pounds before I awakened in an intensive care ward with tubes coming out of most of my orifices and IV's in both arms.

I told her that it was essentially a perfect diet and that the way it works is to load your pants pockets with Purina nuggets and simply eat one or two every time you feel hungry and that the food is nutritionally complete so I was going to try it again (I have to mention here that practically everyone in the line was by now
enthralled with my story.)

Horrified, she asked if I ended up in intensive care because the dog food poisoned me. I told her no; I stepped off a curb to sniff an Irish Setter's ass and a car hit us both.

I thought the guy behind her was going to have a heart attack, he was laughing so hard! WAL-MART won't let me shop there anymore.

Another Weekend Gone

So I managed to finish the rough draft of both my ppt and my paper for my senior seminar this weekend. I have a headache just thinking about it. I did much of it in the law school library (went there to feel smarter ;-)), so I got to watch all the new 1Ls run around and act like it was sooo difficult. Geez, I remember those days, but did I look that young?

Sadly, all I did this weekend was work, so I don't have much to report. The judges get to contact students today for clerkship interviews so wish me luck. I'd really like to have at least one interview after all the work of putting together applications. I'll let you know.

Oh, I do have exciting news. This is my first week off clinics since January!!!! Yep, I have a whole day to myself, mainly to catch up on life, but still.

This is a thanks to Weatherjen for reading and commenting on all posts. Moos, I really think you need a new post, just in case you are reading this. ;-) Have a great week everyone!

Quote of the Post: (borrowed from the NYTimes)
"Today’s necessary but likely very expensive action for taxpayers is the consequence of regulatory neglect and of a broader political system’s reluctance to take on what should have been clearly seen as festering problems."
-Lawrence H. Summers, a former Treasury secretary, on the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

A Picture and a Name

So here is the pic my family sent me. You can be sure there will be more once I get home. Two names appear to be in the running now Rip Van Winkle, Rip for short, and Marley. I'm rooting for Rip personally.

Quote of the Post:
Dogs make us believe we can actually be as they see us, and it's often only when they're gone that we realize their role in what we've become. - The Monks of New Skete

Dogs

So I'll start with the bad news: Nissa is sick again. One ultrasound later, we have no idea why, but she seems to have her normal attitude and energy, just no appetite and an upset GI. Makes sense she has no appetite since she's been sick for a week. We've got her on a cocktail of drugs and so I hope to have her healthy and happy again soon.

In better news, my family has found a new Airedale Terrier to add to the family!!!! As yet unnamed, this time we got a male pup. He was just picked up tonight and is apparently a great snuggler. His sire is 120 lbs plus, so he promises to be a large boy. Although we all still miss Ella greatly, it is exciting to have a new family member. As soon as we have a name and I've got a picture, you can be sure you'll be hearing about it. I'll hopefully be meeting the beast this week depending on potential interviews. My parents claim he's already bigger then Nissa. I bet she can still kick his butt at tug-of-war; she's beaten a 40+ lb PWD using her smarts and every last ounce of body weight she had. ;-)

Quote of the Post:
If you don't own a dog, at least one, there is not necessarily anything wrong with you, but there may be something wrong with your life. -Roger Caras

Quotes & Palin

With my ppt draft completed for my senior seminar, I decided to catch up on the Daily Show. Despite being in an academic bubble, I managed to catch that McCain picked a running mate, Palin. Yep, not too much to add except, SERIOUSLY??????? So, without further ado, I expand the quote section for today:

Quotes of the Post:
[Palin] does know about international relations because she is right up there in Alaska, right next door to Russia. –Fox News

In many ways Palin is Hillary’s ideological opposite, but she is her gynecological twin.... John McCain chose a woman who is almost completely unprepared for the job and who disagrees with me on every core value I believe in, but I will be voting McCain in November because he understands women don’t vote with the big head, they vote with the little hood. –The Daily Show

Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less –Newt Gingrich’s new book’s title

Remember, Alaska’s the closest part of our continent to Russia.... -Cindy McCain
Yes, not only is Alaska America’s closest part to Russia, Alaska has Mt. McKinley, which makes it America’s closest point to space, so that means she has space policy experience. –The Colbert Report