Wednesday, January 25, 2006

5...4...3...2...1



28-27

Aaron Bellville hit a three-pointer with 26 seconds left, and we followed up with great team defense, and 4 very controlled in-bounds plays...

I was 1 for 4 from the field, and 1 of 4 from the free throw line. Not my strongest performance...

We played a 2-3 Zone to start the game, and that resulted in a 7-1 lead at the first timeout. Then the team insisted we switch to Man-to-Man and the result was them scoring 5 straight, and swapping the lead back and forth the rest of the game...

It might have been the worst officiating I've ever witnessed...There was a questionable call when I threw the ball off of someone but the 'ref (if you can call him that) blew the whistle before the ball even crossed the baseline. I suppose he didn't anticipate me being able to get there in time. He was wrong. He knew it too. I told him after that call that he owed me a call. We got it at the end...

On the last in-bounds play, W.Mo got tripped up by Kurt while trying to get free so he could catch the ball, and when the ball was passed in to him, he fell down**, and the ball went out of bounds. Rather than calling it a turnover, we got a "holding" call against whomever was defending W.Mo...

**W.Mo would like me to clarify that he fell down as a RESULT of the contact by Kurt, not because he is a klutz. The fact that he is a klutz is coincidental.

Priceless...

Victory is so sweet...

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Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Alito Senate Committee Vote Today...




Our fearless leader...

re: Mr. Alito -

"Sam Alito is a very, very smart, capable man. When you talk to Sam Alito, you think, 'smart judge.' "

Brilliant...

If only he made me think "Smart President"...

10 to 8 along party lines Alito gets out of committee...

I hope the Democrats stay strong on the floor, and civil liberties might have a fighting chance...

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Birthday Pictures


Me and Holly


The previously referenced performance by Greg, Kurt, and Lance-One


Greg gets the crowd into Karaoke. Who knew that was possible?


Aslynn and Holly (the birthday girl)


William and Holly celebrate their birthday together!


The Group at Wasabi


Hardcore Hollis!


Is it just me, or does this guy look like Henry Rothenberg?

** Abe asks "How are your devoted readers to know who Henry Rothenberg is?" Thats a good question. Henry is one of my closest friends growing up, who now serves as a weather man in Missouri. For a picture to compare, look at this:

http://www.showmeweather.com/Contact/staff4.asp

- Thanks Abe!



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Ping Pong Pool



We went to Bailey's to read our property/contracts, grab a sandwich, and glance at the first half of the Lady Vols v. Duke game...

An hour, tops...

That was at 7:00...

At 11:30, after 7 games of pool, 6 games of ping pong, and 6 games of darts, I insisted that we leave...

For what its worth, I think I owned AJK pretty much across the board...and table...

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Monday, January 23, 2006

Griz add Gritty Veteran




Chucky Atkins...

The Pride of South Florida...

Undrafted out of USF...

4 teams in 6 years...

Newest addition to the Memphis Grizzlies.

And it was a coup! We almost traded for him, but the contract he was playing under would have cost Memphis $6 Million, including a $3 Million dollar luxury tax. Then the Wizards bought out his contract, and he can now come play for the Grizzlies on the league minimum for veterans, which is just under $1 Million. This will not cost the grizzlies any luxury tax money.

A coup...

The Chucky Doll comes to Memphis...

Well...Miami, then Memphis...

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Legal Writing Excercise #1...Client Letter

Dear Mrs. Shapiro,

Please Die.

Yours,
J. Louis May
Associate #107

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People you meet in law school #1: The Coward



Now wait, I don't want you to get the wrong idea. The concept of "People you meet in Law School" comes directly from a website. barelylegalblog.blogspot.com to be precise. You see what I did there. I found something creative, and I liked it, and I wanted to use it in my writing, or to make a point, and I credited the creators.

This is not something "The Coward" is capable of. Its a coincidence perhaps, that The Coward got his material off the same website that I did.

Anyone remember the delightfully creative, witty, and rude "Hypo-Man" letter we all received last semester? It was one of those things that left you saying "Well, whomever wrote this and didn't sign this is a coward, and an asshole, but at least they are creative, 'cause this language is fantastic." Well, it turns out that he was in fact only an asshole and a coward.

Good start to law school for someone, call out a peer, do so anonymously so as to protect your pretty hair, and show yourself to be a plagiarist by claiming someone else's intellectual property. This guy is on a fast track to success. I think he'd be good at the "Wizard of Oz" job. Where he can hide behind a curtain and dictate from a high-throne of anonymity.

We're off to see the Wizard, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz...Maybe this wizard could give HIMSELF some courage.

Russ & Mike (of barelylegalblog.blogspot.com) are hilarious. They wrote a series about the people you meet in law school. #1 Desperate Girl, #6 the Feminist, #3 The philosopher, #4 the fratboy, etc. #2 the old guy. Its very funny, and I recommend you take the time to read them. Can you pick the old guy out of our class? What about the desperate girl? I am not going to name names here. There is also a good bit about which is better Law School v. Med School, Law School v. High School, and Law School v. Barber School. We didn't fare well...

Hey Coward, watch this...this is courage...

--JONATHAN

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