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If she’s got the inclination… 27 Aug 2013 | 07:42 pm
A week or two ago, I decided it was time to shift our schedule back in preparation for school, which starts next week. It worked amazingly well, but it’s nothing I did. A lot of this has to do with t...
The Attorney At Large’s Guide to Urban Manners, Part XIV: Estranged Family Etiquette 25 Aug 2013 | 07:47 am
If you know someone (e.g., me) is estranged from her family (e.g., hasn’t spoken to them in three years or more), for the love of the scientific method DO NOT ask me about my estranged family. If you ...
Oh, right, law. I can do that. 24 Aug 2013 | 06:21 am
Today was a good day. I was asked to help on a case of the type of law that I am working on segueing into. My civil litigation brain, so long dormant, popped up and said, “Hi! Yes, I’ve got this one f...
Stick a fork, knife, and spoon in me 23 Aug 2013 | 08:09 am
Today. Today just…too much. It was too much. It started fine. Lots of email back and forth with Pea’s new school about allergies. I learned all they do is send a letter home to parents to ask them to...
Anxiety (Get Nervous) 22 Aug 2013 | 03:30 am
Because one post about it wasn’t enough, apparently. Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, I had major panic attacks, triggers unknown. I have anxiety; I’m used to anxiety. Certain things (lack of money, lack...
Waste of time 17 Aug 2013 | 11:49 am
I’m not terribly philosophical. I don’t like to think of whys, I like to think of hows. I like questions with answers. (I know, and I went into the law. I blame a closed head injury after crashing int...
Nerves 16 Aug 2013 | 05:16 am
As in, bundle of nerves: Pea has an allergy challenge tomorrow in the building I no longer hate (as much), albeit in a different office. M is attending, and asked where it was. “That building,” I sai...
Mothers in the Legal Profession No. 316 12 Aug 2013 | 06:16 am
The weekly Mothers In the Legal Profession Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis at the Attorney at Large, Butterflyfish, PT Law Mom, Attorney Work Product, BJJ, Law, and Living, Reluctant Grownup, an...
Traces of August 11 Aug 2013 | 05:56 am
With the hint of a thunderstorm (a hint, since this is the west and our thunderstorms are lame even when they happen), a few drops of rain, the occasional buzzing of insects, and the North Florida acc...
A History of the English Speaking Peoples, According to Pea (Part I: The Birth of Oregon) 9 Aug 2013 | 01:30 am
Pea: “Did Oregon used to be England?” Me: “Briefly, yes.” Pea: “Why did the whole world used to be England?” Me: “Not the whole world. Just some of it.” Pea: “Why did England want to take over the...
