Miscellaneous

So, I’m having all four of my wisdom teeth pulled tomorrow afternoon. The procedure starts at 1:30 and I can’t eat for six hours beforehand. I like to tell the story about how the dentist told me when I was 15 or so that I should consider having them out. That was two days after my sister had her’s out and she was at home lying on the couch, still in agony. So, I put it off.

Fifteen years later, I’ve decided to do it. I scheduled it for a time that I didn’t have anything on my calendar for a couple of days, then I’d have the weekend, too. Of course, two things were scheduled for me on Friday and I’ve had to find people to cover for me. I had one person lined up to do everything, but she ended up getting something scheduled at the same time. Then I had a different person lined up, but he ended up with something scheduled during one of the times. So, now I have two different attorneys covering for me on Friday.

Besides that, I’ve been trying to get as caught up as possible before having the procedure. That doesn’t always work out, does it? Now I have a new felony client and I scheduled a bond review for tomorrow morning.

Medical appointments and procedures have basically become a necessity for humans. How do they fit in with the practice of law? The answer: They don’t. One of the partners in my firm had emergency back surgery last fall. He ended up rescheduling one trial from October until December, and another one until May of this year. Not real great or the client, but necessary.

So, I’ll have my laptop and a number of files with me at home the next few days. I’ll be checking my email and voicemail occasionally. And I’ll be trying to get things done. I just hope none of the work I need to do interferes with my recovery. I’ll have to be sure to make time to put down my work and watch Oprah or Days of Our Lives or other such ridiculous things, just so I don’t lose sight of what’s most important - my health.

If I post anytime between 3:00 and 6:00 tomorrow afternoon, please disregard it. It will most likely be gibberish induced by the drugs.