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Happy 2009!

Posted on January 01, 2009
2008 was a pretty great year for us, what with the winning money on TV, graduating law school, and starting a good job. But the real event of the year was meeting this young lady. Feliz Año Nuevo!

New Superchamp

Posted on December 30, 2008
This guy is big trouble. And not only because after a two-year drought of contestants who could win more than five Jeopardy! games, Jim just became the third in a year to win six or more. He's trouble because he's...

Nochebuena

Posted on December 24, 2008
Today started off pretty great, since I got Dan Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog on DVD for the holidays and this morning we watched the all-musical commentary track (best song: Nathan Fillion's "I'm Better than Neil" [Patrick Harris]). I was going...

Happy Hanukkah

Posted on December 21, 2008
Last month I told Dan that now that he has kids, this would be a good time to decide if he wants to teach them Jewish holiday traditions. He thought about this and said, "Yes." So we're officially a Christmas-Hanukkah...

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Baby Becca: Month 11

Posted on December 21, 2008
Dear Becca,You're going to be ONE next month. WHAT HAPPENED? I'm only planning to do one more of these letters regularly before I lapse into updates whenever I have time. I can't believe we're getting to the end, and closer...

Orale Hilda!

Posted on December 19, 2008
Both Dan and I have been given a snow day, so while I'm still sick, things are looking up. As a follow-up to my last irritated post, I would like to give BIG UPS to Rep. Hilda Solis for being...

Disgruntled Democrat

Posted on December 18, 2008
Add me to the list of people feeling bent out of shape about the Caroline Kennedy coronation, I mean, possible appointment to the Senate. I'm one of the many who felt inspired and refreshed by Obama's election and what it...

Dosage

Posted on December 16, 2008
I think maybe I just took a maximum strength Sudafed, forgot, and took another. Am I about to go on a wild Sudafed trip? Or more more likely, pass out in the living room while watching a Family Feud rerun?...

JFK and Vietnam

Posted on December 14, 2008
I'd like to read really good books about the Kennedy assassination and the Vietnam War, and since I always get good recommendations from my readers I'm asking again. The ideal book for each probably doesn't exist, but would be: authoritative...

Crazy Train

Posted on December 12, 2008
Aie! Aie! Aie!This was kind of a lot to handle at the end of a week.On Wednesday I had the most stress-inducing court hearing I could fathom, in which my client was running late on her trek from Providence, RI,...

Words I Thought I Wouldn't Hear For A While

Posted on December 09, 2008
"So about the urine sample, fill this cup, then fill the two tubes about halfway, then throw away the cup."Lovely. I finished the last part of applying for life insurance today, which meant a guy came to my workplace to...

From the Headlines

Posted on December 08, 2008
Over the weekend, the federal government decided to close down the immigration detention operation at one of the largest facilities in the region. This came after a federal investigation into a death that happened there this summer, one of the...

First Portraits

Posted on December 07, 2008
Last Sunday I finally got up the momentum to prod us to a picture studio. This was mostly because I could use nice pictures as holiday presents, and also because I was sick of thinking that we should do it...

quick daycare question

Posted on December 06, 2008
Parents: do you give your daycare provider extra money or a present at Christmas? We are new at this. The present thing intimidates me because I don't feel like I know their non-kid interests very well, and the house is...

TOC Fever

Posted on December 04, 2008
We are definitely getting Tournament of Champions fever over here. (Unfortunately, I am also knee deep in the asylum case I mentioned before and it kind of wipes me out such that I forget to blog.) Personally, I have it...

Strange Sights

Posted on December 01, 2008
I was getting on the bus home today, and an Orthodox Jewish man, wearing a white shirt, black pants and jacket, and sporting a healthy beard, stumbled aboard behind me. Yes, stumbled. The hair under his yarmulke was a little...

Vegan Gloves

Posted on November 29, 2008
Dan and I are both looking for decent non-leather gloves for winter. I found these, but does anyone have any recommendations beyond the knitted gloves you can get everywhere? Those aren't warm enough for me, but I would rather not...

My Big Litigation Career

Posted on November 26, 2008
Today I rolled into work late, knowing it was a short day because of the impending holiday weekend, and dressed in a cable-knit sweater and jeans, because it's not like I was going to see any clients, right? Checked my...

Turkey-Free Menu

Posted on November 25, 2008
On a lighter note, today at our staff meeting talk turned to our Thanksgiving plans and if anyone was going to eat anything out of the ordinary (several staff members are eating their family's ethnic food on top of the...

Criminal Aliens

Posted on November 24, 2008
From the Houston Chronicle:The exact shape of immigration reform may be subject to endless debate. But there's something close to consensus on what to do with undocumented immigrants already in our midst who commit violent crimes: Confine them to prison...

Baby Becca: Month 10

Posted on November 21, 2008
Dear Becca,OK, I have to post something for this month tonight or else I won't do it until you're two. I'm stating the obvious, but you're not a little baby anymore. You are a BIG baby - tall, sure, but...

Black Tea

Posted on November 20, 2008
I have an ongoing feud with this guy who works at the Dunkin Donuts near my work over my tea order. Two or three times a week, I go in and order a medium hot tea with sugar. If I...

Tough Day, Again

Posted on November 17, 2008
One of the reasons I have been blogging less isn't because I'm busier (although I am) or because I'm worried about job confidentiality (I feel good about my ability to not spill case details), but because it's been a tough...

Double Trouble

Posted on November 16, 2008
...in the law mom blogosphere today: Becca met K from Magic Cookie for the first time since she was a sleepy newborn. Cute, no? I wouldn't say they played together, exactly, but Becca had a great time eating his blocks.

Invited to the Dance

Posted on November 13, 2008
Yesterday Dan officially got the call from the Jeopardy! powers that be: He's going to the Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas in January. Prize just for showing up and not being too drunk to get on air: $5000. Prize...

On Her Feet

Posted on November 11, 2008
I just wrote a post about how Becca is learning to stand up and how warm and fuzzy it makes me feel and then the internet ate it! Now I do not feel warm and fuzzy.Short version: Yesterday, Dan put...

Deportation Numbers

Posted on November 07, 2008
Some numbers from the Boston Globe: Deportations from U.S., Fiscal Year 2007: 288,663 FY 2008: 349,041 Deportations from New England, FY 2007: 3,464 FY 2008: 3,836 Well, but I'm sure they're getting really bad guys, right? After all, Today, Todd...

Soup and Teriyaki Days

Posted on November 07, 2008
Thanks for giving me all those vegetarian blog recommendations a while back. I have used them well. After spending too much money for Au Bon Pain soup on cold work days, I decided we should make a big pot of...

The Work Begins

Posted on November 05, 2008
I never thought Barack Obama was Jesus. I do think he is incredibly intelligent, thoughtful, and inspirational. And that he is ready to get to work. And that's why I voted for him.This moment matters. I think a lot of...

Democracy Day

Posted on November 04, 2008
You know something is happening in this country when THIS was the scene outside my sleepy little polling place at 7:05 in the morning. (The line moved quickly. Look up your precinct number, Bay Staters!)VOTING, WOOOO. I even got exit...

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