Fragments

Mystery Solved!

2008-08-26T16:01:00.000-07:00

One day about two months ago, I thought I heard a John Legend/Andre 3000 song on the radio. I just caught a part of it, so I wasn't sure. Then I didn't hear it again, so I figured I imagined it. Well I heard it on the radio again recently and I realized it does exist, and I love it! Check it out on You Tube.... Green Light

Season Three!

2008-08-21T15:45:00.000-07:00

Today I got a great present from the mailman...The Wire, Season Three. Yay!

"Honey, I'm pregnant and we're having a burrito."

2008-08-20T16:07:00.000-07:00

So one of the places I have absolutely no self-control is a Mexican restaurant. It is my favorite type of food and I always over-do it. Last night I went to Austin Grill and ate plenty of chips and salsa, a beer, and completely cleaned my plate of its skirt-steak burrito, rice, refried beans, sour cream, and guacamole. Honestly, it was probably enough for dinner for an entire family. I need help! Gluttonizers Anonymous!

Not the most tactful

2008-08-08T12:04:00.001-07:00

We had a great trip to Deep Creek Lake this past week...but here are two memorable quotes from Tony:

      [During the drive home]
      "Do you need to pee or do you just want to pee"

      Me: "I think I get on Steve's nerves"
      Tony: "You get on a lot of people's nerves"

6th Row!

2008-08-03T21:16:00.000-07:00

I heart Tim Li (for a great date), Chris Martin (for his dancing), and Guy Berryman (umm...him I'm adding to my laminated card).

Now I'm jinxing myself

2008-08-03T05:31:00.001-07:00

When I'm driving in DC or Maryland and I see that the speed limit is "radar enforced" I think oh good...no cameras...I can speed.

Doesn't take much!

2008-08-01T08:22:00.001-07:00

Went through the drive-through teller at the Bank of America near Pentagon City yesterday and with my cash back the teller gave me a yellow lollipop. Made my day!

Almost free...

2008-07-27T15:14:00.000-07:00

So the bar is going to be over in three days from now (knock on wood that it will be done for forever, not just until February!). To celebrate, I took a study break and went to the library (I know, I'm living wild) and picked up some books to read as my reward the night in between the two test days and for my wonderful 13 days after the bar with nothing to do but vacation with my family and chill. I can't wait!!!

I might have gotten too many...the guy sitting outside the library says..."You're going to read all those?!" but I don't care. I never fully appreciated how amazing it is to have long periods of free time until I went to law school, and I am looking forward to re-acquainting myself.

My steps to be "iReady"

2008-07-26T05:34:00.000-07:00

1. Wait until my T-Mobile contract is up on Sept 15th (or at least justifiably close!)

2. Convince Tony that he can handle it if I have a nicer phone than he does (poor Tony with his 1st gen iPhone, right?)

3. Figure out why the family plans for AT&T are different for the iPhone and so expensive

4. 8GB or 16GB?; Black or white?

5. Sell my iPod to help pay for the ridiculously expensive and unsubsidized iPhone

6. Decide whether I can live without RIM instant email...is the iPhone really better than a Blackberry?

PS - the iReady concept is all AT&T, not me

Next Trip...

2008-07-25T16:31:00.000-07:00

Will definitely have to be Corfu, Greece...it has clear water, beaches, good nightlife, and a little history and architecture thrown in.

I was thinking car salesman myself...

2008-07-25T11:00:00.000-07:00

I was very dismayed the other night while watching Family Feud (um...not my choice of programming) that in the final round, the number one answer to:

"Name a profession where the person always tries to rip you off" ..... "Attorney."

Unbelievable! And so not true people...

"I like my new bunny suit"

2008-07-24T16:23:00.000-07:00

You know how you buy a CD, and that is all you really listen to for weeks? Then it fades until you remember...today I had the pleasure of rediscovering the Juno soundtrack. :) Very happy.

All variations of the "American Dream"

2008-07-24T04:47:00.000-07:00

Okay, so if the lion thing didn't give you chills, here are a couple more possibilities:

Migrant worker to brain surgeon

Non-profit assistance making a huge difference for those facing foreclosure

And if you aren't looking for inspiration, just something weird, how about a fish pedicure?

Why I SHOULD live in California...

2008-07-23T15:10:00.000-07:00

Electric Minis!

But what a tease because they might be limited to "select customers" and only 500 models, sold only in California. Boohoo!

Hard to Believe...

2008-07-23T05:15:00.000-07:00

Check out this YouTube video...it is cheesy for sure, but remarkable!

Weeeee!

2008-07-22T18:24:00.001-07:00

What I will miss most about the summertime is biking. I had a great night at Haines Point tonight, although sans the "Awakening" statute, which is too bad. Made good time and did about 15 miles!

Lap 1 - 18.5
Lap 2 - 18.5
Lap 3 - 17.5
Lap 4 - 19.3!!!
Lap 5 - 17.8

Reward: Smoothie King Strawberry Kiwi Breeze for dinner

Life is good

2008-07-20T12:33:00.000-07:00

Having a good day today because I figured out how to change my own watch battery and, even better, I had brunch with a really great guy.

Why I don't live in California...

2008-07-19T12:55:00.001-07:00

Shenanigans

2008-07-18T14:29:00.000-07:00

This graphic describing a new law in Flint, MI is funny enough for me to pass along, but of course I have to mention that I disapprove because I guarantee this law will be enforced unevenly against young black men...I don't see police officers arresting women for showing their thongs.

PS - the title is my code word for when I am out and see a girl in the Class A territory...not cute!

I clearly need wrinkle cream...

2008-07-17T17:09:00.000-07:00

At work today someone said to me:

"You remember Lyndon Johnson being President, right?"

Ummm...NO! That was over ten years BEFORE I was even born, much less old enough to know who the President was!

Kudos

2008-07-16T06:52:00.001-07:00

Feeling grateful this morning to:

* My Dell 700m laptop...which got me through all three years of law school with only a few blue screens and no crashes during exams.

* Neosporin Pain...I might be addicted.

* The DC DMV...I've only heard people complain about going to the DMV, but all I've ever experienced is efficiency and friendliness.

I told you so!

2008-07-15T04:28:00.000-07:00

This is why I always say satire stinks!

Respect the Bell

2008-07-14T09:57:00.000-07:00

The only thing worse than trying to navigate the afternoon throngs of tourists near the Washington Monument on my bike is trying to do so while the President's motorcade drives by...Sheesh!

Family Law Tidbits

2008-07-11T11:22:00.000-07:00

Things I learned today in my Family Law bar class:

      The historical purpose of having both a maid of honor and a best man (even though only one witness is usually required) was so that the bride and groom each would have a witness and could later prove that the other party had actually promised to marry them.

      "Shotgun wedding" came from the scenario where a father holds a shotgun to a boy's head and forces the boy to marry the pregnant daughter.

      Maryland has retained adultery as a crime (with only a $10 penalty) so that when a party is being sued for divorce, and is asked on the stand about an affair, the person can assert his or her Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination to avoid having to embarrassingly admit the affair (judge can still consider the invocation of the privilege against the party).

Slurpee day!

2008-07-11T05:19:00.000-07:00

Don't forget to get your free slurpee today at 7-Eleven...

Although I used to have about 5 slurpees per week in high school...I haven't had one in about 6 years. I'm thinking today will be the day!

Flashing Lights

2008-07-09T15:43:00.000-07:00

GOOD to encounter when listening to the radio

BAD to encounter when driving through an intersection

Word to the wise...there is a new red light camera when you turn left from New York Ave. to the 395 South tunnel. :(

Esquire?

2008-07-08T06:44:00.000-07:00

So I don't really know what to call myself in this limbo period between graduating from law school but not having a license. GW's Alumni Association sends me mail with "Esq." after my name, so I looked up the meaning...here are google's answers:

   "a squire; a youth who in the hopes of becoming a knight attended upon a knight"

   "a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight"

   "a term denoting social status. Always rather vague in its extent, the term carries little social distinction today."

Yeah...I'm not sure that really clears it up for me!

On my mind today...

2008-07-04T13:56:00.001-07:00

Do I like Smithwick's beer so much because I'm Irish?

Is a T-shirt and jeans just my look or is that just what I'm used to?

Am I the only one who likes Colbie Caillat's CD?

Who are they trying to warn?

2008-07-02T15:42:00.001-07:00

This sign is posted near the intersection of 17th and East Capitol Street SE...

"Persons coming into this area
to buy drugs are subject
to arrest & seizure
of their vehicle."

Must be very helpful for home sales!

Got enough minerals in your diet?

2008-07-02T09:49:00.000-07:00

So this morning, as I was biking to Bar/Bri class, I was going up 23rd St NW towards GW. I'm going up a medium hill and construction there means there is only one lane, no shoulder, so I have to book it with the cars so they don't get annoyed. Needless to say, I was breathing hard and had my mouth wide open.

I also, unfortunately, was behind a truck. At some point, a rock (I hope just a small pebble!) shot out from the truck and amazingly went right down my throat! It didn't hurt, but I can still feel it working its way down, or at least my brain is telling me I can. As I'm writing this it feels like Mr. Pebble is just past my sternum.

I have to admit I am stressing a little on how this will all play out...do you think WebMD has a symptom checker for this?

UPDATE: after some google research about what to do if you swallow a rock, I have discovered that the only people who ever swallow rocks are:

Children of people who use crack
Three-year olds
Dogs
Fish

Grafitti

2008-07-01T06:00:00.000-07:00

Forgive me for formatting this blog post as a multiple choice question...blame it on my Bar Exam studies!

So yesterday I saw a teen tag the back of a stop sign right next to my house as I was coming home from walking the dogs. What should my response have been?

(a) Call the police and give them his description.

(b) Lecture the kid.

(c) Ignore it.

(d) Go scrub the tag off the sign.

Yummy

2008-06-30T05:30:00.000-07:00

Treat yourself to Breyer's "Triple Chocolate" ice cream. It is DELICIOUS! It is the perfect combo of white, dark, and milk chocolate, somehow each flavor even has its own texture. I don't even really like ice cream, but this I can't resist.

Korea at Night

2008-06-29T12:00:00.000-07:00

Saw this nighttime satellite picture yesterday in the Museum of Natural History in the new(ish) Korea gallery. The difference between North and South Korea is amazing!

Construing Need Narrowly

2008-06-28T08:35:00.000-07:00

Some interesting tidbits to get you thinking about how you spend money from the May issue of Sojourners magazine... (I know...I'm behind in my reading...blame the Bar Exam!)

       "When we state precisely what our needs actually are and compare that to the possessions we have--and then contrast that with the needs of the world--we will far more likely set aside a larger proportion of our income for aiding the poor."

       "He who strips the clothed is to be called a thief. How should we name him, who is able to dress the naked and doesn't do it, does he deserve some other name? The bread that you possess belongs to the hungry. The clothes that you store in boxes, belong to the naked. The shoes rotting by you, belong to the bare-foot. The money that you hide belongs to anyone in need. You wrong as many people as you were able to help." St. Basil, a bishop in the 4th Century

        "'Americans consume 120 pounds--nearly their average body weight--in natural resources extracted from farms, forests, rangelands, and mines.' [I]f the whole world were to consume at the level of North Americans, we would need at least three additional planets to support it." (Citing Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things by John Ryan and Alan Durning)

       "Average charitable giving per household in 2005 was estimated to be 2.2 percent of [after tax] income [my estimate, approximately $920]...households earning more than $300,000 give away 4.4 percent of their income [my estimate, approximately $10,000]."

       To contrast this low average giving, the magazine describes the group Bolder Giving, which has some inspiring stories of extreme charity. My personal favorite: Tom Hsieh's family deciding to live at or below the national median income ($46,000) regardless of their true income ($200,000).

(Read the rest for yourself here: Sojourners Magazine, May 2008 (Vol. 37, No. 4, pp. 15 - free registration required)

Hiking Zion

2008-06-20T04:47:00.000-07:00

A photo I snagged of my husband admiring a cliff in Zion National Park.

Full or Gassy?

2008-06-16T18:40:00.001-07:00

The other day I tried to say I was full by saying:

"My gut is busting"

Instead I said:

"My butt is gusting."

Self-Propelled

2008-06-11T20:06:00.000-07:00

Had a low carbon footprint today...

Biked to Bar/Bri class
Walked to the store
Used the fan, not air conditioning
Brought my own bag to the store

Go WHITE!

2008-06-03T19:51:00.001-07:00

Played Kickball in the rain tonight...rain so hard that it nearly washed out my contact lenses. No joke. I had to squint a little to keep them in.

Briony's Thoughts

2008-05-14T15:01:00.000-07:00

"[H]er hands in her lap appeared unusually large and at the same time remote, as though viewed across an immense distance. She raised one hand and flexed its fingers and wondered, as she had sometimes before, how this thing, this machine for gripping, this fleshy spider on the end of her arm, came to be hers, entirely at her command. Or did it have some life of its own? She bent her finger and straightened it. The mystery was in the instant before it moved, the dividing moment between not moving and moving, when her intention took effect. It was like a wave breaking. If she could only find herself at the crest, she thought, she might find the secret of herself, that part of her that was really in charge. She brought her forefinger closer to her face and stared at it, urging it to move. It remained still because she was pretending, she was not entirely serious, and because willing it to move, or being about to move it, was not the same as actually moving it. And when she did crook it finally, the action seemed to start in the finger itself, not in some part of her mind. When did it know to move, when did she know to move it? There was no catching herself out. It was either-or. There was no stitching, no seam, and yet she knew that behind the smooth continuous fabric was the real self -- was it her soul? -- which took the decision to cease pretending, and give the final command."

-- Iam McEwan, Atonement

Mixed Message

2008-05-10T09:08:00.001-07:00

"I was the only one who loved you when you were 13-years old." --Mom

Happy Mother's Day!

Chillaxing

2008-05-03T07:59:00.001-07:00

Had a peaceful day yesterday reading a great book and hanging outside with the dogs. :)

Makes you think

2008-03-16T11:09:00.001-07:00

Here's an interesting article on the Tupac-inspired comparison between the war on poverty vs. the war on drugs. Seeing the truly victimless "crime" of marijuana use everyday at work makes me think maybe legalization & taxation is the way to go. At minimum, I would think our tax dollars and law enforcement efforts should certainly be focused on bigger problems such as poverty or equitable education for all kids.

Proud

2008-02-12T09:34:00.000-08:00

I am happy to say I cast my vote today for a woman who would make a great President! It also felt great to cast a primary vote that might actually count this year! Happy me!

How much money have we spent re-building schools we bombed in Iraq?

2007-11-06T14:37:00.000-08:00

This is unbelievable. Be sure to check out the pictures. Can you see why I was moved to enter the field of education policy? And why I left? Some kids are treated by the government as if they are worth nothing (in reality they are essentially ignored) and this has been true for decades with no real change.

I HEART...

2007-10-24T18:18:00.000-07:00

Andre 3000
Potbelly's Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie
My Pillow

Too bad I didn't have all these today at the same time...haha...just kidding Tony...although if I had a laminated card... ;)

Gummy Bear I still love you

2007-10-23T06:16:00.000-07:00

Check this link out...good news if you can live on broccoli...

Today's Study Soundtrack

2007-10-18T13:04:00.000-07:00

Finding Forever...Common
The Evolution of Robin Thicke...Robin Thicke
St. Elsewhere...Gnarls Barkley

Stinky!

2007-10-16T14:47:00.000-07:00

Syracuse Football has lost all but one football game so far this year, and even though that is depressing enough, I decided to rub salt in my wound by adding up the points that have been scored against us. Opponents have scored a total of 263 points against us in 7 games...averaging more than 37 points each game. We have only scored 112.

Another depressing number...the AP reports that the running back from Buffalo that we are playing against this week is averaging 116 rushing yards per game, which is almost double what we average as a whole team...58 rushing yards per game.

Thank God I went to grad school at Ohio State!

Flip-flops away

2007-10-12T04:40:00.000-07:00

One day
You wake up
And just like that
It's Fall.

Not cool.

The Great Escape

2007-09-26T19:49:00.000-07:00

Throw it away
Forget yesterday
Well make the great escape
We wont hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Throw it away
Forget yesterday
Well make the great escape
We wont hear a word they say
They don't know us anyway
Watch it burn
Let it die
Cause we are finally free tonight

Crepes!

2007-08-18T07:05:00.000-07:00

I love these guys! Let me know if you will be near Eastern Market on a Saturday, and I will meet you for a strawberry-banana-nutella treat!

Saturday Morning Stroll

2007-08-14T20:18:00.001-07:00

We went on a nice walk on Saturday morning. Here are some pics. What a beautiful city we live in!

Blatant and Nonsensical Sexism

2007-07-18T08:16:00.000-07:00

An email sent out by Honda of Bowie, Maryland:

Ladies "How To" Clinic

You are invited to attend our Ladies "How To" Clinic

Our Ladies How To Clinic will help you better understand how your Honda operates. We will show you how to:

Check the oil and location of all fluids
Check the tire pressure
Check the tire treads
Understand exactly what the "idiot lights" mean

Additionally, we will address any other topics to help you feel more secure while driving your Honda, and all from a woman's perspective.

Please relate the topic of your main concern when you R.S.V.P., and we will cover as many as time will allow.

Feel free to bring a lady friend along!

My email "R.S.V.P.":
I am incredibly offended by the ad you released for your Ladies How-to clinic. Contrary to your opinions, as many women as men know the information you are providing...they are basic skills that most people learn when they first start driving however many years ago. It is insulting that you think women are not smart or capable enough to do these basic tasks.

Obviously the organizer of this clinic wrote a "Beginners" How-to Clinic and then re-labeled it a "Ladies" How-to Clinic, for no apparent reason except an obvious prejudice against female drivers. Are you assuming that without a man or your Ladies clinic I would not know how to check my oil? Do you think women are so stupid that they are not capable of understanding what the "idiot" lights mean? Are you saying we are dumber than idiots? And what does it mean to learn about driving from "a woman's perspective"?!?!?! Why do you assume I do not feel secure driving simply because I am female?

Salad Ruse

2007-07-11T09:23:00.000-07:00

I have been trying to eat more salads when I go out to eat because I eat out a lot and am trying to eat healthy. Well I have discovered that in some cases this is a bogus idea...the salad is no healthier than anything else, and in some cases much less healthy. See below to compare a Quizno's salad and sub...I am better off getting a large Philly Cheese Steak sub!!!

Quizno's Flatbread Roasted Chicked with Honey Mustard Salad
Calories: 918
Total Fat: 48g (14g saturated fat), 74% of DV
Cholesterol: 147mg, 49% of DV
Sodium: 1339mg, 56% of DV

Quizno's Large Philly Cheese Steak Sub
Calories: 721
Total Fat: 16g, 25% of DV
Cholesterol: 100 mg, 33% of DV
Sodium: 1488mg, 62% of DV

According to the source of this nutritional information (Calorie King), to work off this "healthy salad" I would need to do one of the following: 253 minutes of walking, 104 minutes of jogging, 76 minutes of swimming, or 139 minutes of cycling.

Race for the Cure

2007-05-11T05:07:00.000-07:00

UPDATE: Thanks to all my generous friends and family, who helped me raise $2,225 for my race! Here is an action shot of my sister and me. :)

On June 2nd, my sister and I will be running in the Race for the Cure, and we need all the help we can get.

This will be my 6th time raising money for the Race for the Cure, and this year I have set a very ambitious goal of $1,750. Although waking up at 6:00 in the morning to run a 5k is incredibly fun, it is all for nothing without your help. Please consider making a contribution to support our run and, most importantly, to raise money to screen and treat women who cannot afford it in the D.C. area.

D.C. has the highest breast cancer mortality rate in the United States. A minimum of $1 million from the Komen National Race net proceeds remains in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., community - including Virginia and Maryland - to provide funding for breast health and breast cancer education, screening and treatment programs for the medically underserved.

Follow This Link to visit my personal web page and help me in my efforts to support Komen National Race for the Cure

Thanks for all your support!

Vanilla Mint

2007-05-04T08:14:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I made the unfortunate mistake of going to the grocery store without wearing my glasses or contacts. I have decent vision, but the world is definitely a blurrier place for me. And, because I am used to not being able to see as well I generally pay less attention to details when I am not wearing my glasses (this also partially explains my not-so-attentive driving).

Well yesterday at the store this all translated into a purchase of toothpaste that wasn't your typical minty-fresh flavor, and instead was VANILLA mint. It is foul-tasting for sure. And of course I feel bad throwing it out....sheesh. (Sorry T!)

Rotten Orange

2007-05-03T15:09:00.000-07:00

"The men's basketball team missed the NCAA tournament for only the sixth time in Jim Boeheim's 31 years as head coach, the football team has won just five games in two years under Greg Robinson, and the men's lacrosse team is about to finish with its first losing record in more than three decades." (Source: AP, Kekis)

At least it can't get much worse! (Hopefully next year I won't kick myself for saying that.)

Crazy like that glue

2007-05-03T11:59:00.000-07:00

I think I've been watching too much "General Hospital" lately because I'm getting a little sappy. Call me crazy, but with about 24 hours left in my second year of law school I am having an odd reaction...I'm actually sad. For the life of me I can't pinpoint why. Maybe I fear I will be unmoored without something to work on every moment of the day or maybe I fear being one year closer to having to rejoin the "real world." Maybe I will actually miss the reading I have to do for class because I am a nerd after all (yeah I know, I fooled you all!).

Whatever the reason, the brightside is that not only is there no way this feeling will last (one minute of my ConLaw exam tomorrow will likely snap me out of it), but also I am encouraged because at least this shows I have spent the past two years right where I belong!

Superficial is OUT, Hunger is IN

2007-04-26T06:45:00.000-07:00

I watched American Idol's "Idol Gives Back" show last night and loved it. At some point in the show Seacrest said they had already raised $30 million, which I think is breathtaking. It also inspired me to make a minor adjustment in my life. We already make regular charity donations so this change was a little different.

It embarrasses me to admit it, but my Google Reader included two celebrity gossip blogs, one even being the ridiculous "The Superficial - Because You're Ugly," but no blogs on issues of hunger or poverty. Well I decided to stop wasting my time reading the gossip blogs, so I deleted them! Then I added a couple of new blogs including: The ONE Blog and The Hunger Blog.

I'm not suggesting we shouldn't have a little fun in life (or at least in your Google Reader)...just consider not wasting too much time on the superficial.

UPDATE: Idol Gives Back has now raised almost $70 million. Wow! To everyone who said this was going to be a hypocritical, superficial effort you can now eat your words.

Loving life today thanks to...

2007-04-09T12:12:00.000-07:00

orange tulips
cherry coke
my new dyson

Self-destruction

2007-04-04T05:37:00.000-07:00

Just what I needed when I am already super-behind in my school stuff...I went yesterday and bought two books that I am so excited about I would love to just sit down and read in one sitting. Are you curious? They are: "Defending the Damned" by Kevin Davis (I love journalist authors and he is writing about being a PD, so it doesn't get much better) and "Shopaholic and Baby" by the hilarious Sophie Kinsella....ahhhh if only I graduated already!

When you assume, you make an...well you know

2007-03-17T05:54:00.000-07:00

Usually I barely notice any impact from the fact that my husband and I are different races. But, in London last summer, I noticed an effect, and we just realized last night how the same thing also happens to us all the time in the U.S. It always happens when we go to a place to buy food at a counter, not a table. Picture T and me standing right next to each other and I order what I want. Then the person at the register starts to conclude the sale by saying "Is that all?" So I always point at T and say "And whatever he wants." For the longest time I just was thinking that T didn't look like he wanted anything, but it is such a consistent event and they never even look at him throughout the whole transaction and certainly are only looking at me when they ask if I want anything else. I now realize they think I am by myself and there just happens to be this Asian dude next in line who is just standing really close to me. Or, because a lot of times we are actually talking while we wait in line, they think we are friends, but certainly not paying together. This happened at Dunkin Donuts again last night and the whole walk home I was laughing so hard because we were just realizing really how many hundreds of times I have had to say "And whatever he wants."

On the DL!

2007-02-21T16:30:00.000-08:00

This is the car driven by Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of IKEA, and a man who is worth $23 billion! It is a 1993 240 GL. His self-control and humility really impress me...this also made me happy because this is very similar to my first car!

If you were the Judge/Jury, what would you do?

2007-02-18T05:28:00.000-08:00

A 25-year-old woman is driving down 95 in heavy traffic. Her sister is in the front seat having early contractions. It is sweltering hot and frustrations are high. A man cuts her off twice. The woman throws her McDonald's cup full of ice and some drink into the man's car and hits him...spilling the contents on him and his dashboard.

She is charged with maliciously throwing a missile into an occupied vehicle, which is a felony in Virginia. The woman has no criminal history. She has three children (4, 6, and 8 years old), makes just over $30,000 a year, and her husband is currently serving his third tour in Iraq.

What would you do? Would you convict her? If so, what would her sentence be? Here is the link to the Washington Post article if you want to see what actually happened.

UPDATE: The judge sentenced this woman today and reduced her sentence to probation, citing the fact that she has no criminal record. She has served over a month in jail awaiting trial and sentencing.

Overstated

2007-02-17T12:41:00.000-08:00

J: I think I am going to buy the new Norah Jones CD today.
T: What?
J: What's wrong with that? You know I am a dedicated Norah Jones fan.
T: Name four of her songs.
J: Come away with me...Sunrise (pause)
T: You are not a fan.
J: I got it...Nightingale...Feels like Home
J: (pause) Actually those aren't right...I think Nightingale is a Harry Connick Jr. song.

(I am still going to buy it!)

I could be a millionaire

2007-02-17T08:42:00.000-08:00

On the show "1 vs. 100" how can about 25% of the 100 get this question wrong?

If animals were allowed in Congress, which animal would vote "Neigh." (a) Pig (b) Horse (c) Sheep

I think my nephew knew the sound a horse makes when he was two. How do I get on this show?

Email Addiction

2007-02-17T08:34:00.000-08:00

J: You really are so addicted to the Internet that you can't go one night without checking your email?
T: (handing me his BlackBerry) Here, you read the email and tell me if it's important.
T: Is it spam?
J: Yes!
T: (pause) From who?