Finally honoring your request!!

I have been asked almost 700 million times for a list of things to send to James overseas. After little to no help from him, I've rounded up a list of things he likes/could use :)

• Triscuits (His favorite kind--Cracked Pepper and Olive Oil)
• Chex Mix
• Beef Jerky
• Honey Roasted Peanuts
• Candy
  
• Sunflower Seeds
• Protein "stuff" (bars, powder, etc.)
• Anything banana (banana bread, banana candy, etc.)--If you know me, you know I think this is gross :)
  
• Goldfish
• Chips & Salsa
• Red Bull
  

Other Stuff:

• Chap Stick
• DVDs
• Anything Auburn!
• Stuff to read (i.e. Sports Illustrated)

There's plenty of other stuff to send but this is all I could come up with right now! The flat rate boxes at the post office are the way to go. And you have to fill out a customs form--don't get intimidated like I did. It's supposed to be easy lol

Here's the address again
SSG James Pescia
214th MP CO
PSC 903 Box 4
FPO AE 09859

I'm Back!

It has been entirely too long since I have written, and I when I started this blog thing I swore I would keep it up to date! Hopefully I will be better about that!

Finding time to blog isn't easy though. Law school has stolen most of my time, and of course college football gets what little I have left! On that note, War Damn Eagle...the last few games sent my blood pressure soaring into the heavens, but thank goodness we came out with the W. Seeing Auburn ranked #10 this morning = an awesome end to the weekend and the perfect start to the upcoming week!

James sent a message earlier this week saying his 15 day leave will be in the middle of October! Only about 3 weeks until Toby and I will be beside ourselves with excitement! I can't believe it's already been almost 4 months! School taking up so much time is making it go by faster than I thought it would! Hopefully he will be back for good before we know it!

I realize I haven't provided you with much entertainment in this post, so I'll work on that in the ones to follow, but for now Toby and I have some cases to read and briefs to write (he helps the best he can). Have a wonderful week!!

Disorder in the Court! Thank you Dean See for entertaining us on TWEN!

These vignettes from a book called Disorder in the American Courts are reputed to be things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.

ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
WITNESS: No, I just lie there.
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ATTORNEY: What is your date of birth?
WITNESS: July 18th.
ATTORNEY: What year?
WITNESS: Every year.
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ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks
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ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an
example of something you forgot?
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ATTORNEY: How old is your son, the one living with you?
WITNESS: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.
ATTORNEY: How long has he lived with you?
WITNESS: Forty-five years.
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ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
WITNESS: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"
ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you?
WITNESS: My name is Susan.
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ATTORNEY: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo?
WITNESS: We both do.
ATTORNEY: Voodoo?
WITNESS: We do.
ATTORNEY: You do?
WITNESS: Yes, voodoo.
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ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in
his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
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ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-one-year-old, how old is he?
WITNESS: Uh, he's twenty-one.
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ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS: Would you repeat the question?
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ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?
WITNESS: Uh....
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death.
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
______________________________ ________

ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard.
ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people.
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
WITNESS: Oral.
______________________________________

ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
WITNESS: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him!
____________________________________________

ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS: Huh?
____________________________________________

And the best for last

ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the
autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive
when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: But could the patient have still been alive,
nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could
have been alive and practicing law.

A Couple Quick Thoughts

“Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.” -- Thomas Jefferson

"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly." -- Albert Einstein

An Address for James!

SSG James Pescia
214th MP CO
PSC 903 Box 4
FPO AE 09859

Occasionally how I feel while briefing cases upon cases

Lake Life

When I spoke with Gabe and Whitney Friday afternoon and they mentioned spending Saturday at the lake, I thought what a great way to take a break from a busy first week of law school. It's still not too overwhelming yet, so I may as well get in some fun time while I still have a chance. Yesterday morning I packed up my backpack (it couldn't be a completely law school free day) , put on my bathing suit, and Toby and I headed out to the car to be on our way to a fun-filled day!

To say that Toby had a great time would be a DRASTIC understatement. The dog loves water, in fact I'm wondering if he may be part fish. He swam for the better part of 5 hours, almost nonstop. He even started going under the water to see what he could find down there...thank goodness he didn't come up with anything crazy. He thought he could fly for a minute as he sprinted down the pier to sail off into the water...bellyflop...and then he would swim around and do it again. Needless to say we both slept like babies last night.

I almost feel bad though, having fun days like that when I'm on the phone with James knowing he's bored out of his mind in Kuwait. I'm definitely ready for him to be back, joining us not just on our fun-filled days like yesterday, but also on our lazy do nothing homework days like today. I let him know that, after yesterday, Toby is probably going to require a lake house and that he should probably plan that somewhere into our future ;) haha

Shane made it Iraq recently and he sent me an address

SGT McDonald, Christopher 1st Plt
214th MP CO
COS Marez, Iraq
APO-AE 09334

So start sending him lots of packages! He prefers anything Auburn, or blue an orange! Ok, not really...unfortunately he belongs to the dark side of Alabama football. If I ever get any requests from the boys I'll be sure to post a list in case anyone wants to send something their way but doesn't know what to send.

Time to spend day reading property and torts for tomorrow, and organizing contracts and civil procedure notes. Thank goodness I finished most of my legal memo and organizing notes for the other classes yesterday at the lake...I'm pretty proud of myself for being productive out there!