Thursday, September 30, 2004

Debate Reaction
I decided not to go into specifics, because the swing voter doesn't care about them. My feeling was that Bush was less prepared than Kerry, and seemed quite evasive. On the other hand, if you were one of the ten people in the country who can explain Kerry's Iraq position, you win a cookie. If you believe that position is workable, you lose it.

My prediction is that Bush loses some momentum and Kerry cuts his lead to two or three points.
Blogging a Blogger's Class.
Well, its been awhile, and I have difficulty keep attention otherwise (I have become very adept at answering questions while playing civilization 2 in law school), so I will be blogging Eugene Volokh's free speech class until he tells me to stop, which I don't expect him to do. Besides, this will give me something interesting to blog, which I haven't really had the desire to do as of late. Not sure if I'll start this today. I might wait until next week, as there are a few other "errands" I have to take care of right now.

Check back tonight for blogging on the debates.

Tuesday, September 28, 2004

Going to Texas
My clerkship search is over and next year I will be working in the Northern District of Texas. After I catch up on some work, I'll hopefully get back to blogging again, but first I have to get a new computer - my old laptop fell five feet while interviewing, smashing the screen (which is why I have been unable to blog). A new one is supposed to arrive today, so hopefully I'll be blogging again soon.

Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Whose Side is McCain On?
The Nation has some interesting speculation.

Monday, September 20, 2004

No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm in shock. I'm close to tears. Why does this stuff always happen to Cleveland sports teams?

Kellen Winslow Jr.'s hyped rookie year may be over after it barely began — much like a promising season for the Cleveland Browns.
Courtney Brown is done, too. Another serious injury has ended the former No. 1 overall draft pick's 2004 season and perhaps the defensive end's career as well.


Well, at least I'll have my Sundays back this fall. I should probably update my resume too - no longer any need to have watching the Browns as a hobby for this interviewing season.
Is South Carolina Back In Play?
Liberal Blogger Kos thinks so.

Update: My good friend Sean Hayes sends word that New York might be in play as well. Strange. Very Strange.
Condo Troubles
Coming back from Clerkship interviews today, I was given a bit of caution about buying into condos from my cab driver. Turns out that quite a few condos are run like fiefdoms by their board of directors (or the building manager if the board is new). Once in office they can be tough to remove - those who aren't there will often vote to retain an old board, and others can be intimidated to stay in line. More interesting is that it may be common practice when repairs or maintenance comes up that corrupt board members occasionally will inflate the true price and receive a kickback. Seems like a classic agent-principal problem - but I am not sure how widespread this is as my info is only second hand. Anybody have any experience with issues similiar to do this?