why not me?

When I was last in DC, I joked that I should hang out wearing a robe in order to lobby my way onto the Supreme Court. This was before Harriet Miers. Now I am no longer joking. Let's take a look at how I am equally qualified(or, in some cases, moreso) to be a Justice of the Supreme Court.

1. Neither Harriet nor I can legally practice law. I never cared to and Harriet let her licenses(yes, plural) expire.

2. I have been known to write at a level between A+ and B. Harriet writes at a D-.

3. Harriet has never been a judge before. One summer I was selected to be a judge for The Freaky Tiki's Booty Contest. The court ruled 4-1 in favor of a lovely and enthusiastic young lady with a perfectly delightful tushie.

4. Harriet has been said to be rewarded for loyalty. You want loyalty? I've been a Chicago Bears fan since I was 6 years old in spite of years of sub-par football and the addition of a "home team" to North Carolina.

5. Harriet was elected as the first woman president of Locke, Purnell, Rain & Harrell. I was elected the first Jr. president of the Southern High School Classical Society.

6. Harriet was selected as the first woman to become president of the Dallas Bar Association. I was the first North Carolinian to win the seat of president in a Dallas Bar while playing a popular drinking game.

7. Harriet wrote some love letters to George. I am not an attempted homewrecker.

So there you have it folks. Write your congressman and tell him to write your president to tell him that when this nomination crashes and burns, Ben Moser should be the next name on his list. My opinion on Roe v. Wade shall, until then, remain a closely guarded secret.

5th set tiebreaks are stupid

As soon as I shut down the computer, the match completely reversed itself. Now, Andi is asleep and I'm watching a tiebreak to determine this match.

I love tennis.

I am watching something really special happen here.

Agassi wins. Helluva story for him.

We haven't heard the last of James Blake, though.

Really. I love tennis.

blake v. agassi

I'm watching this with my girlfriend.

I need to not watch sports with my girlfriend.

Something incredible is happening here. Blake is seriously bringing it(I mean taking huge swings at almost everything), and Agassi seems barely there. I was hoping for a great tennis match. This is just fascinating. Agassi let set point go by him without swinging at it. Really weird. In the meantime, I'm starting to feel bad for pulling for Blake. If I really even am.

Andi calls games M&M's. I wonder what she'll call touchdowns come Sunday.

heavy

New Orleans. What do I think?

I think it's horrible. I think it's horrible that people couldn't affort to evacuate. I think it's horrible that there are people who have no idea what happened to their family. I think it's horrible that the help for those people has been so inadequate. I think it's horrible that an idiot with a gun can slow things down. I think it's horrible that it took days for our president to recognize a problem that he helped cause (Jennings has helpful links for those who are confused). I think it's horrible that there are "shoot to kill" orders for people trying to get basic living supplies. I think it's horrible that only now are some people understanding that there even is a lower class of real human beings. I think it's horrible that countless people have no chance of getting back even a fraction of what they lost. I think it's horrible that all the human misery has led to violence.

Mostly, though, I think it's horrible that last night I sat in my air conditioned house after eating a good meal with a bottle of water while watching television and shaking my head at how horrible things are.