a chunky thing

so i was having this random conversation w/copy the other day
and i realized that i can't even name 5 football players!!
this is what i came up with so far...

1) Joe Montana
2) Bo Jackson
3) Michael Vick
4) Lavar Arrington
5) ????

is it a girl thing that i can't name it?
or is it a chunky thing?

does a coach count?
5) Joe Gibbs

oh oh!
wasn't O.J. a football player?

5) O.J. Simpson

yay yay! i did it!

so now i'm curious to know
if guys can name 5 different type of flowers?
or maybe 5 different birthstones?

a simple life

Dan and Daisy dated in high school, separated and reunited in college. Their daughter Callas was born in 1996, three years before they were officially married. Earlier this year, Daisy died in a car accident. Maternal grandma, Jeannie, wants visitation rights. Dan refuses. His reasoning is that he doesn't want Callas exposed to exploits of the city: watch tv all day, being a mall rat, eating candy, etc.

Dan and Callas lives a simple life on his 50 acre farm where there is no electricity and no running water. Dan believes in nature and preserving the earth. He is a jewelry maker and has financial stability. He has first-aid skills and there has not been a medical problem to date. He smoked pot in college, but was never caught. He does not do drugs now, but drinks on occasion. Dan has no history of mental illness or criminal activity.

Callas does not go to school, but this has been okayed by the local board of education people. She has no friends on the farm but interacts with neighbors. Callas is not sheltered; she is very active on the farm and helps with farm chores. She is a smart kid who can read and write. Dan does not object her going to college. Daisy approves this way of raising Callas.

Should grandma Jeannie have visitation rights? Why or why not?

quirks about law school

i am finishing up my 3rd week at school
and i've noticed several things...

1) Law students are alcoholics. Every day there is some email about meeting at some bar and socializing. After a full day of work, and then going to school, and then with work again the next day, socializing is the last thing on my mind. Stop drinking like fish. And stop spamming my inbox.

2) Law students somehow manage to find time to join organizations. The student government body just held elections and people were campaigning and running for office. Dude. Don't you have work? Don't you have families? Don't you have pages and pages to read? Where do you find time for this? I don't get it.

3) Ace the final. Or else. It seems most classes (at least for my Torts and Criminal Law class) are comprised of only one grade -- the final exam. It's an all-or-nothing deal here. I miss the good ol' days where you've got homework grades as buffer...

4) You won't tell me my grade?!? The professor for my LAWR (Legal Analysis, Writing and Research) class announced yesterday that there will be 3 research paper assignments. And the grades from these papers will not be disclosed to us until grades are submitted at the end of the semester. Ok. Now why are you going to do this to us? How will I know how much to improve if you won't tell me my grade?

5) Speeding. Basically I can't. Anymore. Because if I do, I might get a ticket. Which I will have to report to the Dean. So after a long day of work and school, I literally use cruise control when driving home to make sure I don't speed (at least not speeding 10 mph above the speed limit...isn't that the unsaid rule? Something like going 15 mph over is considered reckless driving?)

That's it for now...I'm sure I'll find more things to whine about later...