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Author Archives: Holly
Briefs?
Ok, I have no clue where the name “Brief” came from in regards to legal jargon, but I can confirm that there is absolutely nothing brief about any of it. Rather, let us take the opinion (please note the use … Continue reading
Posted in Graduate Education
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A not quite full day
Day 2 of the orientation didn’t include me till early afternoon. It meant that I didn’t have to roll out of bed at the crack of dawn or battle huge crowds on BART. On the other hand, most of the … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Graduate Education
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Orientation
Ok, so there I was contemplating grey hair in this room full of bright young things eager to start their LLM at UCHastings School of Law. Twenty-one of them as a matter of fact with a ration of 17 women … Continue reading
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One game, three loads of laundry
Not sure which is of the higher positivity – managing to arrive at the stadium and slide into our seats less than five minutes before the opening pitch – or doing three loads of laundry after we got home. The … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Sewing
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The weight of law
Often we have heard various descriptions of law as heavy, weighty. I had always thought of it as perhaps relating to the seriousness of what it meant both to society and the individual. Or perhaps to affects on in dividuals … Continue reading
Posted in Baseball, Prose
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How many are there?
There seems to be a general opinion that my life currently seems to be all about baseball. Not exactly true, but since I am really not traveling anywhere in particular, it is something that is going on regularly in my … Continue reading
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Turn Signals
Back we are to a rental beast. Beast being the literal truth as the smallest thing on the lot when George went over was a Jeep SUV. Hello? That is not a small or easy to drive car. Nor, just … Continue reading
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Cleaning
Which is absolutely not my favorite thing in the whole world. But then, I have a daughter due back from Germany today, a couple of cats to get back to their own cozy home and no in town baseball game … Continue reading
Posted in Fiber, Home
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Not visible here
It was during the winter that I sat outside for hours, middle of the night to watch a lunar eclipse. There was another one last night (the 27th) which was not exactly visible in my half of the world. I … Continue reading
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Prettier than new
After driving a rental car since 3 July, I picked up our shiny clean car yesterday from Hustead’s on 7th in Berkeley. I am so used the size of our Golf and the standard transmission that I have found myself … Continue reading
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M of A
Is there anyone left in the US who has not heard of Mall of America? I stopped on my way to the airport. The two are, not surprisingly, fairly close together. Not a bad thing to kill a few hours … Continue reading
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Twins Baseball
It is Sunday, the weather is beautiful, so obviously it is a great day for Baseball. but we had a good time anyway. Much of fan traditions are pretty universal. Well, except that the fans here are much better behaved … Continue reading
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Trunks
In the 19th Century when everyone traveled across oceans by ships you took your worldly goods with you in a steamer truck. Or seaman’s trunk. I have heard both terms used, This particular old truck is rumored to have traveled … Continue reading
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Snoopy
There is a lovely woman who lives north of the Twin Cities. She happens to adore Snoopy. She collects Peanuts related “stuff” as well as travels to a lot of the shows. Inside?
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Minnesota Lynx
No, not four footed creatures but a team in the Women’s National Basketball Association. If you are not US based, you are excused for not knowing that there has been professional women’s basketball for several decades. The Minnesota Lynx date … Continue reading
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Minnesota Drivers
I love Minnesota Drivers. They are polite; they merge flawlessly and without honking horns. They obey traffic signals. Not like the Bay Area where driving can be a cross between a game of chicken and a combat sport. Everyone for … Continue reading
Posted in Prose, Travel
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The 4th
I am long past the point where I am interested in fireworks or large crowded holiday celebrations. So why in the world, you wonder, am I at the ballpark with thousands of others on a sunny Wednesday afternoon? It might … Continue reading
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Crunch
As I was driving home from dropping off daughter #2, I took a variation on my usual route. Not sure why, but that is what I did. Maybe my brain said I was driving back from North Berkeley BART rather … Continue reading
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Loosing big time
It all came crashing down today. The As “winning and doing well” streak came to an abrupt end. I won’t even call it foreshadowing even though Cleveland promptly scored in the first inning. It was the 8th inning that really … Continue reading
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Dave Stewart Day
For those of you who know as little about US baseball as I do – Dave Stewart is an Oakland California native, who played from 1978-1995 as a key member of several championship teams, World Series Victories and all around … Continue reading
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