Sometimes practically applying the knowledge that you’ve learned seems hopelessly impossible. Sure, the words on the page, the pictures in the diagram, the description from the person with more experience makes sense. But when you take what you’ve been told and try to put it into practice, sometimes you just […]
I realized something over the last couple of weeks. I can trace many accidents in my life to being in a hurry. Two recent ones provide a good example. A couple of weeks ago I was running late for bible study. My dad’s car was parked behind mine. He had […]
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. That’s the colloquialism, isn’t it? And so true. While I’ve kept busy since taking the bar exam in many ways, I still feel unsettled, like I’m still on pause until the next step. But I have no idea […]
I haven’t written in quite sometime. In fact, not since I was studying for the bar exam. Trust me, there’s been plenty to write about, but not so much courage to write on those things. I’m hoping to do a year-in-review series in December, though, so you can be updated […]
I’ve heard it said that the average man uses only 20,000 words a day, while the average woman uses 60,000 words a day (though a Google search produced websites that say this may be more parable than verified scientific fact). I don’t know how many words a day I typically […]
Studying for the bar is no picnic. It’s time consuming, and intense. I knew this would be the case, and decided rather than going back to Michigan to study, to stay in Charlottesville. I figured all of my friends from law school would be here, and I would prefer the […]
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