I hate mayonnaise. And I don’t like cold noodles (except soba, sesame noodles, and some other Asian noodle dishes). As a result, I hate almost all picnic salads: potato salad, egg salad, (veggie) chicken salad, macaroni salad, pasta salad. Ew, ew, EW! Then I came across a recipe in the […]
Today, I had a flashback as I watched one of my lifelong best friends kneel with her new husband as the pastor prayed with them at the end of the wedding service. Though we were praying, I decided not to close my eyes. And a memory of the fifth grade […]
Today I took the first of my last two finals in law school. I remember my first semester of law school. It was the first time I would actually spend some Saturday nights studying. This may have had to do with the fact that I was still in the process […]
I just attended my last law school class. At the end of it, just an hour ago, my professor asked the 3Ls to stand. She and the other students applauded, and she thanked us for giving our time to UVA. I don’t know why, but it was such a touching […]
“The purest joy springs from the deepest humiliation. The strongest and noblest characters are built on the foundation of patience, love, and submission to God’s will.” —Acts of the Apostles 319. Just this morning I prayed for God to work in me a strong and noble character. It’s been my […]
So I realize I’m about two weeks late for the whole “Best of 2010” blog post. But as I enjoyed my lunch today, I realized that there is one thing I learned in 2010 that has changed my life, and it is something worth sharing: I learned to freeze my […]
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