Awhile back, I asked why our Democracy sucks. Here’s a piece of the answer, and a hint at the solution. As it’s on the agenda for Sydney’s cyber/info/tech law reading group tomorrow, I just watched this presentation by Lawrence Lessig. (I’ve long been a Lessig fan, you might know him as the guy who started Creative Commons.) In any case, I think he makes a very compelling point on issues I’d not previously considered to be all that important. And if he’s right it’s not so much that it’s the most important issue, just that it’s the first issue. In…
Berck talked me into joining him in New York for the weekend for his next-to-last free weekend. He flew up there on Thursday. He sent me an e-mail when he landed saying he thought he’d left his lights on in his car, and could I please go buy some jumper cables and remove the battery from Arthur, find his car (in the overflow lot), and deposit them in his trunk. Instead, I called the parking company and was given a direct number to call for emergency vehicle assistance at no charge. It ends up being more than a weekend to…
Someone sent me black SmartWool socks, I assume for my birthday. Whoever you are, thanks! I’ve got them in the wash and plan to wear them tomorrow!
Which is why the restaurant under the Brooklyn Bridge wasn’t there. I finally asked Sydney, “Uhh, are you sure that’s the Brooklyn Bridge? Because it doesn’t look like it…” Here’s Strawberry Fields.
I decided to spend one of my last free weekends in New York. It’s a long way away. I left my apartment at 9am on Thursday morning and got to the law school at 7:30pm. I’m not looking forward to regularly giving up a day to get to and from work. I like New York much better when it’s not hot. In general, I like New York. I’m not sure why. I feel like I should hate it, and perhaps I’ll learn to, but for now, I’m too amused. On the subway back to Brooklyn after getting a beer with…