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Gentlemen,

Despite the fact that I have not posted for ages, I enjoy reading all of your posts. Life seems to be continually speeding up and I hope to stop and catch my breath at the end of July after the Bar examination and post as well. Hopefully, at that point, I can contribute as much as the rest of you have. It seems that there is a lot of fantastic things happening in all of your lives. Matt is getting married, Anthony and Debbie just had a beautiful daughter, Dallas and Jennifer are expecting, Philip is making a name for himself as an attorney in a prestigious Fort Worth law firm and Jeremy is finishing an exciting clerkship in a Federal Court just a short walk from the White House. I love reading about all of your fantastic experiences. I will, as time permits, occasionally flavor the blog with a word or two.

At this point, my life could not be described without the word LAW. I am finishing up my last semester of Law School, I am starting to prepare for the Bar and working at a local law office getting some fantastic real world experience. You could go as far as to say this thing called LAW is pretty much consuming my life. I was, however, able to spend some time over Christmas break finishing an article about WWI Marine Aviators that is going to be published by the Marine Corps in the publication Fortitudine this March. That is the last taste if history I think I am going to be able to have until after the Bar exam. Start the pool now on how long Jim can go without a getting some sort of history fix. I am sure Matt or Dallas can use their mathematical wisdom to whip up the odds.

On a completely different note, I recently read an interesting blog which discusses the legal use of Wikipedia. Courts Selectively Using Wikipedia. If you follow the link to the NY Times article mentioned, it actually mentions Jeremy's employer, the US Federal Court of Claims, and how they see Wikipedia's application. I tend to agree with the Federal Court of Claims' cautious use of Wikipedia, however Judge Posner, whom I greatly respect, seems more open to its use.

Well...until this Groundhog comes out of his hole again searching for his shadow...keep the interesting posts coming.

Warm Regards,

Jim

For anyone who's interested, we've started a family blog (ie., Mostly Abigail) where I plan to post pictures on a semi-regular basis. Y'all are welcome to check it out!

baby senters is getting pictures taken next thursday. if my child isn't as stubborn as i am, then we get to find out the gender of the baby. jennifer is still fighting the morning sickness, but has more good days than sick days, which makes me very happy.

jennifer and i are no longer regular visitors to the laundromat. i bought a washer and dryer last week. it is amazing to me how awesome it feels to get those items. next item for purchase: new mattress for the bed. we'll get to see how it is sleep on a flat surface.

2008 has not been a great time in sports...the buckeyes provided more fodder for the critics, and the stupid patriots continue to be unbeaten. boo to both of those things.

i have heard that 2008 is giving a lot of people E.D. (electile dysfunction: the inability to get up for any of the candidates)

i have to get my wisdom teeth pulled. i have to figure out if i want to go to the oral surgeon or let the dentist give me valium and nitrous and do it at his office.

there is a schizophrenic update on me. maybe i will get on here again soon and post something fun for a change

The building has gone slowly lately: another layer of bricks doesn't really warrant a photo essay. But the third floor is nearly done now. Sir Walter, Geoffery, and their men have to put in the fourth-floor joists and lay the floor, then they start on the last floor, which will be the suite for Sir Walter and his lady. Then comes the roof.

New pictures: start at the 1/14/08 7:17pm post.