talbotlucas.org: a word to the wise is sufficient

Or is the phrase "to get back up on the horse"? Whatever. You know what I mean. I was just getting comfortable with the bar review routine of reviewing a topic and embarking on lots of practice questions for the multistate exam when--WHAMMO--we had our first essay workshop. It wasn't that difficult in the wow-this-is-complicated sense, but it was a four-hour reminder of the difficulty I've had making my thoughts and writing conform to a particular style of legal analysis under tremendous time pressure. My brain hurts today, but I've got to shake this off and resume my review.

In the meantime:
++ The identity of the Watergate scandal's "Deep Throat" has been revealed (Vanity Fair gets the distinction of breaking the news, which has been confirmed by Woodward, Bernstein, and Bradlee. I've often thought Bradlee got the short end of the stick in the casting of All the President's Men, but maybe I'm just not a Jason Robards fan.
++ Speaking of sticks...Chuck, the beloved dooce.com dog has, after 32 days, eliminated the corn dog stick (includes photos of the stick after some cleanup was performed).
++ Whole Foods' stock (WFMI) is still hovering above $118 per share. Yowza.
++ Thelma Schoonmaker talked with Terry Gross on NPR's Fresh Air. I often love conversations with film editors, and because I don't have many opportunities to participate in them or listen in, I'll be sure to finish this one later tonight.
++ Just refreshed our stamp supply with the USPS series Masterworks of Modern Architecture. The John Hancock building--a hometown favorite--made the cut.
++ I have embraced the Apple way of computing and have even warmed to purchasing my music via iTunes, but I'm really unhappy about a tantalizing feature of iTunes: You can switch from one national store (the United States, the default for U.S. users) to another (say, iTunes France) with one click (maybe two), but once at the other store you can't purchase any music unless the credit card on file with iTunes is based in that foreign country. I have no doubt this is imposed by the record companies and not by Apple, and have had as much confirmed, but how stupid is this? (Answer: Very stupid.) I want music available on the French site, music that's not available on the U.S. site. I have a valid credit card on file with Apple. I'M WILLING TO PAY rather than find an alternative (ahem) source for the music. And yet...I return to the U.S. site with less than bobkis in my cart and a sense of frustration in my brain.

And on that note, I have to take Wallace for a walk. He's been most patient with me this afternoon, but his patience is finite.