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If that saying is true, that home is where the heart is, then I’m back in Valpo, but definitely two hours and twenty minutes from home. I came back today, after visiting my grandfather and seeing that he was doing well, getting good reports from the doctors, and progressing according to schedule. He even got [...]

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Here’s a great inanimate object struggle (yes, I lost): Get ready to heat up some soup on your stovetop. Place the soup on the front right burner. On the back right burner, place a pizza stone. Next, rather than turning on the burner over which your soup is positioned, be a total flake and turn [...]

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I finished my law review Note. After a semester of what turned out to be considerable enjoyment working on the project, I wrapped it up (for the most part) yesterday. I finished the first draft of the completed Note, which included all five sections (Introduction, Background, Analysis, Contribution, and Conclusion) before Christmas. I sent copies [...]

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Three years ago, amidst a family room chock full of my family and family friends, my grandfather lifted a glass of champagne and toasted to the idea that “This is the year when you start becoming a lawyer!” It was the dawn of 2003, and indeed, I began law school that August. Now, three years [...]

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My finals came to a screeching and welcome halt last Thursday afternoon. I remained in Valpo on Friday so I could celebrate the holidays (“Happy Chrismahanakwanzakah, N8y!”) with Nathan, Katie, and Mike. We had our little holiday pizza party & gift exchange on Friday evening, and of course, it was so much fun. Highlights include [...]

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Finals is upon us in full-swing; Katie suffered through (and probably succeeded with flying colors) the Civil Rights exam today, and Nathan and Mike tackle their International Human Rights exam tomorrow. My first final (not counting the take-homes I’ve already done) occurs on Monday at 1:00 (Non Profit Organizations)… I will bid a fond farewell [...]

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Growing up, my maternal grandparents lived about 6 hours away from me in Elgin, Illinois. We would go visit them as often as possible. And every time we visited them, I remember Grandma always had a jar of apple rings in her refrigerator. Cinnamon-spiced apple rings, floating in a red liquid… and they were delicious. [...]

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