An Anniversary Worth Celebrating
Despite this presumption, Edmond Halley’s observation is worth remembering. Our bodies are perishable and easily become frail, so we should live with gratitude for the time that we have. We should live with gratitude for the loved ones around us, even amid pain and suffering. Quite simply, we should live with gratitude.
Nation of Laws and Lawyers
For the first time since 2008, I am not working with the legislature. It also marks the first year since 2007 in which I am not actively practicing law. In some ways, my career change may not be surprising because I rarely heap praise on the legal profession. My critique most often grows not from what the profession is, but from its unmet potential. A lawyer’s training in reason and logic is most certainly fallible, but it is also critical for a nation of laws to work wisely.
A Selfish Perspective
It has been daunting and consuming for Andrew, his wife, and our entire family. Cancer is jarring and unexpected for anyone at any age. But a loved one facing such a diagnosis at 34 years of age is all the more staggering. Andrew has been the model of determination, strength, and faith since the diagnosis, but there is nothing about his fortitude that comes easily.