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rbrown is a Heartbreaker

“Maybe if the judge will get his act together and purchase some RC Airplanes as prizes we will come back.  I have no reason to come back and read weird abbreviated retard-speak posts by company goons trying to net traffic but saying nothing at all.  Can't do it.  The prizes made it tolerable, but we saw how that went.
The new judge is the antithesis of "activist judges"--that's for sure.  The new judge doesn't do shit.”

You broke my heart.  rbrown, where did we go wrong?  The beginning of our relationship was so lovely… and now look what it’s turned in to.  Are you having problems in your personal life?  Is the Job search not going well?  The Judge understands…but don’t take it out on me.  Since I became Judge, the site has been revamped, messages are being posted, a new Salary Survey is in the Works…and yet, you think I’m just sitting around the house, watching tv, eating bonbons…you don’t appreciate any of the things I do for you.  Sigh.

What will it take to get you to understand?  Do you want an activist Judge?  Do you even know what that means?  I want this to be a forum for all my peers to come together and discuss law firms, a place to waste time at work/class playing games and watching videos.  I understand it’s not all about me and my agenda; it’s about the law and you all.  I show restraint, like a good Judge should.  But hey, if you like, I can be an “activist Judge” and make up my own law to advance my causes.  If you keep this up, the first thing on that agenda will be ruling you out.

But don’t give up hope yet.  Don’t turn your back on me just because we’ve hit a rough patch.  Stick it out and see what happens.  And yes, I’ll see about the prizes.  But if you’re just sticking around because you think I’m going to put out some easy, free gifts, don’t bother…I’m not that kind of Judge.

11-10-2006

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What was the final straw for Voters?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15614139/

This really doesn’t surprise me.  I think the majority of people pay much more attention to personal scandals than they do to substantive voting issues, like the war.  But what do you all think: did the war or the scandals of late cause the Democrats to gain control of the House?  What was the final straw that caused voters to turn their backs on the GOP?

11-09-2006

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Mudslinging at its Best Highlights the Worst Aspects of Society

http://www. slate.com/id/2152671/nav/tap1/

This article worries me for several reasons. I don’t necessarily agree that this is a Republican problem, because I’m sure one can find plenty of examples of Democrats doing the same thing. However, it serves as a blatant reminder of how little politicians (Republican or Democrat) actually focus on the issues that affect their constituencies and instead just try to associate their opponents with as many negative labels and connotations as possible (I especially hate the ad concerning Harold Ford; whoever came up with that ad should be exiled). Additionally, it’s even more disturbing that people actually believe these ads, and base their votes off of them. That these cheap ( and sometimes ridiculous, racist and/or homophobic) propaganda tricks are so carelessly employed is a sad reflection on American politicians; the fact that they actually work is a pathetic reflection on American society. On a lighter note, I’ll pick my favorite political campaign, which has dominated every form of media in Chicago for months. When I’m driving, it flashes before my eyes; when I’m listening to the radio, it’s echoing in the background, and when I’m watching Friends at night, it continues to haunt me.  It’s gotten to the point where I often find myself waking up to this question in the morning: “Judy Baar Topinka, what’s she thinking?” Judy, just what are you thinking? Chicago is dying to know…

11-06-2006

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Networking

So yester, I got to the office in the morning, and since no one was there, I decided to start off my day in a very productive manner: by checking my personal email. The first email in my inbox was from an unfamiliar name, but I recognized her email account: it was from my old law school. Mind you, seeing this address hit me like a bad LSD flashback (or at least that’s what I would imagine a bad LSD flashback to feel like), because I haven’t seen that address since I graduated.  Despite my apprehension, I opened the email anyways, and this is what I found, save the identifying information: Dear [Judge’s real name], Hi? How are you? I am a recent grad of [my alum] and I recently passed the Illinois bar. I am currently looking for a position in Chicago and was wondering if we could meet for coffee. I had a few questions about my job search and was wondering you’d be willing to share any information or advice you have. Thanks, Unemployed Lawyer Now this is strange for more a few reasons. First of all, I had never given my information out to anyone in Career Services, so I had no idea how this girl got my email address. Secondly the idea of “having coffee” with other lawyers is upsetting; I didn’t do that in law school and I definitely wasn’t going to start now. But more than anything, I remembered learning about this concept in law school: networking. People in law school love to talk about networking, claiming that it’s the best way to find a job and “make connections”.  I remember that the Head of Career Services at our law school gave my entire 1L class a lecture on the importance of networking. She claimed that besides our grades, contacting practicing attorneys and getting involved in the legal community was the single most important thing to do to ensure that your career takes off. Now for me, this was horrifying; as a child, I opted out of Girl Scouts because I didn’t want to harass strangers about buying overpriced cookies. And networking was even worse; I would be cold calling and emailing random people to ask for help, and I could offer absolutely nothing (besides coffee) in exchange. But still, my concern about paying off my looming debt outweighed my fear of being ridiculed by random lawyers. So I tried networking. Surprisingly, what I found is that the alums I contacted were very nice. They not only responded, but were very friendly, asking me questions about where I grew up and why I was coming to Chicago. However, they could provide me zero input as to how to find a job. Through my networking attempts, the only thing I learned was that the legal market is tight, and as much as people want to help you, they usually can’t. I’ve asked my co-workers, and they also confirmed that networking had done nothing to jump start their careers. After law school, I found my first job from a legal job website (I swear that’s really true).  But back to the email from the new law school grad, while I had nothing to offer her in terms of job opportunities/information/advice, I definitely didn’t want to leave her hanging. So I sent her a friendly email congratulating her on passing the bar and asking her why she was coming to Chicago. What about you all? Has “networking” worked for any of you?

11-03-2006

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Republicans are fuming over John Kerry’s remarks

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061101/ap_on_go _pr_wh/white_house_kerry

Sorry guys, I know I’ve been doing a lot of political posts, but these stories are just too good to resist making fun of. The latest? According to Yahoo, Republicans are fuming over John Kerry’s remarks at a campaign rally for California candidate Phil Angelides. In what he referred to as a “botched joke”, Kerry stated, “You know, education…you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq”. Even I have to admit, that doesn’t sound good.  Bush and other Republicans are demanding an apology from Kerry to the troops. On his part, Kerry claims that Bush is the one who owes an apology to the country, for Katrina and situation in Iraq. I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess neither is going to be issuing apologies anytime soon. I’m just more amused by the fact that these two are still campaigning against each other…and they’re not even up for election.

11-02-2006

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